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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 05, 1929
Page
4
In six months 17 676 Canadians who went to the United States to reside there permanently returned to Canada. These returns aren’t in immigration totals. The home-coming rise coincides with a Liberal Government at Ottawa and counters claims of mass emigration to the U S.
John Redpath Dougall celebrates sixty years as editor of the Montreal Witness. The notice praises his long service, estimates he contributed about twelve hundred pieces of writing, and conveys best wishes for many more years of dedication.
Hon. Chas. A. Dunning receives appointment as Minister of Finance to succeed Hon. Jas. Robb and will also serve as Acting Minister of Railways and Canals until a successor is chosen. His record shows capability for heavier duties and public confidence, with praise for past performances.
The election results show ratepayers favoring transparent conduct by the School Board. McDonald led the poll emphasizing courtesy to the public, Beswick stood out for opposing secrecy, Havill backed press openness, and Blow trailed after division gains. Agnew trailed. editors pledge cordial relations and ongoing coverage in 1930.
Ontario Hydro Electric Power Commission expanded its rural network this year by extending 1 187 miles of lines at a cost of 2 650 000 dollars. The province now has over 5 000 miles serving thousands of consumers. Electricity powers home lighting, cooking, ironing, washing, and farm tasks including milking cows.
Ontario Liquor Board and Department of Highways plan a joint approach to curb drunken driving. A public list of offenders may appear at the Highway Department office, inviting press cooperation. Officials warn it may take time to reduce drinking and driving as the list grows daily.
Editorial tribute marks their fifty years of marriage and fifty years of community service. The Moores are urged to enjoy a diamond anniversary as the paper recalls their long association since their early days in Sunday School and local life.
Editorial notes comment on election season and public conduct at a new arena. It praises a trustee candidate Beswick for School Board chairmanship and notes municipal attitudes. Data on Canada potato yields for 1929 and employment conditions in October. Brampton Conservator anniversary celebration and electric railway safety stats are reported.
A list of small-town items reports Mrs Wredl Allen’s illness at Ub ephion Hospital and extended family visits. A fire train incident injures none. Blacksmith Alex Eccles dies at Freeman aged 70. A Toronto man is convicted on three charges of immorality and fined 50 dollars per count.
Local notes report the appointment of Major Cummings and L I Denison to council. Banquet attendance includes Rev Firth, Dr Watson and others in Toronto. A hockey club and softball league results are announced with upcoming games and governance details.
Capt and Mrs E A Morden plan a December 2 motor trip to Lakeland Florida for the winter. Rev R M Seymour and family visit St Johns parsonage. The Gregory theatre marks its sixth anniversary with a birthday cake for matinee patrons. W A Verrah will retire from the water and light commission after two years. Mrs Redshaw suffers a serious upper arm fracture from a Saturday fall. Rev R W Lee and Mrs Lee visit Trafalgar Parsonage. Mr and Mrs F A Forster visit with daughter Mrs E P Lunan. Mrs W T Merry departs for a family visit to Boston area. Arthur Boreham slips in dairy accident injuring a leg. Gas installation proceeds in residences and businesses with four hundred services so far and forty to fifty gas users.
A playful line reads Who Its the most popular fellow at a Hallowe en party Peter Pumpkin. Who takes charge of the Ights on Hal lowe en Jock O Lanter.
A rail range rider near Raebourne Australia, while aiming at a crow, picked up a stone that proved unusually heavy. He found a nugget of near pure gold instead. An official skeptic asked what happened to the crow, highlighting the odd sight in W D Hoyee's Illustrated Australia and New Zealand.
Residents from Yaranto to Alton relocate while others resume duties in Frantford. A Grand Valley youth suffers a double forearm fracture after a fall. Wm. Mavel recovers post appendectomy at St A Hospital. May Coboum undergoes nose surgery at General Hospital Guelph and shows improvement. Miller's Worm Powder advertised as a medicine for children and worm treatment.
A garbled OCR excerpt reflects a racist street exchange with a Southern woman addressing a Black man about his divorce and wife returning to Alabama. The fragment includes dialectal speech and unclear references to food, residence, and identity, characteristic of period-era newspaper tone.
A neighborhood tale recounts Deacon Saunders and his cucumber pickle incident. Mrs Saunders splashed vinegar at a parrot after it nabbed a cucumber, leaving the bird bald. Later a visiting minister, also bald, is subjected to the parrot’s judgment as it taunts him with pickle theft.
A traveler in Florida sent a card showing a cemetery while hoping it would reach a Chicago friend. A northern Ohio grandmother mailed a photo of a new jail with a note she would explain later, delighting relatives at home.
A quotation emphasizes that a trained mind uses the body as a willing servant to perform any work with care and pleasure, comparing the body to a ready mechanism for disciplined effort. The line attributes this view to Thomas H. Waxley.
The note warns against purchasing or drinking intoxicating liquor in hotel rooms or private homes and states permits are non transferable. It suggests a fine of 3.00 and urges not to buy permits or drink the liquor sold. Dialogue references influenza and school absence during holidays.
A legal notice lists Dr J A McNiven physician and offices at Bowe Aventin and Elgin. Harold Nash, farmer, Notary Public, Conveyancer, Hollestor, is referenced with contact details and postal box.
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