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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 24, 1950
Page
5
Mr and Mrs Petar J Thiessen of Rockwood announce the engagement of their daughter Helen to Lasita Elmer Sweckhamer son of Mr and Mrs James A Swarckhamer of Acton. Marriage planned for September at Barrie Hill United Church.
Wilfred Binnie, only son of the late Alex and Mrs. Binnie, died after illness tied to wet weather. He leaves two sisters, Ethel Arnott of Guelph and Nora Adamson of Streetsville. Informant notes burial at Guelph Cemetery. Local notices mention visits from Copper Cliff and Meaford residents and church events.
The commission reviewed proposed changes for a private Clark office and decided to study another plan before work begins. Bills passed include Hydro Department, Bell Telephone, and other suppliers. $3,000.60 transferred to Waterworks for pipe fittings and renewals. Policy to replace rusted service pipes with copper for permanent installations is in progress.
Mrs Dora Klauken sells at public auction on her farm near Trafalgar along No 5 Highway one mile east. Lot includes Holstein and Jersey cattle, hogs poultry farm implements and a large furniture assortment. Sale on Batterday September 2 at 1:30 pm with no reserve as farm is sold and owner leaves for Denmark. Auctioneers Rackwood and Elliott with clerk Day of Sale.
Dr. O Meara summarizes the first year of Halton County Health Unit dental public health program funded by federal grants. It covers school coverage, cost sharing, and the shift from treatment to prevention through education, with data from 5683 children examined across four townships and implications for future funding and outreach.
A long list of visitors and stays in community homes is noted, including Miss Vida Abbott from Bettiah Columbia and Miss Mary Abbott of Detroit visiting Ada and Frrett Currie, with others from Toronto Guelph Vancouver and Trenton. The notice also mentions a sudden death of Albert Young and an error in last week’s correspondence regarding Mrs I Hamilton and Mrs Ken Stubbington.
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