Acton Community Pool pledge list continues to grow
The Free Press reports ongoing efforts to complete the first phase of the Acton Community Swimming Pool fundraising. Volunteers and canvassers compile donors alphabetically, aiming to raise 10 000 dollars this month. Listings show many local residents and businesses contributing amounts from 5 to 2000 dollars, with the campaign urging further pledges to finish the project.
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Acton Community Swimming Pool
Acton
Met
Yalttee
Acton Players to Attend Baseball School This Year
Acton Athletic Club will sponsor three juvenile Acton players at the Baseball School in Thamesville from August 23 to 27. The attendees are Harry Lawson, John Mowat, and Harold Tawnmey. The program is arranged by the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National Baseball League with professional coaching for four days. Mrs Morrow-Tait, a red haired English woman, pursues a solo world flight in a Chrislea Super Ace. She aims to circumnavigate the globe in a single engine plane, having just reached Winnipeg from the Far East on August 9. Her route includes Montreal display from August 11 to 14, then Reykjavík and Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton Athletic Club
Acton
Thamesville
Harry Lawson
John Mowat
Harold Tawn- Mey
Pittsburgh Pirates
Morrow-Tait
Winnipeg
Far East
Montreal
Britain
Reykjavik
Acton Public Utilities Commission Approves New Substation
Acton Public Utilities Commission met in regular session led by Chairman C M Hansen. They discussed installing a new Burrows adding machine, a 2000 EVA substation near Beardmore Co, estimated at 50000 dollars, and street light requests from Esquesing Council. Work on Victoria Avenue power lines continues amid 182 active water heaters and roof progress at the pumping station. Payments covered multiple suppliers totaling 828.51.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton
Crescent
Esquesing Township
HS. EP. Co
Ontario
Beardmore & Co
Wilson
Lnes
Victoria Avenue
H.P. of Energy
Lambert
Lindsay
Mydro Department
HEP OC
MecEachern Electric
Highway Garage
Acton Free Priss
James R. Kearney Corp
Line & Accessories Ltd
Packard Electric Co
Northern Electric Co
Snap-On-Tools of Canada Tatu
Petty Cash
She
Resignation of Acton Municipal Officer Leads Council to Meeting
The August Acton Council session saw Chief Harrop resign as Municipal Officer with Reeve Foo McCutcheon presiding. Counsellors Davison Mc Isnac and McLeod plus Deputy Reeve Coon attended as accounts for payments were passed, including services by Bell Peleph Co and Acton Public Udic, and tenders for printing, printing debentures, and truck repairs. The Streets Committee to address a surface water drain on Mill and Wilbur, two power lawn mowers payment deferred, and grants discussed for the Erin Fall Fair and the Acton Fair. A new garbage collector tenders accepted from Gen McLellan for $2,000 yearly starting Sept 1. Continued on Page Four.
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FL Davison
A. McIsnac
W. J. McLeod
Wi. Coon
Acton Council
Foo McCutcheor
Bell
Peleph, Co
Acton Publ Udic
Avton Free Press
Milton Andy
Orenders
Franklin Press
McSwarin Motorsitruck
Talbot
Vthompson Motors
J. B. Mackenzie & Son
Mill
Wilbur
W. D.talbot
Messrs. E. Johnston
CB. Swackhammer
Acton Fall Fair
Acton
Erin Fall
J. Alj McMullen
Cameron Street
Cornell
Gen. McLellan
E. Harrop
Lambert-Hilts Wedding at United Church Rockwood
A pretty wedding solemnized at Rockwood United Church unites Margaret Collins Hilts and Harvey Knox Lambert. The ceremony was led by Rev J W Oliver with the bride given in marriage by her uncle Major A Urquhart. Guests included relatives from Preston and Toronto as music and flowers highlighted the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rookwood
Margaret Collina Hilts
Alice Hilts
Harvey Knox Lambert
Nelson Lambert
Acton
J. W. Oliver
Major A. Urquhart
Toronto
H. Waddington
May “Tilts
Dona Bruce
Donald Hills
Louis Hills
Hector Lambert
Malcolm Waddington
Preston
Points North
Vancouver
Deal
Kent
England
Public opinion sought on rail coach colors in Britain
A clerk shows a sentiment card while a customer orders twelve. Britain’s railways invite public input on exterior color schemes for coaches and locomotives.
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British Railways
Old Boys and Girls Fund for Swimming Pool
A note from Acton Old Boys and Girls highlights contributions to an Acton swimming pool fund. R. S. Cat and Clayton Fryer of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police left gifts toward the project. C. A. G. Matthews also sent a contribution. the record shows total donations including Fryer 10.00 and Matthews 100.00, totaling 2400.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton
R.s.cat
Clayton Fryer
Baffin Island
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Clayton
Old Boys and Girla
R.C.M.P
C. A. G. Matthews
Toronto
Van Wyck Warden Wedding at Anglican Church Guelph
Dorothy M Warden daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas W Warden married Frank A Van Wyck Acton son of Mrs and Mrs Howard Van Wyck London at St Patrick s Anglican Church Guelph with Rev W de W A Hunt officiating. Bride wore white gown with Dutch lace bonnet and carried red roses. May Warden as bridesmaid with blue brocaded taffeta gown. After the reception the couple planned to reside in Acton.
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Gindiol
Hydrangen
St. Patrick’s Angliican
Dorothy M
Thomas W. Warden
Frank A. van Wyck
Acton
Howard van Wyck
London
W. de WV
A. Hunt
EF. E. Hawker
Murrau Ho Me- Phail
CampbellvMe
Miss May Warden
Johanna Hill
Jack Blow
New Fall Advertising Illustrations Now Available
Free Press announces new fall illustrations for advertisers. The set features Back to School Labor Day and Autumn hints with latest fashions. Local advertisers may select weekly illustrations by Monday 4 30 and if a holiday falls in the week selections must be made by Saturday noon.
Royal Canadian Air Force recruiting results gratify
RCAF says recruiting in the past year has been very gratifying though about 1000 groundcrew vacancies remain to reach the 12 000 authorized strength. New policy allows enlistment in technical trades with one year less than junior matriculation and enlistees go to Aylmer Ontario for training after medicals. Groundcrew applicants need three years of high school or related trade experience. ex RCAF tradesmen rejoin their former trade where vacancies exist.
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Royal Canadian Air Force
RCAF
Air Force
Aylmer Ontario
Calorimeter Building Tests Domestic Heating At Greenwich
A four story calorimeter apparatus at the Government Fuel Research Station Greenwich London completes a world leading testing facility for domestic heating appliances. The 40 foot high structure houses four cabinet units with copper plywood panels, each room sized, to measure heat distribution and appliance performance under constant conditions.
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Greenwich
London
Play off Series Tied as Acton Beats Milton in Game Two
Acton wins game two 16 9 to even best of five series with Milton. Lorne Masters leads Acton with four hits and two doubles as Milton relies on Lawson and Ryder on the mound. Oakville defeats Creoretown 15 3 in Halton County standings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sleeping Beauty
Halton County
Acton Ints
Milton
Doughty Lore Masters
Tervor
Invaders
Lawson
Don Ryder
Marshall
Gervais
Dick Clements
Acton
Lorne Masters
Footitt
Masalex
Brush
Clements
Jack Waterhouse
Melanson
Oakville
Creoretown
Harry Comeric
Turner
Moran
George Town
Ade Southpaw
Comere
New Officials Named by the Eramosa Council
The Eramosa Township Council met August 3 in Rockwood with full attendance. Resignations by Wm J Pinkney as School Attendance Officer and Frank Day as council appointee to the Suburban Guelph High School Board were accepted and Thos D McCutcheon and Fred Duffield appointed respectively. Grants were approved for Fergus Acton Erin fairs and a 500000 insurance policy on the Farmer’s Shed was examined. The clerk was to seek relief for former residents in Toronto and a gravel delivery arrangement was discussed with Holman Construction Co at 69 cents per yard. Accounts totaling 1000.40 were passed and the meeting adjourned to September 7.
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Eramosa
Rockwood
D. D. Gray
Wm. J. Pinkney
Thos. D. McCutcheon
Gueton
Frank Day
Fred Duffield
Guelph
Fergus
Acton
Erin
Messrs
Cox and Rutherford
Eramosa Mutual Fire Insurance Co
Benham
Toronto
Department of Highways
Holman Construction Co
Barn Danre at Claude Pickett's Farm
The event lists Seventh Live at Claude Pickett's Farm one mile north of Hornby on Tuesday August 17 with the Modernaires Orchestra and admission societies.
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Danre
Claude Pickett
Hornby
Modernaires Orchesta Adminsion Soc
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Elliott Togge
Elliott P. A
Edwards G
Elliott S
Euringer J
Fabian H
Farmer H. N
Fedirk P
W. S
Frankum W
Freuler H
Fryer K
Cape
Forster Do
Fetterley J. M
Fetterley P. J
Finlay W. J
Footitt A. E. Bese
Footitt W
Fone Ee
Ford A. . Sae Ts
Gibbons C
Gibbons G
Gibbons F. Ott
Gibbons J
Hubble
Hunter Faca Hooshley
Harrop
E. E. Loa
Wolmea J
Inglis J. He
Jagiello M. C
Johnson H
Johnson
Ro AG
Jones
Acton Industries
Waternorks Department
Neptune Meters
Milton Hhhdware
Wim. Thompson
Acton Public Uti
Neptune Meters Limited
Drummond McCall & Co. Ltd
Georgetown Libr Co. Ltd
R. McEachern
Lambert-Hilts
United Church
Chuck
Denar Arlof
Henderson's Pond
Trump" Gurney
Bill Kenney
Frank Havill
Dan Ritchie
Fred
Ed. Maddock
Folry Lake
John
Mrs. Millar
Acton Institute
Acton Women's Institute
Robert van Norman
Wilderspin
F. Anderson
Millar
Lantz
Eramosa Council
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