Acton News Roundup Highlights Local Events and Public Works
Local notices report Pridey rain overtaxed drains and drainage improvements on streets. A park parade in Zone 13 is planned in Oakville on Sunday afternoon. Acton residents discuss sun safety and upcoming festival plans. The Ontario Government grants funds to Freeport Sanatorium and forecasts subsidy increases. Scout trips return from Washington, and the 1987 Voters Lists are published. A Milton court action covers seven motor traffic cases.
Softball Schedule For Second Half Of Season
The schedule lists matchups for July and August including Storey against Tannery Limehouse versus Town Turnday Ajax versus Town Third Division games and Storeys facing Ajax and Limehouse with multiple dates in July and August. Some entries have typos and repeated names but show planned games and opponents across dates.
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Storey
Tannery
Ve. Limehouse
Thureday
Storeys Va
Ajax
Town
Limehouse
Touradey
Ajax Va
Storeys
Ve. Tannery
Tan- Tannery
Memories of Acton in a Westland era and its old residents
J S Coleman of Turner Valley Alberta reflects on Acton’s past, recalling Tim Fars Paxan’s anniversary sixty two years ago and a local paper started in Acton. He recalls editor H P Moore, Speight-Swim shop, a foot-bridge by the creek, cadet families, the Speight couple, and church figures as he visiting memories fade but time moves on.
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Tim Fars
Acton
H. P. Moore
Peight
Speight
James Moore
Frank Swann
Vancouver
Victoris
Harold F
United Church
Trinidad
Zenaz Adams
Aza Hall
Zenas Adams
Coleman
Canadian oil industry shows progress amid rising output
Canadian oil statistics reveal an upward trend with 1936 peaks in crude imports at 1.244 billion gallons and gasoline sales totaling 617.8 million imperial gallons. In 1936 forty one refineries operated with 160,350 barrels per day capacity, while refining consumed 1.196 billion gallons of crude.
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Canada
Dominion
United States
Toronto
United Sates
South America
Trinidad
City Boy Quips About Haystack Mystery
In a playful exchange a City Boy asks Billy what lies beyond a haystack. Billy jokes that the hay is not growing lumps and teases the boy, capturing rural humor and shared mischief from the scene.
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City Boy
Billy
Puzzle Poem Hidden in ads reveals a solution
A scrambled verse fragment hints at a hidden name through a puzzle about month, weather, and ads. The odd lines point to a fellow who works with ow free Bolution Name, inviting readers to hunt long enough through the advertisements in this issue.
Canadian Medical Association to meet in Ottawa event
Dr T. H. Leggett is president elect of the Canadian Medical Association. Ottawa hosts a joint meeting with the Ontario Medical Association attended by about 2,000 medical men from Canada the United States and overseas. Many prominent doctors are scheduled to speak at the gathering.
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T. HH. Leggett
Ontario “Medical Association
Canada
United States
Local Platoon Parade Impresses Camp Officials
The Niagara Camp unit praised for discipline and learning after a five day training. General inspection and parade in review order earned cheers and pride from Brigades, with Milton personnel listed for duties and a warning that more work lies ahead. A cheques-forgeries caper tied to Milton storekeepers prompts police warnings across Beamsville Georgetown and Alliston.
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Galate
Amart
Canada
Empire
Toronto
Pitsgerald
Acton
Alger
Ben Baylis
Buckley
O'Hara
Dron
Corp
Wheeler
L.corpa
N. Scarrow
Robson
Bryne
A. Buchanan
G. Simpson
Hartley Colds
Lorne Scottish
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Bayliss
Sergi. Brown
W. Coles
Milton
A. L. MacNab
D. Galloway
Mills
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George Oliver
Hadfeld
Georgetown
Beamsville
Alliston
Cutting the Corners on the Diamond Saturday Tilt
A lively game highlights base-running and catches with Morton's wild throw, Norman Morton’s hitting, and Bobby Brush on the bases. Emard and Waterhouse contribute triples and solid defense as Acton Burlington ties shift in league standings. An O B A A meeting in Toronto sets a revised schedule from July to August for several matches among Milton Burlington Acton Georgetown.
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Milton
Burlington
Acton
Georgetown
Arctic pipeline project boosts Northwest Territories development
Imperial Oil advances an 8 percent mile pipeline along Bear River rapids 1900 miles north of the boundary to support Arctic fuel routes. The Eldorado radium mine at Great Bear Lake expands output while new storage tanks and tanker barges are planned. The radium industry nears regular production and medical science cites the potential for cancer treatment as Northwest Territory development accelerates.
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Imperial Oil Company
Bear River
Marnin
Canada
Northwest Territarien
Port Norman
Imperial
Ailver Radium Propertiee
Eldorado Gold Mines Limited
LaBine Point
Great Dear Lake
Arctic
Eldorado
Themel
Great Bear Lake
Fadiur
Basta
Overcoat Brings Laughter in Rain Wardrobe Quirk
The clothier asks if the customer was pleased with the overcoat. The reply says all the customer’s boys wore it. The clothier notes that whenever the coat was worn in rain the next smallest boy must wear it next.
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Clothier
Inside Passage: Canada and U S steamer route along coast
A historical account describes the Inside Passage from Vancouver to Skagway, a sheltered waterway through nested islands and fjord like channels. It notes luxury service by Canadian and U S vessels, three southern departure points, and the remarkable landlocked ocean lane framed by snowcapped peaks.
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Alaska
Insular
Vancouver
Queen Charlotte
Alaskan
Cleway
Victoria
British Columbia
Geattie
Washington
Skagway
United States
Insibfe
Great Mountain
Canada
Alberta
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