11 Mar 1926
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 11, 1926
Page
1
The Acton United Church of Canada conducts morning service at 11:00 with sermon The Lord Jesus Christ and 2:20 p m Sabbath School. Evening service at 7:00 features The Greatest Love Story in the World. Young People’s League Monday 7:30 with Georgetown visit. Thursday 7:30 Player Service.
Minister A C Stewart MA delivers a series on the Later Life of Christ at 3 PM Sabbath School and Bible Classes, 7 PM sermon on Outstanding Characters of the Bible featuring Abraham. Monday 8 PM Young People's Guild social. Ministers address Willow Street 2100. Neighbors to be called on by the parcel delivery.
The Baptist Church Agton with Pastor James W Boyd announces 11 00 a m sermon Something Better Than Silver and Gold and fourth in the Acts of the Apostles series. 3 00 p m Sunday School. 7 00 p m Will Jesus Return to Earth Again eighth in Faith of Our Fathers. Monday 8 00 p m Young People's Meeting. Thursday 7 30 p m Prayer and Praise. All welcome.
A fragmented page shows multiple small notices including lost wrist watch recovery, room rental, door to door sales by Fuller Brush, an auction sale by George Brister, fruit and plant listings, a valuable farm for sale near Ballinafad, oat and hay offerings, farm wagon for sale, and a garden of thanks note expressing gratitude for kindness during illness.
Workmen revamp the store as Easter approaches. New spring fashions arrive in cameras and Poiret twills with youthfully flared and slender lines in navy blue santos beige greens and browns. Special prices include $10.95 and $5.75 for select dresses, with sizes up to 42 for women and misses.
A brisk winter clearance describes coats offered at steep discounts while millinery items attract shoppers with new hats and color displays. The piece highlights the practical giveaway tone and the ready availability of hats and coats in the store’s fashion section.
A local resident Robt P Shanks and family move to Detroit after ten years in Ki Acton. He sells household effects by auction and has not yet disposed of his Main Street house. The item reflects community notices and subscription renewal notes amid county agricultural and civic briefs.
The First Acting Fourth Division Court opened at Town Hall Acay with Julie Eliot presiding. A case brought by Mrs Titus against John B Mackenele over a Church Street house and lot boundaries allegedly encroaching on a stream’s basement was adjourned for property examination and judgment reserved. The sermon “The Abiding Kingdom” by Rev Stewart preceded court activity.
Mrs John Brown died suddenly at Sage Street home after heart trouble. She leaves six sons and two daughters, with one son Warren lost in WWI. Surviving relatives include Fern the longtime church organist and many Brown relatives across Canada and the United States. Funeral Monday was private with many townspeople paying respects.
The Free Press Premium offers a Burn's Bread and Cake Knife free to the first 600 new subscribers at $2.00 yearly in Canada. The knife cuts warm bread without crushing the loaf and is in demand, with the first shipment exhausted and a new supply expected today. The offer ends April 1.
Voters reject a by law to issue 300000 in thirty year 6 percent debentures to repurchase the Guelph Street Railway from the Hydro Electric Power Commission. The plebiscite outcome differed from January results with 848 to 295 votes and a 32 percent turnout. Only property owners could vote Monday, causing a lower level of interest and a lopsided 3 to 1 outcome against the change.
Halton County Council contends two cement pavements built before the new system should be county funded under the new rules. Trafalgar argues unfinished work and prior arrangements shift the bill to the county. A legal dispute appears likely with arbitration urged by several reeves. Oakville Star reports the council authorized a committee to pursue collection from Trafalgar.
Police Magistrate Shields commits Cowie of Oaksville for trial on charges of defrauding Wm. Quinn of Oakville. His wife, an accomplice, was hospitalized. Instructions to enforce the Highway Traffic Act uniformly. A Georgetown youth pled guilty to driving a vehicle with no road markers for 1926, fined $7.56. Others in Georgetown and Milton pleaded guilty for intoxication in public, fined $10 each and costs. Alerkley of Milton faced intoxication in arena. case adjourned with witnesses heard. Merkey’s charge dismissed with $25.00 fine and costs in Georgetown. Mrs Maude’s household disturbed by Clark and two others. James Clark fined $5.00 and costs for profane language at Town Hall. A town resident jailed for buying and consuming liquor in Kitchener. fined $50 and costs.
Local notices report St Patrick night dances at Acton Town Hall with Rigby Melody Kingy providing music and a Bannockburn Institute meeting at the home of Mrs Wilson March 16. Other items include a 32nd wedding anniversary for George Hillmer and Mrs Hillmer, income tax discussion, church matters in Fort Colborne and Acton, and a surprise program at Knox Young People’s League.
Guelph residents Earl Cooper and Mrs Charles Bailey visited Acton friends over the week. Milton and Toronto visitors are noted among Acton socials including engagements and medical recoveries. Beatrice Isabella McLean announces engagement to John Robert Sprowll with March wedding plans.
Hon W E Raney Progressive Leader in Manitoba or Ontario signals two motions to strengthen temperance laws. One seeks prohibition of liquor production for beverage use and the other endorses full constitutional powers to enforce such laws. Raney also notes an upcoming bill to ban political contributions from hotel keepers railway contractors distillers and Crown lessees.
Winter term honor roll list for Acton High School includes names like Muriel Crossman Olive Cooper Archie Kerr May Chalmers Addis Hurat Fred Day Meryle Stewart Stewart Lasby Nella Young Lois Malone Ivan Kirkenems and Geindell Ty Machel McComb. Several students marked as honors and absent notes appear amid miscellaneous student mentions and a quoted couplet.
A Hamilton district gathering at the Lyric Theatre proposed using Ontario canteen funds to donate the Brant House in Burlington as a home for returning soldiers. Alternatives included supporting veteran care at Jocad hospital, easing housing loans, or scholarships for veterans' children.
Rev Edward Lee of Winniper receives an unanimous call to Burns Presbyterian Erin and will begin his ministry there on Bundy March 21. Knox Church Choir and friends spent an evening at Mrs John Mann’s home on the Toronto Barna Highway with sleigh rides, games, and a late lunch. District President Mrs G Agnew of Acton visited Burlington for Grandmothers Day hosted by the local Women’s Institute. She urged progress and better provisions in public places and emphasized financial education for youth. A piece in the Owen Sound Sun Times urges widening sleigh runners to speed winter transport and enable motor traffic all year, noting benefits for farmers and roads.
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