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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 10, 1917
Page
5
A fragmented report discusses liquor prohibitions and penalties, highway costs for farm produce, and a call for nationwide liquor trade cuts. It cites Ontario temperance acts and a U.S. wartime argument urging national prohibition, noting grain use in liquor and road efficiency differences.
The Times commemorates fifty years as Orillia’s local journal with a twenty page issue packed with town history and illustrations of past and present buildings. The edition honors G Blackett Robloson of Ottawa, former Canadian Press president, now published by HH Blackstock, praising the paper as a steadfast town representative.
Councillor China presided a crowded town hall gathering last Wednesday as Prof. A H McLennan of Guelph spoke on growing vegetables at home. He urged every household to start a garden to aid food supply, highlighting youth involvement and practical pest control methods.
Mrs Marta Flynn, aged eighty four, died peacefully Monday after a fall fractured her ankle. Born on the Mulholland farm Esquesing, she lived at Smith's Mills and Acton. A devout Roman Catholic, she attended Dublin Church regularly. funeral at St Joseph's Church and burials at Dablo Cemetery.
Arbor Day was observed in the rural eboola on Friday. Mrs Jas Drove Elva and Harold of West Toronto visited Mr EB Cleave’s mother. Mira Cleave’s friends hope she recovers health. Roy Wannborough of Toronto and others visited here last week. Mr and Mrs W Van Norman Lenor and Donal of Guelph spent time with friends here. Frank Day’s farm moved to. he is with the 12nd battalion at Aldershot Camp. Mr and Mrs Nelson McLaughlie of Nasa Wawoya visited Mr Al Crowson on Sunday.
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