Letter to the Editor on Police and Town Leadership
Cecil F. Kidd petitions Acton residents to demand action on road care, policing, crosswalk safety, school sidewalk maintenance, and tax use. He criticizes patrol focus on tickets, calls for sidewalk sanding, and urges homeowners to support leadership with backbone to “house clean” the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenlea
Cobblediehill
Acton
Acton Free Press
Mil and
Main
Urely
Cecil F. Kidd
Erect Concrete Light Standards and Waterworks Updates
Waterworks superintendent J. Lambert reports rebuilding the chlorinator at the spring and outlines extensive water line replacements in progress and to start. Commission notes two curb boxes damaged on the Third Line during gas pipe work, repaired satisfactorily, with numerous accounts listed for hydro, telephone, mdse, and services totaling amounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Lambert
Bell Telephone
Acton P.A.C. Hydro
Ellis and Howard
Mdse
Harlock-Schultz
Reverend Henderson Guests at Nassagaweya Service
Rev Charles Henderson of Appin occupied the Nassagaweya Presbyterian pulpit on Sunday. Dinner guests were Mr and Mrs David Henderson with visiting relatives including Mr and Mrs Andrew Beck and daughters from Hamilton, Mrs Wallace Marshall from Vegravelle Alta, Mr and Mrs William Cameron from Toronto, and others. Mrs Gustav Forum and family from Guelph also visited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Henderson
Appin
Nassagaweya Presbyterian Church
David Henderson
Andrew Beck
Hamilton
Wallace Marshall
Vegravelle Alta
William Cameron
Toronto
Arthur Padbury
Glen Britton
Ricky
Ben Beavis
Montreal
William Black
Charlottetown
P.E_I
Clark Donovan
St. Catharines
C. Donovan
Catherine Fraser
George Goldthorpe
Tillsonburg
Lloyd Campbell
Wilfred Lasby
Niagara Falls
Hughrans
Puslinch
Gustav Forum
Guelph
Thomas Simpson
Moffat
Personal notes from Acton area residents
A compilation of weekend visits and travels featuring Miss Mary Chalmers of Toronto, David Ryder from Sherwood Forest Camp, and many Acton area residents visiting relatives in Oshawa, Toronto, Buffalo, Montréal, and Lake Simcoe. Mentions include hospital stays, campers at Sidney Harbor, and a wide circle of relatives and friends visiting across Ontario and beyond.
Bride Ena Jennings Celebrates With Home Trousseau Showers
Miss Ena Jennings, bride last Saturday, and her mother hosted a two–home tea on Mill St West August 14. A series of pre wedding events followed including showers in June July and a linen shower on July 20 with games and readings by Mrs. Ballentine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ena Jennings
E. G. Jennings
Mill St. West
Blair Evening Auxiliary Met in Campbellville
Mrs James Wallace hosted the Blair Evening Auxiliary gathering in Campbellville with a hymn and prayer service. Mrs Ramshaw led the scripture, Mrs Wallace supervised the study period, and Mrs J Robertson assisted. Members discussed foreign life and the thought We too are men. Fifteen members answered roll with Praise. offering and Doxology closed the service before social time. In Teeswater Roy Renwick wins fiddlers championship with $100 prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Wallace
Blair
Ramshaw
S! Cramp
Wallace
J. Robertson
D. Martin
Dickson
Formosa
Acton Couple Wed In Double Ring Ceremony
Ena Marie Jennings and John James Gibson wed in Acton United Church with Rev. Ray Conterus officiating. Guests from multiple Ontario towns attended as the bride, a public school staffer, wore a satin and lace gown with pink roses. The couple plans to live in Acton after a Northern Ontario honeymoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton United Church
Ena Marie Jennings
John James Gibsony
Ray Conterus
George Elliott
Edwin Jennings
Acton
George Gibson
RR. 1
Orton
Shirley Mills
Ken Kelly
Edna Jennings
Lorene Roszell
Lewer
Marie Allan
Arnold Gibson
Ted Jennings
David Allan
Robert Loggan
H. Mills
Bowmanville
Ontario
Acton Public School
E. Jennings
Toronto
DeForest announces engagement of Juanita-Margaret Rose
Mr and Mrs Harold DeForest announce the engagement of their daughter Juanita Margar et Rose to Gerald Joseph La Marche son of Mr and Mrs True man Spence. Wedding planned September 8 at 3 p m in Acton United Church.
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Buckner
Bill Stevens
Bruce
Steve
The
State College
Raleigh
North Carolina
New World
Harold DeForest
Juanita—Margaret Rose
Gerald Joseph Lamarche
Former Millwright Dies in Michigan
J E Swackhamer born 1872 in Erin town ship died in Saginaw Michigan on Monday August 20 after a life as a millwright who built several lumber mills He moved from Acton to Sault Ste Marie then to the United States survived by wife May Haddington two daughters Mildred and Ethel sisters Mrs Kenny Mrs Young Mrs Bentley Wilson and another in Detroit relatives attended from Canada Funeral was in Saginaw with interment there
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Acton
J. E. Swackhamer
Saginaw
Michigan
Swackhamer
May Haddington
Mildred
Ethel
Canada
Dan Kenny
August Young
Guelph
Gordon Greer
Russell Gordier
Bob Akitt
Mr. Swackhamer
Erin Township
Sault Ste. Marie
States
Snnat
Dryden
Kenny
Young
Bentley Wilson
Detroit
Fourth Entrant Joins Maids For Dairy Queen Contest
Halton County showcases three Dairy Queen entrants at the C N E with a fourth joining. Joan Wrigglesworth of Hornby named to represent the Halton Dual-Purpose Shorthorn Club. Jean Peterson, Barbara Cunningham, and Dolores King also set to compete on dates around August 31 and September 4.
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Halton
C.N.E
Joan Wrigglenworth
Hornby
Jean Peterson
Barbara, Cunningham
Ashgrove
Dolores King
Trafalgar
Joan Wrigglesworth
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hydro
Grant's Motors
Ellis -&Howard Ltd
Pitney-Bowes
Northern Electric
Brampton H.E.P.C
Acton Auto Body
Chas Henderson
Mary Chalmers
David Ryder
Sherwood Forest Camp
Carnarvon
Cyril Knight
Douglas
William Knight
Willow St
Guelph General Hospital
Andrew Knox
Sidney Harbor
Huntsville
Stewart Martin
Oshawa
W.W. MacArthur
Brock St
Mabel Symon
Bob Fieldhouse
Ken of Ahtoff
R. G. Hopkins
Lindsay Ferguson
Nassagaweya
Guelph General Aospital
Earl Lambert
Utterston
North Bay
Sudbury
Manitoulin Island
E. Hanna
J.J. Lenton
Mrs. H. W. Hinton Jr
Lyn
Mrs. H. W. Hinton
Lake Ave
Tom Watson
Charles W. Mason
Buffalo, N.Y
Jack Frank
Owen Sound
Arkwright
John C. Dennix
Clark Armstrong
Corunna
Sarnia
Mrs. John Valley
Peggy Lee
Winnipeg
J. B. Chalmers
Elsie K. Stewart
Armand Braida
Kingston
S. Braida
Carolyn Beecroft
Whitby
Mrs
A. R. Long
Marie Bride
Charlies M. Davidson
Jesse Reed
Miss Piercey
W. MacArthur
Daisy Forster
Grand Duchess
Olga
Tihon
Mr. H. N. Farmer
Lake Simcoe
Gordon Dawson
William
Ernest Dawson
Robert
Carol Ann
Fred MacArthur
G. G. MacDonald
Orangeville
Buffalo
Grand Valley
Jack Holmes
A. F. Love
St. Thomas
C. W. Mason
Kenmore
New York
Delaware Methodist Church
Rev. E. Ramsden
Boston University School of Theology
C.W. Hall
Hall
Westport
Phillips
Peter Ryan
Raymond
Ken Clark
Richmond Hill
Alderwood
Campbellville
Teeswater
Ont
Trans-Canada’ Air Lines
Roy Renwick
HS. Holden
Optometrist
Douglai Sa
Jim Gibson
Oscar Ike
T.V
Ena
Frank . Carney
Dairy Queen
R. W. Grant
Watson
Music Store
Thompson Motors
Lake
Beaverton
Orillia
Harold
John E
Forrest
John E. McMullen
Acton and District
Georgetown
Alsco Sales (Ontario) Ltd
Woolwich
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