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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 17, 1950
Page
4
Personal notices list names missing towns and regions across Ontario including Muskoka Chapleau Toronto Guelph Ottawa and Hamilton. The fragmented item records visitors travels hospitalizations and family events with numerous names and places noted in a busy community diary style.
Mrs Ada Near announces the engagement of her daughter Marjorie Allison to Mr John Francis Logan son of Mr William F Logan and the late Mr Logan of Detroit The wedding is planned for September 9 in the Presbyterian Church Highland Park Michigan.
The fifth annual Burlington Swim Regatta sponsored by the Burlington Red Cross and the Yacht Club attracted about two thousand spectators in perfect weather. Master of Ceremonies Wilkinson performed from the revetment wall as crowds spilled toward the water and the event closed with praise for local organizers. A note in the next issue mentions Yellow Pages new in the telephone directory. A car fire on Ontario Street near Aikens Reach Nivd caused minor damage. Constable Parsons and Dan McLeod contained the blaze before firefighters arrived. The Burlington Boys and Girls Community Band held its annual picnic at LaSalle Park with an afternoon sports program.
Weekend visitors and guests gathered around several households. Names include Duncan Robertson Landan with Mrs Suter and Muss Lous Bisch, Mrs H Marne with Mreo Knight, Jene Hales visiting grandparents Alf Rules and Miro Alf Cuuling, and Irwin Hamilton with JoP Benham and Henham relatives at Harte Hull church.
Former Actonian Mra James McCaig died at her Mimico home after a long Acton district life. Born near Acton and trained as a Chicago nurse, she married James McCaig of Kaan. Survived by husband and daughter Jean, with multiple siblings and extended family. Funeral at Mimico Presbyterian Church with Park Lawn Cemetery interment. Floral tributes from many friends and local families. Also notes on Canadian consumer spending in 1899 and 1938 figures.
A catalog note highlights four of eighteen OPEN STOCK patterns from Community Plate 1847 by Rogers Bros and Wren Rogen & Son to be seen at Rachlins Silverware Department.
Report from St Johns Church notes progress on a new parish hall with foundation walls up and surrounding groundwork underway. The gathering also mentions renovations, parish activities, and local residents attending events and trips, with several community members returning from travels and celebrations.
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