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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 19, 1956
Page
18
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LeRoy Dale, chair of the town fire committee, says Georgetown is likely to buy a new $10,000 pumper this year. He notes the current 15 year old engine is inadequate for larger areas and cites Berwick Hall fire as an example of insufficient water. Quotations are being sought from two firms and a purchase before year end appears likely.
At the eighth annual Halton Presbytery Woman's Association of the United Church in Freelton United Church over 20 associations were represented. Officers elected include Velma Norris past president T J Hedley honorary president W Byrnes Flenty Cooksville president and several others as vice presidents and secretaries.
In Guelph Supreme Court Justice J L Wilson awarded Mrs Edna Hardie 14500 toward the death of Edward George Hardie 27 struck by Beverley Stewart 20 of Puslinch. The widow received 14500 the youngest child 8000 and another 7500 totaling 30000 plus funeral costs. The August 22 1954 crash occurred on the boundary line between Wellington and Halton counties.
Mrs M G Sember, a 70 year old collector who came from the prairies 14 years ago, displays a large collection of Indian relics at her home in Sooke near Victoria. The glass cabinet holds arrowheads beads spear points harpoons and other items. Her prized piece is a bloodstained Indian war club. Some relics were found locally and agates from beaches north of town, including a rare blue agate mounted in a silver pendant.
The poem titled The ABC OF LOVING lists playful letters from A to Z describing courtship, marriage and romance. It claims Acmah’s age aside, he still appears youthful when presenting this piece clipped from a Scottish paper.
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