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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Feb 28, 1918
Page
2
In a budget debate the Ontario License Board is reduced from six to three members. The reform aims to save between 4000 and 10000 dollars annually. The action follows Mr. McDonald’s suggestion that cutting personnel would trim provincial costs while maintaining temperance enforcement.
The Acton Walker Lodge hosted a meeting led by District Deputy Grand Master for District No. 7 Walker Tawa. Brethren and visiting officers enjoyed toasts, remarks on Masonry’s principles, and a luncheon at Wilda’s Café, ending with the National Anthem and a birthday salute to Bro William Hampshire.
The notices report the sudden death of Archibald Archy Thompson of Mill Street after a winter illness and a stroke, noting his marriage to Mina Mary Johnson and his children, with funeral details at Ballinafad. A Halifax Blind Children Free Press Fund appeal closes March 2, listing donors and urging further donations.
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