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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 25, 1955
Page
14
Edmonton reports a culture clash as pedestrians and motorists adjust to safer crossing norms. The piece recalls early Alberta traffic rules, contrasts horse traffic priority with modern rules, notes fines for jaywalking and motorist impatience, and observes pedestrians gaining equal rights under current law.
Town by town list shows event dates in September and October for places including Acton Brampton Caledonia Collingwood Elmira Erin Fergus Georgetown Grand Valley London Milton Shelburne Teeswater Waterdown and more with several date ranges and locations. Dates vary by town and include weekends and multiple day spans.
Betty Ruth Corless daughter of Mr and Mrs John A Corless of Moffat wed Montgomery Gordon Cotter son of Mr and Mrs William Cotter of Restoure Ont at Willowdale United Church in Willowdale Ontario Rev F W Jones officiated the ceremony The bride wore a ballerina length net over satin gown with pearl crown and veil and carried a bouquet of red roses and white carnations.
Event details list a Royal Winter Fair running from August 26 to September 10 with moves and dates, indicating schedule shifts. The fragment references a hibers move and full dates, suggesting an event window and relocation notes without additional context.
Bonnie Brooks served as maid of honor with a pale blue gown while Reta Corless was junior bridesmaid in pink. Linda Clubine wore pink as flower girl. Bruce Campbell was groomsman with Edward Jones and Donald Corness as ushers. After a reception at Armadale hall the couple departed for a wedding trip to Buffalo in pale blue attire.
A Kitchener firm completed an order for 1,000,000 plastic candles to be used at Christmas time in 1952. The company also produced name plates for television sets and city slogans for license plates.
Helen Denice Synnott wed Alfred Henry Samson in a St Peter's church ceremony. Bride daughter of James and Mrs Synnott of Belwood. groom son of Mrs Samson of Cape Breton. Reception at Golden Beaver Ennotville. trip planned to Halifax and Cape Breton. Out-of-town guests from Rockwood Acton Guelph Fergus Streetsville Toronto.
William Henry Smith a long time resident of Hudson Bay Saskatchewan recounts a life of farming trapping guiding and plastering. He homesteaded in 1907 and rented his farm in 1943 while pursuing game guiding for business visitors from New York Toronto Boston and Chicago. He recalls risky moose encounters and his early trap line earning funds to start farming.
Thomas H Moorehead 70 died August 19 of a heart attack at the wheel of his car. A Brampton native, he served as a magistrate from 1946 to 1953 then Juvenile Court judge. He built a retail candy business and theatre chain, founded Peel Construction Co, and was active in church and local boards. He leaves wife Mabel, three sons Gordon Harvey William, a daughter Ruth, and two sisters.
A writer contrasts dog ownership norms between Ontario and England noting less confinement in England and high pedigree dogs. He also reports a London Ontario district invasion by Praying Mantis, highlighting myths from ancient Greece and the insect’s appearance since 1914.
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