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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 08, 1924
Page
1
Acton Methodist and Presbyterian congregations publish service times and topics with calls to attendance. Community notices include sales, wanted goods, auctions, and local job ads, plus a long list of classified items and events across Acton.
Smart street and sports coats for women and young women in sizes 18 to 38 bust, values up to 22.50 now marked at 16.50. Navy blue and black poirot twill and sports tweed styles on sale. Sizes range from 18 to 44 with varying selections. See them this week.
An advertisement invites young women ages 16 18 and 20 to buy navy blue and black suits with jaunty boxy jackets trimmed with braid and embroidery. Regular prices reach 25 dollars, but a special group price is 16.75 dollars. The offer is pitched as a smart moderate option in Guelph.
Clothiers announce clearances on men s work shirts hats socks and suit cases with marked down prices. Work shirts drop to as low as 1 39 to 1 69 while straw hats go to 3 39 to 5 90. Nine hundred negligee shirts sell for 1 95 and suit cases 1 29.
Weekend deals on gifts and sweets dim on chocolates from Neilson’s Fudge to assorted chocolates and Quaker Kisses. Includes ice cream options such as sundaes sodas bricks and bulk orders with fresh fruit Palero bricks.
News notes indicate Wilson Bros completed negotiations for sale of their 6,654 acre Harris Saskatchewan farm with farm equipment 190 horses and cattle for about 270000. Also local items cover bank hours decoration day parade promotions transfers and community events.
Local council session notes a Jubilee Park proposal to mark Agton's Jubilee and a new Uptown park Hew Street linked to school property. Finance Committee reports include payments to McLain suppliers and Geo Bouton labor, Bell Telephone, and Hydro Electric for street and town hall lighting with total modest disbursements recorded.
Acton community notes list visits and travels among residents, with gatherings in Guelph Toronto Durham and Georgetown. The period includes engagements, homecomings, and social events, alongside council actions on park development and public notices.
Acton defeats G W V A Toronto 3-1 in a soggy match as Perry scores the opener and adds two more from Mochrie assists. Toronto Vets arrive late and weather makes play difficult. Next week Acton visits Goonsville at Oakville after entertaining the Wialborg at Clyde Restaurant.
The Acton Flower Show held its annual meeting on a Wednesday evening in August. Attendance was low and a report from last year was read. Officers elected for the new year include President Mack McDonald Vice President A Moore Second Vice President Dec Green Treasurer F Boriven and several directors. The show date was set for August 20.
The Examinations of Acton Public School pupils concluded last week and the honor roll lists top students by class. Notable names include Gladys Acarrow, Ada Milla, Dorothy Campbell, Muriel McComb, Dorothy MacPherson, Mary Grindell, Phyllis Howard, Allan Marshall, Tommy Gibbons, Nora Waterhouse, and George Molossi, with totals ranging up to 660 in combined lists. Teachers Bennatt, HL Moore, I Andersag, Olla Armstrong, N Anderson, Gardiner oversee Junior and Senior divisions.
Chief Macpherson and police dealt with two young men from Brampton and Guelph at a town dance for intoxication. Both were found guilty and fined ten dollars plus costs after confessing regret and offering apologies.
The Young People's League of the Methodist Church elected officers for the coming year at a Monday evening meeting. Charla Huockett was honorary president, Show Minny Hunpatt led as president, Clara Moore and Vida Ramahaw named vice presidents, Marley Wunshaw and Slaw Oltu Armstrong as 3rd and 4th vice presidents, with Grunville Munsley recording secretary and Minn MoaLam corresponding secretary. Treasurer Clara Savage, Musical Conductor Lot e Vv Alusen, and Adah HK Ostrander as assistant pianist. The evening featured musical and literary numbers and a debate on whether women should have bobbed hair. The negative, Lorna Kennedy and Karl St. Vincent, won. Homemade candles were served at the close.
Acton Boldet Wine Honor Place Mr Lowly, a leading soloist, won second prize at the Moughal waval fold in Toronto. Over seven thousand clans participated, with Mr Bolt and Mr Lewis in attendance. A special CN train to Owen Sound for the General Assembly runs June 4 from Toronto, with a dining car. The Methodist Ladies Aid held a meeting noting society progress and elects officers. A humorous tale about a parrot and robin shared at a local gathering. M r Tyner honored for half a century in Guelph schools with a portrait. A Paraguayan trout fisherman traveled 12000 miles to Acton for opening day. Monthly meeting of local clubs included musical numbers and debates on marketing farm produce.
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