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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 11, 1924
Page
7
The fragment lists a church schedule with a Matthew chapter reference and minister topics on the realities of the future life and sparity and power. It also notes a brood sows for sale by W. J. Patterson, Hatcher, Main Border, inviting potential buyers.
Excitement rises as the store undergoes a complete overnight transformation. New merchandise fills every corner with alluring items from home and foreign manufacturers, offering the newest and best products to shoppers.
The latest millinery coats furs dresses and fabrics evoke Directoire Paris and modern Spain with bold colors like Burnt Russet Venetian Pudisia and Shutter Green. Suede and rubbed textures appear in snappy fabrics as shops invite customers to view and try this week.
A fashion display offers Velour Coats for women and young women priced at 25 dollars. Coats feature sizes from sixteen to larger, with colors including penny brown wood tans antelope reindeer sand ray and black. Fur collars of Beaverine or Sealine and fur bandings appear with clover stitching. The promotion highlights value and style across the collection.
The article promotes a wide range of sweets and hot drinks, noting excellent chocolate quality and a best bargain in the store. It mentions weekly stock turnover with fresh supply, regular prices of 40 and 50 cents per pound, and a weekend special at 82 cents. It highlights a changing menu of warm drinks and soups for cooler nights, with boilling hot service and a large ice cream assortment available year round.
Local Band Concert at Town Hall canceled due to rain and moved indoors. Erin Advocates corrects wrong dates for Acton KalValyum event, while county temperance sermon urges action. Civic notes: promotions at Canadian National Railway, new Masonic quarters on Main Street, Albert Eve joins Chatham Technical School, Halton Rifles camp at Georgetown park with 85 men, and a visit from Acton’s former town clerk James G. Hill in Cleveland. The Granada Society showcases The Covered Wagon with praise for cast and production.
Revered J C Wilson long pastor of Knox Church Acton died suddenly at Weyburn last Sunday. He served twenty one years in Acton and sixteen more in Weyburn before retiring. A man of strong faith, civic duty, and leadership, he guided church unity efforts and chaired local boards. Survived by wife Mrs Wilson and family, funeral arrangements to be announced.
Acton defeats Georgetown 14 to 3 in the opening game of the Ladies' Softball Tournament at Park Here Last Saturday. Brookville and Rockwood also played, with Acton later beating Rockwood 15-6 to win the final playoff. Box scores note Johnson Anderson Wyder and Mason for Acton, Rumsey Armstrong and Gibbons among performers, while wild throws and stolen bases marked the field. The day featured cooler weather and a fair crowd enjoying the undercard games.
A special council meeting discussed proposals to connect the Maina tannery water system with the town to ensure emergency water supply and reduce insurance costs. The tannery urged improved relation with the town and offered to share benefits. a test connection and legal consent matters were scheduled, and pressure issues at the pumps were questioned.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention a Sunday school plant event at a bush owned by A J Murray and a Toronto Exhibition award for Kerr in a youth category. The readable items are garbled and do not form a coherent report.
Fragmented OCR records a sale, church events and a family visit. Mentions Mr Biante selling dth traddonde Ton and Mrs Ulake Vuuhatter at Honey Creek plus a Sunday gathering at the Presbyterian Church on Hill Street. A death or illness incident is noted involving a local resident.
Local notices describe postal delays and circulars not reaching subscribers. The piece notes readers failing to receive letters, mentions missed circulars and a push to improve delivery in daily routines. References A Vuchniua and E Aweeboy Went to Merges for the Mercury Trophy Cup.
Social and personal notes recount visits from Toronto residents, weekend gatherings, and family travels across Ontario. Local residents, including Mrs. Culp and Mrs. J. Kerr, host and visit relatives in towns like Guelph, Toronto, and Sault Ste. Marie. A private funeral for Margaret Helen Salahimuan is noted along with hospital visits, appendicitis, and cancer treatments.
Erin township's Mies Eve Cheyne led in high baking at a Toronto competition among 374 entrants. Muth Blatt of Wlamboro township Won Without in bread judging. Cheyne won the ret i cake judging and Grace Fore took the flat prize for Sudwling the hose drewiew in a crowded inter-township contest.
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