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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 29, 1932
Page
4
Christmas Visitors From Town and Country Gather in Acton
Mr Parker spent Christmas at Acton with local families. Kenneth McDonald visiting in Toronto. Jos Graham also in Acton for the holidays. Dough Guthrie recovering after illness. George Halcovitch home from Guelph for the holidays. James Lambert spent Christmas in Rockwood. Numerous holiday visitors include Williams Nickell of Kitchener and Mr and Mrs Ingles of Acton. Others from Pusinch, Niagara Falls, and Toronto were seen visiting local households. We wish all a happy New Year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker
Acton
Kenneth McDonald
Toronto
Jos.Graham
Doughs Guthrie
George Halcovitch
Guelph
James “Lambert
Rockwood
Williams Nickell
Kitchener
George_Graham
Wm. Smith
Murray
Lynd Smith
Milton Spars With News And Nods To Winter Plans
Milton qG. Fe Ganders leaves for Fort Lauderdale to spend winter. Town Council passes accounts totaling 3270.33. Milton Public School Christmas concert draws a large crowd. Engagement announced for Ethel Viola Hurren to Walter Howson Lush. Ash one room schoolhouse burns. loss estimated 5000 with 1500 insurance. Milton Intermediate OHA loses 6 5 in Hagersville, then wins 6 3 at home. Champion reports strong local team and large turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ganders
Hornby
Fort Lauderdale
Florida
Milton Public School
William Hurren
Campbellville
Ethel Viola
Walter Howson Lush
George Lush
Milton
Milton Fire Brigade
Elgin Patterson
Hagersville
O.H
Christmas Visits Across Town and Holiday Notes
LIMEHOUSE Mr and Mrs W Gowdy celebrate Christmas in Toronto with relatives including the Gowdy and Doughty families. Detroit and Toledo guests, Miss Nellie Swackhamer visiting Mrs Swackhamer, plus other Toronto Georgetown and Brampton families spend Christmas locally. A Sunday School program and school meeting at United Church are reported with praise for the Peer Press editorial from yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Gowdy
Toronto
Douglas Gowdy
R. Doughty
Nellie Swackhamer
Detroit
McKechnie
Toledo
Gale
Smethurst
Stewarttown
Mitchell
Georgetown
William and
Ralph
Edwin
Marshall
E. Marshall
Chief Marshall
J.newton
Willie
United Church
Epi
Globe
Local social notes from Erin area and nearby towns
Erin cEachern and friends visit in Erin Alberta vicinity. Mrs J Benham and McMillan brothers visit Gookstown area. Rex Scott of Saskatoon attends Rexall Drug Trading Convention in Toronto after showing a colt at the Guelph Winter Fair. Postmaster M Thompson suffers a sudden illness at United Church service but recovers quickly and returns to duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. T. Scott
Rex
Rexall
Toronto
M. Thompson
United Church
Advocate
St Andrew's Sunday School presents The Glory of the Star at Town Hall
Hillsburg notes a St Andrew's Presbyterian pageant on December 22 with songs recitations drills and a tableau The Glory of the Star Reader Miss Jennie Barr receives praise Sympathy extended to the Melrose Brown family after the death of Elsie Brown Local residents Billy Hart Elva and Etta McKinnon visit and Mimosa resident John Rogers dies at Fergus Hospital Funeral held from Bowes parlors in Hillsburg
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Andrew's Presbyterian Sunday School
Jennie Barr
Melrose -Brown
Billy Hart
W. Jessop
Toronto
Elva
Etta McKinnon
Guelph
Mimosa
John Rogers
Fergus Hospital
Bowes’ Funeral Parlors
Hillsburg
Nominations Held in Brookville Elect Reeve and Councillors
Nominations at Brookville last Friday elected Duncan Campbell Reeve and George Finney, George Gordon, Wm. Bell and John Robertson to council by acclamation. The Ebenezer United Church cantata and Christmas tree event drew a large crowd. Local families, including Kingsburys of Dividas and Nightingales of Orangeville, spent Christmas with relatives in Knatchbull and nearby towns. Principal Erwin B. Wilson of Monkton Public School visits Knatchbull during holidays. Best wishes issued to The Free Press readers for a happy New Year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookville
Reeve
Duncan Campbell
George
Finney
George Gordon
Wm. Bell
John ‘Robertson
Ebenezer United Church
D. Kingsbury
Dividas
A. Darby
Knatchbull
Bert Nightingale
Orangeville
Arthur Nightingale
W. F. Darby
Campbellville
Erwin B. Wilson
Monkton Public School
Monkton
Ontario
Free Press
Campbellville Holiday Visits and Illness in Town
Campbellville notes list residents and visitors over Christmas and New Year. Ill Mr A Snyder is ill while Crawford Mahon and David Mahon return home for holidays. Local families host gatherings, travel to Acton Paisley Hamilton and Toronto for family events and care.
Widow Mrs Ramshaw Laid To Rest In Rockwood
Friends mourn the sudden death of Mrs. William Ramshaw at her daughter Mrs. Robt Johnston’s home. Funeral services were held at her late home and the United Church with Rev. W J Taylor and Rev. John Little officiating. Interment in Rockwood Cemetery. The community also held Christmas tree events, church entertainments, and a village meeting followed by a busy holiday period with attendees from several towns and a frost skating scene inspiring local youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Ramshaw
Robt. Johnston
United Church
W. J. Taylor
John Little
Messrs
Lloyd
Orwell
Roy Johnston
Elwen
Lome
Howard Hamlin
Edgar Johnston
Harold Gibbs
Melbourne Overholt
Ramshaw
Thame
Mirs. Anderson
Rockwood
Richard Johnston
Acton
BE. Hamlin
Toronto
A.R. Ramshaw
Langham, Sask
Rockwood Cemetery
Santa Claus
St. John's Church
Presbyterian Church
P. A. Sawyer
L. Th
St. Alban’s Church
Eramesa
Police Village
J. A. .Little
Chas. Thatcher
Ockwood
R. H. Wainsbrough
Day
Fred Croft
Kitchener
Robi. Croft
Doris Royce
Fred Day
Fred Hosking
Toronto University
Henry Hosking
Queen's University
Kingston
Clarencé Harvey
Leslie Swanston
Cobourg
Jean Torrance
Johnston Hewat
Simcoe
Kathleen ‘Lynch
Guelph
Chas. Harris
Niagara Falls
Ontario
Gordon
Morgan's Point
Standish
Ospringe
Edna M. Pearen
Dundas
John T. Fitzsimmons
Dora
Palmerston
R. B. ‘Richardson
Gertie Richardson
Vineland
Dorothy ‘Carter
Seaforth
Frank Day
Burlington Notes and Personal News From The Gazette
Spearing in the bay began Monday as several fish huts were set on the ice. Andrew Morgisony and family, residents of Burlington formerly of Hamilton, winter in Lakeland Florida. Harry Wylie named manager of Canadian Canners Burlington branch 36, moving from St. Catharines to Pine Street. Murdo Macdonald and wife depart for extended visit to Scotland and England. Mrs. Macdonald is Rev. G. W. Tebbs’s daughter. Mrs. Swift, after hip fracture, returned home in progress. Stan Coates elected president of Orillia Hockey Club formerly of Burlington. locals note possible Orillia Burlington meeting in OH A series.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Morgisony
Hamilton
Burlington
Lakeland
Florida
Harry Wylie
Canadian Canners
St. Catharines
Pine Street
Murdo Macdonald
Scotland
England
The
Gazette
Orillia
Georgetown Visitors and Town Council Meeting Notes
In Georgetown Mr Ira Vanngtter of Guelph visited town on Tuesday. Miss Helen Barclay of Toronto called at Mino McKay's during the week. Mrs John Smith of Collingwood spent the past week with her brother W H Long. Dr and Mrs F B R Watson left Tuesday for Jacksonville Florida for several weeks. Town Council met last evening for a long discussion on town affairs and back taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Vanngtter
Guelph
Helen Barclay
Toronto
Mino
McKay
John Smith
Collingwood
W.H. Long
F. BR. Watson
Jacksonville
Florida
Herald
Christmas visits and hospital note in Ballinafad area
Local residents share holiday greetings with Mrs. Ann Stull and Mr. Peter Ferguson at Kitchener while Mr. Clayton Longstreet remains ill in Guelph Hospital in critical condition. A Christmas tree and concert last Friday showcased recitations solos and choruses by local children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter’ Ferguson
Platter
Kitchener
Harry Hitchcock
Glenwilliams
Ann Stull
M. Campbell
Clayton Longstreet
Guelph Hospital
Oakville Christmas Notes Include Passengers and Students
The Leviathan sailed for Europe on December 15 with Miss A E Lawrence of Oakville aboard. Walter R Adamson, a Carnegie School of Technology student, is home for Christmas. Mr and Mrs R G Huffman Jr of Orlando Florida visit relatives in Oakville for the holiday. Mrs McAskill spends Christmas vacation at her Wiarton home with Jim McAskill a Queen's University student. Malcolm Sinclair's hospital condition is favorable though slow to improve. Mayor Moat Reeve Robinson Deputy Hewson Geo Hillmer and Roy Smith attended Warden Readhead's Milton dinner with about a hundred guests. The Rotary Club hosted its annual Christmas party with a spelling match led by Archibald and members Markle and Petrie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
A. E. Lawrence
Oakville
Walter R. Adamson
Carnegie School of Technology
Pittsburg
R. G. Huffman
J Jr
Orlando
Florida
R. C. Huffman
Lake Shore East
McAskill
Wiarton
Jim McAskill
Queen's University
Kingston
Malcolm Sinclair
Moat
Reeve Robinson
Hewson
Geo. Hillmer
Roy Smith
Dairy and Hog Raising Allied Across Dairy Policy View
Canadian dairy circles note close ties with hog raising as UK measures to raise bacon prices influence Canadian cheese and butter needs. Dominion official F J Singleton cites 280 million pounds annually for bacon and hams, while price relations between butter and cheese drive production shifts in Ontario and Quebec.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Kingdom
Singleton
Dominion Dairy and Cold Storage
Canada
Ontario
Quebec
New Year Theme Sermons and Services Reminder
Religious services announced with 11 00 a m morning sermon by the minister on a New Year message from the Psalmist. Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper at noon Sunday School and Bible study at 2 00 p m The minister presents Which Way Are You Looking at 00 p m A preparatory service on Thursday December 29 at 8 00 pm Everybody welcome.
Lost crates of chickens reward in Ontario area
Missing two crates of chickens between Acton and Cooksville with a reward offered. Notify Brown's Transport in Guelph at phone number 790 for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton
Cooksville
Reward
Lrd
Brown
Guelph
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W. J. Bell
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