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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 23, 1924
Page
11
Local items urge voters to participate today for temperance and election issues. Reports cover Halloween preparations, garden tasks, hunting season notes, a housewarming, church social plans, and community gatherings around Acton.
Community notices describe Bannockburn Hallows'en Social hosted by Mrs Merbert Anthony Gib ling on October 20 with an appealing program. Halton polling opens today for local elections, with a large expected turnout, as ballots are distributed and mail service restored to the town.
Police Magistrate deals with several cases including speeding fines for Nall McArthur of Ifrin who pleaded guilty and paid ten dollars. James Barvice of Nangagaweyn was fined after being found with an unnumbered car at Milton Fair. Joe Caduro of Milton Flighta faced a liquor script issue and paid eleven dollars and twenty cents in costs. James Clare and Clark faced intoxication and disorder charges. cases were dismissed or resolved after testimonies. Terra Cotta session saw Oscar Crains and James Algto fined ten dollars and twenty dollars in costs for drunkenness in public, with a three month driving permit suspension proposed for one case.
A compilation explains how London streets earned their names linking to rivers taverns and trades. From Fleet Street once a swift waterway to Shoe Lane tied to a shoe drop, and Blackfriars after the Dominican monastery, the article traces landmarks and old routes across the capital.
A brief note surveys opinions on whether happiness signals better character. It cites unnamed respondents and emphasizes mood as a social cue.
Milan Hollema recounts a Canadian Editors' Party journey by air from Paris to London aboard two planes. The narrative covers boarding at Le Bourget, front-seat views, cockpit noise, partial meals, in-flight maps, coastal and countryside scenery, cloud passing, and a three to four hour crossing with a 600 franc fare.
Fragmentary verse lines reflect inner conflict and poetic command. The speaker, perhaps addressed to a person named ldony James, contemplates art directing emotion and will through rhyme and form.
The Piston Gazette recounts a July rail journey from Leamington to Torquay through rural England. It notes hay harvest, village farms with thatched roofs, hedges and field systems, and contrasts English countryside stability with Ontario, ending with a visit to Torquay and The Palace Hotel.
A fragmented reprint cites sayings about avoiding evil company and the danger of associating with crooks and lawbreakers. It discusses the East’s bread sharing as identity, notes ministers who break bread with unlawful gain, and quotes Solomon on upright living and authentic love.
A. W. Smith, Optometrist at 120 Upper Wyndham St, Gualph, advertises eye services with promises of the best attention and skilled service. The note notes 25 years of experience and mentions comfortable vision options and special fittings.
Public sale conducted by Robert J. Keer on Wednesday November 12 1924 at 2 30 pm for part of lot 313 plan of Will act on the property with frontage about ten feet and depth 120 feet. A white frame cottage with stone facade and cellar stands on the lot. Ten percent purchaser deposit due day of sale with one third in ten days. balance on mortgage or cash at option. Immediate possession to qualifying buyer. Further details from Auctioneer orVendor’s Solicitor OL MN Farmer War Acton Ontario.
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