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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 16, 1964
Page
23
Personal notes recount visits and attendances in Acton and surrounding areas. Activities include church events in Hamilton Kitchener and Guelph, funerals in Owen Sound and London, and regional society gatherings. Attendees feature Mrs Wm Norton and others. several weddings, theatre tours, and civic meetings are listed with dates and places.
A Eden Mills hall variety show sponsored by St Paul Westminster and local cubs drew steady applause. Social notes list card party winners Joan Chamberlain Betty Marnshall and Beryl Wright. Weekend guests include Don Fougher Spencerport NY and R Contine Rochester NY, plus Olive Flaherty from Toronto. Four Dills Printing staff attended a two day advertising workshop in Ryerson, Toronto, hosted by the Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association with speakers from New York City and Thompson chain papers.
Ralph and Keith Sinclair bought the Jackowski farm on the highway at Fine Ling and take possession this week. M. Yackowski bought a home in New Hamburg and will move soon. Art Winkler and family rented the Jack Kruger farm on Flist Line below the highway and have moved in. Karl Kalthoff of Woodbridge died. he and his late wife once owned the highway farm later known as J. J. Buck Mink Ranch. The Ospringe Dairy Queens held their seventh meeting at Mrs. Clarence Hurren's home focusing on pancake making and serving methods.
At St Alban's Anglican Church Glen Williams Ontario bride Jacqueline Elizabeth Rippon daughter of Mr and Mrs John Rippon wed Paul James Russell Phelan son of Mr and Mrs Harold Phelan Acton Maine. The ceremony was conducted by Rev Ronald Stubbley with Miss Linda Zambra and Miss Linda Warn as bridesmaids and Jack Pope as best man. Guests from Canada and the United States attended a reception at Terra Cotta Inn. The couple plan to reside with the bride’s parents while the groom works as a machinist at Acton Tannery.
The Halton County Fire Prevention Bureau warns of 21 000 fires in Ontario last year causing 290 deaths and 2 000 000 in property damage. They urge extra care during the dry spring season and stress that carelessness breeds fire and tragedy.
A Thursday night gathering at bar Mnafad welcomed Mr and Mrs Switzer to Georgetown after selling their farm to Mr and Mrs Busch. Harry Smith’s sudden passing was announced with funeral arrangements and condolences to the family. Port Credit visitors, church notes, and euchre winners also noted.
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