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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 10, 1961
Page
4
A divided Kelso Damp pool with sections for 250 to 300 swimmers will be ready next year after the Sixteen Mile Creek Conservation Authority approves spending $6,000 on improvements. The project includes stone bottom fill and fresh water for each section under executive committee direction.
Rockwood village news covers holidays and visits with Rockwood residents traveling to cottage country and Atlantic City. It lists births, birthdays, marriages, illnesses, sympathy messages, and social events, including a Golden APE trip, Euchre gatherings, and local visits to Guelph, London, and Milton. The Ontario Municipal Board action on a village merger is noted briefly.
As wood frogs awaken and salamanders stir, the first flocks of red wings appear around the woodland pond. Males arrive ahead of females, signaling courtship and nest-building, with feeding duties shifting to insects and occasional mayfly swarms.
Practical tips cover wallpapering with a paint roller and popping corn in an electric fry pan. Instructions mention olive oil soak for stuck paper, adjusting heat to 350 degrees, and letting the indicator light guide when to stop. Cleaning advice suggests vacuuming beams and corners in basements and porches.
A staff party escalates into a backroom exchange where a man mocks the manager publicly and a woman answers with a sly rebuke. The punchline reveals the manager’s wife is present, prompting startled remarks and a terse, humorous finish.
A public hearing on Rockwood incorporation was dismissed after officials said financial changes and adequate studies are needed. Trustees debated area school changes and tax impacts while residents described local issues including Devils Well and proposed municipal services.
A sequence of social gatherings and visits described in a local note. Activities include church service at Ballinfad and Melville Church, a Smith-Bell reunion at the Davidson home, and several Toronto and Peterborough visits.
Holiday visits span Rochester New York and Thornbury Guelph Brantford and Toronto with families including Alzabeth Hartop Nancy Hartop Patsy Jestin Donna Milne Lloyd Catting Harvey Jestin Robby T D McCutcheon and Mary Fountain. Police reported a quiet weekend despite heavy highway traffic.
A garbled notice describes a late packet discovery by a person seeking help. The fragment mentions a Bree Press item and an advertiser seeking the finder, with convoluted dialogue about dates and a competition.
About 25 at the LimRe House gathering hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Win Services of Milton. Attendees included Mrs. and Mrs. Rongley and Robble, with visits from relatives in London and Toronto. Local residents such as Mr. Win Kun, Ms. Shirley, Violet, and neighbors at Ormsby and Georgetown joined the social event amid community news from the peninsula and Weston.
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