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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 24, 1952
Page
2
The Free Press reports Acton area buzz as residents plan spring cleanups and farm trades. Gardeners, church groups, and civic clubs share events from tea at the United Church parsonage to theater nights and litter cleanup efforts. Community members discuss fishing seasons, dog control deadlines, and repairs to shops while noting weather shifts and social gatherings.
Miss Christian and Miss Clark of Toronto Normal School taught at S. S. No. 6 this week. A school gardens night was held in the hall with Nell Benton singing National Anthem and a piano solo. Mr C A Cruikshank showed colored films "Spring Charms" filmed in Holland. The audience toured bulb garden montages and hyacinth displays. Visitors include several Ontario residents. lines note recent travels and local hosts.
Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Euicard Budd on their 63rd wedding anniversary. The report notes civic and church ties, with mentions of related local families and gatherings. Also referenced are Dr Robert McEwen and grand son Robert McEwen of Saskatoon visiting Fort Credit, and the birth of a son Steven Archie to Mr and Mrs Archie Smith at St Joseph's Hospital Hamilton.
Notice under by law 908 sets April to October banning dogs from running at large in Acton. Violators face a ten dollar fine. J McGeachie Clerk.
The Free Press of Acton warns advertisers that many schemes promoted by outsiders have no connection to the paper. It affirms 75 years of local service four times larger readership than peers and declines to participate in questionable plans while offering layout advice to merchants.
Birth announcements include Edward Albert Flatt at Acton Nursing Home on April 1. Kenneth Edward Engledy born April 20. Annie Ware of Lambton Mills noted as widow of John Ware. Several memorials honor late loved ones with service details and cemetery interments. Community notices thank neighbors for support after illnesses and funerals. Local sales, events, and listings round out the page with auctions, church teas, euchre, and farm equipment for sale.
Sewing machines sales and service offered with repairs to all makes at Ernie's Radyo and Electric located near the 405 Roxy Theatre Building in Georgetown.
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