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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 19, 1916
Page
5
A Toronto interview notes a shift toward prohibition in Australia while Canadian press discusses road budgets in the province and a by law approval for the Italianos Shoe Company in Acton. The Acton council endorses industrial expansion and a favorable by law outcome signals growth for the town.
A meeting of Aston Fall Fair Directors reviewed 1916 finances. Revenue reached 1200.12 with expenditures 1289.02 leaving a 62.10 balance. About 780 was added to the reserve fund while receipts fell about 115 from the three year average due to heavy showers. Committees were appointed to study improvements for next fall.
Anhie Hamilton Donbell offers Another Pine Story featuring Anila Hamittas Dounall new book Blew Theadoaloa Heartetringas. A lively, global tale of Mrs Thiotoala and her quest for pleasure and adventure.
A major blaze at The Acton Tanning Co caused rapid destruction of a four story shed with two cupolas in the workshop district. Firefighters and insurers dominated the scene as flames swallowed the wooden frame, with losses estimated at 180 000 to 200 000 and salvage operations ongoing.
Obituary notices report the death of Winaan Gani Alter at seventy after a long parish life near Erin and Canute, with surviving children Clitlea Bennatt and Nelson plus Elizabeth McDoyle wife of the deceased. Funeral details note burial at Fairview Cemetery Acton with Rev. Ainitherman. Additional notices recall Myrtle Parcell, John Denny, and John Denny’s family and church life, with funerals at Fairview and acts of community memory.
The notice describes an auction sale by public auction for livestock and farm implements with terms in cash or credit notes. It lists horses cows hens and sheep, listed items including a binder, mower, plough, and other farm gear, plus household and grain lots. A separate town update notes the Walton-Duffarin Battalion's move from Camp Borden to Hamilton area with planned parade and hospitality arrangements in Orangeville Acton and local church breakfasts for soldiers.
Fragmented OCR item cites various individuals such as Walker Hantusy Carlton Hills and Toronto visitor Vannatter returning home. Mentions cattle trading at Roctow Ceonga tewa Exo Pale and friendship visits with Me Katle Motasd. A stray note references Sayers and Hortill with travel details.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions individuals and places with many errors. It references a person named Wilma Taylor, a Nashaga area, and a probable medical or event context with limited readable details. Overall, the readable content is too fragmentary to derive a concrete modern-item summary.
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