Christmas visits fill Acton and surrounding towns
A long list of residents and relatives mark Christmas visits across Acton, Oshawa, Toronto, Guelph, and nearby areas. Families including Bowles Beatty Huffage Reed Gamble Sutcliffe and many more are noted visiting, hosting, or recovering from illnesses during the holiday season.
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Eleanor Beatty
Toronto
Mia
Shirley Sutcliffe
Dearborn
Michigan
Ed. Huffage
Gordon
Dundall
Elvin Gamble
Arthur Gamble
G. Waracher
Waterloo
Acton
Sunday church services and studies schedule 1949
On Sunday January 2 1949 at 11 00 a m the Common Worship delivers a sermon Neither the Beginning Nor the Ending At 11 20 a m the Children of the Church meet for Our Church School at 10 00 a m and at 7 00 p m there is a program New Years and New Moons A Welcome to All
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Our Church
Presbyterian Church in Canada Knox Church Acton Schedule
Knox Church Acton announces a morning service at 11 00 a m and an evening service at 1 00 p m with a Sunday School at 12 15. The theme for the services is They that wait upon thy Lord shall renew their strength.
Minis Sets Sunday Schedule at Georgetown Baptist Church
The schedule lists Rev. CHAS R. GOWER leading Sunday School at 10.30 am and a sermon titled How Old Art Thou at 1.90 am during the Week of Prayer starting January 29. Enday December 21 features Watch night Service in Georgetown Baptist Church.
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Georgetown Baptist Church
Acton Rotary Club Dinner Highlights Films and Welcome
Acton Rotary Club held a Christmas dinner Tuesday featuring two films, Search Unending and Strange Gods of India, secured by Les MacSwain through Imperial Oll Company. Two Guelph visitors attended and a new member was initiated. President Amos Mason thanked Mrs. Watson for the festive menu and regular luncheons.
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Acton Rotary Ub
India
Les MacSwain
Imperial Oll Company
Guelph
Pales Ple
Amos Mason
Watson
Nne
Britain Exports Herrings to China and West Indies
Britain ships 8000 brine cured herrings to China with thousands more to the West Indies. The Werring Industry Board reports dry curing and concentrated brine for 48 hours improves flavor and reduces packing bulk.
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China
Britain
Werring Industry Board
West Indies
Eramosa Auction Highlights Dairy Herd and Farm Gear
Public auction at Brydon Homestead EraMosa on January 11 1948 features a mixed consignment led by a graded dual purpose short horn dairy herd. Included are 12 cows and heifers with calves and yearlings, six steers two red roan mares and multiple harness and farm implements plus grain and fodder. Items noted TB and blood tested with calves pail fed and milking cows. The sale lists diverse stock tools and equipment from York to Caledonia consignors.
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Alex Brydon
Brydon
Eramosa
Centre Inn
Rockwood
Durham
Amos & Black
Moffat
Pearl Bros
Caledonia
Hewett & Sons
York
Olony
Gilson
Mohd
Sade
Tony Soth
Davator
Bissel
Aree
At Home Teens Celebrate Holidays and Year End
The SAC-TEEN Top News notes the annual At Home event with well prepared decorations, efficient lunch service, and a lively band lead to Santa in the Roxy Theatre for about six hundred children. The Penguin Club plans a teen dance tonight, with novelty numbers and typical activities. The piece ends with a New Year greeting and hopes for a year of satisfaction and fun.
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A.hs
Acton
St. Nick
Roxy Theatre
Santa
Penguin Club
Miltons Honored Legacy Member Leeming Hamilton Passes
Milton and district mourn the loss of Leeming Hamilton, a highly respected active church and Legion member who died at his Victoria Street home. Mayor Dr. C. H. Heslop hosted a council gathering at Lichee Gardens Toronto with a Chinese Style dinner and Canadian Champion courses.
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Milton
Church and Legion
Leeming Hamilton
Victoria Street
C. H. Heslop
CHUM
Dr. Heslop
Lichee Gardens
Torononto
Georgetown Hails New Halton Chapter Officer Installations
Ex Comp Elmer Drow elected 1st Principal of Halton Chapter RAM at a regular convocation in the Masonic Hall. Installation and Investiture scheduled for January 21 by Rt Ex Comp George C Brown. Also notes the death of Mrs William Hitchcock aged 78, longtime resident near Norval and Ballinafad. Pere Cleave re elected president of Georgetown Curling Club at annual Rose Room meeting.
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Masonic Hall
Elmer Drow
Halton
George C. Brown
William Hitchcock
John Harding
Erin Township
Hitchcock
Harriet Sharpe
Norval
Lfe
Ballinafad
Cleave
Georgetown Curling Club
Herald
Unclear OCR Fragment Highlights Local Names and Events
Partial readable lines mention Erin Smith and Marion Wood with references to a garden scene on December 13 and a horse incident. Other text includes names like Norma Brown and distressing phrases about fire destruction and a theatre, but the full context and details are obscured by garbled OCR.
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Mrooaj Smith
Erin
Marion Wood
D.C Wood
Aielph
Norman Brown Aaved
Daedton
Pyer
Theate Speers
Tse
Taeabomore
Esquesing Council Final Meeting of 1948
Esquesing Council held its final 1948 meeting in the council room on Monday December 15 attendance included Deputy Reeve George Currie Councillor George Leslie HH Craig Reid and Wilfred Bird with Reeve G E Cleave presiding. Accounts paid include local papers Bell Telephone Acton Utilities Denby Duplicating and several others. By laws appointed Alldan C Patterson Building Inspector and provided for 1949 municipal elections. Council authorized transfers and road fund payments and appointed Arthur Beaumont to North Halton High School Board for 1919 and 1950. Reeve Cleave announced retirement and members expressed regret thanking him for his service.
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Esquesing Council
George Currie
George Leslie
Craig Reld
Wilfred Bird
G.E. Cleave
Reid
Lesle
Carter
G. E. Cleave
Geo. Currie
George Leallo
Craig Reid
Les Ne
Bird
Rand
Arthur Beaumont
North Halton
Roewd de Roy
Dep- Abs
Currie
IMS
Cleave
Testie
Teeve G. E. Cleave
Notice to Creditors and Others
Notice to creditors and others of Robert John Fisher and Flora Fisher deceased. Claimants must file proof with the undersigned on or before the twenty second day of May. After that date the estates will be distributed according to law. Executor acton record.
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Robert John Fisher
Flora Fisher
Rnn
Wellington
HHS
Perons
Plora Iisher
Bring
Wellinston
Acton
Dieser Per
Tors
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