Acton Social Notes Highlight Local Visiting Friends
A stream of Acton residents and relatives are noted visiting friends and relatives across Ontario and beyond. Names include Clara Lantz in Detroit, Dorothy Pallant in Guelph, Nellie Hall and Shaw of Toronto, plus manyActon households hosting travelers and attending events. Engagement of Eleanor Wallace to William Richmond Stewart announced with wedding set in Toronto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Sedgwick
Toronto
Eleanor Wallace
William Richmond Stewart
Acton
Acton Executive Deliberates on D. Ainslie Transfer
Toronto meeting of the Acton Executive of the Baseball Club failed to act on the league recommendation allowing D. Ainslie to play in Acton. The decision was postponed for full Executive review with no date set for the next gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton
Toronto
D. Ainslie
Galt
Unclear regional harvest note spans multiple regions
Fragmentary OCR text mentions May as harvest time in Algeria and Tunisia in North Africa, plus central and southern Asia, and includes references to South Carolina Georgia Louisiana in the southern United States.
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Algeria
Tunis
Africa
Asia
South Carolina
Georgia
Piabains
Louisiana
United , States
Milton Acton and Oakville in rough league night
Oakville trailed Acton at 5 3 while Oakville pitchers limited errors. Larry Wilson drove in the first run for Oakville with two miscues aiding. Milton signs Telfer and Fetter from Acton. two more players reportedly join Milton. games next Saturday feature Milton at Acton and Oakville at Georgetown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakville
Larry ‘Wilson
Acton
Telfer
Milton
Sinc
PWLL
Georgetown
Bell's School Destroyed by Storm in Nelson Township
A tornado and storm ripped Bell's Schoolhouse in Nelson Township, lifting the roof and injuring the teacher Miss Margaret Currie and seventeen pupils. Only three escaped unhurt as bricks collapsed. Miss Currie and several students sustain serious injuries. The Prosser girl suffered broken ribs and potentially internal injuries. Immediate aid arrived, telephones failed, and the one room brick school built in 1878 will be repaired at once.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson Township
Bell
Margaret Currie
Miss. Currie
Arch. Currie
Acton
David Clarke
Clarke
Cartwright
Milton
Legion Church Parade Marks King's Birthday Observance
The Acton platoon of D Company and local Veterans paraded past Legion Headquarters to the Baptist Church led by Lt. Buchanan and J. M. McDonald. Rev C Gifford preached on reverence to church and country as the mixed quartet sung and the choir performed. The Acton Citizens' Band and volunteers were thanked for their help in the parade and service.
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Baptist ‘Church
Acton
C. Gifford
Rifles
Legionaires
Legion
Acton Citizens’ Band
Church
John and
Mill Streets
Buchanan
J. M. McDonald
J. P
Rev. C. Gifford
W. Coles
Forming Fatal Habits In School Advice Column
A school advisory note warns students that focusing only on favored subjects and skipping difficult work creates fatal habits. It stresses a built in difference between steady effort and work done only when appealing, urging discipline before ambition awakens and neglect becomes a mess.
Local obituaries recount deaths in Milton Nelson and Puslinch areas
Notices report the deaths of Mrs. W. B. Clement in Milton and Isaac Walker of Nelson Township among other near‑by obituaries. Agnes Hume of Puslinch and Mrs. Robert Linham of Acton are noted, with funeral details, survivors, and church affiliations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puslinch
Agnes Hume
James Hume
Samuel Hume
Concession
Puslinch Township
Hume
Nassagaweya
Pustinch
Arkell
Robert Hume
Delhi Street
Guelph
Religon
Easy Work Hard Truths For Real Growth
A compiled list of Toronto and Galt residents includes Ton Mrs. Frank Meehan Albert Lewis George Goodland Brampton and others. A motivational piece follows urging readers that easy work may be pleasant but does not build true ability and reserve strength, stressing the value of challenging effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Armstrong
Georgetown
F. Shippe
Hornby
Spruce up to show hope for your future
A voice urges readers to project confidence through actions like painting a farmhouse and trimming the lawn. It contrasts a neglected property with one showing care, and advises young people to shed doubt and take chances to improve their prospects.
The Moral Condition of Money in Society
The piece quotes J M Barrie on money and argues money itself lacks character. people define its use by their actions in commerce. It urges early restraint to prevent money from mastering us, noting Mammon as the largest slave-holder in the world.
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J.M. Barrie
Mammon
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Frank L. Walker
Ufe
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George Shaw
John Husband
Calgary
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Appleby United Church
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Robert Linham
Lindham
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Slimbridge
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Stonehouse
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George Thomas
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