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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Apr 15, 1954

Page

2

Coming Events at Acton and St Alban's in April and May

Local listings show events across Acton and St Albans including dances at Parish Hall on April 22 and 28 theatre and concerts with guest artists Miss Ruby Clark at 38 Bower Ave, a Daffodil Tea, and a Spring Bazaar tea and baking sale on April 4. Additional activities include a Canadian Legion dance on April 1 and an Euchre and dance night on April 21. May activities feature a Mother's Day event with gramophone music and a candy and baking table on May 8.

Daughters of Ruby Clark Bower Ave St. Alban's Paroh Spriaa

Christmas shop event at Lakeaide chapter in MCA

Readable fragments describe a Christmas shop event at Lakeaide chapter in MCA with dances and admission, plus a spring tea and homemade baking sale at United Church Parsonage. Also noted are a Easter project and a melodrama titled Con t Keep Him Waiting staged by church youth groups at local halls in April.

Friendly Circle United Church Ot Zimmerman Tenville

Acton News Briefs From Springtime Activities

Local school children enjoy holidays next week and exams are finished. A church bake sale and craft items raised funds at Knox church. The Ladies Aid held a successful bake and parcel post sale. 4H Homemaking Clubs report progress on Farm News. The Larne Scots performed for the Ish Regime at Fort York Armories in Toronto. Halton teachers federation dance drew couples from Georgetown. Rhythm Ramblers played as spring arrives with blossoms and new growth after a grass fire near Crewson's Corners. MPP Reet appointed to select committee to study highway safety and traffic control. renewed focus on agricultural issues in Mr Roots riding of Dufferin.

L Womer’s Institute United Church Terman Acton Young Peoples Senety Heart Knox Churen Yale Green Fingers Knox Church Larne Scots Canada Fort York Armames Toronto Mat Halton Statin Reet Ontario Mr Roots Root Kton- Dufferin

County Rate Down Acton Tab 13374 Continues from Page One

County council discusses rate reductions and cost saving measures. Budget notes include premiums, road oil costs, weed inspector appointment, county treasurer raise, Juvenile Court clerical raise, and retroactive increases. Family allowance costs have risen from 17 million to 29 million monthly since 1965.

Births and deaths in Acton area readers notice

A jumble of births and notices from Acton area lists births at Guelph General and Acton Maternity Nursing Home, funeral notices for local residents, remembrances for Charlotte Waterhouse, Alice Smallman, Beatrice Mac, and Beatrice Morgant Emshe. Names include Harts Milne Holmes Swackrammer Weight Wright, Turner Cobey Locker Chesley Cobey, and Isobel Morgant Emshe. dates range April 1947 to March 18 19M with locations Acton Eden Mills Guelph.

Kk. FO Harts Gveuth Anne Guelph General Hospital Othe Wilbert al Weight Guelpi Henoratla Blick Joh Wright Eden Mills Ro Howie Roy ‘Turnert Talbotville Ku Mas B. Cobeb St. Thomas tMas Chesley Guelph Jack

For Sale items scattered across community listings

A long list of for sale notices appears with items including a child crib mixed with others, a 100 lb capacity fox, a goose citys misread entry, Laide snake coat, seed and grains like beaver oats and red clover seed, 4 pigs weeks old, a 40 Studebaker Commander, kitchen buffet, assorted machinery and sprayers. Contact details include names such as Arthur Swackhamer Henry Davenport Gordon Leslie and Melvin Met with various phone numbers and locations like Acton Rockwood and McNab.

For Sale Items including chicks pups and kennels note

For sale listings show mixed items such as chicks pullets Light Sussex New Hampshire breeds and older stock. Purebred cocker puppies available. Contact Walter Rigg Parth and Buff Kennels Glen Williams Ontario for details and phone numbers.

Thompson Warwck Sussex Hampshire New Hampshire Anthony Little Mouton Mompahiye Plus Miangle Walter Rigg Epping

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