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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Apr 17, 1952

Page

3

Start Youngster's Financial Career With One Dollar

A guide urges parents to give a child a dollar to start a Bank of Montreal savings account. The method aims to instill saving habits and financial patience, with Gordon Oder and staff ready to help youngsters begin their own success story. Also notes rheumatic fever has damaged hearts in Canada and the U S with an estimated one million affected.

Bank of Montreal B of M Gordon Oder Canada United States

Easter memories and England's rainy weekend wanderings

The writer recalls a damp Easter in Canada and reflects on childhood Easter walks in England. She describes Ryes Lane, primroses, violets, bluebells, robins, and a view from a hill near Ballingdon, ending with a contrast to wartime news and a mention of Canada’s 1941 retail sales rise.

Betty England Ryes Lane Ryes*’ Lane Ballingdon Hall Ballingdon cum-Brandon All Saints Church Ballingdon United States Canada

Obituary of Martha Shaw former Acton resident

Martha Shaw, eldest daughter of Mrs. Wil and the late William Foster, died April 7 at Queen Elizabeth Hospital. Born in Acton Cheltenham area, she moved to Toronto 20 years ago and married Ernest Shaw who died 17 years ago. She leaves one son born five weeks after her husband’s death and eight sisters and two brothers. Her father died 116 years ago. her mother remains in Toronto.

Queen Elizabeth Hospital Martha’ Shaw Mra Wil William Foster Actton Cheltenham Herm Bracebridge Pearl George Burt Georgetown Florence Yom Lock Toronto Daisy Ed Lucy Mildred Allan McCullough Niagara Falls Ont Verna Charlie Flint Dorothy Russel Gray Georgina Alvin Ganley Red Rock

Everton Couple Mark 40th Anniversary With Many Calls

Mr and Mrs John Alton of Everton welcomed friends and relatives on Thursday April 3 to celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary. The tea room dazzled with spring flowers as guests from Pencanp uishene Toronto Acton Ospringe Hillsburgh Everton Guelph Rockwood offered congratulations including Henry Hosking Liberal MP.

John Alton Everton Alton Lennie Tovell R. Patten Albert Alton F. Alton Rockwood D. S. Tovell Toronto Whiteford Louis Tovell Pencanpuishene Acton Ospringe Hillsburgh Guelph Henry Hosking Parliaement

Knox P Y P S Tour Members Visit Baxter Laboratories

The Knox P Y P S group met April 8 in the Sunday School room with Don Davidson presiding. Loraine Mullin and Isabel Ritchie led devotions. Jack Davidson read a poem on Easter Thoughts. The tour proceeded to Baxter Laboratories where William Benson guided a plant visit showing offices, sterilizer, bottle washer, inspection belt, bottles, solutions, machine shop, boiler and rabbits used in tests.

Knox Py.p.s Don Davidson Loraine Mullin Isabel Ritchie Jack Davidson Baxter Laboratories William Benson Peneral Benson

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