Acton News Recaps Politics and Town Projects
The Acton Free Press notes North Norfolk conservatives clash over Mrs. Langford at a convention and Major General Hogarth backs strong no on referendums. It reports Canada’s war pensions costs rising and British trade interest in Canada. It discusses Milton traffic law enforcement gaps and Percy Hurd’s Empire partnership remarks. Council considers waterworks options and a bylaw transferring the Shoe Factory project to Kitchener company for Acton growth.
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North Norfolk
T. E. Langford
Simcoe
Waterford
D. M. Hogarth
Port Arthur
Hogarth
Percy Hurd
House of Commons
Canada
Dominions
Canadian Club
England
Romania
Europe
London
Acton
Ontario
Reliance Shoe Co
Toronto
S. A. Gourlay
Kitchener
Prohibition Bolsters Acton Fall Fair and Referendum Argument
Editorial lauds prohibition in Acton Ontario with a calm, orderly fair amid wartime and postwar stress. It warns against reckless driving, advocates electrocution for murder, urges Victory Loan support, and urges voters to back the fourth Referendum question banning beer.
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Acton
Lake
Park
Knox
Lost umbrella and absent minded professors in humor column
A humorous fragment describes a professor forgetting an umbrella on a train and a rail way office visit. It references Arthur Lynde from the Hambourg Conservatory in Toronto and an Acton weekly teaching schedule with Mina Florence Murray, all in a light, dialogue driven tone.
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Hance
Heston Transcript
Arthur Lynde
Tearer
Hambourg
Mualc
Toronto
Acton
Stailin
Mina Florence Murray
Mountamadiygna Charity Event Noted in Local Speech
A garbled but readable fragment describes a benevolent figure in the hills aiding charity with a London man referenced. Janet reacts to donations and a hospital visit is mentioned, highlighting a local act of goodwill and community support.
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London
Glen
Wuller Wullle
Hazy reminiscence of a quaint house and garden
A narrator recalls a small but lovely home with a beautiful garden full of mowers fruit and vegetables. A friend questions the charm as the speaker explains the drapery and garden work were planned for a wife to oversee.
Ball Marauding Errant Sends Ball to Front Door
A suburban scene ends with a ball over the railings prompting a confrontation at a front door. A father berates a boy for nearly striking a child and questions the boy’s right to demand the ball while the boy insists he has only one baseball.
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Amall
Arabashot Bateman
Chicago News
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Department of Soldiers
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Business Directory
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British Medical Association
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Io. M. Hendrson
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Ontario Veterinary College
Arthur Mock
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Calla
Eegal
Harold Nasi
Farmer
M.A. Garriater
Notary Public
Konvanyancer
Perryman Slock - Acton
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J. M/ BELL
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Central
Toronto Universalty
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Wyndham Street
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Willams’ Store
J. Kerr
Halton
Wellington, Peel and
Dufferin
City of
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Preas Ofica
W. J. Gordon
Aldeburg
R. J. Kerr
Wale
Young Street
J. E. Cheevers
Quebsco
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Ontario Land Surveyor
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Roy Hindley
Consolidated Phone
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Montreal
Detroit
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Cara
Gay Trale
Yul Lafomation
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C. J. Hornby
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Holmes
Agent Agton
Demlilon
Doartion
Meng Wun
Weel
Hamilton & Sons
Norwich
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