Acton Wins Near Miss Over Oakville in Close Baseball Classic
Acton baseball nine edged Oakville 10 to 9 in a rain touched see-saw battle. Heavy hitting and fielding miscues defined the game with Huffman driving in a run and Leader collecting key hits as Acton preserved a slim ninth inning lead. Oakville stole twelve bases but could not overcome Acton’s late surge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton
Oakville
Ray-feader
Frank Gibbons
Frank
Berscht
Huffman
Fred Leader
Fred
Fletcher
Terry
Waterhouse
Holloway
Carmichael
Reider
White
Chalmers
Tungs
Rowe
Williams
Huffie
D. Wilson
Wilson
Johnson
Brown
Fietch‘er
Tun
Gibbons
Severe Storm Hits Acton Area With Fire Damage
Acton district reports a strong storm last Saturday causing minor damage citywide. Wm Landsborough home roof furnace intake burned, several others note vivid lightning. Community events include Inter Parish County Softball League formation and a church social.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton
Wm. Landsborough
Church of Our Lady
Guelph
Acton Acts to Launch Great Shopping Festival
Acton merchants stage a two day festival offering hundreds of bargains cash or trade only. Forty five businesses join with band concerts and a lucky ticket draw for ten cash prizes as Acton stores stay open Friday and Saturday evenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton
Kent
Reeve Thetford
Sunderland House
Mill Street
Free Press
Era Mosa Court of Revision reduces assessments and confirms roll
The Era Mosa Township Council met as a Court of Revision on June 6 with Acting Reeve D H Storey and Councillors Lush and Stewart. It reduced R C Wm McGladder’s assessment by 400 and cut Guelph Trust Co and Udney Richardson by 200 each, while leaving the rest of the roll confirmed. The meeting adjourned to July 11 at 8 p.m for further general business and to bond the Corporation for 33 49 for a duplicate cheque from the Provincial Treasurer as Railway Tax for 1924. The assessor’s salary 129 50 was ordered paid along with dog damage and relief accounts. Road Voucher No 7 for 161 28 was approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eramosa
D. H. Storey
Albert. Lush
J. A. Stewart
R. C. Ww
Ww. Oakes
Messrs
Stewart and Lush
I O O F Decoration Day Observed by Acton Lodge
The Acton I O O F No 204 held its Decoration Day service at Fairview Cemetery with graves of departed members honored. Dr Frank Williams of Toronto spoke on three I O O F principles, and the Acton Citizens Band played sacred numbers during the ceremony. An evening church service at United Church followed with Rev Mr Poole delivering a message based on Friendship Love and Truth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agtondale U. F. YY
P. O
O’kirstine
Wallace
Eadie
Acton
Margaret Brown
Archie Kerr
Harold
Leslie Swackhamer
Wm. MacDonald
Acton Citizens’ Band
United Church
Fairview Cemetery
E. F. Kennedy
Messrs. E. Coles
Cripps
Frank Willams
Toronto
Willow Street
United .Church
Mr. Poole
Poole
County Councillors Raise Their Salaries
Halton County Council met in Milton with Reeve Thetford of Acton elected to replace the late George Barber. They discussed Subways costs with a ten percent share for County, Oakville, and Trafalgar, and approved proceeding. The Institute for the Blind urged a $100 grant. By-law No. 640 set equalized assessments and By-law 41 set per diem and mileage for members. An Acton auto crash involving Patrick Brohman led to a court adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halton Jone
Court House
Milton
Thetford
Acton
George Barber
Barber
Robinson
Oakville
Canadian National Railway
Railway Board
Trafalgar
Myers
Institute For the Blind
Halton
Toronto
Harris
Institute
Myer
Old Age Pensiona
Bramosa
Patrick Brohman
Guelph
Ball
R. S.clark
Brohman
Queen Street
Bramosa Road
Local society notes and church events outlined
The item lists a dropin party at the U F W O Ladies, a sixteenth Birthday Tea for the Duke of Devonshire Chapter, and a Father McBride farewell at St Josephs Hall. It also covers Women's Institute meetings, a Musical Festival report, a Girls Conference, lunch, and district annual institute gathering with attendee names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke of Devonshire
Women's Institute
Laura Hall
Ethel Woods
Dorothy Babcock
The
Hornby
J. E. Gamble
Hawthorne
George Agnew
R. L. Davidson
AY Belt
Mirs
J. Stewart
Jack
H. McCutcheon
G. W.masales
J Dobbie
W. D. McArthur
Acton Elects Reeve and Trustee by Acclamation
At a Friday meeting in Acton, E T Thetford was elected Reeve and W R Norton named School Trustee to fill vacancies after the deaths and removals. Both accepted promptly, avoiding an election, with praise from ex-Warden A Mason and local councillors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Barber
James Hudson
EL. T. Thetford
J. A. McNiven
A. Minson
A. E. Ritchie
FP. L. Wright
Thetford
Acton
Igte
A. Mason
Anc
Jones
Cowie
Norton
Acton Council Passes 1932 Tax Rate and Daylight Saving
At a regular meeting the Acton Council approved the 1932 tax bylaw setting a 49 mill rate split among interest sinking school county street library waterworks and salaries. A daylight saving bylaw was adopted effective June 25 to September 4 after debate among councillors.
Mother and Son Dialogue on Politeness
A humorous exchange shows a mother asking which apple to choose and a child debating politeness. The child suggests the largest apple, then questions whether politeness requires asking for the smallest one. The scene highlights a playful contrast between impulse and etiquette.
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Will
Kells
Lyon
Oakwwille
Halmers
Ahd
L. Pletcher
Nicholson
Georgetown
P.C
Joseph’s Church
Dune
H.poae
D. Welson
UL. Wilson
Mietcher
Ells
Harlin
Coery
News of ‘Acton and the ‘District
McPherson
Prince of Wales
U. F. O. Executive Meeting
U. C
Halton County
Ottawa
Agnes McPhail
M.bi
St. Joseph’s Hospital
St. Joseph's Hospital
Collegiate- Vocational Institute
BH. Oo. Howitt
Dr. W. Pins
S. W. Routley
Anna M. Francis
Hanover
Kathleen A. Kelly
Mary S. Cleary
Black River
Evelyn C. _Kuntz
Mildmay
Edwina E. Weiss
Formosa
Marie V. McGrath
Arthur
Alice ¥. Braham
Ariss
Frances M. Dudgeon
Women’s’ Institute
Women’s Institute
Nelson
A. J. ‘Kirstine
R. B. Colloton
Lome Park
Colloton
A. W. Milligan
Burlington
E. Wilson
C. Atkins
Palermo
J. Hunter
Brookline
Children’s Shelter
D. PF. Ford
Omagh
T. Hiscott
E.appelby
C. Hayes
Sunderland
Gregory Theatre
James Symon
W. Hinton
KING
Harold Wiles
Ritchie & Agar
Roszell
Ralph Mel
Ada
W._D.TALBOT
Johnstone & Rumley
Jessie Russell
J. B. MacKenzie
Eramosa Court OF Revision
Drokinole
Party
Winnaar
Father McBride
St.Joseph’s Hall
Dublin
Ireland
Nell Gibbons
Dorothy Phillips
E.T. Thetford
Reeve
W.R. Norton
Fills School Board
Nicol
C. H. Harrison
J. J. Metlihan
Toronto-Guelph Express
David McEnery
Main Street
McEnery
G. Cowie
Humber
McArthur
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