Acton High School News Highlights Doors Open for Yearbook
Nell Benton reports yearbook photos by John Musselle and an appeal to buy copies from Wayne Currie president of the Students Council. Cross country slated May 1 on Mr R N Brown farm. last Friday's square dance a success. A car from the school area was damaged and police assisted in locating it. Six weeks remain before final exams.
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Nell Benton
John Musselle
Wayne Currie
R.N. Brown
Leader Gives Talk On Peter Marshall
The Friendly Circle led by Miss M. Bennett held a meeting in the United church Sunday school room. President Verna Bean presided as plans were made for a May spring tea. Mrs. Shirley McKeown and Mrs. Davis Duby led the program with Scripture readings by Mrs. Brayshaw and prayer by Mrs. Leyland. Bennett spoke on Peter Marshall life church work and prayers. A bouquet was presented to Bennett, and games with prizes followed a lovely lunch served by group ladies.
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Peter Marshall
Friendly Circle
M. 2. Bennett
United Church
Verna Bean
Brrs
Shirley McKeown
Davis
Duby
June Brayshaw
Fran Leyland
Miiss Bennett
Miss Bennett
Shirley Armstrong
Doris Kentner
Edna Stewart
Mission Work Described at Knox Presbyterian Spring Meeting
The Senior Auxiliary of Knox Presbyterian Church held its Spring Thank Offering on April 19 with members from Acton area churches present. Mrs. M Zeidman of Toronto described the Scott Mission’s history from its Jewish synagogue origins to 1941 and its ongoing seven days a week outreach to the needy across faiths, plus special evangelistic services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Missionary Society of
Knox Presbyterian Church
United, Baptist and Pentecostal Churches
Acton
Eden Mails
Rockwood
Nassagawega
Campbellvilley
Lamehouse
Boston
Georgetown
B. Roszell
John Davidson
K. Williams
Cooksville
Old Rugged Cross
Cullough
M Zeidman
Toronto
Ren M. Zeidman
Scott Mission
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
Accounts Passed At Council Tue Regular and Special
Tuesday night council approved regular and special accounts totaling 1653.13. The list includes Evans gas 148 Thompson Fuel Servic Gordon's Hardware Bell Telephone Acton Farm Supply L. W. Agar coal Hill Watson Motors Acton Free Press tax mot Whithams Garage Wilson and Cousins Co Hickey and Sons The Municipal World Lad Whiliser and Son Lever and Hoskin Lakeview Sewer Cutting Mansell Nellis tractor and grader Maria St Sohn Galtney Progress payment No 1. Mrs L L Skuce Milton attended as a councillor of the Provincial Charter of Ontario Imperial Order of Daughters of the Empire at the 36th annual meeting in Hamilton. The two Acton chapters were represented by Mrs Skuce and Miss Pearl McKinnon of Orillia, elected as councillors from the counties of Dufferin Simcoe Peel York Ontario and Halton.
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Evans
Thompson Fuel Servic
Gordon's Hardware
Bell Telephone
Acton Farm Supply No
L. W. Agar
Hill-Watson Motors Ltd
Acton Free Press
Whitham's Garage
Wilson and Cousins Co
E. Hickey and Sons Ltd
the Municipal World Lad 10
Thos Whiliser and Son
Lever and Hoskin
Lakeview Sewer T
Mansell Nellis
Mra
L. L. Skuce
Milton
Chater
Ontario
Imperial Order of Daughters of the Empire
Hamilton
Acton
Skuce
Pearl McKinnon
Orillia
Dufferin
Simcoe
Peel
York
Halton
Town council clash over Ratepayers Association ticket claims
A heated council session focused on alleged claims by Ratepayers Association members about tax credits and dance ticket sales. Councillor Lindsay denied buying a ticket while several ta sers supported or challenged accusations, with calls for legal recourse and a push to move past the dispute.
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Asartation
Lindsay
Aoven
Lowe
Mission Circle Presents Play At Annual Thankoffering Meeting
The Women's Mission Circle of the Baptist Church held its annual Thankoffering meeting Monday evening in the church. The program featured a devotional, missionary poetry, solos, and a play titled New Lights in an Old Village with cast members including Mrs. Landsborough and Miss Jessie Coles Commissioner. A social hour with tea followed as greetings arrived from nearby mission groups.
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Mission Circle
Women's Mission Circle of the Baptist Church
H. Helwig
C. Landsborough
L. McCutcheon
McCutcheon
Landsborough
Fay Garner
L. Kerr
Jesus
Old Village
C Landsborough
J. Wagner
M. Cohen
J. Chapman
Jessie Coles
L. Garner
Eeee
Costerus
M. Bennett
W.M.S
The
United Church
Buchanan
Knox
John Root
Hillsburgh
Reid
Pentecostal
Widow Mrs John Dryden dies in Guelph at 82
Mrs Emily Jane Dryden died in Guelph General Hospital in her 83rd year after a stroke. A Knox Presbyterian member, she lived in Guelph many years and was active in church groups. Survived by two daughters Vera and Bernice Guerzon, four sisters, one brother, two grandchildren and a great grandson. Funeral held in Guelph with interment at Woodlawn cemetery.
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Emily Jane Dryden
Guelph General Hospital
Knox Presbyterian Church
College Circle
Dryden
Gordon Bernice Guerzon
Vera Dryden
Guelph
A. Young
B. Wilson
Acton
D. Kenney
Toronto
A. Wilson
Detroit
Saginaw
Michigan
Woodlawn Cemetery
Knox Presbyterian hosts Sunday teachers workshop
Nearly 40 Sunday school teachers from Acton Rockwood Eden Mills Georgetown and Limehouse attended a workshop at Knox Presbyterian church led by Rev. Robert Carter assistant secretary of the Board of Christian Education He outlined new study courses and taught methods including film strip discussion and lesson prep in the afternoon Knox teachers hosted supper and Carter spoke at the evening service on Christian education A parents night followed with a film strip on Sunday school work and tea was served by the Ladies Auxiliary.
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Acton
Rockwood
Eden Mills
Georgetown
Limehouse
Knox Presbyterian Church
Robert Carter
Board of Christian Education
General Assembly
The
Presbyterian Church
Knox
Carter
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Knox church CG LT meeting reviews crafts and games
The Knox church group met Monday evening. Members sang a hymn and repeated their purpose. Ruth Spielvogel read the roll call and minutes as raffia craft work continued. The meeting closed with games led by Mrs Brayshaw and talk on Indians.
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CG LT
Knox Church
Ruth Spielvagel
Tapa
Halton County Music Festival Finals Set Tomorrow
Finals for the Halton County Music Festival will be held in the public school auditorium with nearly 400 pupils from Acton Milton Georgetown Norval Glen Williams and Campbellville competing in 14 classes of solos duets trios and choirs. Adjudicator is Brantford music director Frank Holtan.
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Halton County
Acton
Milton
Georgetown
Norval
Glen Williams
Campbellville
Halton
Lakeside
1O. D.E
Trafalgar
Brantford
Frank Holtan
Ontario Police report March highway crashes total over two thousand
The Ontario Provincial Police report shows 2028 motor vehicle accidents in March 1956. District Three including Halton Brant Wentworth and Norfolk had 261 crashes the highest in the province. Four of Ontario's 420 fatalities occurred in this district. There were 12191 safety checks 3000 more than February with 3003 warnings and 1483 charges including nine impaired driving and 4859 speeding.
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Ontario
Halton
Brant
Wentworth
Norfolk
Acton Pupils to Receive Polio Vaccinations
Acton is administering polio shots to about 18 000 children who missed vaccinations last year under Dr F Bull. The program runs until May 11 with Monday morning clinics at Acton school supervised by Dr Bull and Health Unit nurses. Additional doses will be given to previously immunized pupils next week and a booster for those vaccinated that year. Public health nurses note vaccine is about 80 percent effective. Other district children will be vaccinated Friday May 4 at Brookville Hall and Stewarttown yesterday. A Canada wide plant expansion by four integrated steel mills costs 450000000 since 1950.
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M.O
F. Bull
Acton
Bull
Departments of Health
Rtult Anid
Brookville Hall
Stewarttown
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