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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 18, 1929
Page
7
A collage of Acton area items covers civic events, harvests, sports, and social happenings. Mentions Civic Holiday, haying weather, raspberry harvest, Fall Fair dates, upcom ing games Acton versus Milton, local improvements, Lions Club talk, and community concerts with various residents and businesses noted.
The Eranisa Junior Women's Institute meets at Miss Cecila Bynott's with twenty seven in attendance, a program of piano solos and readings, and reports by Edith Hamilton Muriel Hartop Grace Benham and others. Local social moves include reunions at Stanley Park and visits to relatives, with church events and camp news across Guelph Georgetown and Acton sharing plans and outcomes.
George Little reports from the Boy Scouts Jam boree in Ottawa with Brampton Troop as Canada’s representative. Commissioner John A. Stile praises the high standard of the 160 boys and their readiness to reflect Canada well at the World Jamboree.
Neighborhood news highlights Miss Helen Henite vacationing at her home. Church ladies decorate the Manse. Kathleen Weber of Waterloo visits Mrs. Peter VerWuson. Promotion exam results list several students advancing from Entrance to various grades at Bannockburn, with multiple pupils named including Marjorie Cross Ada Sprowl Dorothy Clarridge and others.
Bronte defeats Acton 7 to 6 in a rain shortened game at Stanley Park. Wright powered Bronte with three hits while Chiw and E Olbhous each had two for Acton. Waterhouse made a key running catch as rain halted play. next schedule game pits Bronte against Milton at Stanley Park.
The article describes range poultry raising practices at the Central Experimental Farm Ottawa. It covers separate paddocks for pullets and cockerels with clover alfalfa rotations and nearby green food forage, movable range houses, shade water hoppers and feed hoppers, and a growing mash and grain mixture. A bulletin on Poultry Feeds and Feeding is recommended.
A narrative about a husband and wife named Smith and Mrs Smith ending with her remark about owning everything and a burglar alarm, followed by a long list of students moving between grade levels and honors and a few prayers. The text also notes various names like Douglas Guthrie Etta Swackhamer and others with terms like on triad and honors.
Mr Edward Putt loses valuable cow last week. Norman Weber and family from Lakeview Toronto visit Knatchbull over the weekend. John G King and Mary King from Lowville visit W Darby at Knatchbull. Orangemen attend Georgetown celebration. Full wheat crops improving and haying underway. Weather Mission and Yand of the banger United Ghurds meet at Mrs Yulbot's home Wednesday afternoon.
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