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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Aug 14, 1947

Page

15

Acton Wins Second Game of County Championship

Acton and Oakville battled in Halton County title play as Acton edged Oakville 5 4 in nine innings with Dude Lindsay delivering a timely two run hit. Oakville led early but Acton rallied tying the game late and won on an error and a decisive ninth inning scoring play.

Acton Acton Park Dude Lindsay Audi Pollock Halton County Oakville Halton Zehte Perrehnbor Chabun Wilson Markey Waterhouse Footitt Masters Masters Atole Witke Mopton Evans Feotltt Watt Jong L Markey Port Town Weep Robinson Dang Jr Ridley Lunguny Blacklock Snyder Morton Lindsay Araorea Peter Chabun Batamen Norm Morton HW. Coles Matt Tyler Hin N. Lakeshore Wednesda Fance Dude Clayton

Milton man pleads guilty to six Wartime Prices charges

Samuel Smith of Model Knitting Mills Milton and Toronto was fined 7500 after pleading guilty to six violations of Wartime Prices and Trade Board regulations. Four other charges were withdrawn on Crown prosecutor Norman Matthews request before Toronto Magistrate Prer tice last week.

Samuel Smith Model Knitting Mills Milton Toronto Owls Turk Babe Pratt Goldup Eden United Church

Heavy use of iron and steel fuels Canadian heating industry

The Canadian heating sector annually consumes enough iron and steel to construct two battleships in making furnaces and stoves, underscoring the scale of demand for metal inputs in home heating equipment.

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Local Lakeshore Baseball Scene Sees Oakville Rise In Playoffs

In a lively Lakeshore matchup Oakville junior squads topple Milton in the play-offs while Oakville’s Bud Corbett steers a new lakeshore Juvenile entry. Acton and Oakville clash reveal classification doubts as Milton falters late. The column notes a budding rivalry and management gaps.

Turbulent Softball Scene Lingers In Town

Turmoil continues in local softball with Baxter edging the league lead Local 26 in a tough match. Rumors allege Force Electric influenced the final shots as the season nears its finish. Peter Chabun of the International club may depart west after playoffs.

Baxter Electric Sears Cookie Win Jose Peter Chabun Int. Clube West Owen Masales

Stanza of Sports Fragments From a Troubled Series

A garbled sports note references Oakville and an attempted offense in game one of a series that ended in a stalemate. It mentions a Leafs inspired event named after "Dude" Lindsay and notes Nora Morton mishandling a ball last Saturday. Percy Woods reportedly has no errors at Tate.

Kome Acton Oakville Leafs Lindsay Night Nora Morton Percy Woods

Safety in Electric Storms and Lightning Facts

A short piece notes that summer brings electric storms and loud thunder may frighten readers. It emphasizes that factual statistics show the chance of death by lightning is fairly remote, while a car accident poses a greater fatal risk.

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Farm Sale Catalog Listing Livestock and Implements

Auctioneers Hindury and Elliott offer 3 horses 2 cows and Jersey stock, 125 yearling hens, 325 chickens, 5 Friesian hogs, assorted implements including mowers plows and seed drills. 3 acres corn 11 acres mixed grain 6 acres fall wheat, hay crop sold. Cash day of sale, no reserve as farm sold.

Jersey Juernsey Hampshire M.H Law Farm Hindury & Elliott Erin Milton

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