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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 25, 1918
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR notes list births deaths and memorial card entries with scattered names and dates. The readable items reference Pirtha Ibe Maarrlagen and unclear lines around memorial cards priced at 60a 10c per line, suggesting a clipped memorial or birth/death notice brief.
Editorial notes report Canada Supreme Court ruling that Cabinet could cancel exemptions under the Military Service Act effective from April 20 1928. The decision eases enforcement for draft authorities and tempers Alberta Ontario and Quebec court actions. The Col lingwood Bulletin enters its forty ninth year under David Williams and is praised for local service and public library museum work. A government housing loan program offers 2 million dollars at five percent to municipalities with 25 percent local match, aiming to relieve housing shortages as a new shop factory opens. The piece also notes a minister Rev J H Dodds death, weather benefiting crops, road gravel spending, and local society news.
A Dublin Cemetery about two miles from Acton suffered extensive vandalism. Numerous monuments and headstones were toppled or broken, including Thomas Gibbons Matthew McCann and John O Donahue monuments. Authorities seek culprits, urging evidence for possible imprisonment. The act is described as wanton and directed at gravesites across the grounds.
Regular council session hears finance report listing hydro and general accounts. A Bower Avenue dust fix is promised by Streets and Walks Committee. A repaired Elgin Street sidewalk is to be rebuilt. Debate over advancing money on shoe factory progress certificates leads to a plan to honor work certificates and complete the building per contract with J. J. Mackonale.
Military notes detail Sergt Dowar and John Brower with two weeks furloughs and promotions. Obituaries report Osbert Calverley killed in England. Community clippings celebrate H P Moore and Acton Press forty years of editorial work with praise from multiple Ontario papers and readers, noting Linotype upgrades and continued excellence.
Meanra and Craps hosted guests from Ingersoll over the weekend. Mrs Arthur Moore and child visited Gumph. Wilkinson's mother and Mrs McCann with Mr Cromley of Toronto stayed at Stoneybrook Farm. Wikinson and family spent days at Valhalla. Toronto suburban railway plans stir hopes for a chalet at Mun spring stop, a winter project many say is needed.
A Toronto paper ad praises a campaign selling sea fish products from Haddock to Market Cod, claiming strong customer remarks and high demand. It notes Ontario’s growing appetite for sea fish, contrasts with past unfamiliarity, and touts fresh arrivals via express delivery from Toronto to Acton. Specials include Lake Superior herring and codfish.
The Acron Whcca Pass marks its 40th anniversary with a new draw and a published list of thirty nine graduates including the proprietor honored among them. Messages from J. P. and Charles A. G. Matthews praise long service at Color Craft Toronto and extend best wishes for continued health and influence.
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