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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 22, 1927
Page
4
The Toronto Globe criticizes Mellor’s suspended sentence of $100 plus costs and $1,000 paid to an orphaned victim. The piece questions if money can atone for such crime and urges more stringent punishment, noting the reverend’s breach of trust and the moral outrage.
Hon. William E. Raney former Attorney General and Ontario Progressive Leader is appointed a judge of the Supreme Court of Ontario. A Trinity College and Osgoode Hall gold medalist, he practiced in Kingston and Toronto, led a Toronto law firm, and was named King’s Counsel in 1906. The Progressives lose a fiery leader while Ontario gains a jurist noted for honest convictions and steadfast fighting spirit. The Press notes his long, stormy career and the public interest in his bench.
Canada’s estimated population in 1926 was 0 378 000, with total national population 3 146000. Quebec 2 562 000 leads, followed by the Prairie provinces Saskatchewan 821 000 Manitoba 639 000 and Alberta 608 000. British Columbia 568 000, Nova Scotia 540 000, New Brunswick 407 000, and Prince Edward Island 87 000.
A London Ontario driver reports Zion City Illinois uses gunfire to enforce a fifteen mph limit. He entered at twenty five mph, heard two gunshots, and found his tires exploded by bullets. Marksmen say the measure is the city law for speeders.
The Canadian Department of National Revenue rules 49 American magazines largely fiction must pay 25 percent duty. Previously free of customs as magazines, they cover thrill romance and crime tales. If not reclassified as magazines, they face 125 percent duty under general tariff.
The Minneapolis Journal cites Charles Lindbergh’s restraint in travel speed to condemn reckless driving. It praises his 35 mile per hour car limit, noting his career of risk management from parachute jumps to air mail piloting and his philosophy of control over all instruments.
Mrs. William returned from Vancouver with a foot injury and was helped by Mr. A. The councilor William Anderson secured a post in a major industry in Ottawa. Barney the Irish water spaniel was struck by a car and killed near the office. A black cat was seen on the road. W. Alex. Chinholm is on two weeks’ holiday with family at Lake Naya. William Whitton completed moving his house. William Louver of Mednay visited relatives and returned with his daughter Carnagie and Evelyn Carnegie. Dr. Methie, chairman of the Board of Education, was well enough to go downtown and met friends in his car.
Georgetown society page records visits by Misa Langan of Toronto and Mr W A Roo of New York City plus weekend gatherings at local homes. It notes Mr J C Mackenste returned from a timber industry trip, and Dr John MacNeill and D Warren enjoyed a round of golf. Mrs D L C Mason of Baronaten Fur Karm Ltd Georgetown wins Grand Champion Jersey Cow prize at Toronto show.
Milon Air and Mrs Golling and Brina Irving enjoyed a trip last week. N A Cavelllupent spent the weekend at Owen Bound attending a winter wedding. Road to Mian on September 30 and October 1. Halte County fall fair headlines. Dr G A King and Mrs Harry London post operative for appendicitis are recovering well. George Blight and family from Whitby visited relatives during a motor trip to Exeter. Mrs Denholm of Mobile Alabama visited sister Mrs 2 M Clements. Jon W H Harrison of Port Colborne spent Sunday with relatives. Milas Stuth Gorham returned from Philadelphia postgraduate dent course. A.Jempoton, Robert Street, suffered several broken ribs when a plank broke at Aston Brick Works. Helen Bradley received a miscellaneous shower at Court Street prior to her marriage to Reformer.
Erin Duncan McDougall of Toronto visits with Afr and Mra KX and others from Acton and Natheldingville. Funeral of Afra Holon At Kingon at Grand Valley. Toronto visitors Mr and Mrs Jan Curry and two daughters stay with H and H. Matthews in Brandon after a three months tour of the United States and the Continent. Women’s Institute holds a meeting at Dinty Hall Stanley Park then roasts and dances. Reeve James Justice and Warden Hinclair attend County Road Commission meeting. Justice and Maury McMinnan visit Morristown friends.
The piece notes a freight carload of Canadian beer dumped into the Niagara River and seized as waste paper. It questions if this is pollution and discusses political leaders favored by Toronto Star Globe and Mail and Empire. It congratulates Editor Harris on 28 years at the Burlington Gazette as Burlington grows.
The Border Cities spoiled plans for a Windsor clean-up and a round-up led to fifty gamblers and operators being arrested as blind pigs. The Warder Gilles Star refuses to echo silence as conditions remain unsettled and newspapers resist bowing to Department pressure.
September days bring travelers and a wet coast to Hatton County. Judge Wardwell is named fruit and vegetable foreman while Mr and Mrs Orangels return from a motor trip through New York state. A Lion's Club luncheon at the Grant Inn includes Mrs Groves and kin on a California motor tour. Constable Clark reports repairs easing road danger and avoids amputation risk.
The article recounts Jean Colin of Liege, a giant warrior called MaNtard, famed for his deadly mallet and tyrannical fame. After an earthshaking clash with Count of Louvain, Colin dies, inspiring a court melo drama about valor and revenge performed across realms. The tale ends noting a modern variant called blindman's bluff in Europe and America.
Mr James Payn recalls not keeping a diary but uncovers a partial journal fragment. The entries show church attendance on Sunday and Monday meals, calls on relatives, and varied daily notes. The piece hints the diary is a timeless, incomplete snapshot rather than a dated record.
A young mother and her husband discuss a baby name. They settle on Eymyntrude though the man recalls his late sweetheart Ermyntrude. He approves, saying the name will suit the child as a compliment. The baby is named Jane.
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