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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 15, 1921
Page
6
An autumn afternoon at Springbrook featured Pine Programme activities in Lore Wit and Acton, with McDowell and Wibaben among participants. The event included a youth track meet, school children races, and a crowd of about 400 as local officials oversaw races and prize awards.
Local items report tax changes, school plans, court notices, and social events in Acton and surrounding towns. Highlights include tax rate shifts, school registrations, a court hearing for a temporary absence, parish and lodge activities, and upcoming fall events at stores and churches with scattered weather notes and market remarks.
A Western Canada Colonization Association survey reports fall rye planting in Alberta and Saskatchewan boosted farm revenue by an estimated 4 million dollars in 1093 46 and yielded higher per acre than wheat during a drought. About 69 000 acres were weeded in rye compared with 560 000 acres sown to wheat in the two districts. The campaign promotes rye as a drought-resilient crop across the region.
List of fall fair dates for Acton and nearby areas with multiple towns and venues. Includes September to October events, noting dates like September 20 31 and Thanksgiving Day in October, plus varied schedules for Aberfoyle Cam and Clo be. Events span from early September through late October with several communities hosting fairs.
A candidate for Halton County from the People’s Political Association spoke at a Milton convention on Saturday and announced a county contest plan for the provincial election. Premier Drury was highlighted as the principal speaker at the gathering, with invitations issued for delegates from towns and rural districts to attend the upcoming Milton meeting on Monday, September 26.
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