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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Feb 05, 1948

Page

13

Toronto visitors quarter weekend at local homes

Pouwonals Mr. Jack Malnprize of Toronto University was home during the weekend. Miss Dorothy Clayton and Mr Bill Clayton of Toronto were home for the weekend. Mrs. F. A. McLean of Tilbury visited during the week with Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Rumley. Mrs. Helen Holmes, nurse in training at St. Joseph's Hospital was home during the week. Miss Boertha Brown and Miss Walla McCartney visited during the weekend with Miss Fern Brown. Mrs. Nelie Lawson has been in training at St. Joseph's Hospital friends with her a speedy recovery.

Jack Malnprize Toronto University Dorothy Clayton Bill Clayton Toronto F. A. McLean Tilbury W. B. Rumley Helen Holmes St. Jospeh’s Hospital Boertha Brown Walla McCartney Fern Brown Nelie Lawson St. Joseph's Hospital

Mark Fiftieth Anniversary of Their Wedding

Mr and Mrs Emerson Anderson celebrated their golden wedding at home 150 Em ma St Guelph on Sunday January 26. They wed January 26 1898 at Milton. Twelve living children listed with spouses and towns. Guests honored with gifts including a gold watch a set of dishes a gold pen and an electric stove plus many congratulatory messages.

Mra Emerson Anderson Emma St Guelph Mra Anderson Matilda Bonus Milton G. Evans Alice Wingham John HH. Anderson D. Holmen Rockwood Seligman Elsie Drayton Roland Anderson TITV Robert Anderson Acton

Canada Year Book 1917 edition announced

The 1917 Canada Year Book published by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics under Hon. James A. MacKinnon is revised for clearer cross references and includes a Directory of Sources of Official Information. Readers may request copies of articles from the Dominian Statistician. the piece discusses weather related sentiment and general climate remarks.

James A. MacKinnon M.P Minister of Trade and Commerce Dominion Bureau of Statistics Department of Trade and Commerce Canada

Ghureh Slows Sunday Schedule at Our Church

The notice lists Sunday February 8 1943 activities starting 11.00 am with The Firey Furnace. Our Church School at 12.10 pm and Evening Service at seven. Both services conducted by the Minister. You are welcome.

Our Church

Sunday Services Prompt Warmth and Renewal

Morning service at 11.00 am and evening prayer at 7.00 pm are announced with a Bible verse They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength. Sunday school at 12.15 pm is listed among the day’s schedule.

Baptist Church Notice for Rev CHAS FOWER Minister

Sunday service scheduled February 8 1948 at 10 30 am with Sunday School at 11 30 am. Evening services and home Bible study announced with Mrs Chasee and Miss Helen West listed for Mill Street duties.

Soo Chasee

St Albans Church Service Schedule

The Anglican St Albans Church led by Rector Rev W G Luxton lists 9:00 Holy Communion 10:00 Primary and Junior Classes 12:15 Beginner and Senior Classes 12:15 Senior Class 7:00 Evening Prayer Visitors welcome.

St Albans Church W. G. Luxton Pebruary Ltd

Ontario Traffic Toll Hits 720 in 1947

Ontario records 720 traffic fatalities in 1947 per preliminary figures from Minister George H. Doucett. He notes the toll may be the highest since 1941, despite strides in prevention and ongoing public education and media support.

Ontario George H. Doucett Mr. Doucett Newcastle Lanark Gore Bay Trust Burks Falls Streetsville Crystal Beach Eastly Anc Aradio Epybody

Sky Hook Logging Trial Opens BC Areas to Access

A BC firm tests high lead logging to reach previously inaccessible areas in British Columbia. A sky hook vehicle travels on a cable track between spar trees, lifting logs from Wass to logging camps. The system may move at 56 mph on highways and relies on a driver riding in a hooked carriage.

British Columbia Financial Post

Penguin Club opens with teens flocking to dance

The Penguin Club held a stylish opening last Friday drawing local and visiting teens. Decorations with black and white streamers and a penguin motif framed the gym as the crowd enjoyed a lively dance and plans for future events including a Leap Year Dance and Valentine Dance.

the Waldorf Penguin Club J. Gray

Boredom of Overwork and the Pursuit of New Interests

The piece argues busy work may boredom, not exhaustion, and people seek purpose beyond pay. It cites Wisconsin psychology survey on time use, noting work plus sleep fill most life while other activities like golf, bridge, and hobbies occupy substantial portions.Britain’s solution lies in setting goals and pursuing new, engaging occupations to improve happiness and productivity.

Psychology Department University of Wisconsin Britain Camperstone Acclock

United Kingdom Firms to Exhibit Food in Canada

UK firms will showcase at the Toronto International Trade Fair next June with over 25 000 square feet booked. One third join six groups to mount collective exhibits including clothing. Canadian agents will display some firms products on their behalf.

United Kingdom Toronto

Tanners Triumph Over Oakville Legion 7-6 in Tight Match

Tito Marzo scored three goals for the Tanners with two in the second period as Oakville rotated Kan tner up from alternates after Ollleapls absence. The game featured fast skating and a few penalties, with no major brutality, and listed lineups include Oakville and Acton-Woods players and alternates.

Tito Marzo Tanners Grant Ollleapls Kantner Milin Oakville Maurice Walsh Georgetown Cameron Legionnaires

Paul Kane Paintings Hang In Museum

The article notes 100 Paul Kane paintings on display at the Royal Ontario Museum. It recounts Kane’s boyhood among Indians near Toronto and his later journeys to the western plains and Pacific coast to depict chiefs, hunters, ceremonial dances, and coastal scenery before Indigenous life faded.

Toronto Little York Paul Kane United States Europe Italy Canada Kane Western Plains Pacific Coast Trust Royal Ontario Museum

Home Keeping as a Fine Art

The modern housewife views home maintenance as more than manual tasks. It centers on creating a pleasant home atmosphere where the family rests and feels welcomed. Attractive meals, health, and welfare are emphasized as a fine art and a high achievement.

Lkely Orenige Mosphem

A Black Mark For Our Schools

Dr. Griffith Taylor of the University of Toronto declares Canada teaches geography poorly in higher classes, contrasting with England where geography is taught as a core subject. He urges immediate reform to elevate geography education and foster national understanding of Canada’s geography and potential.

Canada Griffith Taylor University of Toronto Taylor England

More Boy Scouts in Canada Reach New Highs

The Canadian Boy Scout movement reports 5,282 more members than in 1939, bringing total local membership to 104,805 under 8,954 volunteer leaders. In 1947 Canada’s Scouts peaked at 103,759.

Canada

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