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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Feb 01, 1967
Page
2
The February 1 1967 Acton Free Press notes the WMS and Ladies Aid of Den Mills Presbyterian held a meeting with a prayer and poem. They planned 1967 activities including a new front doors project and awarded a contest to Mrs. H Gilbertson. Members shared visits and letters of thanks to shut-ins.
Tom Dube and Bill Bennett of the Milton Ontario Provincial Police are promoted to Corporal effective February 1 and reassigned to Burlington and Brantford detachments. Dube joined Milton in 1957 from Oakville after service with the QPP and Georgetown area. Bennett, with nine years on the Milton force including time at Dundas, moves to Brantford after training in Toronto. Both attended a two week supervisory course starting this week.
St Albans Church held its annual vestry on a Monday evening beginning with a Choral prayer for life of the parish. The meeting approved electing women as lay delegates to the diocesan synod if shared responsibility is ensured. Additional business covered church repairs, finances, and new officers.
The Johnsons a father son and wife trio of optometrists open a new branch at 54 Mill St next to Manning Electric. Arthur A Johnson D D practised 30 years in Hamilton and 13 in Milton. James P Johnson OD recent College of Optometry of Ontario graduate with practice in Hamilton Brampton and Toronto. Pamela Johnson wife and Hamilton office contributor. The venture features modern refracting units and a family tradition in eye care.
Report notes expo participation nearing eight countries the highest since prior world exhibitions. Distinctly, ten Canadian provinces plus Montreal Paris New York state are involved, with three international organizations hosting pavilions. Canadian firms have announced participation valued around 45 million dollars.
Limehouse Presbyterian Church held its annual congregational meeting January 25 with Rev. F N Young as chairman and Mrs. Bert Benton as secretary. The session reported five deaths, nine new members, and a healthy treasury after 1966 upgrades including storm windows a well a pumping system and exterior painting.
Mrs Louise Mercer believes thieves will take anything after a periodic check of a vacant house she owns revealed the theft of some concrete steps in Jacksonville Florida. No suspects named. Local police advised securing properties to deter further theft.
Women across Canada and 3,500 communities from Newfoundland to the Yukon are to join a Day of Prayer on Friday February 10 using the late Queen Salote of Tonga’s prepared service. The event begins at dawn in Tonga and moves westward, with services in multiple languages and braille copy available. Local services set for 2:30 PM at the Baptist Church Mill and Elgin, with participation invited from St Ian’s Anglican, Beth El Christian Reformed, Evangel Pentecostal, Presbyterian, Trinity United, and others.
Tyro leader Allan Lauder invites boys aged 8 to 11 to join the group meeting Tuesdays from 7 to 8 pm at the United Church. The small unit, now starting star studies, has existed six years and welcomes boys from any background despite its church base.
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