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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 03, 1961
Page
8
Various local items describe library visits by Mrs. Stan Norton in August, outdoor concerts at Acton Park by Oakville Citizens’ Band, summer tennis and children’s holidays, and school production resuming after holidays. Weather shifts and local infrastructure updates are noted, along with political campaigning by Dr. Harry Harley and a Glove turnout on scouting courses at Blue Springs Camp.
Local residents enjoy holidays visiting relatives and lakeside getaways. Miss Sharon Buck travels at Sturgeon Lake while Miss Hilary Beardwood helps in Haliburton dining rooms. The Awreys attended the Robertson reunion in Acton, and the Tripp couple honeymooned in Rochester after a Saturday wedding.
The Free Press notes the plant stays open despite reader misunderstanding. Employee holidays are staggered. Dills Stationery on Mill Street is closed this week.
Gayle Halford landed at Malton after a five week tour through European countries with friend Chem Gullier of Hamilton. She praised couture from Paris and said spraying kept her beehive hairstyle intact. Halford plans to resume business college studies in Hamilton Italy. She enjoyed Italy especially Rome Venice and the Riviera. Souvenirs include glass from Venice lace from Switzerland leathers from Florence and candy from England.
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