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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 14, 1955
Page
6
The Woman's Missionary Society of the United Church met on April 6 with Miss Kate Rutherford returning from Africa to discuss teaching challenges. Witchcraft hinders education among locals, and a spring setting framed the gathering led by president Miss M. Z. Bennett.
Miasesi Patsy and Nancy Jestin spent Easter with Mr and Mrs Lloyd Hunter and family in Calnsville. Raymond Hunter returned for a week long holiday. Norman Duckett visits relatives in New York. Sunday guests included Mr and Mrs Alver Tovell and others from Kitchener Toronto Ospringe Orangeville Milton and Guelph.
Limehouse church held Easter services with the junior choir led by S Gisby. Paul Turner celebrated his sixth birthday at home with friends including John ny Teddy Clarke and Michael Noble. A long list of local visitors came from Toronto Barrie Hamilton and Islington during the holiday period.
Milton Junior Farmers swept the second annual Junior Farmer drama festival at the War Memorial hall in Guelph. Their Pinks and Patches won best actor for Bill Kelly best actress for Dorothy Ingram best directing and best play.
Antique collectors from near and far gathered at the Esquesing township sale hosted by L W ElHott to buy centuries old family handi crafts and furniture. About 500 people attended browsing spinning wheels hand-made rugs fine linens and an array of china and glassware as farm lands and buildings were sold separately.
Dr Archie Bull Halton county Medical Officer of Health broke his hip in a Monday fall at his Burlington home. He was taken to Hamilton General Hospital and will be replaced temporarily by local physicians. He was working on the polio inoculation program for school children and is expected to use crutches soon.
Mrs H Smith presided at the Limehouse Women’s Institute annual meeting held April 7 in Memorial Hall. Fourteen members attended a noonday luncheon. E Sanford opened with the Ode and Mary Stewart Collect. Reports noted fees paid, correspondences, and a letter to hospital extension Milton. Ten dollars was allocated to Korea relief and officers for 1955 56 were elected.
Norman Mulligan set fire to a twist of paper to thaw water pipes and caused a blaze that badly damaged his home. He was fined 15 dollars in court for using an open flame to thaw the pipes. In 1953 more than 20 000 Canadians in 500 communities borrowed sick room equipment from the Red Cross.
A Bal linafad church gathering marked the Eastern Thankoffering with Miss Lillian Shortill as organist. The Evening Auxiliary led devotions and sang two choruses while Miss Mary Jennings spoke on Stewardship. The Mission Band performed and pennies raised for Crippled Children's work totaled 150679.53 dollars last year.
The W I met at Mrs Frank Simiths home on Thursday April 6. Officers were named and new officers to be installed by Mrs Tom Gibson. The treasurer reported a healthy balance and reports from conveners. The group planned to buy teaspoons for the 4 H girls and adjourned after a Queen and salad plate supper. The May meeting will be at Mrs M Baker.
Mrs. Jo Hamilton and Miss Pearl Hamilton attended the funeral of Mrs. George A. Hamilton at Erin's Presbyterian Church conducted by Rev. M. Wair. Good Friday services closed by Easter messages at St. John's Church led by Rev. E. H. Jones. Easter visitors include Enid McNabb Toronto and many others from Hamilton Toronto Aldershot Long Branch. Frogs appeared on roads as signs of spring. schools closed for Easter holidays. Rev. and Mrs. James Neave to visit England late April.
Local residents enjoyed Easter Weekends with relatives in Brantford Belwood Fort Worth and Toronto. Families from Ospringe hosted guests from North Bay Georgetown Mount Dennis and Hamilton. A sudden death in Guelph touched the Grundy family and Mrs Hilts faces pneumonia.
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