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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Feb 10, 1949
Page
6
A stream of weekend visitors travels through Toronto Hamilton and nearby towns. Residents hosted relatives including Stan Bredmore Margaret Macdonald and Isabel Yabsley while others traveled by plane to Bermuda and enjoyed funerals and church services.
The Lake aide Chapter 1 OD E held its annual meeting in the Legion Rooms with the regent presiding. A memorial for Mr Wood Gould was observed, donations to Halton Music Festival and Acton Public Library were announced, and a long list of officers for the coming year was read by the nominating committee. A social lunch followed the session.
Britain plans to invest 60 million in farms over four years with half for mechanized equipment. Cultural machinery production valued at 290 million annually, 105 million in 1948. Tractor output in the first nine months of last year surpassed 2,000 units, and about 40 percent of production is destined for overseas markets.
A garbled church schedule lists worship times and programs. Morning Harmon Har lan presents Our Prophetic Heritage while The Congregation of the Children of the Church holds a school service. Evening service features Words of Worth and Mucomas themes.
Readable fragments show a Sunday timetable with activities labeled Morning Harvest Evening Service and a general note about renewing strength. Names, times, and exact venues are unclear due to OCR issues.
Knox Church hosted induction services for the new minister, Mr Armstrong, with church leaders and clergy from nearby parishes attending. A reception followed in the basement, featuring a luncheon and social fellowship as the congregation welcomed the pastoral leader and his family.
June Brown capped the bowling meet with a 646 series high and achieved a 282 in the single game. Other competitors Doris and Maree also posted marks amid a regional competition context with local standings and radio updates.
The county council approves raising the fox bounty from 38 to 40 with half county subsid y. It reviews the Halton Stealth Unit work and health spending including school medical exams and public health nursing. Appointments to school boards and various committees follow, with tenders and grants to local organizations.
The account describes an ice hockey game where Acton defeated the Tanners with a late goal amid scrappy play. Baylis scored for the Tanners, Brown scored for Acton, and Brown’s late rush created controversy. Players from both sides contributed, with Bayliss and Evans featuring prominently.
Acton Juniors and Hespeler met in an exhibition match at Donaghue and Daylisas arena. Officials handed out 15 penalties as a feisty contest unfolded with the visitors leading despite Acton dominating play and missing chances. The third period saw Hespeler score twice to seize the lead while Keather answered later, and the crowd called the fast, well played game a success.
Finance records show payments approved in multiple departments including Education 68205 Printing 877.31 Hospital 1885.25 Agricultural and Reforestation 136.45 Special Communications 670 County Buildings 1358.73 County 1 1253.43 Assessment committee 47 Fin ance 4610.06 Council adjourned to meet on March 8.
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