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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 07, 1917
Page
2
The piece notes price fixing and growing food output amid wartime strain. It covers speculation and voting inquiries, gender roles in public questions, and Canada’s war mobilization with numbers of enlistments, overseas departures, rejections, and casualties. It also mentions Home Rule debates for Ireland and political conventions, plus race track issues and a king's birthday honors list.
A Windsor Evening Record note discusses Liberal critique of the wartime government, urging Canada first over party, and contemplates either a general election or cross party government to unite for war victory. It profiles Walter Dymond Gregory, Liberal candidate for Halton at Milton, born in England, emigrated to Canada, and pursuing law in Oakville with civic service. The piece also notes Windsor’s fifth anniversary as a city and a commemorative issue.
J A McLachlin of Grimsby by was elected president of the Malmilton Conference at the recent meeting. Rev Ges W Barker of Quel another Acton pastor was a close second. Rev C D Draper of Milton is assistant secretary. Bishop Thomas Nicholson of the Blatho diay Church Chicago gave the opening addresses. Over 320 participants attended the Laymen and ladies gathering with Rev W B Baker speaking on Modern Church Efficiency. The conference reports show increases in membership and offerings and several ministerial appointments were noted. The Canadian Methodist Church sent 59 617 members to the war.
Ig reports A Company of the 104th Battalion moved to France while Pte J P Scarrow serves in the Zad Rossiya Battalion tailor shop at Folkestone England. Gunners A M Smith replies to Acton Red Cross about home knit socks. Melvin Soper and Robert Steward joined a Highlanders Battalion in the Kildes. Pte J P Scarpywaye notes home socks sent. Pte M Kalay and Pte W Dobbie moved to the Machine Gun Depot in England. Pte Howard McHeague of the Royal Flying Corps visited from Toronto. two McHeague brothers from Winnipeg in Medical Corps. All claim Acton birthplace and Hon David Henderson as grandfather.
A Frankfort Kentucky woman describes weakness from female troubles and credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her strength after three bottles. She urges others to try the remedy and offers to publish her letter.
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