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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 26, 1946
Page
7
The speaker speaks of returning from lands where joy died to a Canadian state of peace. Ecstatic contrasts between quiet hills and bondage elsewhere frame the revival of hope. The poem reflects longing for freedom, truth, and a home where children skip along streets.
Recollections from Acton recalling a 1896 season including Milton defeating Acton 11 to 9 in a final game at Georgetown. The column notes residents, weddings, sales and local happenings such as home sales, trips and church services.
Notes cover Halton Rifles sixtieth anniversary celebration at Esquesing Fall Fair and Milton Citizens Band becoming regimental band. A quiet wedding in Acton unites Emily Shull and Robert Dunbar. Births and deaths listed for Acton Georgetown and nearby towns.
Sunday School lesson explores love as fulfillment of the law. It argues humility, teachability, and a disciplined heart before God, urging believers to imitate Christ by loving friend and foe alike and pursuing perfection as God is perfect. The study cites scriptures from Romans, Matthew, Psalm, and 1 John.
Regina dispatch reports CC Folkerts an 81 year old Maple Creek resident and former delegate to a fraternal committee fumes about being turned down after the First World War at age 49. He recalls service in the Spanish American War of 1899 and says he has now missed every war.
Acton Branch Number 197 of the Canadian Legion of the British Empire Service League will hold a special meeting at the Right Hall, Sanford Ave South, Hamilton, on October 20, 1946 at 10:00 am to consider an application for a liquor license for the Acton Branch premises at Main Street Acton. Residents in the authority district may object with grounds. objections must be filed at least three days before the hearing. Deputy Registrar for Authority Dusteid Noo of at least three days before the meeting. Dated Acton Halton September 11, 1946.
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