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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 29, 1921
Page
6
The readable fragments reference marriages and deaths, including asserted names such as Destin and Myra, with scattered dates and locations. The text is garbled but hints at memorials and familial relations within a church or local community context.
Local items recap New Year wishes, winter weather, and holiday events. Mentions hydro power outage, a Community Christmas Tree collection, a town hall dance, and public notices about elections, school trustees, and town leadership in Georgetown Wilton. Includes social welfare club events, municipal appointments, and a court case involving Symon v Laing with mutual blame.
The board elected Rev. 2 Mi Magan as superintendent with Mrs Minnie Bennett and Mr Frank Kennedy as assistants. Enrolment stood at 226 with 28 cradle and home department members. 248 attended on peak day. The board outlined staff roles and confirmed Moores as retiring superintendent’s heir and successor figure.
The Commission’s Queenston Chi ppewa Power Development opened at noon yesterday with ceremonies at the power house in Chippewa. The event marked the first unit ready for service on New Year’s Day followed by honors for loyalty and a salute to 60,000 horsepower. A second turbine and the planned unit were discussed as part of the project to bring Niagara power to the region. Five years were spent constructing the canal through farmland and blasting through rocks, with many engineers and workers featured in the opening remarks. The past project was recalled from a 15 year-old reference at Michigantown as part of the invitation to attend yesterday’s ceremony.
Mary Kathryn Anderson Anyder died Friday at home of her husband William Snyder after fifty years of marriage. The former resident of Acton, mother of two daughters, was active in the community and a member of the Methodist Church. Their home near Rockwood hosted many friends and visitors during long, devoted years.
The event featured a large program with a school orchestra, chorus, and various dances and portraits. Students listed include Mary Qithinns Nordaane, Jack Trobert Hous, and Maj Marguerite, with remarks on promenades and a luncheon, as exalting the school community and former principal.
The Cloverdale dairy herd plus cattle horses hogs and farm implements will be sold by public auction at Lot 4 200 Euquening near Anton on Monday January 9 1922 at one o clock sharp. The sale lists heavy mares yearlings cows calves and Holstein Jerseys and York stock with bales of hay oats and Timothy hay plus harnesses and farming gear. Auctioneer J Kerr with Clarke and Leno and special provisions for distance buyers.
Readable fragments describe a Christmas party hosted by the Darby family in Quelph with mentions of Mr Thames Kaaton and Mrs Harvey Vildgatanin. The text references legal matters and individuals in North Wabota, Whantoblul, and Lawvilla areas, with unclear roles for Taylor and Coel Mardy.
A Christmas Day gathering at Abe Creweon's home in Holleville includes most Crowson family members except Joe Crowson. Attendees list multiple named relatives and neighbors. A stolen Columbia auto occurred nearby. police report no suspects yet.
A church program described as a Christmas entertainment featured music and readings. Tyler performed and delivered a series of offerings, with joyful reception by attendees who praised the Christian tree and decor.
Real estate agents advertise hundreds of houses for sale with prices from 600 to 10 800 and a farm stock option with hay and implements. Also listed are small-housing rents, farm equipment listings, and multiple job ads for general mechanics plus a Canadian technical school catalogue request.
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