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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 06, 1951
Page
2
A jumble of small town notes from Acton including longer Christmas store hours, election day reminders, a doctor touting exercise, postal delays, job moves, road conditions, a radio prize winner, a bursary award, driver safety cautions, a leadership school report, and a washing machine accident with Mrs. E. Tyler.
A telegram from Their Majesties highlighted Mr and Mrs S H Lindsay of Esquesing as they celebrated sixty years of marriage. Relatives and friends from Ontario towns including Georgetown Brampton Acton Guelph and Toronto joined family for tea dinners and congratulations.
William Wesley Dredge died at his Rockwood residence on December 3 in his 85th year. He and Lydia Foster Dredge celebrated 57 years of marriage in June. Born in Esquesing, he farmed with his son and a part time worker. Private funeral at home then Nassaguweya Church. Interment in church cemetery.
Births, marriages and deaths are announced with names and places including Maman r and Mra Duuy lug C Maple ian Flat Sop Hafielh Walnut Springs Texas announce arrival of ury Jane Nov 27 1041 Clifton Hospital. Dianne Jane Akina born in Toronto General Hospital December 2 1059. Interment at Ebenezer Cemetery Funeral Home Acton. Renne tt Thomas Hennett Bennett family Bowmanville Toronto. Swackhamer Gertrude Viola Amew wife of Stanley J Swackhamer of Erin Two. Landsborough in loving memory Ronald born December 6 1950. Piper in loving memory Mrs Stephen Piper. The family expresses thanks for kindnesses during bereavement and floral tributes.
Halton County Sheriff W. J. Robertson announced E. E. Yates has resigned as Deputy Sheriff effective December 31 after about two decades of service. Robertson praised Yates as one of the most efficient deputies and expressed regret at his retirement.
Christmas concerts and social gatherings scheduled across local schools and groups. Events include Bannockburn and Lorne School concerts, Woodside School dance, St Alban's W A Bazaar, Lakeside Chapter meeting, and Georgetown Arts and Crafts exhibition with music, lunch, and tea.
Amira at a Mackintosh, chief of the Gaelic Society of Inverness, remarked at the Gaelic Society of Inverness 80th anniversary dinner that more people of Scottish descent live outside Scotland than within it, with Canada containing the largest share.
The Executrix will sell by public auction on October 12 1951 household items and furniture from the late Annie HUD AFALAN estate. Items include kitchen table chairs sofa couch beds and chairs with misc kitchenware and appliances. Cash sales to be paid before auction ends. Elliott and Hindley Auctioneers handle the sale.
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