Acton District High nets CWOSSA track sweep and cross country win
Acton District High School swept CWOSSA championships in senior junior and midget divisions at the University of Guelph. Jim Slaven led the senior cross country field of 300 to claim Ontario title as coach Bruce Andrews, a former standout, returns influence and inspiration to the program.
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Acton District High School
University of Guelph
Jim Slaven
Acton
Ontario
Bruce Andrews
Seton Hall University
Orange
New Jersey
Bruces
High
Jess
Acton Sees Mayor Race Nominations As Elections Loom
Voter interest rises after national results as Acton hosts three mayoral candidates. Nominations for town and township slated for November 18 with elections December 2. New county school board seat to be shared between Nassagaweyo and Acton, forcing Acton nominees to travel for one nomination then return for another. County plan leaves Acton residents facing extra travel to Brookville. Residents urged to weigh issues seriously and participate at nominations and polls.
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Acton
U.S
New County School Board
Nassagaweyo
Brookville
Long Awards List Frustrates High School Commencement
The second year running a lengthy awards roster at the high school commencement was dampened by donors and winners failing to attend. Absences by recipients and some presenters frustrated donors while some representatives faced wasted time, and others missed expected presentations.
Remembrance Day Reflections Across Generations
A veteran recalls the brutal memories of war as Remembrance Day fades for younger generations. The piece contrasts history books with living pain, notes mixed emotions among the young, and ends with a veteran’s toast at the Legion Hall and a turkey dinner, pondering Canada’s wartime losses.
Public School Grounds To Host New Mall Project
A section of the north wall adjacent to the school grounds has been approved for the construction of a new mall. Remembrance Day services honor fallen soldiers with no parade, while Captain Anderson and a chaplain will serve at Quirville headquarters. Local church outreach and swimming pool campaign plans are noted amid scattered archival notes.
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Theoschool
Van
Solar
Andenon
Hésulquarters
Quirville
Knot Prabyteman
Incoherent PDA Panda Dialogue Fragments
Fragmentary text presents quirky exchanges with a panda and a girl. The lines show garbled phrasing like Inbeaion and Quod, suggesting a playful if unreadable back issue snippet. No clear event, date, or named entities extracted.
War ends as Kaiser fugitive and autocracy toppled
A 50 year old note from The Three Press dated Thursday November 14 190K reports World War I conclusion with Germany in revolution and the Kaiser in flight. It mentions postwar sentiment, a quotation about gods grinding, sale of the Withers farm in Nassagaweya, and a dinner with a serious parson where Edith asks about his mission.
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Germany
Kaiser
D. & W. Withers
William Anderson
Nassagaweya
J. Thompson
Kedith
Edith
Six Legged Steer Photo Goof Behind Rockwood
In a lighthearted column these notes recount a slow news week until a six legged steer near Rockwood became the oddball feature. Barb McIntosh, Youth Page editor, pursues the animal with a camera, escapes an agitated herd, and returns shaken but intact, while the tale ends with reflections on the perils of newspaper reporting.
Local Park Match and Fateful Trade Auction
In a 1994 park event a set match drew excitement as Grey Joe Heat, and Dexter faced off for a $200 prize. A prominent merchant from Acton, who had sold goods locally, died after morphine was misused for quinine cure. Willian Ramshaw’s residence sale on Fairview Place fetched $590. Main Street dealer Kenney Ros noted sales. Women and girls wear boots priced at 90 cents to $1.25. spectacles offered by Symion the jeweller.
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P. Sayers
Grey Joe
Heat
Wallace Jr
Dexter
Dre
Acton
Willian Ramshaw
Fairview Place
Thomas Fartan
Nasagaweya Ploughing Match Held at Stoney Township
The Nasagaweya Ploughing Match in Stoney Township, held Friday the 30th ult as part of the Itiugaweya Agricultural Society events, drew a large crowd and was praised as the best yet. Prizes awarded to first class men included Reed, William Thomas, John Cusick, and A. Nichol. second class to Charles Ingles, Allan Rusmasy, John Scott, and George Harvard. Boys under 18 saw William Pierce win four dollars and a silver watch, gift from Mr. Oakes of Guelph, with a second prize to avid Reed.
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Nasagaweya
Itiugaweya Agricultural Society
Thomas Easterbrook
Stoney
Mr. Reed
William Thomas
John Cusick
A. Nichol
Charles Ingles
Allan Rusmasy
John Scott
George Harvard
William Pierce
Oakes
Guelph
Avid Reed
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Ree Press
Editorial Puy
Acton Alelia
Sandting Camp
Kent
Bruxelles
Belgium
Vimy Ridge
Ypres
Canada
Reveille
Legion Hall
Hitler
Jim Jennings
Tap
Brenda Danny
Milton
Roy Downs
Acton Free Press
Foundato
Willow St. Acton
Oulart
Audi Burau
OWNA
Mas
Vic
Oliana
Free Press
Pree Press
Thurday
Three Press
Thunday
By Hart
Rockwood
Barb McIntosh
Barb
Max Storey
Bossy
Max
Bash
Tukett
Idsuccerf
Kenney Ros
Main St. Jadies
Symion the Jeweller Spectacles
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