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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 07, 1938
Page
7
A damaged text fragment presents incomplete lines about tile men and green fields, with scattered imagery of woodlands and falling leaves. The fragment hints at seasonal change but lacks full sentences or clear events or people.
The item recalls residents James and Mrs James McIntosh enjoying their home at The Maples after Moorecroft’s Moore family turnover. Mentions sons Frank and Roy, Frank in Oshawa with his own business, and community signals like baptist church parades, Epworth League social, and summer visitors from Saskatchewan. Births and obituaries record a Ballinafad birth and two local deaths in 1916 and 1918 at ActonBooth Avenue Toronto residence.
A landmark Canadian travel route links the Prairies with the Pacific through Banff Yoho and other parks. The Winnipeg to Vancouver corridor forms the western half of the Trans Oswads Highway with a Big Bend stretch Golden to Revelstoke. A daily CPR auto transport serves Golden Revelstoke during the 1938 season.
A nostalgic Acton column traces the evolution of The Maples on Bower Avenue from the Snyder cottage to the Moore era. It chronicles owners like James McIntosh the Pyfe family and Charles Hill, notes the maple trees that gave the place its name, and recalls local figures including painter Charles Hill Jr. and fishing enthusiast H. P. Moore, culminating in Moorecroft built in 1896.
The Boston Post reports most favor dimming headlights to reduce glare, but Regustrar Goodwin opposes the plan calling it dangerous to pedestrians. He suggests deflecting lights slightly right while keeping the road beam, notes some new cars use this device.
A motorist faced a speeding stop, with limited available details on the incident. Authorities recorded the event and noted standard procedures followed during the traffic stop.
This passage urges readers to consult the paper's advertisements before dining, traveling, or shopping. It emphasizes ads as a time saving, energy conserving guide that guards against costly mistakes and helps family budgets. It urges regular reading of both big and small ads.
The Acton Free Press offers a buying guide to help readers avoid detours and save time and money while seeking merchandise value.
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