Councillors Not Arbiters in Acton Labour Disputes
Letter to the Acton Free Press dated February 20 1855 criticizes Acton town council for meddling in labor management disputes urges council to focus on municipal duties and avoid industrial or political interference. Mentions mayoral conduct, democratic accountability, and upcoming elections. Do not copy long phrases from the original.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church St. E. Acton
A. Dilts
Acton Free Press
Cogneil
Last Minute Beas Overflow Pushes Content to Next Week
A heavy influx of last minute Beas caused some earlier items to be left out of this issue. These will appear next week.
Farm auction notice for Mervin Thomson sale in Nassagaweya area
Auction in Nassagaweya township near Arkel village lists 46 head of grass cattle including steers from 500 to 2100 pounds, 10 bred sows and 25 pigs, 60 bushels oats and 10 tons baled straw plus farm equipment and implements. Sale Saturday April 23 1955 starting 1 30 pm. Cash with clerk, no reserve. WM A Gibson auctioneer.
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Mervin Thomson
Tor
Hacsigaweye
Nassagaweya
Puslinch
Arkel Village
Ford Ferguson
Jeffry
Massey Harris
Wm.a. Gibson
Guelph
F. Hunter
Fragmented League Standings Include Fuzzy March and April Scores
A garbled league standings list shows multiple leagues with April and April 11 dates. Teams such as Din Wits A559 Fireflies Malt Wita Doodle Buga Mason Knit Alley Katz Bluebirds and more appear with irregular scores and missing context. Political party tallies also appear with Republicans and Democrats amid sports notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion Ladies League
Din Wits
Fireflies
Malt Wita
Doodle Buga
Mason Knit League
Alley Katz
Bluebirds
Cardiiala
Hepkata
Jazeydeen
Weenies
Acton Juniors Lead In 15 Mile Road Race
In a 15 mile race two Acton junior runners led the field with Ed McHugh finishing 19th in 1 hour 45 minutes and Wilson Anonby as first junior crossing in exactly two hours earning a mantel clock trophy. There were 52 starters with two dropping out. Anonby placed 27th overall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wero
Atton
Hamton
Ed McHughi
Wilson Allenby Weté
Guelph Legion
McHugh
Anonby
Judging Pointers At Junior Institute Meeting
T C Amos chaired a Junior Institute meeting presided by President Kay Atay ley. The group discussed beef cattle traits and sheep stock. quiz questions and travel notes by Amos highlighted farming practices. The event featured a substitute host and closed with a successful social session.
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Acton Junior
Tnstitutecandaton Juhler Farmera
Randy Buchanan
Kaye’ Atayley
bin Somerville
Amos
Ivan
Scotland
Glee
Dack Marshall
Junto Farmer Organization
Glenn Seat
Lutch
Clearing EF Sale of Mrs Ada Franklin Household Items
Auction notice for Mrs Ada Franklin at 4 Main St Arton scheduled Saturday April 2 at 2.00 o'clock. Items include bed sets, dressers, chairs, tables, stove, radio, kitchen utensils and more. House sold. Terms SH Hindley and Elliott Auctioneers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Franklin
Main St. N.arton
SH. Hindley and
Elliott
George Muller Farm Sale at Trafalgar Township Auction
Public auction at Swiss Dale Farms in Trafalgar Township near No 5 Highway on April 23 at 1 30 pm. Dairy cattle include Holsteins Jerseys and a Red cow with various ages and milking status. Dairy equipment hay and a Cockshutt tractor plus plows and hay tools are listed with cash terms and no reserve due to tenancy. Auctioneers Hindley and Elliott with clerk George Currie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Muller
Trafalgar
Jersey
Stewart
Sales Notice for Household Goods and Real Estate in Milton
At 2 o clock sale of furnishings including Frigidaire refrigerator, sofa, chairs, tables, cabinet, radio, lamp, clock, beds, dresser, garden tools, dishes, and more. Also real estate lot 8 and 100, corner Ontario and Woodward Milton, modern five room home with basement, garage, and circular drive, reserve bid. inspect morning of sale or by appointment. Admin estate of Hinde.
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Noes
S.C
Hassock
Electrolux Vacuum
Halton
Ontario
Woodward
Milton
Jane
Cpp
Births Marriages and Deaths Notice Digest
Births and marriages announced from Acton Guelph and Toronto areas. Cripps Morrow Kerr Tyler Brough Cooke Slack and Millar obituaries note dates and places of services and interments with family connections in Ontario British Columbia and Saskatchewan. Includes births in Guelph General Hospital and local wedding lines.
Community thanks after injury from hospital stay
Johnny Moore expresses gratitude to the Canadian Legion and Acton Firemen for help when Mr Perkins’ arm was broken. He also thanks the Canadian Legion Ladies Auxiliary, comrades, friends, and neighbors for visits, gifts, letters, and cards during his hospital stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted. Perkins
Famiy
Canadian Legion
Acton Firemen
Mr. Perkins
Canadian Legion and Women’s Auxiliary
Johnny Moore
Farm sale near Georgetown lists cattle horses tractors and dairy equipment
Sale at Campbell Sinclair No 7 Highway south of Georgetown Tuesday April 26 at 12 30 p m features 40 Holsteins and 10 Jerseys plus fresh cows springers and calves. Also horses pigs machinery including Massey Harris 102 Junior tractor and multiple M H implements and dairy equipment with no reserve due to sickness. George Currie clerk auctioneer Georgetown Triangle 7-2004.
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York
Massey” Harris
Dunham
Lagar
Leland
Beatty
George Currie
Fra Petch
Georgetown Triangle
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Peleski Etec
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WM. C. Allan
Queen St. W
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Tom Nicol
and Builders Supplies
Beardmore League
Chrome
Rolling Room
Curry
Specially
Upper Leather
Acton
Lownie
Rominion Hotel
Actoh Woodcraft
Nger Cata
Firemen
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Fores Electric
Young Married Mens Ut Industrial-Commercial League
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Ink Spots
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Reanblers
Dodds Dymons
Gay Cartage
Democrats
Republicans
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Tiger- Cats
Falcons
Lucky Strikers
King Pins
Dodners
Weston
Archie Kerr
R.R
Acton Clarence Denny
Canadian Co-Operative Wool Growers Limited
Bay Street
Toronto
Canada
Keton
T.C. Amos
Heal Estate
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Free Press
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Morrow -Oripiss Okr
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Roth Lac Verge
Heten Cripps
Darwin Cripps
Eldon Hugh Morrow
Men. Lloyd. Morrow
Nut Mottlhtain
Sask
Brough
Mth Ave
Vancouver
Thomas Allardyce
Janet Mitchell
FER
Rockwood
Filscore
Slack
Mariposa Ave
Ysabella Slack
Isabella Davidson
Earl Davidson
Jack
Donald
Douglas Davidson
Gladys
Herb Price
William Speers
St. Paul's Presbyterian Church
Wiarton
Oxenden
Cemetery
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The
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Brookville “Hall
MacLeod
St. Joseph's Parish Hall
Adminton Wie
Buanackburn Schol
Scout Hall
Scout and Guide Mothers
Hillcrest St
Bowen
Barteled
Jack Holmes
Church St
N.H A
R. H. Elliott
G. W. Goldstraw
Main St
John L. Kingshott
Harris St
Jerseys
Georgetown
Malton
Oakville
Bowen Bertalotti
Church St. Acton
Norton
Jack Marshall
von York Pigs
Stan Robinson
Stockwood
Douglas Anderson
Rockwand
J. D Lowrie
Eden Mills
Electrolux
Didero
R.R. Acton
Ont
Enright
Peel St
Roy Arnott
Timothy
John R. Sprowl
Thompson's
Allis Chalmers
Mileton
Milton 112
Dodge
Ballentine
R.O.P
Rhode Island
Thompson
Fort
Deaving Acton
Cockehepgniel
Arith
John St
Actan
Phare
Halton Poultry
Elmira
Ave In
Anges
Queen Elizabeth, Way
Halan Jal Maree
Freeston
Hannon
Beluwrood
George Gibson
AVON
Miss Ziegler
Norfolk Apartments
Kitchener
Mike Coxe
Mason Bird
Q.C
Mrs. Rawlings
Church
Lorne Garner Motors Ltd
Prema
Ats Joe Woods
Alsg
Streetsville
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