Easter Week End Visits Dot Acton Friends
Acton residents welcomed many visitors over Easter weekend including Miss Frances Hurst and Miss Mary Smith from Toronto as well as Mrs J Mowat and Mr Bert Mowat. Several Toronto and Hamilton families spent the holiday in Acton and surrounding areas with friends and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Hurst
M. Garvin
Toronto
Mary Smith
Helen McEacherm
Acton
Chas. Symon
Jas. Symon
Joyce Fowler
Moorefield
Mr. and
Acprk
P. J. Duvall
Earl Ryder
Judith Antorermo Borden
Williams
George_ town
F Hawthorne
WJ. Steele
Gilfomt
M Anger
Damen Steele
Guelph
M. Steele
Church Services Schedule for Sunday April 4 1943
The notice lists a morning service at 11 00 am and an evening service at 7 00 pm at the church. It also mentions a church school numbering 1215 and extends a welcome to all attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Our Church School
Presbyterian Church Service Schedule for Gansda
The Knox Church Acton announces services at Presbytarian Church in Gansda on Sunday April 4 1948 At 11 00 morning service 12 15 Sunday School and Bible Classes and 7 00 evening service The theme They that wait upon the Lord Shall renew their strength.
Reverend Chas R Gower Mintaster Schedule
Sunday School at 10 30 a m and worship at 11 30 am titled The Ever Present Saviour Friday 8 pm BY P A and Bible Study continuing study at church unclear text notes.
Sunday Service Timings at Local Church Welcomes Visitors
The notice lists Sunday after Easter events with times for Sunday School at 10.00 a.m. Holy Communion at 11.00 a.m. Beginners' Class at 11.15 a.m. Evening Prayer at 7.00 p.m. The church extends a welcome to visitors.
Family reunites after forty years in touching Good Friday visit
Mrs. Lindsay mother of Clayton Lindsay died suddenly at home on Tuesday. On Good Friday visitors included Rev J W Kitching and Mrs Kitching, Dr. and Mrs John S Kitching of Hamilton, Rev G R Kitching of Weston, Miss Ruth Kitching of Sarnia, W R Kitching and Lloyd Conwey of Guelph, Percy Kitching of Nassagaweya. The four brothers and two sisters met for the first time in nearly 40 years in a joyful reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindsay
Clayton
Dude) Lindsay
Caldwell
Moffat
J. W. Kitching
John S. Kitching
Hamton
G. R. Kitching
Weston
Ruth Kitching
Sarnia
W. R. Kitching
Lloyd Conwey
Guelph
Percy Kitching
Nassagaweya
Basic Differences By Joseph Later Rutledgs
The author contrasts Western civilization rooted in history and Christian humanism with Leninist authoritarism. He cites Attlee on Prussia and czarism, arguing the Communist creed lacks deep roots and relies on improvised judgments of inexperienced leaders. The piece warns of an unbridgeable gap between past tradition and present revolutionary aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph
Rutledgs
Lenin, Stalin and Co. Ls
Clement Attlee
Prussia
Oxford
Underwater Endurance Test Aims Arctic Dwell Time
A United Kingdom submarine heads to the Arctic for an endurance test near the ice barrier. The crew will submerge in the coldest water available to measure how long men can endure immersion and their reactions to the test.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arctic
United Kingdom
Britain Dominates Aircraft Exports Through 1947 Totals
In the year ending November 30 1947 Britain led world aircraft exports. Seventy nations received planes totaling 1 531 units valued at 45 528 000 dollars, with the US the largest recipient by number and Argentina highest in value at 10 316 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
United States
Turkey
Blind operators gain switchboard aid in UK private branches
A new device aids blind operators in handling a St extension line on UK private branch exchanges. The apparatus does not hinder sighted users and can be supplied and fitted free of charge on private branches rented from Britain’s Post Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Kingdom
Briain
Sparks Destroy 600 Farm Buildings
Dominion Bureau of Statistics estimates 8 000 farm fires in the year ended June 1947. Defective chimneys and flues caused most house fires, sparks on roofs led to 400 farm homes fires and 200 barn fires. Coal oil and gasoline caused 900 fires, 200 more than lightning. Ottawa fire authorities urge yearly chimney checks and protective roofing to halve losses, warning against bringing gasoline indoors or into barns with hay and straw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Ottawa
Exseme
Manitoba Speech Seeks Steady Power Supply Through Hoge Commission
The Speech from the Throne notes the government has appointed Dr. Thomas H. Hoge, renowned hydro electrical engineer, as consultant and commissioner under the Manitoba Evidence Act to ensure continuous adequate electric power to meet rising demand and prevent industrial disruption seen elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Thomas H. Hoge
Mantoba
Bank of Montreal to display Canadian art prints nationwide
The Bank of Montreal will install large silk screen prints by Canadian artists in hundreds of branches across Canada. The National Gallery of Canada inspired project supports art in public spaces and in business offices, with three prints bound for Dawson, Yukon after winter break up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
National Gallery
Britain
R.A.F
Bank of Montreal
H. QO. McCurry
National Gallery of Canada
Gordon R. Ball
Dawson
Yukon
Clearing Auction Sale in Eramosa Township
Public auction at Thomas Scott's farm Lot 8 Con 1 Eramosa 2nd Line near Four Comers and Highway 7 on Thursday April 1 at 1 PM. Items include horses and harness, cows and calves, young stockers, hogs, implements, sheep, poultry, feed and grain, fuel and lumber, furniture, and miscellaneous farm goods. Cash terms. no reserve. sale conducted by Hindley & Elliott with Baptie as clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Scott
Con
Eramosa
Four Comers
No. 7
Guernsey
Arch. Love
Edward Tian
M.H
Fleury
Wisner
Faementlan
Hindley & Elliott
Erin
Milton Prod Baptie
Canada Still Uncertain On Postwar Tea And Coffee Use
The Canadian Grocer notes that tea consumption remains uncertain and coffee trends will not be clear for years. Coffee imports rose to about 15 million pounds more than prewar levels, with last year at 47 million versus 30 million the year before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colles Cohoumpttor
Frere
BBC Plans Big TV Centre and UK Expansion
The British Broadcasting Corporation will build a large new television centre in London as soon as required personnel and materials are available. It also outlines schemes for additional television and frequency modulation stations across Britain, an extension to Broadcasting House, and new regional headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Broadcasting Corporation
London
Ust
BBC
Britain
Broadcasting House
Agree Higher Production Holds Key to Price Problem
Kenneth W. Taylor WPTR chairman argues that higher production reduces prices and warns that price controls harm a free economy in Canada. He notes costs from labor to shipping would need freezing and suggests subsidies would rise, increasing taxpayer costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth W. Taylor
WPTR
Ottawa
WPTB
Canada
Taylor
Board
Antiquity of Cancer in Dinosaurs and Bone Examined
A Toronto x ray worker reports an investigation of dinosaur bones in the Royal Ontario Museum and sent findings to the British Museum. W R F Swinton notes a Transylvanian specimen with periosteal changes suggestive of a cancer like sarcoma, though diagnosis remains unsatisfactory. A separate US business dispute over a government attack is mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Royal Ontario Museum of Palaeontology
British Museum of Natural History
London
W RF Swinton
British Institution
Transylvania
Geological Department
British Museum
World's Largest Railway Signal System Near York England
The new signalling system near York England will control over 100 trans routes from a central point. It includes power operated points and color light signals and is expected to be completed by TT with several months of testing after. Construction is estimated at 560000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
England
Edinburgh
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Bert Mowat
Carole Anne Lanty
Hamilton
Wm. McNabb
Nell McNabb
Jack Hollinger
Misa Mildred Hollinger
Wm. Ramsden
C. W. Mason
Olga Locker
Wm. Archibald and
Babe
Ivan Harris
G. Hamacher
Waterloo
A. Papillon
Wilfred Klinkman
Sipple
Elmira
Roleton’s
Frank Browning
G. A. DiNs
Mrs. H. R. Eliott
George, Shirley and
Jane
Comber
Barry Stewart
Guelph General Hospital
Margaret Macdonald
Robt. Pfaff
Bellville
John Chapman
Edward Ryder
Mui Street
Lorne Wieck
Toronto General Hospital
Ernest Brown
Bertha Brown
Zella McCartney
Roy Brown
Kay and
Warren
Fern Brown
Charles Kingsnmult
West
Ho James
Chaplin
Sask
Ll. Bo Drysdale
Uren
Helen Bayne
Rockwood
Melvin Burns
United Church
Rose Townsend
Long Island
New York
Alan
Tha: Rumleys
Joan Somerville
Mabel Noel
St John’s
Newfoundland
PHOE
Toronto University
Farmers Home
Norman Phillips
Powaasand
Jas Rolston
Chas. Howe
Harry Lindsay
Weet Montrana
United Church of Canada
Ontario
Louly Pickering
Dover Avenue
Presbiyterian Church
Gansda
Chas. R. Gower
W. G. Luxton
Bla
Canadian Bank
Eramosa Township
Pho
Tae
Eisen’s Clothing Store
the Casualty CO. OF Canada
STATE
Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co
John W. Chapman
John St. Acton
Mutual Benefit Health and Accident Association
Albert White
Ndy Devine
Jon Hall
Margaret’ Lindsay
THURS
Laurg Robinson
Lon Mecallister Met
Abbelto
United Artists
Ean Vaya
Joan Bennett
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