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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Apr 05, 1956

Page

8

Knox Youths Trip to Norval and Local Notices

Knox young people visited Norval Sunday while three stone school classrooms undergo Easter vacation repainting. A senior Bible class member from Knox church toured Toronto attractions including the museum. Murray Somerville formerly of Acton and Limehouse died April 3 in Vancouver. The town office received finishing touches with gray and flamingo paint. Mrs. Lillian Hinton won last week’s Treasure Chest drawing for $50 from a 10 percent coupon. this week's chest totals about $520. Anglican Bishop G N Luxton returned from a 3.5 month Holy Land trip meeting Arab and Jewish leaders. he is brother to the late rector Laxton of St Alban's and St John's Rockwood. Acton boys caused about $100 damage at Ajax Engineering Ltd damaging forms and bunkhouse earlier weekend. Governor-General's Arctic tour notes omit Actonian constable Fryer now stationed at Spence Bay. he may visit a Distant Early Warning line station to see Mr. Massey.

Knox Norval Stone School Knox Church Toronto Vancouver Murray Somerville Acton and Limehouse Lillian Hinton Huron G. N. Luxton Holy Land Laxton St Alban‘s St. John's Rockwood Acton Ajax Engineering Ltd Arctic Actonian R. C.nmlp Clayton Fryer Spence Bay Mr. Massey

Farm Auction Notice for Nassagaweya Township Lot 33

Auction on Wednesday April 11 1956 at 12 30 pm covers registered and grade Guernsey cattle and Holstein Shorthorn stock, tractors and implements, hay and grain, dairy equipment, and miscellaneous farm items. Sellers include MES ALF TAYLOR with barn lot details, herd sire Arawana Corprals Actor, and numerous listed animals and assets. Public sale at the farm, with no reserve as the farm is sold.

MES Alf Taylor Nassagaweya Township Moffat Eden Mills MAR Gauss Capris — Patricias Snes Buttercup Joewellyn Patricia Rose Bud Beverley Brook Katies Joy Fresh Daiseys Bud Patricias May Patricias Beautiful la Rosemond Arawana Corprals York Guernsey Bradec Steen Ferguson Otaco McCormick Massey Harris Oliver Nia Ford J. Hunter L. Ww Ayrshire M.H Ford Ferguson Ferguson Tractor Scotch Block Ladies’ Institute Herb M. Reinhart Snelgrove Victoria Geo. Currie

Auction sale of Brocklebank estate forces sale of farm inventory

Estate of the late Townley Brocklebank schedules a public auction for Saturday April 14 1956 at 12 30 pm in West Toronto township. Items include cattle with calves tractors farm machinery hay grain furniture and tools with no reserve as the farm has sold. Auctioneer A P Cheyne Brampton 54612. Clerk R K McMillan.

Townley Brocklebank Con Toronto Catile — Robie Durham Ford International Tractor Massey Harris Wisconsin International McCormick Deering Ford Tractor Gem Stewart

Tenders for crushed stone and pit run gravel Acton

Tenders will be received by the undersigned for the supply of 6000 cubic yards of crushed stone 1 to 1/2 inch and 6000 cubic yards of pit run gravel. A tender must be received by 12 o'clock noon on Tuesday April 10. J. M. McGeachie Clerk Town of Acton.

J. M. McGeachie Acton Charles Garland Stead John H. Borthwick O Kearns McKinnon CLARE Kearns Guelph

Tenders for Truck and Coal and Coke Supplies

Sealed tenders will be received by the undersigned until 12 noon April 16 1956 for a 9000 lb GVW truck with specific equipment and trade in options. Also sealed tenders for coal and coke for Federal Buildings in Ontario due by April 26 1956 with forms from Ottawa department. Lowest tender not necessarily accepted.

G.V.W Esqueling Co. Lindsay Georgetown E. Townsend Norval Federal Ontari P.m Province of Ontario Department of Public Works Ottawa Yonge St Toronto Raministeeive Services Department of Public W. Ottawa

Births and memorial notices from a Ontario community page

The notice lists births at Toronto General and St. Josephs hospitals including a son for Mr. and Mrs. Sam Tennant and a daughter Joan Louise for Mr. and Mrs. H Klassen. It includes obituaries and memorials for John Allison Little and William Douglas, Jack Kentner, and a family note from Winnie and John Henderson. Acknowledgments thank neighbors and emergency responders for support after a bereavement in Acton and Erin.

Dance Saturday April 7 at Acton Legion Hall

Dance for ion mem bers and guests with music by Debonnaires from 9 to 11 45 at Acton Legion Hall. Easter Term starts Monday April 9 at Robinson Business College with attentive service. Daughters of Knox Young Women hold Daffodil Tea and sale at Knox Manse Willow St Saturday from 3 to 6 with cookie bar. For sale furniture listed with contact 377.

Acton Legion Hall Ion Debonnaires Robinson Business College Daughters of Knox Youn Knox ‘Manse Willow St

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