12 May 1921
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 12, 1921
Page
1
A vibrant display features gowns and dresses in gingham sportswear and summer fabrics. The collection highlights light and dark frocks in assorted patterns and imported fabrics, offering affordable, ready to wear options for all tastes and purses.
Fragmented report shows Halton's official referendum figure listed as 3 044 with crowded notes on attendees and political debate. It records remarks by Mr Parnice criticizing Minister Ballantyne and outlining Liberal, U F O, and Conservative tensions amid railway and tax discussions.
Report notes a 1621 Milton baseball clash Saturday with the visitors taking a 4 0 victory. The game is described as slow with Eaton, Dance, and Beverley House events listed and a charity dance planned at Weeverly House Church Street Thursday May 26 at 5 PM. A motorist faced fines for unsafe driving before Police Magistrate Moore. Kennedy's Hardware Store opens in old premises, and local obituaries note Thomas Smith, a plumber, passing away last Friday with interment in Galph.
The obituary notices recount the death of Mrs Mary Hunt from pneumonia and note her as the daughter of John and Mary Vincent, born in Aston sixty five years ago. She married George Brunt after widowhood, cared for her kin, and attended Masthodiat Church. Also reported are deaths of Charles Jamon Yowell editor of Belleville Intelligencer and Leopold Davidson founder of Newcastle Independent, with local tributes and memorials.
Germany accepted the Allied ultimatum and vowed to implement Paris terms. The Reichstag backed the move with 840 to 175 votes, pledging to pay 748,000,600 within twenty-two years and 32 billion in labor obligations, while disarming civilians. France and Britain monitor further moves as German and Italian plans unfold amid regional tensions.
The page lists residents and visitors in Acton and area, detailing how Toronto guests visited over the weekend, engagements and upcoming nuptials, and notes on funerals and community activities. Names include Mr. and Mrs. Noltia, Dr. Dryden, Mr. Jamng Whatbrook, Mrs. Mary Brunt’s funeral, and the engagement of Wurlsl Augustа to Archibald Arthur.
A misfit tale recalls a seller who kept a boy to sell stuffed specimens while a customer demanded a living monkey. The boy was sent to fetch the living animal, but the scene exposes a flawed setup and a request for a real pet. In other notes, a person named Peta Imes Carnaban is mentioned with transfers and an invitation from Ontario officials to a garden party in Toronto honoring dignitaries.
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