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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 30, 1935
Page
20
In a crowded arena two teams meet for a decisive game. Key players from the Miners and St. Bi Nike Ua are highlighted as the match determines standings and momentum for upcoming events.
A heavy rock strikes a truck near Exhibition Park causing a glare of darkness as drivers swerve. Games feature Everton, Rockwood United Church, Bulldogs and Eden Mills with scores 6 5 14 13 and 3 10. A Ladies Institute fundraiser raises about 75 dollars. Sunday worship led by Rev. Bennie. Fire alarm at Mr. Ewer’s small blaze extinguished. Holiday visitors include Angus Carter Gordon and others.
Fragmentary text mentions individuals like Ross McKinnon and R. J. Robertson spending the holiday with spouses or families. No clear events, places, or dates are discernible beyond social visiting.
Ms Margaret Norma Prank West to wed Dr William F Dewar of Toronto in June. Dorothy Hene to Vernon L Belyea of Bronte to marry in June. Milton B B Cox Das reports interior painting at his barber shop and beauty parlor. The annual Girls Conference discusses home making projects for 1935 36 under Miss Wallace of Toronto.
Mrs Ida Tovell of Guelph spent the weekend with her mother Mrs McLean. Mrs Bo McKinnon is recovering well. Gladys Carter of Guelph visited Mr and Mrs D G Robertson. Aitkens and Beavish family hosted visitors in Hamilton and Guelph. Ms Margaret Cooke from Guelph visited home over the weekend.
Georgetown townsfolk share brief items including Duncan McDonald and Robert Giieon of Carbon Hill Alabama visiting for a few days. The funeral of Tate John McDonald in Milton is noted with a 76 year sentence awaiting trial and a 3 to 2 vote deferring a new Main Street lighting system.
A town resident underwent appendicitis surgery at Hamilton General Hospital and is recovering at home. Oakville workmen install a drain at the new Dr. Chase factory with completion bringing active site work soon. Oddfellows attend St. Jude's Church for the 116th anniversary service. Lakeshore County Baseball League opening at Victoria Park featured local players and brief speeches by Councillor Ross Gideon and others.
Ronald Graver the cheek artist appears in police court on Monday afternoon. Lakeshore Park gains highway grading with possible summer widening. Government approves lake intake for new water system. Florence Sleeth sails to visit parents in Armagh Ireland. Graduation rites at O A G Guelph for Rae Berry and Borisuk. Council seeks to curb public health nurse grant cuts. Ontario Volunteer Firemen’s Association convention and tournament set for Petrolia in August with Executive meeting in Oakville. Gazette reports.
The value of cut flowers sold ending May 31, 1084 reached 876,203 dollars, representing 62 percent of Canada’s total floricultural and decorative plant output. The measure covers outdoor crops alongside indoor flowering bulbs and decorative varieties.
Reports show beef and pork shortages across the United States due to drought. Cattle and hog supplies shrink at major stock yards pushing consumption toward lamb in both Canada and the U S. Strong hog exports and higher beef prices reshape meat markets with lamb becoming a favored option for readers in North America.
The readable text shows a chaotic exchange with unclear speakers and miswritten phrases. It hints at a negotiation or request about items described as bows and something named Ushi, but the meaning is obscured and no clear event or outcome emerges.
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