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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 10, 1922
Page
4
The Walkerton Welfare Association has prepared a neat folder detailing why Walkerton, the County Town of Bruce, is attractive to manufacturers and homeseekers. It is being circulated across the Dominion as an advertising tool, a good idea Acton businessmen could adopt after the council’s new signs.
Guelph officers raided billiard parlors barber shops and cigar stores over a week discovering punch boards and baseball pools. The gambling devices were confiscated and illegal with prosecutions possible. Restaurants and parks were visited and owners warned no sales of candy cigars or cigarettes on Sunday. Offenders face punishment and authorities hope these offenses end in all communities.
Government issues proclamation urging all Canadians to observe Fire Prevention Day. Citizens must inspect homes and remove fire hazards and extend inspections to factories public buildings warehouses theatres hospitals and other institutions to reduce the rising fire losses.
Acton lays out welcome signs on main roads promising a friendly visit to all travelers. The message invites visitors to shop, call, or holiday, and notes abundant parking with a fourteen acre park at disposal.
Mail and Empire notes US plans to embargo coal to Canada, risking severe winter shortages. The piece warns dependence on the United States has harmed Canada and urges national fuel policy reforms to avoid widespread工idt shutdowns and economic distress for thousands of citizens.
The Canadian Statesman notes Bowmanville editor M A James completed fifty years in the editor position since being named proprietor and editor on August 1 1878. The piece recalls his long service and mentions his two sons involved with the paper in Bowmanville and Newcastle.
A survey shows about $40,000 paid in exam fees by pupils across lower middle and upper school tests. Ontario municipalities plan to have Toronto centralizes the cost, funding all expenses from the provincial treasury. Fees burden families, with Acton students paying between $20 and $30 for two candidates.
The piece argues Acton already has sizable industry and employment, warns against costly bonuses to inexperienced firms, cites Barrie Examiner on Collingwood’s failed bonus deals, and urges backing only bona fide manufactories with capable operators and sufficient capital to sustain growth.
A Kingston area letter criticizes the Alliston Herald for misrepresenting Ontario Attorney General W. E. Raney. It notes the per diem and gate taxes on trotting races date to 1917 and 1916, predating Raney’s tenure, and calls for an apology to Raney, Sir James Whitney, and Sir William Hearst.
Editorial notes outline Ontario's push for sturdy English Irish and Scottish immigrants seen as assets to the province. Mention of Oakville Record becoming an all home print four page weekly, aims for top prize in the Canadian Weekly Newspapers' Association. Also notes power developments and Sunday cigar sales protests by druggists amid broader coal and water power discussions.
Report from the Town and Country area details visitors from Detroit and Vancouver, church duties, and a notable accident last Saturday involving Hoy Grundy Wappenat and Jerome Ollett, with the injured member recovering. Residents Mr and Mrs Parrot hosted two guests from Detroit. Mrs Humpton visiting Vancouver. changes in church leadership. and a curious motor drive fascination noted.
Milton records show expenditures of 11266.10 for the year and a Trafalgar town section paying 2076.02. Saco Smith is named principal of Witwetown Public School at a salary of 100. By law 330 curfew bells rang starting August 9 1099 nine oclock p m with under sixteen barred from streets unless with parents. Miltons court and social notes mention summer cottages, a tennis club trip to Acton, and a theft where ten haytrens were stolen from Clement hardware plus a revolver and cash taken. The town’s social items list residents and visitors including Mackay McGibbon Tutt Henty Bondar, Harran, Hendarwan and Mrs. Win Views.
Local Burlington events include a Blower Show next Wednesday amid tax notes fixing a 47 mil levy. The annual meeting of the Daughters and Malia of Kenitland is planned for Toronto on Handy August 14. Various residents visitous and travels are reported, along with a parish radio event and an upcoming fight crop competition entries with prize winners listed.
Disjointed OCR fragment shows a characterized exchange about a getaway attempt and references a father figure. The text is garbled with unclear speakers and lacks concrete names, dates, or locations to anchor a fuller summary.
A jumble of names and places reports holiday visits and local affairs. Vancouver guests Pauline and family stay with Mayor Dale while Haquewlie ratepayers push for a high level bridge over a gulley. Town officials note upcoming road work and a proposed bridge project near Muln treat. Merald
A translated early 20th century warning urges drivers to curb recklessness near pedestrians especially children. It condemns using bright headlights and glare as a cause of accidents and calls for stricter enforcement of anti glare laws to protect walkers and cyclists in town and on country roads.
A new device named the muperphone aims to secure private group conversations by attaching multiple euphonophones to a single unit. It lets several users speak simultaneously while others hear or block interruptions, enhancing security in prior relations and preventing cross talk among pairs.
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