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Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Apr 11, 1957

Page

12

Missionaries to West Indies Report Easter Thankoffering Meeting

The Easter Thankoffering meeting of the WMS United Church Acton was held in the church school room. Miss Bennett welcomed members, Mrs Culley spoke on the Turks and Caicos Islands, noting poverty malnutrition and the island's struggles aided by the Culleys’ missionary work. Rev Gailey showed a film on Kingston Jamaica. Refreshments followed and praise highlighted the gathering.

WMS United Church Acton J Z. Bennett A. Rhoomaker G. Adems Mien Bennett Mra Culley Turks and Ceicos Islands Haiti Jamsies Mr. Culley Wes Walt Fev. Gailey Kingstow Jamsco Adams

Personal Notes Reflect Social Round Across Towns

A gathered list shows Moss Ruby Clark returning from the south as Rev and Mrs Bailey of Sarnia wait with the Hognvardsons on Friday. Families visit St Catherine and St Petersburg, Florida, attend funerals in Simcoe, Dearborn, and Toronto, while milestones include a 100th birthday and appointments at St Elizabeth Hospital for a music and dance therapist.

Miss Helen Robbie Duckner Dorothy Stoves Australia Washington Buckner St Elizabeth Hospital Marion Chase

Chaotic Local Notices Mixed With Social Events

Fragmented OCR notes describe minor town events including marbles games, a chimney fire with no property damage, and reports of public clinic notices in Acton. Mentions Guelph guardians, Acton United church, Ontario Agricultural College event honoring Vincent Massey, and local cinema activity by Mia Buckner and others.

Ontario Agricultural College Guelph Vincent Massey Canada Acton Bree Press

Farm auction near Morriston offers cattle farming gear and household goods

The undersigned announces an auction at the farm three miles east of Morriston on Saturday April 13 1957 starting at 1 o clock. Cattle include Hereford cows both fresh with calf and due May or June. Heavy farm machinery includes a Massey Harris binder McCormick Deering equipment and a De Laval cream separator. Household items feature a dining suite stove range sewing machine and general furnishings. No reserve as the farm is sold. Auctioneer GA Gibson. Clerk T J Guchrot.

Mereford Massey Harris McCormick Deering Maxwell Case Hammer de Laval A Gibson Guchrot Lloyd Laidlaw Chinguacousy Norval Daughters of Toronto District Maple Cattle Treeders’ Association Brubacher and Son Chinguse Inaay Brampton Highney Ubeatern Herfers Tome Durham Maciinery Manny Marris Deering Rite McC Deering McC Derring Bay Robin Deere Maysey Harris Woater Yeats Diewe

Free chest X-ray clinics announced across Halton County

The Halton County Tuberculosis Association sponsors free chest X-ray clinics from April 18 to May 3. Residents and area workers are invited. Clinic dates list Brookville April 15 Campbellville April 15 Nelan January 16 Acton April 17 and 18 Warlington April 23 to May 3 Trevalger April 28 Bronte April 25 Palermo April 3 Norval April 3 Oakville April 39 May 3 Milton May 2 to May 3.

Halton County Nelan Ajail Acton Warlington Tretalger Hronte Palermo Norval Dhakville Apeil Georgetiwn Milten Ocean

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