Acton Triumphs Over Oakville 9-5 For League Third Place
Acton defeated Oakville 9-5 to take third place in the league on a Saturday game before a fair crowd. Lefty Morton struck out 13 in a strong pitching performance, while Hopkins lasted six innings giving up nine runs. Terry homered with two aboard and Galbraith and D Wilson added two base hits apiece as Acton rode two big innings to victory. Oakville threatened in the sixth but Morton shut them down again for Acton.
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Acton
Oakville
Hopkins
Ville
Galbraith
Morton
Reg
Themickory
Terry
D. Wilson
Lyon
R. Morton
Walters
Holloway
Anderson
Minute
Texas
Bob Anderson
Elmore Philpott
C. O
Dominion
Heatherington
Lord Bessborough
Ontario
Saskatchewan
Great Lakes
Philpott
Henry
Hepburn
Co. C. F
Laurier
Acton Band Plans Erin Sunday Concert at Stanley Park
Arrangements set for Acton Citizens Band to play a Sunday afternoon concert in Erin at Stanley Park, starting about two oclock. The piece promises to be popular with local residents.
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Acton Citizens’ Band
Stanley Park
Erin
Acton Hosts Liberal and Conservative Election Meetings
In Acton Town Hall on Friday evening a fair crowd heard Liberal Progressive and Conservative candidates speak. J C McRuer K C and T A Blakelock M P P urged turnout while highlighting criticisms of the Henry Hepburn administrations and promising reforms.
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Liberal-Progressive Party
Blakelock
W. J. Akins
Byrne
Lillian Byrne
Frank ‘McDonagh
Pensioners’ Association
Price
Huscny
Ontario
Henry
Mills Action
McDonagh
Halton
Mitchell Hepburn
Hepburn
Milton Meet Highlights Oakville Dominance In County Event
Oakville Central led with the most awards as pupils from county schools competed at Milton turning in top finishes across events. Names include May McCraney Kathleen Kemp Amy Hemlock Don Dowden Clement Fletcher Myrtle Post Jim Sproat and Milton Green among others in sprints jumps and relays.
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Milton
Oakville School
May McCraney
Oakville Central
Amy Hemlock
Jean Smith
Burlington Central
Kathleen Kemp
Ruth Taylor
S. S. No. 11
Trafalgar
Margaret Hughes
Oakville Westwood
Donald Dowden
Milton Green
Clement Fletcher
Strathcona
Donald Green
Orkine Central
Etta Armstrong
S. S. No
Jim ‘Sproat
Ernest Thiermas
East Burlington
Jane Gardiner
Lindbrook
Margaret Eyre
Myrtle Post
Elsie Dewhurst
U. S
Eva Fish
S. 8
Wallace ‘Nesbitt
Emrys Jones
Betty Mathieson
Jacqueline Fleisham
Nina Jenkins
Lauranette Shepherd
S. S
Donna Mathieson
Don Dowden
Jack Brown
Burlington, Central
John Baker
Bob Teale
Billy Adamson
Alex Porter
Jack Hall
Donald Gregory
Paul Campbell
Josephine "Wattson
Getta Erwin
Betty ‘White
Dorothy Morley
Helen Dear
Ray Nesbit
Jack Sinks
Davey Myers
Milton’ Green
Jack
Acton's Rates Set at 48 Mills for 1934
At a special council meeting Councillors Lasby Jones McMillan and Lasby with Acting Reeve Jones in absent Thetford discussed the year budget and concluded a 48 mill tax rate will cover expenditures while reducing last year overdraft The rate lowers by one mill and debentures retirement relief is anticipated in 1937 by the council plans to adopt the by law at the next regular meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Lasby
E. Jones
J. E. McMillan
M. Lasby
Thetford
Missionary Society Meeting At Acton Presbyterian Church
The June session of the Women's Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church met at Mrs. Donald Waldie’s home with Mrs. A. J. Buchanan in charge. The note mentions community events including university graduations and a large Loyal True Blue Lodge turnout at a Guelph degree night, plus Flower Sunday observances and local social dances with the Oldroyd Duo providing entertainment.
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Women’s Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church
Donald Waldie
A. J. Buchanan
Bers
Maple Leaf Lodge
Acton
Astor City Lodge
Guelph
Oshawa
Charles Selwood
Calgary
University of Toronto
A. E. Nicklin
H. S. Nicklin
Convocation Hall
Charles
Relief and assessments at Eramosa Court of Revision
The annual Court of Revision in Rockwood June 11 held three appeals for lower assessment all denied. Voters list itemized. relief rolls show one family on relief with occasional medical needs. Bridge and road matters reviewed. township accounts $699.21 and Rockwood highway $137.48 approved. adjourned to July 9 at 7:30 p.m.
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Eramosa
Rockwood
E. A. Johnston
James McPherson
Henry Brown
Mimosa
Fair customer and salesman banter on modern car upgrades
The exchange centers on a car with all modern improvements. A witty salesman claims the car has everything, while a wife jokes about Thanksgiving turkey for their tenth anniversary. The husband quips the turkey should live since it had nothing to do with it.
Public School Honor Roll by May class tallies
May honor roll lists top scores by class and teacher at the Public School. Senior Fourth includes Margaret Harrison 691 Frances Dills 688 Mema Rawson 676. Junior Fourth Dororthy Lazenby 628 Reno Braido 589. Senior Third Dorothy Arnold 575 Mina Cripps 565. Junior Third Lois Dawkins 439 Polly Party 434. Second Class Dora Wood 623 Olga Dyrin 612. First Class Bobby Pearen 295 T R Lamb 293. Primer Class Warren Wood 177 May Nicol 176. Junior Primary Fyfe Somerville 377 Hartley Coles 372.
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Margaret Harrison
Frances Dills
Mema Rawson
Jack Hollinger
Frances Rawlings
Doris Wilson
M. Z. Bennett
Dorothy Arnold
Mina Cripps
Kathleen Sweeney
Margaret Scriven
Harvey Lambert
Jack Cooney
M. Orr
Dora Wood
Olga Dyrin
Austin Gibbons
Rena Braldo
Margaret Somerville
Frances Murdock
A. W. MacMillan
Notes on Manitoba Hardship and a Fatal Truck Crash
A Manitoba reader describes severe western conditions with drought and crop loss, pastures burned, stock dying, and farmers facing hardships. A separate incident reports a truck crash near Palermo on Twelve Mile Creek with eight rails broken, three cows and a bull killed, two calves injured, and driver Wilfred D. Agnew charged with reckless driving and defective brakes.
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Iiraculously
Palermo
Wilfred D. Agnew
Embro
Darby
Waterdown
Community events and dances feature June gatherings
Coming events list activities around Acton Erin and surrounding areas. A farmers club picnic at Stanley Park on June 16 follows a United Church Young People outing June 23 with transport arranged by local organizers. A Barn Dance at W. W. Featherston’s steel barn June 15 features Jack Harts’ Orchestra and dancing to 1 30 am. Garden Party June 27 at Arthur Swackhamer’s Churchill home promises an outdoor seasonal attraction.
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Acton Farmers’ Clubs
Stanley Park
Erin
United Church Young People's Picnic
Transportation Committee
G. Poole
G Ramsden
Mac Symon
W. W. Featherston
Drumquin
Trafalgar
Dundas Highway
Jack Harts
Raly Gordon
Maud Bushien
Lil Gilgrath
Jessie MacGregor
Arthur Swackhamer
Churchill
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Trafalgar Township
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Old St.Andrew’s
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J. G. Tweddle
Fergus
Acton Women’s Institute
Acton Women's Institute
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Bishop
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Pioneer Cemetery
Institute Quartette
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Billie Vincent
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Oldroyd
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Dorothy Lazenby
Reno Braido
Douglas Smith
Helen Withers
Elmer Lasby
Mae Roney
Jack Sweeney
D. Forster
Lois Dawkins
Polly Party
Leonard Lambert
John Chapman
Margaret Hodgins
Jean Fraser
Bobby Pearen
T. R. Lamb
Patty Bayliss
Wannetta Smith
Evelyn Allen
Hugh O'Rourke
Johnnie Turkesz
P. Ball
Eveleen Braido
Herbie Dron
Wanda Stachniak
Enoch Marczak
Roy Woods
Warren Wood
May Nicol
Mae Spires
Betty Hall
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M. A. Odbert
Fyfe Somerville
Hartley Coles
Ruth Masters
Betty Gibson
Audrey McKinnon
Joyce DessSureault
M. R. Moore
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