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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Jan 03, 1946

Page

4

Local Births and Obituaries From Acton News

Notices record births at Guelph General Hospital and Grace Hospital Toronto. Jean Creighton and Charles John Lantz born toCreighton and Stewart Lantz families. Carol Laura McKeown born Christmas Day. Obituaries include James Love of Rockwood and James Whyte of Guelph.

Creighton J. HM. Creighton Actan Ont Guelph General Hospital John Varley Lantz Guelph Street Stewart Lantz Charles John

New license plates on sale and New Year reflections

The notice mentions motor car plates now available in black with white lettering. It recalls New Year resolutions for subscribers and notes travel changes from last year with many visitors seeking homeward trips. Donald Anderson broke both bones in his right leg at Acton Arena on Monday night. Chas Withington, former Acton resident now in Guelph, celebrated his 96th birthday as the Gulph Rotary Club’s oldest guest.

Donald Anderson Robert Anderson Acton Chas Withington Guelph Gulph

Obituary notices bespeak local residents and church links

Obituary notices report the deaths of Mrs. Henry Moore of Guelph and James Robert Whyte of Moffat. Mrs Moore, aged in her 70s, was born in Bramosea Township and belonged to Knox Presbyterian Church and the Valaley Clark Missionary Society. Whyte, in his sixties, lived with relatives in Moffat and had ties to the United Church. Burial details follow with pallbearers named. A third item discusses grain industry prospects and a speaker, William Welah, addressing surplus grain and industrial alcohol potential.

Henry Moore Margaret McIntoah Paisley Guelph Bramosea Township Moore Nassagaweya City of Paleley Block Knox Presbyterian Church Valaley Clark Missionary Society Mr. Whyte Andrew Laing R. R. No Moffat Herb. Glibertsoh Alfred Taylor Mece Bewley Wilson Bewley John and Wilon Edenville Whyte Gentral Horn Saskatchewan John H. Whyte Mintoba The United Church Grace HOR Charles Kingsbury Orwelling Campbellville

Twenty Years Ago from the Free Press notes Acton hockey opener

The January thaw of 1926 is noted as the season opens with Acton hosting Millon. Millon defeats Acton 4 3 in twenty minutes of overtime. A new motor hose truck and chemical fire engine were purchased for Acton’s fire fighting fleet. A dairy barn fire at Ontario Reformatory in Guelph caused about 5000 dollars in damages. Births include Munsell in Oni vile and others listed with dates in early January. The text closes noting wartime recollections and unsettled issues.

Millon Acton Actus Ontario Neformatory Guelph

Dam Breach Flood Drains in Dutch Regions by End of 1045

The text reports a large Dutch area flooded by dam ruptures, with most lands to be drained by year end. It states 1,020 deaths as a result of the floods.

Netherlands Ahea Bambing Veoady evros_havetsen

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