Empire Week film program at Acton and local fair notes
Empire Conference events include British films Sunshine Susie on Friday July 29 and Michael and Mary on Tuesday August 2 in Acton. Acton Fair committee outlines new horse competitions and evening acts. A Pedlar visit warning and local ads remind merchants to keep prices visible to Acton residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LBLY
Acton
Michael and
Mary
ActonFail
Castile
Acton Stérés
District Press Meeting at Bolton Hosts Camp Tour
Delegates from Wentworth Peel and Halton gathered at Bolton for a summer gathering hosted by F N Eeavens of the Bolton Enterprise. The visit included a round table discussion on weekly newspaper issues, a camp inspection, and a nurses’ camp with 1152 mothers and children noted for care and meals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Press Association
Wentworth
Peel
Halton
Bolton
F. N.eavens
Bolton Enterprise
E. A. Harris
Bur-ington
Neighborhood Workers’ Association
Rotary Hall
Reeve Smith
Peel County
A. S. ‘Forster
Oakville
Hatton
Miss Bird
Sign For Acton Park Secured Civic Holiday
Council notes Civic Holiday on August 1 as part of its fortnightly session. Acting Reeve Nicol oversees meeting. Laura Reid appointed Acting Clerk. various payments approved. chimney repairs and park fence work authorized. picnic permit granted for July 27. sign to direct visitors to Acton Park planned. by laws discussed. $25 license fee for transient traders noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McArthur
Nicol
Jones
Cowie
Thetford
E. Jones
G. Cowie
Laura K. Reid
H.n.farmer
Finance Committee
Telephone Co
H. M. Pettit
Acton
Public Utilities
Commission
John E. Williamson
G. H. Lantz
Brdvel
W. D. McArthur
J. Nicol
Knox Avenue
Acton Park
Golden Wedding Anniversary of Mr and Mrs John Russell
Mr and Mrs John Russell of Young Street Acton celebrated their golden wedding after forty years in Erin and Acton. A social afternoon and lawn supper featured a Churchill Orchestra and numerous gifts. Guests from many towns joined in the toast and recorded well wishes in a keepsake book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Russell
Young Street
Acton
Russell
Churchill Orchestra
Erin
H. Caldwell
R. N. Brown
J. A. Bowman
London
Ritchie Cripps
Flint. Mich
Caroline Canning
Shelbourne
Robert Butler
Gloversville
N. Y
M. Hart
Rae
Norval
Rachel Smelile
Marion R. Buck
Toronto
R. Margaret ‘Russell
Olga Thomas
Hamilton
Marjorie
Sleightholm
Chatham
J. D. Kennedy
Hunkton
Isabelis Barth
Glen Falkwood
J. H. Simpson
Grand
John‘ R. Leishman
Margaret A. Brown
Robi. Wamnie
James ‘Cree
W. L Ramshaw
Emma L. Robinson
Lucy Edwards
Margaret Garvin
Jessie McGregor
R.N. Brown
Funeral of Mrs Jemima C Williams at Keele Street Church
The funeral of the late Mrs Jemima C Williams was held Sunday afternoon from her residence 383 Quebec Avenue Toronto. Rev H B Kilgour and Rev Roy M Johnston led the service at Everton church and grave. Dr J M Abbott sang The City Four Square. Interment was in the Everton Cemetery family plot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. G. Steele
Caledon United Church
Owen Sound
Stuart Greig. Steele
Knox College
Toronto
Margaret—McMillan
Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Dufferin-Peel
United_ Church
Jemima C. ‘Williams
Quebec Avenue
H. B. Kilgour
Roy M. Johnston
Keele Street
Wholesale order canceled after payment delay
A wholesaler sent an order to a company in another city and the next morning received a wire stating the goods cannot be sent until the last cent is paid. The wholesaler answered by canceling the order and saying payment could not wait that long.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caledon Hills
Messrs. Charters
Brampton
Picnic Highlights From Lakeside Chapter Event
Members of the Lakeside Chapter and friends held a sunny picnic at Edgewood on July 14. The day featured numerous children’s contests and races led by local volunteers, followed by a long lunch break as the crowd enjoyed the main meal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakeside
Edgewood
Fyfe Somerville
Billie Vincent
Lloyd ~ Robinson
Margaret Somerville
M. C. Overholt
V. B. Rumley
George Somerville
J. J. Stewart
C. “Leishman
Ruby McPherson
W. B. Rumley
C. Leishman
Emma Robinson
J. Adamson
J. Dennis
Joan Somerville
J. J. . Stewart
Geo. Somerville
Bernice Edwards
Jailed for Theft in Halton County Court
Glenwilliams Alex Miller received 15 days in jail in Halton County Court Milton for theft of gas from a tractor owned by the County. Miller drained the tractor’s tank after it ran out of fuel, the vehicle being on the Esquesing Township site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex. Miller
Glenwilliams
Halton ‘County
Milton
Miller
Esquesing
Acton News Briefs Highlight Local Worries and Plans
Lorne Mitchell omitted from Entrance candidates list. Mr Porter injured at Consumers Gas plant with neck fracture and skull spine injuries, in St Michael's Hospital. Olive Sarah Parker dies at six from infantile paralysis, private funeral at Fairview Cemetery. Acton visitors praise tidier town. Weed Inspector commends municipal officers. Norval Hostel announces July 23 reunion with 1000 boys and festivities. garden party and musical acts planned. New $500,000 Highway No. 20 starts from Fonthill to Fort Erie linking Hamilton and Niagara Falls, 66 miles total, concrete and asphalt sections, completion projected by October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jos.McGeachie
Toronto
S. _Porter
Consumers’ Gas Company
Porter
Mrs. McGeachie
Acton
Charles E. Parker
Olive Sarah
C. L. Poole
Fairview Cemetery
Norval
Ontario
Vaughan Glaser
Violet Murray
Lorne Rifles
J. A. Steed
Angola
Africa
Niagara Peninsula
Hamilton
Fort Erie
Niagara River
Fonthill
Niagara Falls
Buffalo
New York
Niagara ‘Falls
Acton Drops Another Ball Game In Thrilling Fortunes
Georgetown defeated Acton 47 to 14 in a high scoring contest at the Park. Gibbons pitched for Acton and Walters for Georgetown, with Georgetown breaking away after the fourth inning. Final box score shows Georgetown 17 hits to Acton 16 with Acton errors proving costly and both teams splitting the season series at two wins each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Park
Georgetown
Acton
Neil Gibbons
White
Chalmers
Walters
McNally
Blackburn
McPherson
Old Hydro poles removed improve Mill Street
Acton district notes removal of hydro poles from west Mill Street and transformer moves to adjacent streets, boosting street appearance. U P W meeting held July 12 at Mrs Hugh McCutcheon with Maple Leaf hymn, prayer, and lunch on the lawn. Richard Stanfield, 83, dies after being struck by a car on Dundas highway. survivors listed. Halton County Juniors hold first Picnic and Field Day at Swastika Beach with rain-dampened but successful events. Three inmates jailed for breaking out of Ontario Reformatory after prison break at the butcher shop. Siddall, Hill, and Skelly pleaded guilty. A garden wedding at Alton: Rhetta Hope Barber wed Leon W L Manuel of Vancouver. reception and motor trip to Muskoka follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. P
Hugh McCutcheon
Stewart
Alton County
Swastika Beach
Milton
Hocal
Ontario
Department” of
Halton
Portsmouth
Kingston
Reformatory
Jack Siddall
John Hill
George E. Skelly
Sliddeh
Siddall
D. Barber
Alton
Rhetta Hope
Leon W. L. Manuel
Vancouver
E. Manuel
Chilliwack
B. O
J. D. Smart
H. Kerr
Toronto
Tose Arbor
Jean Smart
Detrot
Columbia
FP. C. Stevenson
Helge Ian
Manuel
Muskoka
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Beltish
Empire Week
Bateman
Mount ‘Dennis
Miss Stephenson
Wenfleman
Caledon
Ottawa
United Kingdom
Canada
Great Britain
Esia
H. W. Moffatt
House of Commons
Business Men’s Association
Jemima C., Williams
SRI
D-E
Picnic
Lorne Mitchell
SI. S. No. 8
Nassagaweya
Lome
Institute ‘Meeting
Women's Institute
W.W. Hall
Gambie
Hornby
Hawthornie
William ‘Hall
Noble
F. Gibbons
Beaumont
Hepburn
Gibbons
Woods
Benham
Terry
L. Waters
Waterhouse
Tyler
Huffman
Ball
Nicholson
Vile
Dougie” .Carmichael
Wilton
Ritchie
Armstrong
Pol ‘Cods
Beahent
Holloway
Ss i
Deegesens
L Tyler
W. Gibbons
Leishman Eereseees O
Fee Howeveverenves
Vena Fa
Woton
Ivemacsen
ABRH
A. White
W. .'Waterhouse
L. ‘Walters
F. Terry
W.holloway
Leishman
D. Carmichael Peeres
R. Chalmers
Betteveran
M. Tyler
Lan. Gibbons
Mackie
S. ‘Rr. Anderson
Hydro
Mill Street
Summerville
Richard Stanfield
Dundas Highway
James Poulton
Nickel Avenue
Mount Dennis
Toronto Township
Thomas Stanfield
Jack
Burnhamthorpe
Tom
Islington
Joseph
Port Credit
George
Dixie
Mrs. Saunders
Halton County
Manuel Barber
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