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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 05, 1951
Page
13
In Fort Erie 2200 fans watched Milton Co-ops lose 4-3 despite a strong defensive effort. Freddie Kentner scored a spectacular strike from the penalty box, while Saturday’s 5-3 defeat featured a standout Erie goalie Zimmerman and Milton’s limited chances.
Funeral service conducted at Victor B Rumley Funeral Home for George Douglas Hardy aged 85 a retired Erin district farmer who died Sunday in Guelph born in Esqueating Township of Scottish descent he moved to Guelph in 1943 survived by wife Mary two daughters Lois predeceased one brother and two sisters interment at Fairview Cemetery Acton
Mr and Mrs Lawrence Sharpe marked 35 years with a home reception at Cedar Lanes Moffat from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9:30 PM on Tuesday April 3. Guests included daughters Lorna and Alice and many Campbellville Elora and Milton friends. A 3 tier cake, pink decor and turkey dinner followed a card filled afternoon.
The administrator for the estate of B John Atark conducts a public sale on April 1 1951 at Milton. The sale offers Parcel 1 100 acres with a seven room house and outbuildings. Parcel 2 50 acres with a six room brick veneer house. Real estate to be sold together with farm stock, cattle, horses, automobile 1928 Pontiac four door, hay grain poultry sheep hogs and a wide range of farming implements and household items. Terms cash with 10 percent down and balance within 30 days.
A farmer spreads notably foul smelling fertilizer and debates its effect on plant growth. A city visitor asks if the odor correlates with stimulation, while the farmer admits uncertainty despite annual use.
A former Acton reeve and jeweller, George Hynd, was identified in a published photo. Fred Crews on of West Flamboro recalls repairing a watch for him and paying with a five dollar bill, which Hynd noted without touching it. The piece also recalls Hon. David Henderson’s garden party and local political shifts from 1911 to 1917.
Ontario traffic in 1950 set a record with 702 deaths and about 34 000 accidents and 15 000 injuries. Driver licensure rose to 1 365 000 with 1 100 000 registered vehicles and 9.3 billion miles traveled. Officials urge heightened education for drivers and pedestrians and broader public support to reduce fatalities and losses.
Last Friday night the Triple T Topics column reports a gala event with about 150 attendees. Milton led with representatives. guests from Guelph and Foygus joined. Hay donated for the dance floor, and Schottladies and Paul Jones entertained. The treasure hunt and dances featured wins by Milton Acton Norval participants.
A playful note recalls Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes at age 92 strolling and envying youth with the quip to be seventy again. It also defines quinsy as an abscess in the tissues around the tonsil.
Mr. Doucett says direct connection with motor traffic will keep deaths below pre war average. He notes 4,500,000 US visitors and thousands from other provinces used Ontario highways this year. Maximum efforts to reduce accidents must happen soon on national and provincial scales. Traffic safety is everybody's business.
At the April 2 meeting Reeve George Currie presided with all members present. Appointments were made to the Faqueslig Community Wall Board, the Esquesing Agricultural Society, the Federation of Agriculture, the Junior Farmers, the Asharoup Women’s Institute, and the Stewartown Women’s Institute. The editor for the township was hired, and tax distribution for the North Halton High School District was accepted on the condition other municipalities approve by April 16.
A three legged chick hatched last Thursday on the Campbellville poultry farm of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Dredge. The chick was discovered by Meek at 675 and has a third leg protruding from the left thigh. Dredge, with 11 years in poultry, says this is the first three legged chick he has encountered among roughly 10,000 chicks raised annually.
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