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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 30, 1953
Page
10
A ghost tale set in an 18th century Clare family home follows Jan as she peers through a window and a two century overlap shapes a gentle haunting. The story, translated as Time Does Not Exist, blends romance and spectral presence in a mild, dreamlike tone.
Public auction from Mrs. Eda Ritchie at 13 Church St Acton on a Saturday starting 6 o clock DST. Items include dining room set, chairs, stove units, Frigidaire and Singer items, bedroom furniture, crockery, books, and garden tools. Auctioneers Hindley and Elliott.
Seventeen members and three visitors attended the Greenoick Women's Institute annual meeting at Mrs Calvin Aitken's home with Miss Elva Pearen presiding. The program included officer elections, a district report, and a Branch Baking Contest where Mrs Robert Allan won first for clover leaf rolls and Mrs Elwood Johnston won cupcakes, advancing to the District Baking Competition at Belwood.
A brief tips item notes that improving an old car comes from learning and applying practical know how to a 33 model vehicle. The fragment emphasizes self education as a key path to better running condition.
Friends of the late Jack Miner announce a 50th anniversary program for the Jack Miner Sanctuary with plans to invite President Eisenhower and Mr St Laurent. The event honors Miner born in Ohio who fostered a national sanctuary system and naturalized in Canada at 21. A US Senator and a local Canadian MP will extend invitations.
Farmers are urged to obtain the Bank of Montreal Farm Account Book a practical guide drawn by the Department of Agriculture. It helps small farms manage every activity with clear guidance to ensure accurate records and save time annually. Write Gordon Oder, manager, Acton Bank of Montreal Farm Account Book offices for a free copy.
An obituary notes Ite brushed his teeth twice daily with national toothpaste ads and saw a doctor twice yearly. He slept with windows open, ate vegetables, gave up tonsils, and traded worn glands. He golfed up to eighteen holes, kept eight hours sleep, and did his daily dozen. He aimed to living to one hundred. The funeral is Wednesday. Survived by eighteen specialists, four health institutes, six gymnasia, and many health-food manufacturers.
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