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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 25, 1955
Page
4
An Edmonton report notes Easterners find Western city traffic courteous yet surprising. The piece contrasts historic Alberta laws that prioritized horse traffic and strict fines with modern equal rights for motorists and pedestrians, highlighting wary jaywalking and bidirectional street etiquette.
A list of upcoming event dates across Ontario towns including Acton Aberfoyle Bol ton Brambicn Seneral Caledonia Clillingwood Elmira Erin Fergus Georgetown Grand Valley London Western Milton Shelburne Teeswater Waterdown with September and October days noted.
Betty Ruth Corless daughter of Mr and Mrs John A Corless Moffat wed Montgomery Gordon Cotter son of Mr and Mrs William Cotter Restoure Ont at Willowdale United Church Rev F W Jones officiated The bride wore a ballerina length gown of net over satin with a pearl crown and veil Her bouquet consisted of red roses and white carnations
Notice lists schedule window from August 26 to September 10 and December entries for the Royal Winter Fair events from November 19, with details implied in a truncated OCR.
Bonnie Brooks, maid of honor, and Reta Corless, junior bridesmaid, wore pale blue and pink gowns with Juliet caps. Linda Clubine served as flower girl in pink. Bruce Campbell was groomsman, with Edward Jones and Donald Cortess as ushers. After a reception at Armadale hall the couple left for a Buffalo wedding trip.
A Kitchener company completed a delivery of one million plastic candles branded for Christmas 1952. The firm also produced name plates for television sets and city slogans for license plates.
Helen Denice Synnott wed Alfred Henry Samson in St Peter's church Oustic with Rev Frallaghan officiating. The couple, both from Ontario, plan to reside in Guelph after a reception at the Golden Beaver Ennotville and a honeymoon trip to Halifax and Cape Breton.
William Henry Smith, a lifelong resident of the Hudson Bay district in Saskatchewan, farmed since 1907 and worked as a hunter guide, trapper, and plasterer. He led business travelers on northern hunts, described dangerous moose encounters, and supported his homestead with trap line earnings after early farming challenges.
Thomas H Moorehead 70 former Peel County magistrate and Juvenile Court judge died August 19 of a heart attack at his car wheel. Appointed magistrate in 1946 he later joined the Juvenile Court. He left school at 16 to work in a Milton store then rose in retail and theatre ventures across Brampton Georgetown Acton Hamilton Ottawa Orillia Welland St Thomas London and Belleville. He formed Peel Construction Co in 1943. Active church worker senior elder Brampton Presbyterian, Past Master Brampton Masonic Lodge, former Brampton High School Board chairman. Survived by wife Mabel Filman three sons Gordon Harvey William a daughter Ruth Brians and two sisters.
The writer reflects on dog ownership in Ontario and England noting how dogs are kept and cared for abroad. He contrasts tight confinement with freer canine life across the pond and observes British dogs rarely cause trouble due to good breeding and responsible ownership. He also notes an Ontario invasion of large insects called the Praying Mantis with a history tied to ancient legends and Greek beliefs.
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