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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 17, 1923
Page
6
Blain Ford of MIT ton married Elja G daughter of Mr and Mrs C Norrin on Monday April 30 1933 by Rev W M Mackay at Knox Churat Maniac. Mary Nicklin widow of Alexander H Brown died at age 73 on May 16 1933.
Local notes include election news Halton Returning Officer Wilbert Ford of Milton. Conservative candidate Hillmer of Oakville visits Acton electors. Taxes and municipal matters cited with Mills rates and property sales. May Day and Mother's Day observances noted along with weather and road conditions.
A fragmentary Provincially sourced column notes a merchant Gordon selling his store to a Guelph businessman with ownership transfer next month. It mentions a Wednesday snow event, a joint meeting of Women’s Institute and Disciple Church plans, and social visits to Mildmay and Knox Church. Several local figures attend a government luncheon in Toronto.
A town notes section reports a Presbyterian delegation attending a Presbytery meeting regarding the resignation of Rev. J. Little, described with regret. The piece also mentions local harvests, trips, and social events, plus several town residents’ visits and community notices from Limehouse and surrounding areas.
A letter from an editor in a Pennsylvania town recounts praise for Tim Acton poem work. W W Kajloge, an experienced printer, provides commentary on the publication and layout of the Fron article.
The article outlines tariff reductions and duty changes including a 16 percent rate cut to 10 percent via Canadian ports, reciprocal trade notes with the United States, lower duties on various goods, and adjustments to income and petroleum taxes. It also gives extensive garden planning tips, soil preparation, and plant selection guidance for a home plot, with emphasis on perennials, annuals, and climbers and references Ottawa horticultural guidance.
A long mixed page covers local meetings at Mr Jonn F Hovertson’s home on May 23 with plans and programs, a broken arm at Robson Motor, school attendance laws, short lived Fergus paper, reader participation appeals, a Ford sedan collision, Lieutenant-Governor luncheon, Monday holiday rules, and a postal stamp guidance memo.
The annual convention of a Ontario Disciples of Christ group meets in Gubiot from May 29 to June 4 with about 200 delegates. Rev Stephen J Corey of St Louis will address Sunday morning and evening services at the Disciples Church. Guelph District Meeting in Fergus elected to Stationing Committee and lists delegates for the Federations conference at Stratford.
A fragment discusses avoiding hard times by borrowing against the future. It argues against endless mortgage of the future for present pleasures and questions spending beyond earned income. The text references restraint and social responsibility amid economic pressure.
The passage complains about the public danger of intoxicated driving. It recalls old warnings from observers like Fogoy and laments that some drivers remain reckless while operating motor vehicles, harming innocents and their families.
Special prices on girls black sateen bloomers trimmed with yellow for young sizes under years. Hats and gloves offered in first quality at reduced values. Misses evening dresses advertised at exceptionally low prices. Open evenings for shopping.
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