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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 19, 1951
Page
15
Fragmented note describes a hectic week with construction of a new parking area. It mentions a dizzying schedule, a move around a corner, and plans for a warmer waiting room in the chamber.
Lot 5 Con 7 Esquesing Township offers new M M Tractor Double Disc Hammer Mill Hay Loader and other implements. Also advertised are Erban bead gata Nobarb seed barley and seed mixes including alfalfa red clover and timothy. contains household furniture and antiques from the property of O B Brownridge. Auction location and date not specified in readable text.
Trustees from Acton Milton Georgetown and Nassagaweya discussed school needs and tendering for repairs. Teachers asked for salary raises including 300 in September and 200 annual increment plus 440 for specialist standing. Georgetown High School may buy desks and chairs worth 264.00. Engagement of teachers and interview duties debated. Board honored former secretary A D Sproat with pipes in leather case at a social gathering.
Campbellville group gathered Saturday afternoon with president Marianna Greenlees opening in worship. Thirteen girls answered roll with My favorite Bible story as topics. Leadership led a Canada Indian missions discussion, followed by games, prayers, and a shared lunch.
The Acton High School Y News reports a Friday volleyball match with Orangeville at the Acton YMCA, about hockey reels, track and field meet plans, inter-school events in early May, scholarships, and student performances including a Grade 0B literary program with skits and music.
Acton will extend its telephone switchboard to add three operator positions, with completion expected early in May. Bell Telephone Manager AR Dillane said the upgrade reduces call delays, and additional equipment will aid operators in completing calls. The expansion, by Northern Electric craftsmen, accompanies growing demand from about 820 phones and 2,725 local calls per day. Outside lines remain a limiting factor in some cases.
John Len nard MacDonald, born in Dundas, died a few days after a funeral at his Eden Mills residence. He once ran a Hamilton grocery business and was injured in a 1918 railway accident. Survived by wife Margaret Hyde, a son William R. MacDonald, a daughter Betty Bewley, a brother RH MacDonald, a sister Mrs J S Corrie, and five grandchildren.
O'Rourke is manager. A quartette returns to sing as John Mowat dresses as a lady to introduce the 1951 styles. Models parade before laughter echoing to Baxter Sink and Messaac's Garage. Finale features orders for chrome fans, then another return and quick exit. OR students sing So long, I’ve been good to know you.
The Halton Presbytery Women's Association held its third annual W A Day on April 11 in Acton United Church with Dominion Council president Mrs M R Fallis as a special guest. The program included installations for 1951, speeches by Mrs Clayton Searle and others, and an In Memoriam service. Officers elected: president Mrs Hunter Reid Oakville. 1st VP Mrs Jas Moore Acton. 2nd VP Mrs Belford Savage Oakville. 4th VP Mrs W H Drummond Waterdown. secretary Mrs G G Grummett Burlington. treasurer Mrs C G Wilson Milton.
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