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Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Apr 15, 1954

Page

16

Community Notes and Social Arrivals Mostly Local

The notice highlights a fruit cake raffle by Hall Board for the Laver family and welcomes new neighbors Sandy and Gail McDonald Norman and family and the French family to the area. It also lists several local residents visiting, movements to Islington Stewarts town Rouge Hill and London, new babies for Bob Wyatt and Jack Crichton, and a Limehouse Presbyterian Church Communion last Sunday.

Sandy McDonald Gail Norman McDonald French Harold Barbers Jack Smethurst Islington C. A. Grant Kenneth Stewarttown Smethurst

Public Auction of Farm Equipment and Sheep

LORNE DARLING directs a Friday April 33 1954 public sale at his Esquesing farm lot 5 con township. Power machinery includes M D diesel tractor snow plow attachments threshers clover attachments and grain gear. Livestock features eight ewes. Cash with clerk day of sale. no reserve as proprietor sold cattle. Auctioneers Hindley and Elliott Don Davidson vacationing in Acton.

Lorne Darling Con Township of Esquesing Holland Mower M.H. Mower M. H Hindley and Elliott

Engagement of Jean Louise Dot to James V Spielvogel

Mr and Mrs Charles H Dot of 50 Brunswick Ave Kitchener announce the engagement of their daughter Jean Louise to Mr James Victor Spielvogel son of Mr Rudolph Spielvogel Acton and the late Mrs Spielvogel The marriage is planned for May 30 at St Andrew s Presbyterian church Kitchener.

Charles H. Dot Brunswick Ave Kitchener Jean Louise James Victor Spielvogel Rudolph Spielvogel Acton Spielvogel St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church

Shver-Wood Notes Dues, Dolls and Delegates in April Institute

The Silver-Wood Women's Institute met at Mrs. Tom Appleyard's home on April 8 with dues paid by each member. They plan a doll dressed by members for the Canadian National Exhibition, donated to the Korean widows project and Milton Manor tree planting. Reports covered the Stewarttown Music Festival and David Kidney's solo and finals chances in Milton in May, plus a Stone school choir in finals. Officers elected for the coming year include president Mrs. Ro Corbett and district director Mrs. W. Norton, with various branch directors, pianists, auditors, conveners and committee members named.

Women's Institute Tom Appleyard Milton Manor George Burt Stewarttown David Kidney Milton Stone School William Norton Ro Corbett HH. Re H. Marchington FE Ratkin W. Norton Georgy Burt T. Apple Yard G. Burt Howert E. Batkin D Lindsay G. Henderson

Funniest Life Experience Contest in Acton Press

The Acton Free Press partners with Trouble in Store producers for a readers funniest experience contest. Submit name and address by April 24 for a chance at a $150 prize and a year’s free pass for two to the Roxy theatre. Second prize is a magazine subscription. Also notes Mr Frank McIntosh’s hospital return and a district women’s institutes meeting in Milton with APRA reporting.

Acton Free Press Tts Roxy Theatre Peren

Clearing Auction Sale at Graymar Farms Trafalgar area

A public auction at Graymar Farms a mile west of Trafalgar Corner goods include power implements dairy equipment and farm machinery. Catalog lists Allis Chalmers Cockshutt Ford Ferguson tractors cultivators plows corn equipment hay tools mixers milking systems and more with cash on sale day and no reserve per Hindley and Elliott Auctioneers.

Allis Chalmers Ford Ferguson Ferguson M.D. Kaler M.D Wander Santt de Laval Hindley and Elliott

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