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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Jul 06, 1950

Page

23

Local Notes From Ogdensburg Area July Rally Center

Fragmentary OCR describes a July rally scene with Mall Walbur Willow and Guelph streets. Events mention Grand Trunk line nearby, references to parks or centers as gathering spots, and a plan involving tenants and structures. Details are unclear due to garbled text but point to a community assembly or notice in the Warren Whar area.

Mall Walbur Eh Guelph Adum Orange Parmdes Perehie Centiers Medalane Ube Commons Grand Trunk Thala Ton Comanions

Ransom Changes Now Fairview Ave Ransom Street

Fragmented OCR shows a street name change from Ransom Street to Fairview Avenue near Main Street and Fairview Cemetery. The garbled text references origins, local history, and a person named Beery with unclear role in the change and a WW Stor reference.

Ransom Fairview Ave Ransom Street Main Street Fairou Cemetery Beery

Hats and Bets Shape City Streets News Season

A cluttered report notes bet outcomes and fashion trends on Main and Mill Streets. It mentions a surge in hat wearing since bets on results and records of marriages and deaths in the period ending June and August.

Crowd Hears Trial of Wife Beater at Pond Rescue

In Acton a mob forced a drowning bystander into a pond to punish a man accused of beating his wife. The unconscious victim was pulled from the water and revived by Dr McGarvin as onlookers watched, then the assailant and his family fled town within days.

Dr McGarvin Acton James Matthews Tee England H P. Moore Harry Brittam

Murderer Escapes After Funeral in Taonacrns Case

At a funeral in Taonacrn, Daved Laghtheart of Taonacrn fatally shot Sam Dean D Liehtheart. Police later arrested Lashtheart but he escaped custody, fleeing through nearby fields and a tannery vicinity before vanishing. The case follows a feud linked to a prior murder and revenge motive.

Dfe Tightheart Sam Dean D Boc Feao Giain Field

Extraction Circus For Local Youths

A fragmented local clipping describes a dental extraction scene where a youth receives tooth extraction by a community dentist. The account notes the dramatic pull of forceps and relief after the procedure, with nearby onlookers reacting to the event.

No Fire Brigade As Factory Burns Reported

A factory fire broke out with no fire brigade available. Nearby house was threatened but saved? A bucket brigade formed and neighbors aided with water from wells to quell the blaze.

Gareth

Pipe Discovered Grounded Between Stores and Homes

A damaged item report notes a salt pipe embedded near the Way Down Under area. Workers found no steam pipe running from the Glove building on Bower Avenue to a residence on Mill Street. The pipe remains in situ near the Mounter Bo Ruinles Funeral Home.

Acton Tearstreese Mounter Bo Bower Avenue Mill Street

Main Street business section moves to new area

Local business page shifts from Main Street to a different section as the paper reorganizes its layout. Readers will find market updates and notices under the new area name.

No Sunday milk route by first dairyman farmer

Mr oFMter S Armstrong of Bra noun Ac ton operated a general milk route delivering milk with his cart except on Sundays. He refused Sunday service except for households with sick babies or elderly folk.

Dairyman Ofmter S Armstrong Branoun Acton Poe

Streets of Today: Adams Name Hidden in Text

Fragmentary OCR shows scattered references to Adams within a city street scene. The garbled lines mention places such as Precerehk Street and actions like removal of an intolerable pig pen. No clear events or dates are discernible.

Precerehk Street

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