12 Apr 1951
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 12, 1951
Page
1
Fences are collected signs of spring and the weather turns milder. Town chatter covers taxes vows dust and house cleaning. Local notes report gulls unsettled weather and late spring presence. E Varey buys Acton Lumber Co branch. Highway paving prep between Acton and Milton. Choirs and students slated for county and musical festivals. Rock chip road improvements aid CNR station area.
Police Chief Patrick reports a London style gesture in Kitchener on St Patrick Day as out of town visitors receive courtesy letters for minor traffic violations instead of fines. A marcher notes a donation to charity included with the thank you letter. The Chamber of Commerce sees potential benefits though not all violators are deterred.
About 45 Acton boys attended a Maple Leaf Gardens junior hockey match between Barrie and Toronto Marlboros. The Marlboros won, and the boys learned game points while witnessing a major arena. Local supporters and sponsors funded transport and program expenses, aiding a year with little revenue but strong youth engagement.
County council debated grants to various groups including Ontario Municipal Association 125 and Association of Managers of Homes for the Aged 110 while deferring payments to Hamilton College Acton Planning Board and Ontario Ratepayers’ Association. A policy urged grant seekers to submit a prior year financial statement. Clerk salary rises to 1750 and treasurer to 2450 with additional 650 for road department secretary. CPR track extension requested and referred. Accounts approved for finance hospitals county buildings roads and other items.
Public auction at 1 30 pm on Saturday April 21 from Annie Akins Willow St Acton near the Post Office selling furniture and household items including bedroom suites lamps dining ware sewing machine and records. Cash with clerk no reserve and in case of bad weather sale may be indoors.
Fryer Norman and Glenna Fryer announce the birth of a daughter Brenda Gait on Saturday April 7 1951 at Guelph General Hospital. The other notices list deaths marriages and funerals including Swindlehurst MacDonald Overholt Kilty and Griffin families with locations in Guelph Hamilton Acton and Toronto. Funeral arrangements mentioned Eden Mills Fairview and Woodlawn Cemeteries.
A set of obituary excerpts memorializing W. J. McCutcheon Mrs. Sarah Cripps and Jessie Jane Airdrie. Remembrances express enduring love and grief with religious overtones and family tributes from spouses children and grandchildren across Canadian locales.
A fragmented advertisement page lists numerous for sale items including kitchen cupboards sliding doors bicycles a bed lamp radio a springer draft horse seed drill grain and farming supplies a 1936 Chevrolet sedan and various seeds and grasses from local sellers with contact addresses and phone numbers typical of a small town classifieds section.
Wanted farm 50 100 acres suitable for sheep tare bush and buildings. Write x 200 Free Press sealed tenders by 12 noon April 23 1651 for materials and execution no fit connection with exterior rating of about 30 eures in Acton Ontario. Tender forms from Mr M H Harding administrator Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation Gummer Building 5 Douglas St Guelph Ont. Tender must include security deposits per cent of amount. Dominion bonds accepted. Roy E Sheppard branch manager 37 Queen St S Kitchener Ontario. Sewing machines sales service repairs Ernie's Radio and Electric Georgetown phone 465. The Roxy Theatre Building Georgetown.
Six room stucco house in Camp bellville village with full basement and garage. Farm totals 75 acres with 60 under cultivation, 5 acres wheat and remaining pasture. Includes hog pen, implement shed, hydro throughout, on a county road with bus service and school bus. Immediate possession. Andy Frank, associate at Brookville. C. H. Dyment Realtor, 123 Wentworth St., S. Hamilton.
Mr. Abbott asserts prices will not drop, urging quick home upgrades. The note mentions securing Alberta coal at 17.75 dollars per ton last week and invites verification from users. Watch for activity near the new public school site with J B Mackensie.
Mrs John Morton Joseph Henderson and Mrs Wm Robertson express gratitude to friends and neighbors for cards gifts calls fruit powers messages and other kindnesses while in hospital. They say these acts will always be remembered.
A woman and an elderly Southerner debate alcohol effects. She argues statistics show non drinkers live longer. The Southerner replies by asking if he should sell his birthright for a mess of dotage. The Reader's Digest.
Notice from the Village of Acton states that from April 1 to November 15 each year dogs may not run at large. Fines of 10 dollars apply to violators. Clerk J McGeachie signs the notice.
A long run of reminders and notices for local fundraisers and activities. St Alban's Guild Spring Tea and Bazaar in Pari Hall and Rectory on April 28, Euchre and Y Ladies Auxiliary event May 11, Empire Day Tea and Baking Sale May 19, LO.D-E Tea Baking Auction May 12 at United Church S S room, Sun day School auspices. Scout Mothers Association bake sale May 4 with lunch. Baseball meeting April 18 at Town Hall. Euchre and dance at Crewson's Corners Hall April 13 with prizes and refreshments. Knox Church tea and baking sale April 14 3 to 5 pm. 2nd Annual Father and Son Banquet April 28 at Y's Men’s Club tickets from members. Acton Home and School Association meeting April 16 8 15 pm Prof Weal speaker at Public School. Kidd Baker Radio Cowboy Show and Dance April 24 Milton Town Hall 8 30 pm. Assessors W Benton and K C Lindsay to explain county assessment at Dublin School April 13 25c admission. Nassagaweya Federation of Agriculture euchre and box social Brookville Hall April 20 8 30 pm. Short address by Mr Ingsley Crown Editor Rural Co–operative. Every day welcome.
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