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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 30, 1929
Page
5
The British Empire claims vast resources skilled craftsmen and superior facilities, ensuring quality workmanship and moderate costs for Empire-made goods, making devotion to duty also an advantage for buyers.
Church services list morning and evening with Jeremiah study themes and ministerial subjects. Public notices advertise sales, auctions, furniture, plants, and property in Acton including a seven room brick house for sale and nearby lots. community notices urge fair exhibits and dressmaking services.
A mixed cinema page highlights a detective tale The Canary Mander Case starring Wil fm Powell James Hull and Louie Thooks with a comedy Those Two Boys and a Hodge-Podge Saturday lineup. Also listed are Brotherly Love and Manchu Love plus Fox News by Horace Gordy.
The page lists numerous residents visiting Acton friends from Toronto and other towns over the holidays. Names include Hugene McPherson Harold Reed Mina Crossman John Precious and many more as locals host or travel, reflecting a lively social scene during the period.
Acton Public Utilities Commission announces June 1 start for reduced electricity rates across all classes. Domestic use falls from 2.4¢ to 2.3¢ per kWh for first 60, then 1.3¢ on higher tiers. commercial lighting drops to 2.3¢ per 100 kWh, and street lighting rates cut. Retroactive to January 1, refunds proposed. surpluses noted in water works power and street lighting accounts.
Oakville defeated Acton 5 to 4 in a tight season opener at the Park. Oakville led 5 3 entering the final inning before Acton rallied to within one run as N Gibbons closed the game.
Acton residents attend diverse events from Womro'n Institute and Duke of Devonshire Chapter meetings to lawn socials and church activities at United Church and Guelph conference. A fishing fine case ends with a notable home dinner.
The Fortnightly Council meets with Councillors Thetford Harrison and Dr Nelnoy present. The Prince Committee recommends paying several accounts and approves drainage work for Halton Cream and Butter Company plant on Mill Street and Church Street connection under supervision. A main hydrant project at the school property is considered, and unresolved property disputes are to be viewed for possible extension on Beene Street. A special tax rate meeting is ordered and a band grant deferred. The Toronto Globe lauds Acton Scouts first At Home in new HQ with praise for Scoutmaster Mason and Cubmaster AQuilla.
Two young men at Eden Mill after a dance found a bag by the highway containing liquor. They drank part of it before being stopped by Provincial Traffic Officer Dowd, arrested, and charged. One driver was convicted of intoxicated driving and public intoxication, with fines and jail terms. The other man, Kav Lan Bauer, faced separate penalties. The car was seized for a month.
In Georgetown an inquest into a May 14 collision near Acton heard the radial car was travelling about 60 miles per hour. John McVicar of Toronto died, while James McClure and Mrs Modluce testified as the inquiry was adjourned to June 19.
A Letter from Acton criticizes a group calling themselves Girl Guides for defacing Bannockburn school property. The writer urges leniency to avoid repeat vandalism and hopes for better conduct by the organization in the future.
The Empire Day concert in Acton featured pupils from Public and Connustion Schools with performances across departments. Highlights included folk dances, soloists Louise Leatham Rigby Cram and Harold Skilling, and prize presentations by Miss J Galbraith and Mrs Wm Johnstone.
John Gibbens of Acton died after a four month illness at his Willow Street home leaving a widow Elizabeth and four sons and a daughter. Survived by two sisters and three brothers, funeral at St. Joseph's Acton with interment at Dublin Cemetery. Also Sunday Band concert planned in Acton Park with Bandmaster A Mason, as the band recruits new uniforms and regains strength.
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