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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 06, 1928
Page
5
Final tax returns show only a little over 1000 dollars outstanding with penalties enforced. Citizens' prompt payments indicate strong financial health and pride in the town's governance.
The Acton municipal election of 1928 marks a historic moment with women running as Trustees on the Board of Education. Mrs Havill led votes among all candidates and Mrs Wilson placed second in the ratepayers’ choice, signaling strong support for female candidates.
After years of criticism the push to end rum running grows with Windsor closing thirty liquor docks. The action could crush a $50,000,000 annual industry but may save lives and reduce enforcement costs. Support argues for enforcing laws and neighborly courtesy to craft non evasive liquor regulations.
In Acton the Monday elections attracted broad interest with seventeen candidates for the Council and School Board five council seats and eleven on the ballot. Voters faced complex choices and many spoiled ballots showed confusion over the four vote limit. Congratulations go to successful candidates and appreciation to all who offered to serve the community.
A Salt Lake City high school audience explored the difference between a position and a job. A banker asked senior students how many expect positions versus jobs after graduation. Only one student hoped for a job, underscoring practical contrasts and the coming world of work.
A reflective meditation on Christmas meaning beyond gifts and holidays. The piece links Christ’s birth to the idea that it is “more blessed to give than to receive” and urges reverent focus as the season approaches. It contrasts worldly shopping with the spirit of generous giving to those in need.
The column reflects on election chatter and King George's health, notes a political result delay, and reports Canada’s midyear revenue rise to 235,792,712 with farm livestock totals and university enrollments. It highlights hunter fees projected at 20,000, liquor revenue in Manitoba at 4,000,000, and university tallies across provinces.
Neighborhood notes record visits from Mr Wallace Young and friends to Vergiin and nearby towns. Attendees include Mr and Mrs Campbell Mr Harvey Sutton and others, with confirmations of travel from Ontario and Saskatchewan. Community events mention hunting trips school staff visits theatre openings fire engine delivery and memorial services for Dr Marcello in Hamilton.
Reports from Milton area residents include Mrs Ytyes improving at home and Kathleen Donkin visiting with Evelyn King from Lowbanks. Local events feature the Burlington Citizens Band radio concert, band director Fred Jobson, and plans for another performance next month.
A playful historical fragment surveys 19th or early 20th century wedding verses in newspapers. It notes rhymed nuptial lines by unnamed poets about couples like Owen Pride and Milas Ray and Polly White, with scornful lines about Polly and Stephen Brown.
The readable fragments show garbled quotes and odd spellings about a 88,000 order on a Saturday. Multiple names and phrases are illegible, leaving an unclear item or event and no coherent report or outcome.
Fragments mix everyday speech with early advertising text. A wife begs why a man forgets to lock the car while a couple quips about long marriage. An old remedy touts electric applications for inflammation and sprains.
The fragment lists Mri Hybilie and Coudiithe for respiratory complaints and throat conditions, claiming money back. It mentions J. Tfanaured in connection with the remedy.
A hopeful applicant rides a crowded city car and fails to offer his seat to an elderly woman. The company president notes that true fitness for the position lies in courtesy and patient service rather than mere form or status.
Mr Aiken explains to his father and wife that he can project his speech so the listener hears it clearly without shouting. The father, aged and hearing impaired, struggles to understand and asks for clarification while the family watches. The scene unfolds with humor as they debate the so called carrying voice.
A shabby stranger visits a renowned violinist in his study asking for a loan. He offers to pay for lessons and proposes a duet on violin and piano. The musician tests him, jokes about his skill, and dismisses the caller with a sharp remark about his fitness for a night watchman job. The Family Herald and Weekly Star notes the episode in its Montreal magazine.
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