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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 23, 1959
Page
8
Several families hosted relatives and friends visiting from Toronto, Mishawaka, Montreal, Guelph, Barrie and London over the weekend. Attendees included students from Western University and numerous local households, with a note on a birthday celebration for a family member. Canadian water power notes conclude the item.
Mr and Mrs Wesley Little and others hosted visitors across multiple towns. Sunday guests included Ted Jestin and family from Brantford, Max Milne of Rockwood, and Stephen Lillie of Acton. Raymond Cutting stayed with the Clif Store family in Acton, with more visits by J P Benham and Gordon Ridley.
Mrs Shortill and Mrs Weeshorti hosted the April WA meeting with Mrs Edmunds presiding. Minutes were approved, bus trip plans discussed, and a joy to hear Rev James Kirkwood's work in Saskatchewan noted. Mountain school choir celebrated a festival win, while several townsfolk were mentioned in social notes.
Fred Smith of Guelph, formerly a resident here, died at General Hospital. The funeral at McIntyre and Wilkie was led by Rev McDonald with pallbearers Harold Griffin Bull Butler Arvehte Kerr Alfred Saunders Hugheid and Harry Matheson. Interment followed at Churchill Cemetery.
Mr and Mrs Joshua Thompson of Acton RR 2 hosted an open house on a Saturday afternoon and evening to mark their 45th wedding anniversary. Family friends from Toronto and nearby towns joined in, with a three tier cake prepared by their daughter and tea served by relatives.
The Acton Free Press notes village residents cleaning up roads and cenotaph plots, bulbs planted for spring, and visitors from Sarnia. The Explorers Club of Knox and Guelph Presbyterian Church hosted meetings with hymns, prayers, and slides from Root Hardware and Canadian scenery. A Twilight Auxiliary held a successful bake sale afternoon.
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