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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 27, 1950
Page
12
Mrs. Arthur Nightingale returns to her home at Rockwood R R after spending the winter with her son Bert Nightingale in Orangeville.
Town residents share visits and parlor gatherings. The Ladies Aid and WMS held an Easter program at the Presbyterian Church with guest speaker Mrs W H O MacDonald of Zion United Church. Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Peter Verdon on the birth of a son in Victoria BC.
Farm Forum members held a turkey supper for the hockey team and families on April 15 with seventy guests attending. Professor Tolton of the OAC spoke on safety and teamwork while Coach Arneld McEners was absent due to illness. The Mission Circle met Friday at Dorothy Warne’s home. Mrs Merriman and Mr Bert Rogers were noted as under doctor care.
A packed Milton theatre welcomed the Sunshine Variety Troupe of Hamilton as they performed under the auspices of the local Toof and Rebekah Lodges last week. Amid spring flowers Evelyn Marie Pelletterio married Bramwell Albert at St Luke's Church Palermo on April 15. The Milton town council reviewed 1950 expenditure estimates totaling 102000 for committees with revenue of 25008 and set a 39 mill tax rate, down from 40. Anton Lendl of the Swiss Legation spoke at a Canadian Clubs event at Milton Inn on April 1 with a dinner and Swiss views shown to over seventy attendees.
Sunday visitors from Detroit Marion and Guelph gathered with the McCutcheon, Simons, Jestin, Whitney, Patten, and Alton families. Mrs Charlton recently moved from Guelph General Hospital to a home setting, joining relatives in Kit Cholten and Erin area.
Erin The Village Reeve and Council lor and the Grounds Committee of Erin Agricultural Society met at Phuisholmetres Wednesday evening to discuss proposals for a Moonlights ball diamond and exhibition grounds. On Friday evening April ith members of the farm fomnim honored the hockey team and families at a Baltinafac community hall with seventy guests dining. About thirty friends celebrated Mr and Mrs Elmer Miller on their 23th wedding anniversary with gifts and good wishes.
Georgetown skating clubs presented their first annual Ice Revue with Toronto Skating Club backing. The show featured the junior Mistres Mary number and a full-cast finale. In a separate incident Gordon Hilta was injured after a fall on restaurant steps. He was attended by Dr C Vo Williams and rushed to Toronto General Hospital. Sybil Bennett became the first president of a new national Progressive Conservative women’s organization at the Ottawa gathering.
Local residents attended hockey games, visited relatives, and hosted gatherings. Families including the Robertson, Brown, Aitken and McKenzie households spent weekends with relatives, while Marjorie Chester works part time in Guelph. A local farm forum wrapped after a Friday supper with games and prizes. Canada has been a gold producing country for more than 70 years.
Last Wednesday St John’s Church hosted a corr cert to support a forthcoming parish hall with Dr K B Waller as chairman. Despite a small crowd the program featured Catharine Lainfoot piano David Craine Guelph and Rockwood Glee Club performances, plus Dormitory Dub by local youths and other vocal and choral numbers amid a broad community attendance.
Britain approaches three billion dollars in war damage compensation as the War Damage Commission reports 310 million dollars paid for repairs in the last year. The weekly average payment runs about 8 million dollars and is expected to continue for some time.
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