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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 28, 1950
Page
8
Christmas season in Acton brings festive touches and store closures while weather and street work continue. A juxtaposition of mild snows, telephone wire work, and local chatter marks December into January with reports of exhibitions and municipal notes.
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An auction listing shows cattle pigs dairy equipment and household items for sale. Cattle entries include Guernsey and Jersey breeds with notes on calving, mature cows, heifers and bulls. Poultry and farm tools plus a cream separator and dairy gear are described with lots and prices.
A community Christmas gathering featured prize drawings and seasonal visits from residents and families across Acton and nearby towns. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Patterson, Mr and Mrs Go Sinclair, and numerous local households as they shared greetings and gifts. the event also noted a large ticket drawing with nearly 300 000 entries and a master of ceremonies.
On December 22 the Lorne School presented a Christmas concert for parents and friends. Pupils performed three plays and tableaux while solos and a rhythm band filled the program. St Nick handed out gifts as carols closed the event with the National Anthem.
Christmas season visits fill the local notes with names and towns. Mro and Mrs Atgeta Sunter and Gail and Dianne of Niagara Paths spent Sunday with Ms G Sunter and Miss Fo Baldie Moss Elvena Wonter and Quest, while others visited friends in Oak Salle and Toronto. Vernon Stewart is recovering after an appendectomy at Guelph Hospital.
WANT ADS list pigs and livestock for sale including a Registered Jersey cow with a due date in January and a 1909 dadpe sedan car. Messages mention contact names and locations such as Georgetown and Malton with varied prices and phone references.
Fragmentary text provides no clear event, date, or parties. Reading shows garbled phrases and nonstandard spellings, no identifiable organizations or locations, and no actionable details for a newspaper card. Unable to determine a coherent headline or summary from the given fragment.
Advertisements seek an experienced stenographer and various positions at the Acton arena including caretaking and ticket sales. Notices request replies to the Acton Post Office and outline rough requirements, hours, and salary terms.
Property rental notice appears with garbled text about central water access and unspecified units. It mentions Treated something and potential brews or deposits. Details are unclear due to OCR errors.
Seven contractors advertise washing machine service and complete overhauls in Georgetown. Ernie's Radio and Electric advertises TV sewing machine repairs and sales with contact numbers 405 and 308. Holmes and Sons Upholstery offers reupholstery and prompt service with one week turnaround.
An elderly thrifted ad from MacKenzie and Son wishes Prosperous New Year. The garbled text mentions a theater, a venue, and a hangar with cryptic phrases about provisions and waste. The readable core centers on New Year wishes from the business.
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