06 Feb 1930
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Feb 06, 1930
Page
1
Church notices show Knox Church Acton hosting temperance and prayer services with Rev. David Donahue leading multiple sessions. Weekly meetings include youth and women groups, with community announcements about charity work, church committees, and temperance initiatives.
Arto Baptiot Worch presents a packed schedule with morning services and evening programs. Cane Unto Me and Why Go Wi ing Mun are listed as topics, with sessions at 11 00 a m and 4 40 p m, plus a 6 00 p m gathering for Women’s Circle at the church. Everybody welcome.
A collage of small ads and notices includes rental listings for a modern apartment in Acton, Ontario, a notice to investors about Village of Acton bonds, and a public notice re Weed Inspector J McPherson for 1930. There are thank you notices for well wishers after a death, plus a recruitment ad for Walking Bisters agents and a postal address for The Uli Wathine Company in Montreal.
In Dalton County Milton on the fourth division court order Sheriff of Dalton details a sale of redemptive rights by Hobart Bto Whedran and David McPhedran. The property covers four hundred acres in Naasagaweya Township Concession and is set for the day of November 5 1920 at one o clock in the afternoon in the Quast Hall.
Undersigned announces a public auction at Acton Station on Saturday February 8, 1070 at 1 o'clock for a list of horses and stock including Team Rotglan Goldings heavy stock mares foal, Ten Clyda Cickiings, Heavy Hay Mare, and additional entries with weights and conditions. Names and brands such as Saud Good Nyy Codes, Budkes Drakow Leghorn appear in the readable fragments.
A brief note on pricing for fashionable frocks and the trends they embody. The piece comments that the garments are exceedingly small for the figures they aim to represent, questioning the timing and logic of purchasing.
Readable ad today shows specials including clover honey 5s for 33c and sweet items priced at 39c for 40 oz. package. Includes unclear codes and illegible lines but highlights discount on honey and other weekly deals.
A fragmentary notice records a postponed gathering or meeting occurring in the evening with a person named Mr Liow referenced, but the surrounding details are obscured by OCR garble and unreadable context. No clear date, place, or organization can be confirmed from the readable text.
Local hockey brief notes a light schedule with few games this week. Several teams report minor injuries while scouts monitor rising players for upcoming contests. The community sports desk promises fuller coverage next issue.
The issue records the Public School Roll of Honor ceremony at Stannary, notes the Thelford Thetlford council meeting in March, and lists attendees headed by Mayor Vince Paxad. It reports fires in Georgetown causing extensive damage to Gilmour’s sharpening barn and a warehouse, plus a kitchen blaze at the home of Kyra Dag wid, with costs and insurance adjustments. The council considers rink construction, coasted by a proposed breakwater and entrance to Fairview Cemetery while awaiting weather.
A Thrnday celebration at the home of Mr. and Mrs. EC Neadknight honored Mrs. Anne Givith known as Grandma. Relatives and friends joined in noting her 86 years with energy and kindness. Attendees included daughters and sons in law from Toronto and Acton, and long-time friends celebrated with songs, toasts, and a birthday cake.
Visitors arriving and departing during Pant Week are listed, detailing names and origins from Toronto, Acton, Waterloo, and beyond. Local residents, relatives, and friends came to Acton for weekend gatherings, celebrations, and a large skating party hosted by the UY. The piece captures a lively social snapshot with multiple households hosting guests and attending events through the week.
In the Suburban Jockey League a few postponements were made up as four games occurred this past week. Rockwood beat Tolmahouke 4–0, Eden Mille lost 4–3 to Tangerd, and Corker Clathan’s Tikara dropped a 2–0 match to Tinney Males. Standings show Wanderers and Hawkwood tied near the top with wins and losses updating the group table.
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