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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 06, 1956
Page
12
The December 3 gathering opened with crafts led by Mrs Hansen and worship by Mrs Greer. Barbara Norton read scripture and the offering was received. A vesper service was planned, with 14 girls present and Taps at closing.
A former Acton soccer player Andrew Nolan turned in the fire alarm at the Goderich hotel blaze. Train service on the CN line at Malton remained uninterrupted due to clearing crews after a freight car derailment early Sunday. Prize winners at St Josephs church euchre event on December 1 included Mrs Duval Sr, Fred Kentner, Pat Taillefer, Mrs B Anderson, and Mrs Pat McCristall.
Campbell Sinclair won the deputy reeveship in Esquesing township by 189 votes over Spencer Wilson. Sinclair polled 576 votes to Wilson's 387 and will serve as deputy reeve for 1957. G L Royal and James Kirkwood won the school board race by wide margins. Royal 486, Kirkwood 408, Glynn 241, Taylor 88. Turnout exceeded 30 percent despite heavy snowfall.
Mrs Ross Carbett and Mrs Charles Baynton led a progressive euchre party in the St John’s Anglican church assembly room on Thursday evening. Nine tables competed and prizes went to Mrs Lorne Colling Mrs James Deforest Jane Baynton James Deforest Mrs Colin Beatty and Mrs James Baynton.
Barbara Jeanne Hill wed Dean Laing Taylor at Rockwood United Church in a ceremony officiated by Rev. J A Dilts. The bride wore a Chantilly lace gown with a princess bodice and was given in marriage by her father James Hill. David Benham provided wedding music and accompanied soloist Joan Kucharski. Chrysanthemums adorned the church for the event.
Miss June Lawrence attends the celebration as bride in a rose pink gown with a fingertip veil and floral bouquet. Ivan Taylor serves as best man while Donald McDougall and Wayne Taylor are ushers. A reception for 73 guests follows at the church hall with relatives from Colborne to Guelph.
Notices announce births in Ontario and condolences and thanks across communities. Stephen Richard Wall born December six at Niagara Falls General to Dr and Mrs Charles B Wall. other entries note births, deaths, and expressions of gratitude from families in Acton Guelph Georgetown and surrounding areas with church services and interments.
Acton Agricultural Society euchre and dance at Stewarttown Hall on Friday December 7 with 50 cent admission and music. Acton Public School teachers interview sessions set for December 10 and 11 with specific time slots. Mrs Eileen Buckner L.R.A.M. and Mrs Roberta Moran join Acton TM children for a December 12 lecture demonstration on Music and Movement at Acton Parish Hall with 50 cent admission to benefit Sunshine School for Retarded Children Milton aa.
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