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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 26, 1948
Page
6
A Belfast builder reports supply issues as a contractor reacts to poor quality timber. The man accused of sending a flagged shipment asked for a note in reply, highlighting ongoing tensions between suppliers and builders over material quality.
Oakville town council urged ratepayers to support a $100,000 debenture to fund a two story hospital at Lakeshore and Trafalgar, amid a weekend carnival and council approval by regional leaders to place the measure on a future tax levy.
Oakville defeated Milton 21 to 8 in a fifth playoff game at Oakville securing the Alton County Championship. Hooper hit two home runs for Oakville while Milton’s Henderson hit Milton’s lone homer. After the game players Thomas Font Arthur Cooper Francia Parry Det Lyle Ross Laking and Jack Montgomery left for a week in New York.
A fragment notes a beaver scent used as the base for a perfume named castar. The obscure reference suggests early botanical or animal-derived ingredients in cosmetics.
Wentaval of cattle markets and the end of export bans spark debate on price controls and future U S demand. Halton Plowmen set a farm match October 28 at Envin Gunby farm on Highway 5 near Tanaley.
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