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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Jul 30, 1936

Page

5

Acton Community Notes and Local Updates

Local items report Acton Boy Scouts camping near Terra Cotta for ten days and showers easing prior week. Officials prep for Acton Fall Party on September 22 and 23. Roadwork and maintenance updates note highway repairs near Georgetown and Main Street. Mrs Susan Near of Toronto injured in a motor accident near Belleville. Ajax Engineering uses granite chips to repair Main Street ditch. Canadian National Exhibition space reservations reach a 1929 peak, with annual costs around one million dollars and large exhibitor expenditures.

Ajax Engineering Co

Slats Diary Of Oliver N Warren Chronicles A Week

Sunday Poronet L agreed with Anxel Wen about Sunday rest. Monday Pa sent me to buy elves and check prices at a Jew store keeper who offered 7 dollars cash or 14 on time. Tuesday the doctor advised Henrietty Swank to travel for health but she balked at going. Thursday the government announced a lake being built with no water. fear some protection mountains with snow. Friday Pa notes the newspaper is hard for poor people to read. Saturday a lawyer offered to issue a deed for a widow with no fee, claiming to be a fiend of her husband.

Poronet Anxel Sturten Finhen Old Maude Henrietty Swank Acrec

Birthday Cake Mischief After Ninth Party

A boy named Jad asks for cake on his ninth birthday. His mother denies another piece but allows a slice to be hidden under his pillow. Later Jad is found sneaking back to bed with the pillow under his stomach, implying the cake deception.

Johnnie Jad Vemientwer Yun Yong Johoniet Johonie

Fragmentary Baseball Notes and Players Mentioned

A garbled listing of players, teams, venues, and game notes appears. Mentions include Beaumont, McMahon, Morton, Ward, Walters, Lindsay, and Geary with scattered defensive and batting references, but most details are unreadable.

MicMahon Morton McMahon Banex Thom Boll Aotecerl McMahorr Georgrtawn Acton Batheries Ust Bichealy Jacisaom Eineipa

New antiviral approaches reported by Canudus Sutiles team

The report describes researchers at Canudus Sutiles unveiling sgancuat sugat elimination tech for liver and Mia Gece, with 350 experimental tests and a focus on viral suppression. They aim to advance during the year, citing collaboration with Joann clan and Cummins partners.

Canudus Sutiles Joann Clan Ben Wink

Notice to Creditors for Estate of Suvtuus 22 WSO

Notice to creditors announces claims against the estate of Suvtuus 22 WSO. It lists deadlines and filing requirements, with a dated notice and the executor or representative’s name and location. The terse, legal wording reflects a formal probate process and public notice to potential claimants.

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Fragmentary OCR Note Reflects Unclear Local Text

A partially readable OCR segment mentions places and names in a fragmented way. Key terms appear without clear context or complete sentences, making it difficult to determine the event, date, or involved organizations from the readable portion.

Halton County League set to crown champion this week

Herb Woods led Acton with three hits while Matt Tyler added his second homer in as many games as Halton County finishes schedule with playoff bids between Acton Georgetown and Milton for the title. An exhibition benefit game Aug 6 in Georgetown supports Ritchie’s ankle injury recovery.

Brampton Guelph Georgetown Acton Power Town Matt Tyler Milton Halton County League Guelph Maple Leaf Ritchie

Hottest Day Marks Summer Heat Across Ontario

Twenty years ago Sunday set a summer heat record with 92 degrees in the shade. Reports note fires across Northern Ontario near Matheson and Troquois Falls, with hundreds of bodies recovered in the wake of disaster. Obituaries list John D. McGibbon aged in his 40s and Dougal McCallum in his late 80s.

Society Nave Paris T. P. Watkins Pic William Douglas Ontaro Matheson Ramoe Troquois Falls Thames Adam Gibdon Millon John D. MecHbbon McGibbon McCallum RU McCutcheon Erin Dougal McCallum

Smiles as Sunshine for Troubled Hearts

Amid distant war woes and daily strain many find courage in strangers' smiles. The piece celebrates smiling faces as bearing hope, cheer, and uplift, recalling rare glimpses of joy that linger and brighten heavy days.

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