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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Sep 13, 1928

Page

11

Church Services and Sunday School Schedule Listed

A schedule shows Knox Church Acton led by Pastor A C Blewart with 10 00 am Sunday School on Willow Street 11 00 am Worship and 2 30 pm Sunday School The ministerial topics include Paul writes to friends in Corinth What is a Name and Planning One's Life The Baptist Church Acton led by Pastor W J Daxter on Frederick Street lists 11 00 am Worship 2 30 pm Sunday School and 6 00 pm Prayer Meeting.

Lessa Paul Garrath Poe Corinth Baptist Church Acton Wm. J. Daxter Frederick Street United Church Vasil Thompson Asa Parkdale St Alban’s Church Dr. Hill Canada Church of England Hills

For Sale and Notices in Acton Advertisements

A mix of small ads: Timothy seed for sale by A. N. Stark. girl for light housework. delivery boy needed for Free Press. hall cards of mixed wood for sale by D. order. stray heifer information request to Mack Hart. Acton Fall Fair secretary to transact entries. washing services offered. two shops on the Sin clair property for sale or rent with potential mill operation and possible financial assistance.

CO. D PREE ROBT Airdrie Speyside Acton Park W. J. Akins Sinclair BYU Po Oa Smith Main Street Ceoron

Council Meeting Deliberates on School Main Laying and Inquiries

At the council session the finances were reviewed as the committee recommended paying several accounts. Tenders for laying the main to the school were opened. bids were deferred for inquiries until Reeve Mason returns. Judge El Hot’s hearing on county equalization was postponed. A $225 highway department cheque arrived for the Young Bird corner property.

Main Street Hudson National Iron Corporation Reeve Mason el- Hot Milton Department of Pubic Highways Sorreveert

Acton Fall Fair Boosts Cooperative Spirit Amid High Attendance

Indications point to a new high attendance for Acton Fall Fair next Wednesday with good weather expected. The special edition of Tus Pare Paras for the Pair notes strong demand and a cooperative delivery from advertisers, aiming to bring a timely fair message to Acton residents.

Acton Unis Wsue

Town Council Maps Traffic Roles and Tax Write Offs

Delegated to Chief McPherson the task of relocating the hanging uhidewalk to various town spots. Council moved to write off three dollar dog tax charges against Mrs. Violett Judph and James Mackie due to error. Discussion on highway traffic officer methods showed support for Chief McPherad handling traffic duties without provincial help.

MclPherson Nend J. Nicol Hansen Violett Judph James Mackie McPherad

Variety of News Arise for An Old Cemetery

Reports from Militan describe the Daughters of the Empire clearing and leveling land at the old town cemetery with Boy Scouts removing shrubs and roots readying for seeding. The long list of notices includes a death in Allan Mann s eighty third year a prison guard injured after a truck crash and the purchase of a Shorthorn bull by a New Zealand cattleman. A hydro tower death case in Port Credit ends with a coroner verdict of negligence and a public warning needed.

Militan Daughters of the Empire Boy Scouts Allan Mann Tisdale Bask Mr Mann Ute Hugh Moga Donald Mann Acton Afr Mann William Hearst Mer Roy Gordon Bennett Ginitly Bennett Toronto Street Port Chattt Burns Hydras Ettelric Wader AH Sutton Pearl Credit Tiysho-Electrig Power Commission Vorground James Kelly Mort Credit Gordon Henneth Phirry Blewitt Cucade Read Company God Pd

Evening Meal at the Brockout Irish Route Rally

A fragmented report recalls spectators watching cars race around a Brockout track. An Irishman contemplates his luck as a fortune changes hands, ending with a question about where the money has gone.

Brock

Wrigglesworth Runner Shines At Ontario Track Meet

In the fourth annual schoolboy championships at the University of Toronto Stadium H Wrigglesworth son of Fred Wrigglesworth Eng Hornby finished second in both the senior high 100 yard dash and the 229 yard dash showcasing notable speed for public and high school athletes.

Ontario University of Toronto H. Wrigglesworth Fred Wrigglesworth Eng Hornby

Acton and District News Highlights and Events

Local notices cover advertiser copy deadlines for the fair week and a busy schedule at Acton United Church services with Rev C L Poole. Reports include a Dundas Cup defeat by Acton girls, a paralyzing case near Rockwood, a fall at a W Harberree’s workshop, and the Cripps Gibbons wedding at St Josephs Acton with a London honeymoon.

Cripps-Gibbons St Josephs Church Acton Helen Neble Wid James Gibbons Victoria Avenue Willmond Cripps Irene Mulholland Bia Naru Gibbons Father McKeavy Thea Papilon C. Papillon Tse London

Social Week for Acton Residents and Visitors

The Free Press notes numerous visitors and residents in Acton and area this past week. Names include Mr. John W Kenaray Owen Gound, Mrs. Earl Cooper from Toronto, Miss Margaret Hennett from Toronto, and Mr. Frank Havill of Oakville, among others visiting local homes or returning from trips to Toronto and Winnipeg.

Europe Misa Robina Clark London England Toronto Mrs Clark Athenia Montreal Florence Holmes Canada Acton Indien Mother Land Miss Holmes Scotland Belgium Germany France Italy Switzerland Nos Guelph General Hospital Milss Bernice Reid Acton J. Reid Missy Reid The Hewetton Co Waller Joseph Kentner Jessie Stuckey Sebastian Philpott Angelina Perkins Moses Littlejohn Afr Aaron Fields Ethelyn Bryan Mary Star Bingle Agawin Miss Gilson Ruth Gibson Lisle Patrick Free Press John W Kenaray Owen Gound Earl Cooper Frank Havill Oakville J. P. Muppernon Acton Frends George Osborne Itera Dd Evelyn Renreclegy Myra Frank Williams Mar ‘Leonard Frances J. Holmes A A. L W. Kenney Maple Creek Bask Joseph Holmes W. J. Gould Rabena Clark H. P. Moore Marguerite Moore H. S. Moore

Juvenile Court Sends 15-Year-Old to Victoria Industrial School

Judge Moore held a juvenile session in Oakville where a fifteen year old boy charged with breaking and entering and stealing money, already tried on prior charges, was committed to the Victoria Industrial School to learn a trade.

Victoria Industrial School Moore Oakville Victoria Industrial Schoeol

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