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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Jul 11, 1929

Page

4

Acton Notes Public Parade And School Examinations

A local park ceremony marked Entrance Examinations in Park and Acton including a band welcome to students and teachers. The event raised funds and highlighted ongoing debates on advertising in the Ontario Funeral Service Association, with calls to lift bans on public notice.

M. Zeen Apain Ich Ald Therin Mill Street Acton Main Street Park Acton Orangemen Oakville Mario Ontario Funeral Service Association

County Councils Face Taxpayer Backlash Across Ontario

A provincial opinion argues county councils drain taxpayers as towns seek separation over rising assessments. The piece says fragmented funding and shifting costs reduce visible benefits, urging local control and tighter spending to ease the burden on residents.

Oakville Halton Brampton Port Colborne Welland County Acton County Council

Birthday greetings from Acton editors to Tim Farr Pn

Editors with years of newspaper experience thank contemporaries for kind remarks on Tim Farr Pn’s forty fourth birthday. The notes renew courage and faith in their course and strengthen the desire to continue delivering the paper Acton readers have praised.

Tim Farr Coning Brengthen Acton

Welcome at London Tt hosts Canadian weekly newspaper convention

The Welcome at London Tt reports on the Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association convention in London. The Forest City welcomed delegates with a warm Chamber of Commerce led reception and city cooperation. Delegates praised the hospitality, the city pride, and the productive two day gathering.

Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association London Chamber of Commerce Forest City

Canadian Weekly Newspaper Convention Honored in London

Editorials in the London Advertiser and London Free Press praise the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association gathering. The convention brings about 70 delegates from the West and highlights the role of weeklies in rural communities and Canadian public life. London hosts the event at Hotel London with Mayor and City Council lauded for hospitality.

London London Free Press Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association Canada Dominion Western Ontario Simcoe Reformer St. Mary's

Education success praised and city cleanup noted

Editorial notes applaud pupils and teachers for examination success and credit cleanup efficiency after celebrations. Premier Ferguson renames Provincial Highway to The Kings Highway signaling broader empire ties. King George’s recovery inspires prayers as highway safety and water works features highlighted by Picton Gazette special edition.

Ferguson

Dufferin Homool Promotion Roster Overview

A fragmented listing from Dufferin Gehwal details promotions within groups and grades. Names include Verna Joe, Erneston Vonelli, Jack McLean, Mabel Page, Jean McLean, Tilly Merritt, Melville Bonus, Laura Honus, Joan Wall, Amelia Tonelli, Meatrice Merritt, Quinta Tonelli, Charles Wall, Carney Bonus, Clarence Jones, Tommy Donan, Nobbia Tonelli, and W E Hall as Teacher.

DufferIn Gehwal Kaquealay Ta Uy

Fruit Cake Rule Sparks Proposal in Aldendale

Miss Eliza Oresnough moves in with Silas James at Aldendale Inn as his mother dies. Neighbors recall Eliza’s recent cake, old family recipes, and a plan to propose after tasting a wedding cake rule. Silas asks for marriage before the wedding cake cools, but Eliza offers to bake another cake using the rule.

Eliza Oresnough Aldendale Silas James Allas Mas Kiley Colong Bilas Muellem Miss Sites Milas Hirzn Silas Mind Ellen Elisa Bilas James Bilas Eilen Eilze Eilas Eliza James Gila Gilag Eliya

Rogueing Seed Plot to Control Mosaic of Potatoes

The seed plot method is an older practice now used widely to control mosaic in potatoes. The Central Experimental Farm Ottawa shows rogueing diseased plants early and thoroughly reduces infection, with success tied to careful detection and removal of affected units and avoidance of leaving tubers in the ground. Proper timing and complete removal prevent aphid spread and cross crop infection.

Central Experimental ‘Farm Ottawa NATO

Sharpe Is Absentminded at the Whist Table

Mr Sharpe returns from a whist game in a foul mood and accuses Ruby of provoking the evening. His wife explains she asked about trumps to show him she cared, not to upset him, and she kept calm while the hot-water bottles simmered.

Transcript Sparks Question on Secrets in Marriage

Readers debate if a husband should hide things from his wife in a column that weighs practical needs like lunch and carfare against trust. The writer ponders what counts as essential disclosure in a marriage.

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Velvet for Miss Marchbanks Sparks a Favor

Nelly and Marjolaine discuss a favor as Marjolaine buys velvet with credit and argues over paying. Miss Marchbanks vouches for Marjolaine and logistics at Atwood's are exposed, leaving Nelly amused by the credit lie and the social gambit.

Marjolaine Acarcely Nelly Atwood's Mica Marchbanks

Uncle Eli Podgers Story Ends With Parkin Pace

A quirky tale begins on a stormy night when Uncle Eli Podgers’s baby vanishes during colic and he hurries to town for a two bit remedy. Nineteen years pass as the child, later wed to a Pittsburg traveling man, waits. Eli returns with a bottle of topecac and explains he sought parking pace.

Eli Podgers Hlacha Derusha Ford Uscontia Pittsburg Jeruzho Eli Parkin Pace

Worm Exterminator Promoted by Mother Graves

Product advertisement asserts Mothers Graves Worm Exterminator protects children from worms and has a long proven track record with years of use enhancing its reputation.

Immada Account Books and Periodical Binding Service

Advertising notice for binding and accounting book services in Wyndham Street Guelph. Offers to bind periodicals of all descriptions and arrange gentle prompt ruling. location near Willama' Btore.

Wyndham Street Guelph Willama

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