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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 19, 1951
Page
6
The note describes a hectic period with a new parking stand project, keeping everyone busy and dizzy. It mentions a move to a later date, a nearby corner, and a warmer waiting room as improvements near completion.
New M M Tractor double disc hammer mill hay loader and other good implements offered. Erban Bead Gata Nobarb seed barley and household furniture including antiques. Show screen: property of BROWNRIDGE Lot 5 Con 7 Esquesing Township sale details read like an auction card from a rural fair.
The board discussed forming an orchestra in Milton High School and planned painting and repairs for Milton and Georgetown facilities. Tenders will be sought for painting and furniture purchases, while salary increases for Milton and Acton teachers were proposed. Trustees and principals debated who handles teacher appointments as management and local committees oversee staffing. The meeting closed with thanks to former secretary A D Sproat and a social visit at his home.
Campbellville report details a Saturday gathering led by president Marianna Greenlees. Anita Smith led prayers, scripture read by Joan Black, and thirteen girls answered roll with a prompt on favorite Bible stories. A short work period followed with a game and a dainty lunch hosted by Beverly Roberts.
The Eye Opener reports upcoming events at Acton High School including a Friday volleyball game April 20 at Ac ton V.MLC.A. at 7 90 pm, a track and field meet in Acton Park around early May with visiting schools Milton Georgetown and Erin, plus the inter-school field meet May 16. Scholarships announced by North Halton High School District Board will honor top performers.
Acton prepares a switchboard expansion to add one operator position, bringing total to three. Bell Telephone manager BR Dillane says the upgrade will reduce call delays, with 820 phones served now versus 430 in 1945 and daily calls rising from 880 local to 2,725 locally. Northern Electric crews install the extension, aimed at meeting growing demand with some outside lines still unavailable.
John Leonard MacDonald died in Eden Mills after a funeral service at his home and was buried there. Born in Dundas, he ran a Hamilton grocery business for years and survived by wife Margaret Hyde, son William R. MacDonald, daughter Betty Bewley, brother R. H. MacDonald, sister Mrs J S Corrie, and five grandchildren. He was injured in 1918 in a railway accident while employed by the railway and belonged to Eden Mills Presbyterian Church. The interment was at Eden Mills Cemetery on Tuesday April 10.
O Rourke acts as manager as the quartette returns to sing with no accompaniment. John Mowat dresses as a lady while models parade front stage. The crowd erupts with laughter, orders are taken for garments, and the program ends with the OR students singing So Long Its Been Good to Know You.
The Halton Presbytery Women’s Association held its WA Day meeting on April 11 at Acton United Church with Dominion Council president Mrs. M. R. Fallis as a special guest. Officers for 1951 were installed by Mrs. T. J. Hedley and Mrs. Hunter Reid led the day’s programs, featuring talks by Mrs. Orpha Houston and speakers from Acton, Hamilton, and Sarnia.
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