Allies make gains in Sicily as Mussolini ousted
The thundering guns of the Allies on Sicily push the Axis back as Mussolini and his Fascist cabinet fall. Marshal Pietro Badoglio to form a military government, with Churchill signaling continued war on Italy. Observers warn of broader Balkan andmediterranean implications while Allied forces push toward Catania and potential links with the Russian offensive.
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Sicily
United Nations
Italy
Balkans
Russia
Benito Mussolini
Europe
Victor Emmanuel
Pietro Badoglio
Churchill
House of Commons
Viallan
Stockholm
Vatican City
Milan
Mussolini
Pietro Badaogilo
Fasciani
Muszzolini
Hitler
Mediterranean
Nazia
Willl
Germany
Balkan
Catania
8Th
Harold Alexander
Ventura
Alles
Turkey
Romania
Bulgaria
Hungary
Aberhart’s Estate Reveals Funds Conflicting With Policies
Records show Premier Aberhart left 19,061 in cash in Edmonton banks and 10,000 in insurance, plus 3,500 in Dominion bonds and war savings. He owned 20 shares of Canadian Western Natural Gas, totaling about 25,351, with 2,000 in stock. His estate valued at 21,000 bucks entrusted wealth to financial institutions he often attacked.
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Aberhart
Alberta
Imperial and Commerce
Edmonton
Sait
Alberta Treasury House
Firemen to Convene for Ontario Association Session
Delegates from about thirty Ontario communities attend the Ontario Firemen's Association forty second convention. Cessions and officer elections occur Saturday in the Town Hall with a parade led by Acton Boys Hand and a park carnival benefiting the Acton and Vicinity War Service League. Sunday features a Drumheld Service at 2 30 with Lorne Scots Band and Rev. E A Brooks delivering the address.
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Ontario
Ontario Firemen’s Association
Acton
Acton and Vicinity War Service League
Town Hall
Lorne Scots
E. A. Brooks
St. Alban’s Church
Monument toppled in Pioneers' Cemetery
Mr J W Plowes of London grandson of the late John Plowes the first miller in Acton visited the town last week to photograph his grandfather's monument in the Pioneers Cemetery. He was disturbed to find the stone toppled and lying in sections on the ground, lamenting damage after years of preservation by trustees.
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J. W. Plowes
London
John Plowes
Acton
Pioneers
Acton Golfers Contend For Perce Mason Trophy
Acton golfers at Cutton golf course in Guelph vie for the Perce Mason Trophy in a matched handicap event. Finalists include Messia W J Beatty and E S Force of Acton who won last week’s cup, with Force lifting the trophy after beating rivals from the Royal City. We congratulate Ted Force on bringing the cup to Acton.
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Cutton
Guelph
Acton
Perce Mason
E. S. Force
Messia
W. J. Beatty
Ted" Force
Royal City
BY PU MEETING HIGHLIGHTS YP U PROGRAM DISCUSSION
The BY.P.U. regular meeting was held in the church on Tuesday evening. President led a brief business discussion. Charles Lincoln oversaw the program and read the scripture. Mrs Anderson led prayer. Freddie Cripps read, Jean Matheson played a piano solo. Wilma West spoke on Canada Back to God. Mrs Lincoln closed with hymn and prayer.
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Chas. Lincoln
Chas
Lincoln
Anderson
Freddie Cripps
Jean Matheson
Wilma West
Canada
Infant Strangled by Carriage Harness Near Acton
Sympathy pours from Acton friends for Mr and Mrs Jas Gibbons Oshawa over the death of their infant son. The child was left in a carriage with a harness to prevent a fall and somehow the strap wrapped around the throat causing death despite quick medical aid. The Gibbons had just returned home after visiting Mrs Gibbons Sr and Lawrence on the Second Line near Acton.
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Acton
Jas. Gibbens
Oshawa
Mr. Gibbons
Acton Boys Enlisted in This Week's Register
Elmer Roszelt joins the RC A.C. and is stationed in Toronto, as listed in this week’s issue.
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Acton
Elmer Roszelt
RC , A.C
Toronto
Acton Friends Congratulate Miss Harrison on Toronto MD
Miss Elizabeth Emily Harrison daughter of Mr and Mrs C Hartley Harrison now of Toronto will graduate tomorrow from the University of Toronto with an M D degree. Acton friends extend warm congratulations to the new doctor and her family.
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Elizabeth Emily Harrison
C. Hartley Harrison
Toronto
University of Toronto
Poole Returns as Guest Pastor at Former Church
Rev C L Poole of Moffat fills pulpit at former church during Fosbury vacation. Mrs Poole contributes a solo enjoyed by all. Next Sunday Rev Chas Hackett, another former minister, will lead the morning service.
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C. L. Poole
Moffat
Coupon Book No 3 Distribution Announced
Coupon Ration Book No 3 becomes valid in September and will be distributed the week of August 23. The Wartime Price and Trade Board announces from the Relief Administration that old books must not be discarded because a overlap period will allow both books to be used.
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Pricew and Trade Board
Civic Holiday on Monday Accepted by Acton Council
Acton council approved declaring Monday, August 2 as Civic Holiday after a petition from Retail Merchants. Chas. Kirkness acted as Reeve in Reeve absence. Council discussed dog tax, drainage tile purchase, cemetery monument repair, and donations to the Fall Fair as well as hospital accounts and municipal grants.
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A. Mason
W. J. O. Oakes
F. Davison
Chas. Kirkness
Acton Cornell
Reeve
M. McDonnia
Norton
B. Mumley
Morelunts
Beverley Hepburn
Acton
Hepburn
Hi Brother
Bramosa Township
Court of Revision
É. E. Harrop
Dow
E. Harrop
Leon Sapaxki
James Kerr
Henry Wedge
Inbor
Jas
McCallum
A.T. Brown
Yor
Halton
Allegihad
Yalton
Calelum
Bell Telephone Co
City Battery & Electric Service
Cpiveteranier
County of Halton
FAO Ee Cher
St. Michael's
Toronto General Hospital
Guelph General Hospital
Council
Samnt
Couneil
Charles Spires
Counel
Counell
Milton
Warrop
Ko. Mosars
A. Mazon
G. A. Dill
Toronto
Mason
E.S. Foree
Oakesland Davison
Acton Continuation School awards diplomas and certificates
Secretaries W G Middleton received from the Department of Education the intermediate certificates in the General Course for Acton Continuation School pupils. Six graduation diplomas for the General four year course in Secondary Schools were awarded to Eveleen I Braida Dorothy M Clayton Shirley Duval Isabel McLeod Mary Ritchie and Margaret Smith. Sixteen Acton pupils earned certificates in the exams.
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Acton Continuation School
W. G. Middleton
Department of Education
Donald Force
Annetta Evans
Joyce Dessereault
Frederick Crewson
Jeanne Brunelle
Marjorie Bilton
Clayton Fryer
Lorraine “Hargrave
Jean Harris
Helen’ Holmes
Victor Masters
Dorothy Pallant
Joan Pargeter
Margaret Robertson
Joan Rumley
Timely comments from Canadian weeklies survey
A digest of readers’ letters and opinions from Ontario and Atlantic provinces on topics from bathing hours on Sundays to forest policy and war savings stamps. The quotes show community voices urging better local services and national issues discussed in town papers.
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Ita
Lachute
Watchman
Ontario Election Watch Ahead of August 4 Balloting
As Ontario heads into the final campaigning week 275 candidates from Liberal Progressive Conservative and CCF lines prepare for 90 constituencies. Nominations promise competitive three way races with country ridings likely deciding the result. Proxies from overseas and other provinces are being validated ahead of Election Day while Army reserve members prepare to vote. Voters urged to participate and uphold democracy.
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Toronto
Elgin
Mitchell Hepburn
Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
Tt le
Liberal
C.C.F
Ontario
Murray Coles Sustains Back Injury After Horse Fall
X ray results from St Josephs Hospital show Murray Coles Acton suffered a broken back when he was thrown from his horse during a ride near his home. He was unconscious but later walked home, improving until last week when back pains returned and he remains under care.
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St. Joseph's Hospital
Murray Coles
Acton
Mr. Coles
Colon
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