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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 05, 1948
Page
9
A reader notes a misalignment in the column layout where Noathes of Mirtha and Marelayges appear inverted without a charge. The In Memoriam notices and poetry section have minor headings shuffled, with poetry labeled as verse.
Birth announcements for Florence Fryer and Maude with multiple family details, including dates in July 1948 and locations at Guelph General Hospital and Acton nursing homes. Marriages listed in Toronto and Acton, plus obituaries and memorials for Davidson, Perryman, Guthrie, Zajac, Hearns, and other locals.
Miss Nelle Anderson expresses gratitude for visits cards and gifts received during her hospital stay.
Rev Father Morgan sends greetings from Dublin during a visit. MIL Street hosts two new stores nearing occupancy. Acton High School addition delayed by brick deliveries. City trades on vacation. United Church choir loft and platform being altered by congregation under Rev Louis Pickering.
A 22 caliber bullet narrowly missed C N R conductor Mr Storey in a Hamilton caboose on a return trip from Barrie. Glass cut his face but no serious injury. Two 15 year olds claimed they fired at a bird from a ravine near a high level Stewarttown bridge. police say they did not know the train was hit. Storey was treated and continued to Hamilton.
The Milton Fall Fair Halton Agricultural Society lists winners in the Standing Field Crop Competition. Judges were H. W. Woods of Jerseyville and others including J. A. Dixon, W. Roxton, and Maurice Beaty.
The Financial Post reports Bank of Canada survey shows Canadian corporations in 1936 paid smaller cash dividends relative to net income as more profits were reinvested for expansion and capital costs. Shareholders received 6.54 of net income in cash, less than several years, reflecting growth investment.
Mrs Hattie Swackhammer who died July 21 at Mt Hamilton Hospital was buried July 23 in Queen's Lawn Cemetery. She lived in Acton then Hamilton and resided at the Gyro Home for the Blind. Her husband died 24 years earlier. An adopted son Sid Bradley of Hamilton, a nephew Alvin McCutcheon of Guelph, and an uncle Geo Anderson of Ospringe attended.
The August meeting of the W A of the United Church was a picnic at Mrs. Wilbur Ford's home with fair attendance. Locals and guests from Hamilton Cleveland Milton Oshawa Guelph and Campbellville visited relatives and friends in Kilbride while Dan Smith survived a collision incident. George Burns returned home after hospitalization. Dan Smith and Dr. Robertson were involved in an accident at Guelph Line and Milton Road. Rev Truax to resume duties next Sunday.
The Scene reports rising costs for food and homes as city workers struggle with short hours and high prices. Farmers face high production costs, while controls limit supply. Planners seek food subsidies to ease inflation amid a fragile economy.
A doctor orders total quiet to prevent excitement as a patient asks if observing people outside could provoke a reaction. The dialogue centers on strict rest and restricted stimuli as a precaution.
Classified sale items include a brick house with rooms and features, immediate possession in Acton Ontario, plus a large farm equipment bundle in Georgetown with tractors, implements, and milk cooler. Also multiple medical product spam and dubious claims appear in the same jumble.
The column notes a planned week off from writing, announces arrival of Vo and field tile, and claims it completes stock for sewer fittings and pipes. It mentions a weekly dance at the Park Pavilion as a community event.
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