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Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Aug 09, 1962

Page

3

Personal Notes Of Actonians Visiting Out-of-Town Points

Mr. W. Duval Sr. is a patient in St. Joseph's Hospital Guelph. Roy McIntosh and son Grant of Oshawa visited town on Friday. George Hall of Wingham renewed acquaintances over the weekend. Several residents hosted visits and holidays in nearby towns including Dixie Bond Head Port Elgin and Trenton with families and friends.

Acton Mr. W. Duval Sr St. Joseph's Hospital, Guelph Roy McIntosh Grant of Oshawa George Hall Wingham Town Fred Anderson Bond Head H. Brittnell Toronto H.W. Hinton Lake Ave Jack Tatton Trenton E. Guay G. R. Somerville Fyfe Somerville St. Thomas David Gordon Duncan Moffat Knatchbull

Pentecostal Tabernacle Sunday Calendar 1902 Schedule

Church calendar notes services at Pentecostal Tabernacle Church on Churchill Road and Cook Street with Sunday School Morning Worship evangelistic service and prayer Bible study plus Christ Ambassadors meeting. English and Dutch services at Christian Reformed and Anglican Church offerings and outdoor community religious service. Evangel Baptist and Y.M.C.A. listed with pastor contact numbers. promotional note for a Graham film about the Power of God.

Vangelistic Servier Christ Ambassadors

Ottawa visitors and road trips noted in Parry Sound area

It records a string of visits and travels across Ontario and western Canada. Mr and Mrs Vern Allan and Tracy of Ottawa stayed with family in Guelph. Ivan Harris’s party vacationed in Estevan Carlyle and Rouleau and Alberta. George Lawson and relative sightseeing on a coast trip. A 10 day motor trip covered Lite Current Sault Ste Marie Geraldton Kapuskasing North Bay Algonquin Park. Bon voyage party for Isobel Ritchie bound for London England. Various locals holidaying, visiting relatives and returning from trips to Muskoka Manitoulin Island and western provinces.

Ivan Harris Mer Western Canada Estevan Carlyle Rouleau Saskatchewan Mrs. Harris Manville Alberta William Struther Ontario Lite Current Sault Ste. Marie Geraldton Kapuskasing North Bay Algonquin Park Fred Gordon Isobel Ritchie London England Howard Switsons Craig and Keith Hillsburgh C. W. Mason Western Provinces Masons New England States Cape Cod George Switzer Bob and Kay Etobicoke Herbert Puller Sry Marlene Gail Fuller Eck West Coast Seattle Keith Sinclair Gordon Sinnlair Guelph West Barry Clarke Hordvilly Arnuld Suter Falls Sumter Or. Rvhillane Sharon Nic Tulsar Windsor A. Bulloch Vernon Stewart Bellwood

Obituary: Jennie Blair Whitley passes after illness

Jennie Blair Whitley, aunt of Bessie McGregor and Mrs Wmink Ma Bell of R R No 1 Campbellville, died August 2 after years of ill health. Born in Nissagawesa, she studied at Ontario Agriculture College in Guelph and lived in Actor and Georgetown. Survived by sister Mrs Jub McGregor and cousin Mrs Mabel Ramshaw. Funeral Saturday at Presbyterian church, recorded at Fairview cemetery Acton, pallbearers listed.

Jennie Blair Whitley Bessie McGregor Wmink Mabell Campbellville Nissagawesa Township Guelph Ontario Agriculture College Actor Georgetown Jub McGregor Mabel Ramshaw Dr Atkins The Presbyterian Church Rookwood Tatermen Fairiew Cemetery Acton Wm McIntyre Nelson Anderson Mehin Clare Wilson Malcolm Mottau Charles Fatt

Eden Mills Church Picnic and District News

Sunny Eden Mills district notes report a Presbyterian Church picnic at Community Park with a pot luck dinner and age group races won by local youths. Several visitors and locals attended, including Dr and Mrs George Atkin. A later note mentions Coates Anderson union at Riverside Park and various visits to cottages and regional towns.

Eden Mills Presbyterian Church Community Park Janice Wendy Martin Bradley — Chamber Steve Lowrie Wayne Chamberlain Joanne Wright Patsy Navini Dave Brenean McDougall Jov Gilbertson Kaye Stevenson Roger McDougall Ralph McDonald Barrow Brian Meg Kersie Marion Tubman Y Roy Bob Wright Jack Gilbertson George Atkin Muskoka AU Fair Crowed Kaden Mills Rhestra Win Gilbertson Turner Ganet McDougall Johnston Wilson Bill Martin Hamilton Acton Holy Guelph Eden Mil Coates-Anderson Teunion Riverside Park Ality Wire

Still Searching For Lost Plane Miss Clara Grindley

Friends of Miss Clara Grindley press on with daily newspaper scans for news of the DC3 missing near Almora ut tar Pradesh after a flight from Katmandu to New Delhi. The 0 persons aboard included an Earl Haig Collegiate teacher. Villagers heard engines the day of disappearance as four planes scour pine forests and deep valleys.

Clara Grindley DC3 Royal Nepalese Airlines Katmandu Nepal New Delhi Earl Haig Collegiate North York Almora Uttar Pradesh

Community News Highlights Chivaree and Wedding Honors

Neighbors gathered at the school Saturday to honor Mr and Mrs Georges Alten Grundy on their marriage as Mrs Wilfred Achey hosted and gifts were presented by Reg Bulloch and Elgin Awrey. The event featured a chivaree for Mr Orgy Allen Grundy, with celebrants, coffee, and rustic antics.

Georges Alten Grundy Wilfred Achey Reg Bulloch Elgin Awrey Orgy Allen Grundy Woocies John Vander Vitget Waterloo Saturdas Mes AL Dutloch Rew Willie Ane Kearney

Power line expansion near Acton Quarries advances

New 27 000 volt line work from Highway 7 toward the dump site stalls on Chunschill Road. Crews with hydro ticks operate and expect to open the line by the end of August. The Can Parliament building cornerstone was laid in 1860 by the phen Pric, later K. VIL.

Acton Chunschill Road Highway 7 Can Phen Pric K. Vil

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