Acton News Highlights Local Events and Coal Imports
The Duke of Devonshire Chapter IODE met at Mrs. L. Poole's home with officers present. Norman Braide won the Entrance Class prize at Acton Public School. A three month agricultural short course will be offered in Acton this fall with Enrolments rising. A Milton trial involved guarantors for A. J. Murray's estate. judgment against defendants for $500 plus costs. McLean & Co. store in Acton sold to Elliott Bros., new owners to reopen. British coal imports to Canada show sharp gains, with anthracite up 50 percent year to date and bituminous also rising. American anthracite imports declined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke of Devonshire
L. Poole
Nor‘man ‘Braide
Acton Public School
Acton
Halton
Milton
Owen
Inen
A. J. Murray
Monument Works
Creber
McLean & Co
Messrs
R. H
C. H. Elliott
Comber
Elliott Bros
Elliott
Has. &&En
Comb
Messrs. Eliott Bros
Montreal
St. Lawrence
Harbor Commissioners of
Canada
Dominion Fuel Board
Esquesing Township appoints 1932 rate collectors
The Esquesing Township council in regular session appoints rate collectors for 1932. By bylaw, collectors are named for six wards, with rolls due by October 7 and meetings set for November 14. The township authorizes current and overdraft funded levies and approves road expense payments.
Canada census shows rise in farms with Ontario leading
The census reports 728,664 farms in 1931 up from 7171,090 in 1921 with a net decrease in eastern provinces and gains in western ones. Ontario hosts 192,174 farms and Prince Edward Island has the most farm land proportion. Total farm property valued at 4.046 billion dollars, with land at 2.704 billion and overall land values per acre down in the decade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
British Columbia
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Local Notes and Community Updates From Oakville and Nearby
Weekly notices include the Women’s Institute meeting in Parish Hall on Friday at 2 30 p.m. A bowling tournament in Georgetown sees Acton bowlers win all prizes. Oakville population falls 60 to 3 804 while real property assessment rises to 1 322 193 and total 3 587 696. Nassagaweya man Charles Sims dies at a lime kiln in Milton area. inquest ordered. Fire Prevention Week urged with safety reminders. Lionel Winters fined 100 in Toronto Township for wounding Frank Vottero. Softball exhibition in Acton Park ends 11 3 with K House Champions defeating local pick-up team. Streetsville council adjusts Bank of Nova Scotia reef claim to 5 193 with negotiations underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakville
L. H. Cornwall
Nassagaweya
Charles Sims
Nassagaweya Township
Gypsum and Alabastine Company
Milton
Sims
H. A. McColl
Acton Park
Toronto
Acton
Weaver
A. Weaver
R. Anderson
G. Huffman
H. Mooney
Streetsville
Bank of Nova, Scotia
Gordon B. Jackson
HL Smith
Fred Page Higgins and Co
Local Commission Objects to Exchange
At the Public Utilities Commission meeting Kerr King and Reeve E Thetford attended. The commission praised the water tower painting by contractor F Adams of Norval but protested Hydro commission exchange rate rulings. An retroactive bill of 1330.57 remained unpaid while investigation proceeded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Utilities Commission
Kerr and King
Reeve E. Thetford
Commission
F. Adams
Norval
Provincial
Hydro Commission
Hydro
Nassagaweya Council Meets in September Session
Nassagaweya Council held a September 26 meeting with Acting Reeve Finney in place of ill Reeve Campbell. Accounts passed include relief payments for Elsley and Norrish sheep losses, inspections by Irving and Kitching, road vouchers totaling 1,261.91, and a 20.00 deputation grant to Halton Agricultural Society. Insurance for tax collector renewed at 3 000 with a 46.88 premium. Meeting slated for November 7 at 1 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nassagaweya
Campbell
Finney
R. S. Elsley
H. C. Elsley
Norrish
A. J. McPhedran
D. Irving
Colin Kitching
Municipal World
Messrs. L. Chisholm
W. Reid
Halton Agricultural Society
Eramosa Council selects Tax Collector H E Alton
At a special council meeting on September 30, H E Alton was chosen for the Tax Collector post with a salary of 225 dollars and must supply a satisfactory bond by the October regular meeting. A bylaw ends the 3 percent early payment discount and imposes a 2 percent penalty on unpaid taxes after December 15 with an additional 4 percent monthly penalty starting February 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Alton
Eramosa
Rest Obituary for JOHN W. BEDY of St. Mary's Journal
Pages recall the funeral for John W. Bedy veteran editor and former owner of St. Mary's Journal Argus who died suddenly from a heart attack. Clergy from St. Mary's United Church Toronto and London led the service with pallbearers and Journal Argus staff handling flowers. Interment followed at St. Mary's Cemetery with tribute from fellow publishers including three past presidents of the C W N A. The report also notes Winnipeg grain merchant Frederick Beatty Graham death with survivor details and Westminster United Church funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Bedy
St. Mary's
Ontario
Argus
J. A. Agnew
St. Mary's United Church
J. R. Reycraft
Toronto
William Walden
D. N. McCamus
London
Methodist Church
John Ready
W. A. McIntyre
W. J. Mills
E. W. White
Eli Grosé
W. E. Elliott
Wobstock Sentinel Review
H. B. Davis
Mitchell ‘Advocate
M._L. Southcott
Exeter ‘Tines-Advocate
AL W. Wright
Mount Forest Confederate
Winnnipeg Free Press
Fred B. Graham
Acton
Frederick Beatty Graham
Cambridge Street
Wiley, Low and Company
Grain Merchants
Winnipeg Canoe Club
Graham
Winnipeg
Westminster United Church
Elmwood Cemetery
Churchill marks ninety fourth anniversary celebration
The Churchill United Church observed its ninety four year anniversary with packed services on Sunday including sermons by Dr. R. G. Agnew and Rev. W. J. Fiddes, a choir and Y M C A Male Quartet. Monday featured a chicken supper followed by a church auditorium program led by Rev. H. Caldwell with music from the Churchill Orchestra and performances by local soloists and groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churchill United Church
R. G Agnew
Chengtu Union University
China
W. J. Fiddes
Guelph
H. Caldwell
Kitchener
Churchill
Churchill Orchestra
L. Pool
Packer Brothers
Lydia Caldwell
W. Gowdy
Dobbie
Packer Bros
Jessie Young
Mgr
Roy Hindley
Messrs
C. B. Swackhamer
Smith Griffin
Chautauqua Visit to Acton Earns Wide Praise
The Chautauqua troupe visited Acton this year amid initial misgivings but delivered high quality concerts and lectures. Highlights included Vierra's Hawaiians, Miss Sisson and Cavengy, Hugo Brandt, Judge Alden’s "Altitudes and Visibilities," and a Saturday program featuring The Mender. Proceeds supported the Poppy Fund for Acton and district, local Legion relief funds, and other relief efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chautauqua
Acton
St. Cal
Legion
Vierra
Dorothy &. Sisson
Cavengy
Judge Alden
Sue Hastings
Mender
Luther Bradley
Chautauqua Committee
Mr. Poole
Woman applicant for license quizzed in odd car query
In a terse exchange a lady seeking a license is asked if she has driven before. Her husband nearby adds a quip about having logged 120000 miles with no hands on the wheel.
Car Collision in Esquesing Township Injures Passenger
Roy South of Oakville and J. Halbert of Alliston collide on the seventh line. Mrs Lorne Buyers injured and in shock. The incident leaves both cars damaged and a local witness details the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy South
Oakville
Esquesing Township
J. Halbert
Alliston
Mra
Georgetown Fair Showcases 21 Heavy Horses and Exhibits
The Esques ing Agricultural Society held its Georgetown fair with 21 heavy horses and strong hall displays. Races and a softball game drew attendees despite cold wet weather. A concert by the Lorne Rifles Band added to the day’s events, while prize lists name winners in grains vegetables fruits and domestic science across Georgetown Acton Norval Glen Williams Bronte Brampton and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esquesing Agricultural Society
Georgetown
Lorne (Scottish) Rifles
E. Wilson
F. Wilson
R. H. Gunter
Norval
Co. Cunningham
Hornby
J. C
F. R. Fendley
J. Cunningham
R. H. Hunter
T. J. Brownridge
M. Black
Guelph
W. J. McDonald
Acton
H. A. Hunter
Clifford Burt
Glenwilliams
D. ©. Fendley
Mangels
D. C. Fendley
J. C. Cunningham
T. J. Fisher
C. Burt
C. Stein
Hero
Bert Cleave
Field
J. T. Cook
Hubbard
H. Wilson
R. Fendley
EB. _Wilson
R.H. Hunter
Jesse Braadford
Jesse Brandford
F. R. Wendley
R. T. Paul
R. C. Breckon
Bronte
C.stein
Tompkins
R.C. Breckon
Blenheim
Allan McCullough
H. Robert&on
G. M. Judge
Toronto
G. H. Switzer
H. Cleave
A. 5. Dodds
Also Mentioned on This Page
Esquesing Council
W. G. Appelbe
L. L. Mullin
G. Wesley ‘Murray
N. A.’ Robinson
George Currie
Beardmore Crescent
Board of Hydro
Bell
J. M. Moore
Aasidaraetvoateheetansa
G. Wesley Murray
Esquesing
N. A. Robinson
Ward
P. G. Gibbons
Hyatt Dobbie
Harold Webster
Lindsay
Alex. McKay
Canadian Farm Statistics
Women’s Institute’ Meeting
Women's Institute
Bde Mills Institute
Out West
Mary
Arlos
Acton Fair
Lionel Winters
Port Credit
E. J. Pallett
Sidney Belfore
Joseph Allen Cooksville
Winters
Frank Vottero
Vottero
A. G. Davis
Brampton
Local Commission
Ontario Commission
James Symon
Canadian’ General Electric Co
F. McCutcheon
Express
the Masco. Co
Westinghouse
Cecil. Adams
Metro
C. E. Parker
Reeve Campbell
Eramosa Council
John Cameron
THE
Free Press
Jos. H. Hading
Cameron
Iare
Russell Salmon
Bracebridge
Russ
Georgetown. Fair
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