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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 19, 1930
Page
5
Fragment from the Acton Free Press likely dated June 19 1630. The text presents archaic religious verse with references to God, rain and sun, sacrament, and nurturing with lines about duties and parting smiles. Names appear as John 1 and Tabb, with unclear attribution.
Local brief from Acton and district detailing school exams, new building foundations, a brick and cement project, harvest of straw berries, and a brigade excursion with weather worries. Moves announced for Mr. Wallar Pearson to Guelph, property purchases on Ontario Street, and plans to reopen Royal Broom Works. Lodge Devotion Day services and Halton Rifles return from camp Niagarsaborily. Marriages Lawson Torrance and Byrne dyer noted along with a death in Toronto. Agricultural notes cover poultry parasite mortality and farmyard rotation for disease control, plus Miller’s Worm Powders advertised for children.
A dated Sunday school note extols marshmallows in many recipes. It lists curd tart, apple dessert, strawberry chantilly, cocoa custard and pumpkin tarts using marshmallows, with household tips and a brief on the Great Commission from Matthew.
The mayor of Meumoevills, a town shopkeeper, addressed a girls seminary on national issues. After his remarks a girl named Adgeted rose and asked the mayor about the yellow gloves in his window, provoking a tense moment.
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company has opened a new plant at St. Hyacinthe Quebec to manufacture fabric for tires belts and hoses. It joins two Ontario plants making 100 percent of the fabric used in Goodyear products in Canada. The Quebec site, acquired in 1934, is expected to supply about 60 percent of the company’s cotton fabric needs with 40,000 spindles and a capacity nearing 11 million pounds of raw cotton annually. The opening was attended by company executives, Quebec officials and about 800 dealers.
The Canadian National Exhibition grounds will host the Christian Youth Conference of North America from June 23 to 29, with notable speakers from Yale, Columbia, Chicago, and New York. A permanent memorial statue of Robert Halkes will be unveiled in Queen’s Park with Governor General Viscount Willingdon attending.
A brief transit bulletin notes eastbound daily service with an unusual Sunday exception. No further details are provided, but the notice highlights a recurring schedule quirk affecting riders and local commute patterns.
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