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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 08, 1963
Page
16
A long list of residents and relatives are noted visiting and returning from trips across Ontario Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Families attend funerals tour cottages and attend a church event as townsfolk recount travels including a Winnipeg trip and a Canadian Shield camping holiday.
A fragmented report records a church service at Churwill church with visitors and a church picnic. Mentions include Mrs. James Granger of Guelph and others visiting or recovering, with various families noted for recent travels and activities around Bracebridge Listowel Eden Christian Camp and nearby towns.
A large crowd attended the induction of Rev Wilfred Leeman as minister last Thursday at the church. The ceremony featured Rev Leeman and family, with Agnes Oman and others in attendance. A social dinner followed in the Sundev School room, concluded by candlelight due to a power failure. The Mission Band held a picnic at the home of Mr and Mrs Stuart Miller on Nassau Line.
Over 40 neighbors and friends attended a Friday evening event at the school to honor bride to be Mary Kloster with a miscellaneous shower. Hosts Nancy Bulloch and Sandra McEwan guided games lunch and gift opening as attendees shared well wishes.
The Hatton health unit reports no polio cases so far this summer in the county. With about six weeks remaining in the hot season, officials note this is the typical danger period but no new cases have appeared.
Nassaugawega councillors met and asked Ontario Hydro to prepare a plan to supply lighting along Campbellville Road from the 401 Cloverleaf to the racetrack entrance. The motion followed a request from the Ontario Jockey Club. Council renewed gravel licenses for Milton Quarries Associated Quarries and Waterfront Holdings Ltd. Grants of 10 to Hatton County Plowmen's Association and 50 to Acton Agricultural Society were approved.
Athy Frye Press reports a rise in weekly local news as visitors and holiday trips fill pages. Community events, personalities, and travel notes contribute to the expanded coverage this week.
The text describes a chaotic list of players and locales amid a local playoff scene. Names such as Kilen Mille Contre tan and McLeae Mille appear amid unclear references to matches and visitors. It mentions family connections and weekend guests across Ontario towns with many misspelled names and jagged phrases.
Bandsmen from the Visit-Action Citizens' Wand rehearse in the weeks ahead for the CNE competition on August 23. They will face five other bands in class B, aiming for top honors and a possible grand prize at Cran" contest.
A local band planned park concerts this Wednesday and Sunday, with further shows near W and at CNLE where only 28 members may participate alongside rival bands from Clinton Fort Erie Delhi and Beamsville. The community experienced a general exodus during the holiday week as population declined.
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