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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 21, 1947
Page
8
A batch of death and birth notices from Guelph and area hospitals lists Dawson, Inglehart, Neecutcheon, Young, and Loree families. Announcements mention Dawson daughter Carol Anne, Mrs Annie Loree, and Mary Young with familial ties to Acton Brantford Georgetown and Brant Township, dated 1947.
Mr Isabelle Winfield thanks friends and neighbors for kindnesses during illness at Toronto General Hospital. Mr and Mrs Victor Harding and family express gratitude for sympathy and tributes after bereavement. Family of the late Ira Roszel thanks Rev J M Anderson and neighbors for sympathy and floral tributes after bereavement.
The city notes an opening of CN.E tomorrow and hints Labor Day and school reopenings the following week. Hot late August weather is fading, and McEachern’s Electric has added a new storefront sign on MV Street.
A British Navy lieutenant surgeon Dr R C Nairn demonstrated amyl nitrite's effectiveness against hiccups after failed standard treatments. He found it in his stock, gave it to a patient, and the hiccups stopped. He notes prior reports of inhaled amyl nitrite curing hiccups and predicts wider availability for sufferers. The piece muses on hiccups as comic fodder and medical curiosity.
Obituary notices report the death of Juv T Al Rennery Kennedy eldest son of Mr and Mrs Kennedy at Plathan General Hospital aged, and services held in Hamilton Ontario. Also included is the obituary for Mrs John Marshall widow of John Marshall remembered for pioneer life in Eramosa Township, her church and community work, with interment at Ebenezer Cemetery and details of survivors.
Funeral services for Ira Roszel 7% were conducted at John Stony and Rumiley Funeral Home. He died August 15 in Acton district. interment at Bal Sinafad Cemetery. Survived by five children and numerous grandchildren, with pallbearers listed. longtime Erin Township resident and former employee of JOB Mackenzie and Son.
Fragmentary OCR text lists scattered names and places such as Cotati Paroles Yeon and Tethersott, with mentions of Wayne, Nellie, Withers, and Acton. The passage lacks clear events, dates, or outcomes.
Mrs Jennie Howard hosted Busy Bees Women's Institute meeting on August 12. President Mrs Alf Allen presided. four new members joined. Treasurer Mrs Coxe reported finances. quilt making discussed with two more quilts planned. Reading and a Navy League letter were shared. a five dollar donation to Merchant Seamen approved. Social time followed with lunch.
A Ontario press summary reports 22 fewer fatalities in traffic last month than July 1946. It lists countless pedestrian and child victims, cyclists, and drivers, noting several tragic cases near North Bay, Toronto, Collingwood, and Aurora, with the year’s first Oshawa fatality and other accidents across Ontario.
Town meeting records continued discussion of Acton Swinming Pook, detailing recommendations from Commissioner MacArthur and Supe Wilton. Topics include underground service at Fall Fair, material delays, pole installation, hydro and water work, and sidewalk requests on North Main Street, with speed limits and railway crossing improvements to be pursued.
Weather reports note persistent heat in the summer of 1917 with rare relief. Humidity rises with temperatures near ninety degrees despite occasional thunderstorms and heavy rains that fail to noticeably cool conditions.
Classified sale notices offer items from farm equipment to a Georgetown two story frame house with oak floors and sunroom. Also listed are a Chev powered tractor, cultivator, loader gear, a Bray Hatchery shipment of pullets, a small pony, and a Maple Leaf truck with other nearly new tools and appliances. Contact details include McGowan and Brinklow plus phone numbers.
WANTED live old worn-out horses for mink feed. Market prices paid. Glenspey Farms Mil to n. Telephone frayed. WANTED 50 to 100 acres to rent by reliable farmer with own help, with or without option to purchase. Must have good buildings and hydro. Albert R. Staddon Goodwood Ontario.
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