Acton Trades and Personal News From 1922
Acton carpenters and builders are busy with contracts as Georgetown Lumber Company expands. Hewitson Co. plans to increase output at the Acton Shoe Factory to 450 children’s shoes daily and then raise to 200 more. Mr T H Moorehead sold his Acton business to manager Victor Rumley this week. William Williams sold two stores and a residence on Mill Street to Norris Brown of Toronto and plans retirement after liquidating stock. Annie Dell Nixon wed George H Dawson in Hamilton on August 23 1922. Christina Keith widow of Joseph Anderson of Acton died at Hartney Manitoba on August 20 1922 aged years.
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The
Mercury
Acton
Georgetown Lumber Company
Meaars, Hewitson Co
William Williams
Mill Street
Norris Brown
Toronto
Williams
Bowmanville
Women Dentists Commissioned in RAF Officers Corps
London reports the RAF is commissioning women dentists. They join with the same training as other recruits, learn marching and drill, and receive the relative rank of flying officer. This designation affects address and administrative discipline within the service.
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London
The Alcohol Problem Past and Present in Sodom's Wake
A Sunday School lesson discusses the old moral warning against alcohol and debauchery. It traces biblical judgments on drunkenness from Genesis to Amos, comparing ancient Sodom and modern society, urging self sacrifice over self indulgence and warning that divine doom follows unrepentant sin.
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Jesus
Lot
Sodom
Oll
Israel
Amos
J Church
Zion
Christ
Phs
Temporary Bins For West Crops In Manitoba Farms
Manitoba farmers face huge grain storage challenges as the Dominion Experimental Farm reports the heaviest task since settlement. A Brandon statement notes temporary bins can save labor at harvest and provide needed storage, with a Sask Experimental Station letter describing farmer use and construction notes. In Britain, New Zealand pilot Jane Winston arrives to ferry a transport crew.
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Brandon
Mai
Dominion
Manitoba
Senott
Sask
London
Jane Winston
New Zealand
Britain
Auxiliary Transport Service
Ontario farmers harvest bumper crop despite labor shortage
Ontario farmers cope with a labor squeeze as the Farm Service Force reports it exceeded its goal by mobilizing 40 000 workers through the Farm Cadet Brigades Farm Commandos and Holiday Service Brigades. Camps housed 40 to 100 workers with wages at two pence per hour for tented work and higher for paid tasks. Women are sought for eight week stints amid widespread applications.
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Toronto
Ontario
Reek
Ontario Farm Service
Monday Service Brigade
Parn
WG Om Tt
Cndetsa
Holiday Service Brigade
A. MacLaren
Ontario Farm Service Force
Ym.ga
Yw.cla
Department of Agriculture
Vrade Board
Drs
Week at Ottawa reports war time wage disputes and controls
The column outlines labor clashes in Sault Ste. Marie and Sydney NS as tests of wartime wage controls. It notes Prime Minister King warning of serious consequences from work stoppages and officials warning civilians against spreading false rumors about rationing and the financial program. It also mentions new housing plans, gas rationing changes, and compulsory employment rules affecting workers and employers.
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Ottawa
Sault Ste. Marie
Ont
Sydney
N.S
Isaber
Andy Adits
Miniter
Macleazie King
V. C
Millard
Unley
Donald Gordon
Prices and “Trade Board
Information Ronard
Prairie Provinces
Alberta
Canada
Waro
Wen
Far East
Japan
Gripsholm
Hong Kong
Paul V. McLean
Mitchell
FE. M. Little
National Selective Service
Pitervresyke
Oan
Pilot bales from plane at 10000 feet and survives
Alev Fulee recounts leaping from his plane at ten thousand feet. He landed amid heat and debris, sustaining a broken foot as he fell to the ground. The account appears in a London report from ccp observer.
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London
Ccp
Alev Fulee
Fom
Tierman Hospital
Restoring Light For Day Signal London
London full disc lights restored and traffic standards in daylight cause complaints. A police officer lowers a blackout ram to cover the lights at Turnbridge Wells England. Harry Marland, wealthy head of a manufacturing concern, has offered a large portion of his fortune interest free for the duration. The amount was not disclosed.
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London
Turnbridge
Wells
England
Harry Marland
Acton Fall Fair continues on page eight
Notice from Acton newspaper page eight mentions the fall fair continuing. Details are incomplete in the fragment, but the event is highlighted and tied to Acton.
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Korool
Attlebrook
Walla
Dawson-Nnnon
Hamilton
Griffin M.thompson
Annie Dell Nixon
Ashgrove
George H. Dawson
Jmilton
RAF
Tarael
America
Peter
Paul
Sim
Prairie
W. Armstrong
Comet
National Salvage Committee
Hitler
Savage Optical Co
Foster's Fashion
Guelph
Walker
Plainess
Rond Hardware Co
Acker Furniture Co
Chapple
Nook
Worton Read and Cake Co
Guelph Home Furnishing Co
Dominion Home Furnishing. Co
Georgetown Lumber Co
McArthur
GW. Masales
J. Hales
Cruelpty
Ham Sidie
Halton County
Erin
Bramosa
Eaton Co. Limited
Ist
A. Melenac
White Rose Motor
Charles Barber
Ronde
Daymond Motors
Guelph Mercury
Loblaw Groceterias
Halton Union Mutual Fire Thailrance Co
Western Canada Flour Milix
Eeeper A. Kerr
Deater
Canada Packers
Chas
Thatcher
Rockwood
Canada Read Co
MacDonald's Bakery
Robert Simpson Co. Ltd
DHL
Lindsay
Value
Hest
Cole Bros
Ontario Seed Co
Woodhall & Musselle
Ontario Sees Co
Nical’s
Somy Starwoods
Acton Heome Bakers
Wandell
Maasselle
Halton
Etin
Eramosa
SIS
Cromp A
Hortops
Fleury Vadue
Te Ho Lindsay
Savage & Ca
Tauelph
Fae Vogue
la Vogue
Plank’s
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