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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 31, 1961
Page
15
A mixed classified listing shows rental offers for a one bedroom S room apartment on Churchill Road and student transportation needs to Guelph. It also includes numerous sale ads for radios, pens, typewriters, upholstery, vehicles, and furniture with contact numbers and locations in Acton Milton and surrounding towns.
Auction notice for household furniture including living room dining set bedroom suite and crested items plus real estate to be sold at 3 o'clock under reserve. Describes Duncan Pointe table, china cabinet, sideboard, rugs, linens, beds and bedding. Conditions of sale to be announced at time of offering.
A detailed auction notice for Saturday September 9. The sale on Matton Road in Woodhill near Brampton features 22 registered and accredited Holstein cows and heifers, breeding stock including Proven sires, farm implements, tractors, a threshing machine, seeders, hay and oats, dairy equipment, household articles, and a 1951 Ford pickup. Terms are cash. Albert McBride is the auctioneer.
Parents plan trips that mix fun and learning visiting museums and historic sites. Use maps to teach map skills and pace sightseeing to keep children curious and engaged.
The article extols the Boy Scout movement as a national moral force shaping character through established religious and secular organizations. It notes growth to over 280000 members, anticipates further expansion, and calls for continued support and participation including a banquet, tickets, and a senior patrol option for older boys.
The provincial School for the Deaf at Milton awarded to Feld Construction Co of Hamilton for 3,817,000 dollars, under the department of public works estimate of 4,107,000 dollars. The contract amount is nearly half a million less than the original estimate.
Mary Lou Taylor of Burlington reaches the final of the Ontario Dairy Queen contest at the Canadian National Exhibition. She competes tonight at 6 p.m. in the Connie Coliseum against four other provincial finalists as Halton County watchers hope for a near certain victory.
Averwood residents report good fishing with Lindiner and Lindauer families packing walleye and trout at nearby lakes. A Silverwood WT meeting chaired by Mrs Clare Wilson planned H Club training and fall fair entries, with members from Georgetown Milton and Hamilton attending.
Mr and Mrs Frank Freeman return home after a three week stay with relatives in northern Ontario. Miss Diane Christensen of Ottawa spent the weekend with cousins Mr and Mrs Norman Turner. Masters Archie and Brian Binnie of Acton visited Mr and Mrs Charlie Leitch. Bruce Leitch is a patient at Guelph General Hospital with pneumonia. Fred Thompson also at Guelph General Hospital for ulcers. Friends wish them a speedy recovery. Mrs Norman Tarver and Miss Christensen went to Stratford.
The first annual Hadb reunion was attended by 129 members who elected a nest seat for future gatherings. The day featured races and tunes, a dance, and a committee led by Ernest Hat as president with Millia Prove as vice president.
The Ontario Municipal Board approved capital funds for a 1.29 million dollar court house and administration building in Esquesing Township near Millton. Architects to prepare final working drawings before tenders, with council review planned.
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