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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 16, 1934
Page
5
Community brief highlights diverse center topics and reader interest in local happenings. The column notes curios, twists, and assorted notices drawing attention from residents to neighborhood cultural items.
Miss Muriel Hortop spent the week end in Guelph with cousin Miss Mary Fielding, who returned with her. Miss Margaret Reed of Toronto holidays with aunts the Misses Reed. Miss Lucy Robertson of Oakville visits cousin Mrs Dampier. California visitors Mr and Mrs R C Allen call on their daughter Mrs T I McCutcheon and family. Guests at Mr Shepherdson’s home include Mrs and Mrs Percy Hall Lindsay and families, Mr and Mrs Leslie Dewsbury Toronto, and several Guelph families.
Mrs. George Walker of Fergus and relatives from Sarnia Toronto Guelph Marden and Creemore visited the Dennis Graham Graham Bennett and Bennett households. Mrs Bowman and daughter from Preston and Miss L McLoughlin with Akins from Creemore attended church with Lieut. Graham of Georgetown.
Milton Ww. H. Green and daughter Eleanor visit the Hills in Peru while Rev Hare of Harwich calls on the Hares. Nine Milton youths bicycle toured Streetsville Erindale Clarkson Oakville Bronte and Palermo. Elva Raspberry returns to Hamilton General Hospital. E Syer visits Rochester NY. Two Milton Heights boys capture a skunk on the mountain and face a stern home reaction when the animal resists and the mother intervenes.
Mrs S McLean visits Toronto relatives. Willard Peavey family from Niagara Falls visit Akitt parents. Mrs Grundy returns from six weeks in Simpson Sask. Robertson group motor trip to Ottawa. Stewart family spent Sunday with Brampton friends. Geo Robertson woman stayed in Toronto. Appleyard family from Hamilton visit Webb Underhill homes. Locker Gee Cooke and Robertson attend Living Springs Institute meeting. Margaret Cooke solo at Everton Church service. McCuen Sask visiting Baptie family. N McLean M Tou McLean visited Walker family. Mrs Gooper Nichol Township visited Grundy household. Annie Kirkwood visiting sister Neil McKinnon Hillsburg.
The Dublin Women's Institute met at the home of Mrs George Nellis with Mrs Mc Dougall presiding. Activities included piano duets and vocal performances by Ida Nellis and George Robertson, a guitar piece by Alan Perryman, and a talk on Home and Country. The group decided a donation to Acton Fair Board but will not stage a special event.
Mrs Andrew Vance and granddaughter Shirley return to Winnipeg after a month visiting relatives including Mrs W Cheyne. Families including Mr and Mrs Wm Cheyne and Mr Bul Cheyne visited Mrs Black at Kelso. The annual Hillsburg Street Dance with the Guelph Jazz Band will be held tonight. A fall from a barn beam left Albert Royce with a broken arm. Archie McPhee, eldest son of Mr and Mrs Neil McPhee, died after an appendectomy at Orangeville Hospital. Sympathy offered to the bereaved family. Congratulations to Garnet and Bona Lacey on their recent marriage.
The Eden Mills Diamond Jubilee committees reported a fifty to thirty dollars surplus after settling all receipts and expenses. The Sports Committee thanked business supporters including Acton for prize donations and six committees oversaw all preparations from start to finish. Several local residents planned land prospecting trips and travel updates followed, with social and family notes and a hospital gift.
Miss M Mitchell hosted a Presbyterian Women Missionary Society picnic with the Victoria Mission Band and Cradle Roll babies in attendance. Devotions by D McNabb and readings by J Swanston preceded lawn races led by Jean McLean and C J McKay. A condolence note followed for the Marsden family.
A small boy asks to borrow two dimés from Mr Birdsell who agrees then jokes to double it to four and enjoy himself. The item promotes Kipp's Unequalled Herb tablets at Brown's Drug Store priced 25 cents.
NASSAGAWEYA The Women s Missionary Society of Ebenezer United Church will preside at next Sunday morning service in Ebenezer Church Mrs Mann from Kitchener will deliver a missionary address The masons finished the foundation for Elwood Wilson s new steel truss barn to be erected soon Mrs Wm Morley and family of Muton visited Knatchbull relatives Mr E B Wilson of Knatchbull visited Monkton early in the week Threshing machines are active in the district with good grain yields reported
Mrs A Kentner and Mr and Mrs Henry Hiltz visited friends in Toronto on Sunday. Mr and Mrs R A McEnery visited friends at New Dundee. Miss Jean Evans of Acton holidaying with grandparents D and M McEnery. Mr Murray Shortill of Galt visiting aunt Annie Shortill and friends. Miss Bessie Binnie went to New York last week. Visitors at Alfred Soper’s home included George Soper Acton, Mrs Benguily Glencairn, R J McKechnie Donald McKechnie and Flora Jean McKechnie Jamestown NY. Young People’s Society of the United Church led Sunday evening services. Many farmers finished cutting crops. Mr A Soper’s condition is improving slowly.
John Atkins shows satisfactory recovery at Toronto General Hospital Private Patients Pavilion. Miss Raynar leaves Oakville High School to join Cobourg High School staff. Rev. J W Magwood begins ministry at St John s United Church. William H Leager marks 83rd birthday on Civic Holiday. Kathleen Richards wed to David Richardson at St Jude s Anglican Church.
Burlington residents travel and visits described while Rev. Finlay Matheson begins at Trinity United Church. Road work on Guelph Line to receive retread surface. A Burlington Dairy milk truck overturned injuring Harold Yanch. another collision on Belleview Avenue injured Kenneth Marshall.
A Ford quote about changing methods contrasts with a royal remark praising American self deprecation. The pair underscores differing attitudes to innovation and national character.
A grocer chats with friends when a nearly blind passerby showcases his sense of touch by feeling a sugar sample. The man confidently declares the item as sand, highlighting a humorous misidentification and local color.
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