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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 17, 1961
Page
6
Colin Scott was born August 10 at General Hospital Guelph to Colin MacCOLL and Freda nee Sayhes. The family thanks Dr Garrett for care. Laradel Lee announces.
Auctioneer Frank Petch sets sale for Saturday August 19 at 1:00 PM. Fred Baptie serves as clerk. Contact TR 7 2864 for details.
Estate auction by Elliott and Holmes sells Harold Sunter estate at Ito n village location on Saturday August 26 1941 at 1 30 pm. Sale includes household effects such as furniture appliances clocks radios a shotgun tools and garden items plus two real estate parcels in Eve rton St Esqrton with terms 10 percent cash down and balance in 60 days. auctioneers Milton 308 Actin trl4-2
John Albert Bert Mowat a glove manufacturer who ran Superior Glove Works in Acton for decades died at St Josephs hospital Guelph on Sunday August 13 aged 82. He built a family business established by his father and later sold it. He is survived by his wife Anna Rittenhouse a daughter Mary and a son John plus his mother siblings and one grandchild. A Masonic service was held and funeral rites conducted at Rumley Shoemaker Jun hone cemetery with pallbearers named.
Stein Bros in Cookstown Ontario host a production sale with 75 head from their herd and consignments from other herds on Wednesday August 23 1961 at 7 00 p m EDST at Hays Sales Arena Trafalgar Ont north of Oakville on No 3 Highway. All stock accredited vaccinated blood tested including daughters of Superior or Tested sires. Entries include selected young cows first calf heifers freshening Aug through Nov open yearlings and choice calves. Service sires include Immigrant Line bred to Pauline of Oakdale Brampton Carom Beacon Maria Command Mile Stone Brampton Sixth Generation Brampton Ranaki Acme and others. For catalogs write to Hays Farms Limited Sale Managers Box 490 Oakville Ontario a8.
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