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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 05, 1948
Page
17
In Memoriam notices appear in the wrong column and marriages and deaths are misaligned. The per-line ads and poetry cards also show misprints. A corrected guttering would reassign notices to their proper sections and fix per-line formatting for poetry items.
Birth announcements for Patricia Gall Fryer and Barbara Lorraine Maude. marriage plans for Jane Tweddle Gamble and Arthur Gamble. obituaries and in memoriam notices for Davidson Guthrie Perryman Hearns Zajac and others. remembrance lines for fallen WWII soldiers. Includes addresses Acton Guelph Acton Georgetown and Toronto references.
Miss Nellie Anderson expresses appreciation for visits, cards and gifts she received during her hospital stay from numerous kind friends.
A quiet civic holiday is noted with a summer tone. A Dublin greeting from Rev Father Morgan mentions an Acton rector visiting. Two new MUL Street stores near completion expect occupancy soon. Acton High School addition construction stalls on brick delivery. City tradesmen on vacation. United Church choir loft and platform are being altered under Rev Louis Pickering’s guidance.
A 22 caliber bullet struck near the head of CNR conductor Mr. Storey aboard a Hamilton bound way freight near 2210 Ave N. on Tuesday night. Police traced the shot to two 15 year olds who said they were firing at a bird and had no idea it hit the train.
Winners for the Standing Field Crop competition were Beaver Oats and I. W. Woods of Jerseyville judged by H. W. Richardson. Milton residents and corresponding farm addresses are listed with small awards and entries across several rural routes, showing strong turnout and regional farming names.
The Financial Post notes a record 147 net income for All Canadian corporations amid rising shares and higher total profits. Bank of Canada survey finds 65.24 percent of net income paid as cash dividends to stockholders, with more profits reinvested for expansion and equipment costs.
Mrs Vin the Hawkins Swackhammer died in Mt Hamilton Hospital on July 21 at age 11. She was buried at Queen's Lawn Cemetery on July 23. She lived in Acton before moving to Hamilton and then resided at the Gyro Home for the blind. Her husband died 24 years ago. Surviving mourners include adopted son Sid Bradley of Hamilton nephew Alvin McCutcheon of Guelph and uncle Geo Anderson of Ospringe.
The W A of the United Church held a picnic at Mrs Wilbur Ford s home with fair attendance and a happy afternoon. Numerous visitors from Hamilton Montreal Cleveland Milton Bronte and Guelph stayed with local families last week. A vehicle collision near the Guelph Line Milton Road left Mr Dan Smith with minor injuries but his condition improved. George Burns has returned home after several weeks in hospital following an accident at work. Ellwood Marden led worship at the United Church and Rev Truax is to return to the pulpit next Sunday.
The Scene notes that city workers face high food costs and housing prices while production costs rise for farmers. Planners suggest more food subsidies to ease inflation, but many fear the policy will raise overall costs and keep people employed in measures to pacify the public.
A doctor orders the patient to avoid all excitement while the patient questions whether merely seeing people on the street counts as excitement. The exchange highlights a cautious approach to stimuli in a medical context.
Multiple listings describe a brick house with three bedrooms and various features in Acton Ontario for sale with immediate possession. Also listed are several tractors and farm implements in Georgetown Ontario with items including Farmall A H and other gear, plus miscellaneous health product ads and a note about Lloyd's Corn Salve.
The column notes a week off from writing but returns with a shipment of field tiles and sewer fittings. It promises prompts for septic tank problems and invites readers to the weekly Park Pavilion dance.
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