28 Apr 1927
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 28, 1927
Page
1
A cluttered notice lists services at United Church of Canndse Acton Knox Church Aston and Baptist Church Acton. It mentions ministers Rev A C Brewitt and other speakers, with timings including Sunday 11 00 am 7 00 pm and weekday events. References to sermons May Day prayers and community banquets appear alongside contact-like notes and scattered details.
A collage of classifieds notes an upcoming auction of household effects, farm produce, and local items. Yard sale details include addresses in Acton and nearby towns. various buyers seek eggs, poultry, and farm goods. Messages of thanks, lost dog notice, and a brief beauty parlor ad accompany miscellaneous offerings in the town paper.
Citizens of Acton and society representatives are urged to assemble at the Town Hall on Thursday evening in May to discuss and plan a celebration of the Dominion Diamond Jubilee. Amos Mason notes the need to prepare and ensure Acton’s event is well organized.
The listing promotes Wonderland events on Friday April 9 featuring Deana and Amy Pip, live acts The Havanian and The Frisco among others, plus upcoming shows on May 3 including The Pluming Fort with Renee Adonme and An tino' Mibreno and a mystery chapter titled Mortta of Peterkhare.
The regular monthly Meliool Board meeting was held Wednesday evening with Trustees and presiding Clive Warrridion. The chairman welcomed the reporter and trustees praised the effort to publish meeting minutes. The minutes note new accounts approved by the Finance Committee and heating coal orders for the school. Discussions covered station coal supply, hauling duties, and a draw on expenditures for the new school building. The fence work on the new Baith property progresses under construction.
Citizens of Guelph gathered Saturday to mark the hundredth anniversary of John Galt’s founding. A maple tree was planted in Priory Park near the founder’s former site, a bronze tablet unveiled at City Hall, and a portrait commissioned for display. Speeches by Mayor Robson and dignitaries praised Galt and the early settlers who built the city.
The United Church Board of Publication held its first annual meeting keying a prosperous year ahead. Officers and committee chairs were appointed as plans for publishing programs and outreach were outlined for the coming year.
The first annual meeting of the Board of Publication of the United Church of Canada was held in the Wealry Buildings, Toronto, with representatives across the church from Newfoundland to British Columbia. The report praised the publication reach, noting larger circulation of The New Outlook and Sunday School periodical while detailing financial items including a grant of $26,000 and $2,000 in arrears. The official name was announced as The Board of Publication of the United Church.
Acton and district residents plan Jubilee festivities with concerts by Milton Choral Society and Acton Glee Club, while local industries expand. Mason Seating Company adds capacity and Acton Machine Company reports strong monthly growth, signaling a booming economy. A wedding at Preston’s St John’s Anglican Church unites Olivia Lovence and Will George with family and church figures in attendance.
A rough notes style summary of a local council meeting with members Nicol and Minwon TM Yawatdoid present. Discussed insurance on the Hive Brigade, fire brigade notification, and approvals for expenses. Planned school funds, pavement work to the Wanterly, and street upgrades. Arrangements for a general meeting to organize Dominion Diamond celebrations.
A local concert and theatre event featured the play Always In Trouble, a light comedy staged by young performers under the Lateside Chapter. The cast included Nell Qibbong and Victor Rumsey with a post performance dance led by Mulloney Orchestra, drawing strong youth participation despite tepid concert attendance.
Acton and District items cover the monthly Duke of Devonshire Chapter meeting at Atha Jon Normen’s Mawer Avenue on May 3 at 8 pm, local Institute activities, a Banockburn area school event, and a police case involving a serious arm injury at Acton Tanning Co. A letter from a former editor praises the Tim Post Prue, and a Toronto visitor visits Acton. Wedding news includes Bardman Humphrises at St Andrew’s Guelph and a Genevieve Cook final in Toronto.
Acton residents and friends across Toronto Georgetown and Stratford spent weekends visiting kin. Numerous entries note travellers returning home after visits, weddings, funerals, and holidays with relatives in Acton, Hamilton, Guelph, and surrounding towns. engagements announced for Clare Evelyn Camasoy and Frederick J. R. Forster.
A British letter from London dated April 11, 1927, discusses hopes that Sir Harry and Lady Whitlam may visit Acton Ontario soon. It notes a formal presentation of a gift to Acton and mentions a forthcoming public reception in Trafalgar Park as a War Memorial project progresses.
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