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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 10, 1964
Page
12
The branch outlines officer nominees including President Jason Peal Gord James and Ted Pope with Angell Waldie as secretary and Bob Angell as treasurer. New members Harold Smith and Walter Green welcomed. Ladies' Auxiliary donation noted. events include Canada at War film, dance with Johnny Tocher, dart league, glee club practice, and a New York Ball tickets sale.
Mrs. Stanley Morrison hosted Acton Fall Fair Hoard ladies with good attendance for a Christmas party. Carol singing, contests, and games followed led by Mrs. Linham and others. Santa delivered gifts, a pot luck supper was enjoyed, photographs were taken, and a meeting is scheduled for January 7, 1045 at Mrs. R. Lo Davidson's home.
At Robert Little school pupils staged a municipal mock election predicting local results. Ree ve was won by H. H. Hinton over J. Bert Wood. Council results included F G Oakes leading, with Fryer Riemer Irwin Arbic and Drinkwalter following. School board top vote getter was Manning, then Chapman, Bishop. Hydrology ballots chose Tyler Beatty Brown.
The Mertay Women’s Missionary Society met for a Christmas season luncheon with twenty ladies present. Highlights included a poem, scripture reading, prayers, and a thank you to past wartime helpers. Financials showed over $800 turned over to managers and $80 for church budget. A Christmas supper is planned for December 18 with congregation and Sunday school children.
Two travelers joke with an Arab about their destination calling it swimming. The Arab notes no water nearby, claiming the nearest oasis is 1200 miles away. One traveler quips this beach is the most.
The House of Commons passes government estimates after support from three minor parties. Budget 1965 proceeds with no new Parliament approval required for current spending until year end. supplementary estimates may be needed for additional items. Representation changes reduce Ontario seats and redraw provincial riding boundaries as populations shift.
A recurring dust collector fire at the tannery disrupts night shift operations and halts production. Management reports ongoing repairs, with a new system being installed to address the problem by week’s end or early next week.
Postal operations report rising Christmas mail volume tied to chitinase related routing while pocata workers commence stall work at the post office to manage processing delays.
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