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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 24, 1914
Page
2
An excerpt recalls wartime measures reducing gambling and wartime price controls for wheat. It notes public support for domestic goods, calls for full employment, and urges Canadians to keep work local. It also praises a school event and hopes for annual celebrations recognized by the school board.
Next Sunday the church will host a gathering featuring evangelist Metavey and special offerings for the trust fund. Mr Watson will lead the service and a galley event will take place as part of the church activities.
A Friday afternoon reunion at Acton High School drew many former students including those from the late 19th and 20th centuries. Activities featured races, contests, and recalls of past school days on the old grounds, with the program listing numerous junior and senior events and trophies won by participants.
The county undertook extensive road improvements in Acton and nearby townships. Main Street and connections to Abess road were upgraded with stone paving and drainage, yielding better grades and widened walkways. The work cost 84400 funded by good roads appropriations and government grants.
Promotional notice for Grand Trunk Railway tickets from Canadian stations to Manitoba Alberta and Saskatchewan every Tuesday through October 67th with return validity two months from sale. Through tourist sleepers Toronto to Winnipeg with reservations via the Grand Trunk line described as fastest route, with agent contacts for full particulars.
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