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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 01, 1960
Page
10
Students across grades nine through twelve complete Christmas exams together in the high school gym for supervision. First time the entire school writes exams in the same venue, with all papers distributed and returned afterwards.
A. Martin, director of Ontario’s field traps branch, addressed the 1960 Halton weed control essay contest winners at the Milton Inn. He warned about weed damage estimated at 40 million dollars yearly, cited ragweed as a major irritant, and noted Ontario’s pollen hotspots. He described evolving chemical control from salt to 2,4-D and hinted at future selective chemicals for crops.
Legal notice stating I will not be responsible for any debits made by my wife Mrs Bernice Snyder on and after November 30 1960. Signed Robert Snyder.
Notice to creditors and others. The estate of Albert Edwin Richardson, deceased, of Acton Ontario, requires all claims filed with the solicitor for the Executor by December 3, 1962. After that date the estate will be distributed according to the claims filed. Dated November 14, 1960 at Acton Ontario. C F Ireland Q C, solicitor for the Executor.
A four bedroom house near Acton features a modern bath a full basement and an oil furnace. The property sits on main highway frontage with 24 acres and a garage and is offered at 300 dollars full price with terms.
Six acre corner lot near Acton featuring a fully modernized four bedroom home. Could be sold with building lots. Asking price twelve thousand dollars full price with terms.
Near Town Centre a 1 bedroom brick home lists near stores with a modern kitchen and bath. Includes dining room basement furnace and treed lot. Asking price 9000 dollars with terms.
Listing notes a 3 bedroom brick bungalow at Lakeview Heights with full down payment option of $500. Mentions aluminum storms and screens, full basement, furnace, lot, and terms. Also lists various price figures including 10,900 and 14,500 with acres and water features. cedar bush and barn described. buyer terms implied.
The last of the Romanovs Grand Duchess Olga of Rus died in Toronto last Thursday night. She and her husband Count Kulikovsky farmed 200 acres at Campbellville before moving to a Cooksville cottage where the count died in 1958. Related to European royal houses, she hosted Russian exiles worldwide. Two requiem masses were sung daily at the Orthodox Cathedral in Toronto where her body lay in state. The funeral was yesterday.
Menettes Hostess Mrs G Puncheon hosts monthly meeting at her home. Euchre prizes go to Mrs W Dubuis and Mrs E Musales. Mrs C L Rognvaldson reads a Christmas story on Jesus as savior of sins. Mrs M Nellis leads prayer. Christmas supper planned at Mrs Nellis home. A lunch is served by the hostess.
Representatives from every county fire department honored Elizabeth Wallace and Danny Higgins of Burlington schools for poster prize wins in Halton County Fire Prevention poster contest. The event highlighted fire prevention aims, with officials noting rising costs and volunteer efforts, and results may appear later.
Mrs Campbell Sinclar and Mrs Mae Fountain led eight tables in a nine table euchre and bake sale at Limehouse Memorial Hall last week. A sewing sale accompanied the event. Congratulations to the Wm Turner family on the arrival of Eugene's fifth at Guelph General Hospital last week. Miss Bachelor of Chicago visited the Shirling recently. Mrs D McDonald of Milton stayed with the Gisbys over the weekend.
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