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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Aug 27, 1953

Page

12

Everton Bride of Saturday Honored at Shower

Last Tuesday evening about 75 gathered in the Church of Christ Sunday school rooms for a miscellaneous shower honoring Miss Grace Stewart a bride of this Saturday. Several local families hosted and hosted guests included Mr and Mrs T D McCutcheon and Mr and Mrs Harvey Jestin and Bobby. The article also lists visitors from Mount Pleasant Galt Rockwood and Winnipeg among others.

Church of Christ Grace Stewart D. T. McDougall Elton Fae and Sons Erin T. D. McCutcheon Harvey Jestin Bobby John Alton Marshall Alton Galt Fred Alton Rockwood Albert Alton Guelph Wilvert Tovell Palermo Dan Parker Hamilton Kitchener Robert McCutcheon Dianne

Eden Mills Neighbors Meet Life Portion of A C W W Delegates

Eden Mills reports include Mrs I Haines of Western Australia as a guest of Mrs Wm Mitchell. A.C.W.W. pageant cast members performed Dominion of Destiny at Maple Leaf Gardens. Albert D Burrows, life long resident, dies in Guelph after stroke. funeral at Eden Mills. August meetings of W M S and Ladies Aid held at Mrs Robert Wrights with devotions, business, and social.

I. Haines Western Australia A.C.W.W Wm. Mitchell Maple Leaf Gardens Thornton Guelph Orillia A.C. Patterson Albert D. Burrows Eden Mills St. Joseph's Hospital Bath Eleatha Wannamaker Sheila Andrew Bellamy Evah Elizabeth Rennie McLanagan and Ross Funeral F. G. Potter Stone Pentecostal Church Burrows Tom Ingles Wm. Mino Willi Wilson D. MacDougall Wilfred Thomas John Heatley Eden Mills Cemetery Presbyterian’ Church Robert Wright Mire. Wright Mino H. Gilbertson Severatti D. Clarke West Wright J. Gilbertson Garnet MacDougall

Supernatural Effects of Tornado Winds Described

The article reports on tornado wind speeds around five hundred miles per hour and the bizarre outcomes they cause. Grass blades lodge in fence posts, straws drive into tree trunks, feathers are stripped from chickens, and wells lose their water under the funnel’s suction.

Vancouver Wedding of Local Interest

A quiet wedding was solemnized at Vancouver Heights United Church on Tuesday August 11 1953. Ada Defoe became the bride of John Edward Kingsbury of Acton Ontario. Guests included Mr and Mrs K R Zierath and Mr and Mrs D M Kingsbury. Rev George Turpin of Shaunessy United Church officiated.

VaNcouver Heights United Church Ada Defoe John Edward Kingsbury Acton Ontario K. R. Zierath D. M. Kingsbury George Turpin Shaunessy United Church

Acton Area Social Notes Highlight Visits and Holidays

A stream of visitors and travelers dots Acton and surrounding towns. Mrs. R J Darby and Miss Bernice Corner in Guelph and Barrie respectively are among those noted along with several Oshawa and Toronto residents visiting friends here.

Guelph Bernice Corner Barrie Acton James Macdonald Burnaby B.C James Mackie Sharpe Weston Stewart Martin Oshawa William Lynd Peter Murray Cliff Sutton Sherbrooke Quebec Charles W. Mason Toronto James McDonald Vancouver Peter Smith Pearl Smith Bracebridge Harold Elliott Comber Anne John Maplesden David Dills Edward L. Hall Palermo G. K. McLellan Delaware Ontario Frank Terry Pat Terry Huntsville and Whitney J. A. Mowat Bert Mowat H. F. Mowat Copper Cliff Stephen Coles Hagersville J. A. Robinson Lloyd Robinson Markham F. J. McCutcheon Jack London Harvey McCutcheon R. Gordier R. F. Wilson Bently Wilson Alex Ross Tom Corner Don Ross Aurora Richard Greene Denver Colorado W. J. Rutledge Lakeview M. Soyster Oklahoma City Alex McGregor W. D. Talbot L. M. Fulton Kay Fulton Gerry Fulton Montreal Art Tom Watson

New Platter Gadget Holds Meat With Suction Prongs

The Financial Post notes a new kitchen tool that secures the fowl or meat on a platter with suction cups and upright prongs to stop slipping or sliding during carving.

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Everton Bride of Saturday Bert Palframan Mount Pleasant W. H. Hortop Harry Hortop Jean and Saydie Dunbar Winnipeg Mrs Cecil A. Carr Opromernist Douglas St Tel Uuse J. D. Lowrie Howard Wilson Don Carolyn Victoria Lowrie J. L. MacDonald Little Mine Watson D.A Ciba Frosst Parke-Davis Schering Templeton U.S.A Colgate Dental Cream Cooper E. S. Cooper Phm Sayers M. Gibbons D. Gibbons H. Archie Danny Martyrs’ Shrine Midland A. W. Fosbury Betty Mae Fosbury Sheila Fosbury Hanover James Wightman Lancaster R. Creasy R. H. Elliott W. T. A. Bell Norman Small Niagara Falls R. M. McDonald Sharon Janice McCutcheon Fern Brown Verna Jessen British Columbia Bertha Brown Zella McCartney Eva Brown John Kingsbury No. 7 Highway John T. Davidson Charles Davidson St. Cathardthes-on-Syndsy Fred Murphy Donald Boston New York David Gordon Halifax Nova Scotia Federation of Women Teachers’ Association Arthur Gamble Acton Public Miss Snow Nassagawega G. Wright Lakeshore Boulevard Club Bessie Donald Stewart Ontario Cream Producers’ Association Ontario Whole Milk League Ontario Concentrated Milk Producers’ Association Ontario Cheese Producers’ Association Halton Centennial Manor WM. Deans Milton Col John Barber O.C Lorne Scots Band Stanley Park, Erin Upwells Limited Acton High School Mr. Robbins Paramont Ornson Swift's
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