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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 01, 1960
Page
22
High school students completed Christmas exams in the gym to supervise easier. For the first time grades nine ten eleven and upper grades wrote papers together in the gymnasium. Marks will be returned next.
A. Martin of Ontario Department of Agriculture spoke at the Milton Inn luncheon for the 1960 Halton weed control essay contest winners. He warned Canada’s weed problems cost about 40 million dollars yearly and cited ragweed as a major irritant, while noting Ontario’s Halton area is a pollen hotspot. He traced weed control progress from salt to 2 4 D and urged student research, with prizes awarded to several pupils from multiple towns including Burlington and Acton.
Statement by Robert Snyder declaring he will not be responsible for any debts incurred by his wife Bernice Snyder on or after November 30, 1960. Dated February 22, 196? The record shows a filing code 2-22-5442.
Notice to creditors and others of Albert Edwin Richardson who died around October 8 1858. file proofs with the Executor’s solicitor by December 3 1980. estate will be distributed after that date to those filed. Dated Acton Ontario November 14 1980. C F Ierland solicitor for the Executor Acton Ontario.
4 bedroom house with modern bath full basement oil furnace and garage. Located near main highway with 2 percent acres and highway frontage. Asking 3 300 full price with terms.
A 6 acre corner lot offers a completely modern 4 bedroom residence near Acton. Property features include potential bulld lots and flexible terms with an asking price of 12 000 dollars.
Four bedroom brick home near town centre urgently for sale. Modern kitchen and bath plus dining room and basement. Nearby stores, fenced treed lot, heating furnace. Asking price 9000 dollars with terms.
Real estate listing describes a 3 bedroom brick bungalow with full basement oil furnace and landscaped lot at Lakeview Heights. Under a $910.900 full price plan with 54 percent mortgage and down payment options, mentions acreage 60 to 73 acres including water sources and cedar bush, asking $14,500 with germ considerations.
Grand Duchess Olga of Russia, widow of Count Kulikovsky, died in Toronto last Thursday night after years of farming in Campbellville and Cooksville. She ranged among European royal houses and served as a spiritual rallying point for Russian exiles. Two requiem masses were held daily at Toronto’s Orthodox Cathedral while her body lay in state, with funeral yesterday.
Menettes' Hostess Mrs. G Puncheon welcomed Y's Menettes for their monthly gathering. Euchre prizes went to Mrs. W Dubuig and Mrs. E Mor ales. Mrs. C L Rognvaldson read a Christmas story about Jesus saving from sin. Mrs. M Nellis led prayer. Plans made for a Christmas supper at Mrs. Nellis' home. A lunch was served by the hostess.
Representatives from every Halton County fire department attended a banquet honoring Elizabeth Wallace of W E Brecken School and Danny Higgins of Wellington Square School for winning posters in the Halton County Fire Prevention Poster contest. The event highlighted youth fire prevention with remarks from fire officials, a promise of future collaboration, and trophies donated by Halton Farmers Mutual Insurance Company.
Mrs Campbell Sinclair and Mrs Mae Fountain led nine euchre tables with high scores as bake sale and sewing event succeeded at Limehouse Memorial Hall. Congratulations flowed to the Williams Turners on the arrival of Eugene's fifth sister at Guelph General Hospital. Miss Bachelor of Chicago visited the Shirling recently. Mrs D McDonald of Milton joined the Gisbys for the weekend.
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