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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 03, 1920
Page
6
In Memoriam notes recall the death of Mrs A N Cree on June 11 1919. Also appears oblique references to a family memorial and a Highland town obituary fragment from a 1919 publication with scattered names and dates.
Local items note June arrival with milder rain than May and a busy lawn mower season. Potatoes fell 91.609 per bag in Guelph while weather improves, and schools plan a holiday for birthdays and events in town.
A fragment lists twenty four Ontario cities including Guelph Hamilton Ottawa Toronto Windsor St. Catharines Peterboro Fort William Port Arthur and others. The text mentions Bound Incorporated and various misread city names and spellings.
Customs receipts for the Dominion in the first two months of the fiscal year show a jump from $26,688,650 to $57,500,708. Ottawa reports no official confirmation yet, but government chatter suggests potential increases in indemnities for office staff this season.
The Canadian Association of United Manufacturers and delegates in Toronto voiced optimism about growing trade in the Dominion. Key speakers, including T W Field and G A Maragall, highlighted cooperation with the Trade Commissioners and predicted the United Kingdom would regain its free trading status by year end.
Town and country items report Rev G A Cawemore and J A on Michigan trip following his father’s death with a return planned next week. Alberta and David Mealthy named delegates to the Cantorongan memorial at Woodstock this week. Pupils of Tanghon of Ante Heh Hebool plan Blue Sprfi Park activities on Future day. Movements include Mrs N Larntort and Mrs W N Wilkinson moving to a summer farm from Toronto. Oakville Telegram notes Hexamith and W H Hayuyove at Mamiltan Conference. Dr Melle and J W Molo opened an office in Valermo. Monton wedding of Mira We Morry and Major Leaton Carter. County Council approves large trucks for Trafolear township road work.
A fragment list of local events and notices including a Methodist party at Williant Cols home with Thursday speakers, remarks on drunken driving cases, delegates to Woodstock conference, barn rebuild, church anniversary, road accidents, council court appeals, and memorial planning for fallen soldiers. Mentions NeV Wardell, Rev Wray St. Davis, G W Barker, A Yorl, and J J Millet among others.
The narrative blends warnings about wandering paths and guided conduct with calls for disciplined governance. It references anti-copy regulations and foreign influence, urging principled action and centralized control to safeguard the nation’s safety and order.
A reader notes how spiders weave heavy webs in wet weather across telegraph lines in Argentina and Brazil, causing frequent short circuits. Repair crews continually remove webs as lines suffer outages. The South American spider is described as larger and more disruptive than common North American species.
The town of Weodatonk hosts a church service, a banquet by the Women's Civic Association, and plans a big drive to raise funds to purchase watches for returning soldiers. A separate event lists a juvenile court appearance and a youth breaking a window on Main Street. A Boys' Re-Union is proposed for July 1 with tentative plans for an event on June 16.
A ragged OCR fragment reports George Morin a collie from Trohorbert Walew being pegged and later noted by government to own large holdings possibly worth £000,000. The text is garbled and inconclusive about dates or exact assets, with speculative phrases about selling and conditions.
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