Open-Home Hospitality During New Year Week
Mr and Mrs Frank Freeman opened their home to neighbors from Monday to Thursday while two force men from Ottawa arrived around midnight and found shelter. Mrs McCurdy visited the Freeman home, while Mervin Hilliard and Bert Robertson and family joined New Year celebrations. Communion was held Sunday at the church conducted by Rev Gordon Adams. attendance was small due to the weather.
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Mrs._ Frank
Freeman
Oir
Ottawa
McCurdy
Ralph Denny
Mervin Hilliard
Hillaburgh
Harold Griffin
Bert Robertson
RR. 4
Rockwood
Frank Freeman
Gordon Adams
Balling
Adams
Ballinafad
Acton
Muriel Hilts
Wantiss of
Agincourt
Clarence Snow
Bible Today lifts Bible week across Canada with public readings
The article notes Bible week and Bible Sunday across Canada with public readings in streets and on main intersections. Prime Minister, premiers, mayors, and religious leaders conducted readings while Salvation Army officers and clergy proclaimed scriptures, signaling ongoing observance.
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Cumvda
Caonnoda
Ithe
Salvation Army
Lowns
Trix
Judy Duby Wins Medal In Ontario Music Contest
Judy Duby, aged 11, topped two Trinity College of Music theory exam sets in Ontario. She received a 100 percent and the medal as the youngest entrant in grade one theory, amid school party celebrations at Miss Helen Hdaborough’s home.
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Helen Hdaborough
Judy Duby
Ontario
Trinity College of Music
London
England
Judy
Alf Duby
Home for Christmas
A short reflective poem by Isabel Anderson expresses a journey to a forgiving father’s love. The speaker seeks rest and peace in an ancestral home where memories, gifts, and restored spirit brighten the season.
Four Skaters from Town Enter Canadian Figure Skating Event
Four skaters from town Mary Fane Force Elizabeth Force Peter Gibbons and Linda Braida are registered for the Canadian figure skating competition in St Catharines with heats Friday and Saturday. The Western Ontario and Niagara Peninsula Section of the Canadian Figure Skating Association sponsors the annual event. To enter the Canadian championships a skater must have won a sectional field.
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St. Catharines
Mary ‘Fane Force
Elizabeth Force
Peter Gibbons
Linda Braida
Western Ontario
Nia- Sm Peninsula
Adian Figure Skating Associat
Campbellville man ordered to stand trial for manslaughter
Magistrate Albert Marek ordered John Cutts 24 to stand trial on a manslaughter charge related to the death of Preston hotel owner Gerald Schennis 38 found Nov 19 with a bullet through his heart in a farm ravine. Police tied Cutts to a prowler incident and to hiding a revolver. Bail set at 2500 dollars. Crown alleges stolen goods linked to Hespeter Milton store.
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Albert Marek
John Cutts
Campbellville
Preston
Gerald Schennis
Cutts
Browler
Seer Prowley
Crown Ones
Braye Casariy
Hespeter
Milton
Hall
Casarin
Deiman
Acton License Plate Sale Noted With Quiet Rush
A 1960 license plate sale in Acton drew little fanfare as the second purchaser, Orval Duf, received plate number 962-508. Mr. Margrave highlighted the steady pace of plate sales and urged orderly processing of future transactions.
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Acton
Dente Rod
Harrave Wiis
Orval
Margrave
Trafalgar council appoints committees and officials
The inaugural Trafalgar council meeting named committee chairs for finance planning and works including E G Bulmer Wilmott and Peacock with Gada and Bouck on planning finance. Ex officio members include Reeve Alex Pheips and Deputy Reeve Fred Near. Marshall was reappointed to the committee of adjustment. Grant Bray named deputy fire roller and district deputies for Tir j company and company 2.
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Ing
E.G. Bulmer
Arthur Peacock
Michael Gada
Joseph Willmott
Frank Gallagher
George Bouck
Wilmott
Peacock
Gallagher
Bouck
Gado
Alex Pheips
Fred’ Near
G, Shain
Ry. Marshall
Committee of Adjustment
Grant Bray
Rolier
Emore
Tir
Perkins
Standards of Teachers in Hands Of Government Assembly Told
Delegates to the Ontario Public School Men Teachers Federation annual assembly in Toronto voted to wrest control of teaching standards from government authorities. Arnold Edinborough urged professionalism and local in service programs as 15 delegates representing 7,000 teachers discussed provincial pupil and school needs. New president David G. Dewar and officers were named. federation also planned a provincial credit union and a medical program study.
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Assembly
Ontario Public School Men Teachers’ Federation
Stan
Provin
Robert L. Ship
South Porcupine
David G
Dewar
Scarborough
George H. Waldrum
Guelph
Garnet L. MacDiarmid
Richmond
Hill
Ontario Teachers’! Federation
Thomas E. Bedford
Trenton
Howard E Catharines
Emuir
Toronto
Sylv
Etobicoke
W. Earl Sparks
Simcoe
Vernon N. Ames
Hamilton
Federation
Credit U Union
Federation offers eight $500 scholarships to male teacher students
To encourage separade 14 students to enter teaching, the federation grants eight scholarships of 500 dollars each for male students at Provincial Teachers' Colleges. Loans with two percent interest are also available for student teachers.
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Federation
Ticket trouble at the box office prompts third purchase
A man buys another ticket amid repeated tearing by someone inside forcing extra trips to the box office. The ticket seller notes this is the third purchase, hinting at ongoing disruption inside the venue.
Came the Dawn Helen
In a brief overheard exchange a newlywed recalls kissing her husband each morning while noting he later bought an alarm clock after three months.
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Helen
Murnancy
Pearens Celebrate 60th Wedding Anniversary with Congratulatory Notes
Mr and Mrs J E Pearen of Acton receive messages from the Queen and officials along with many gifts on their 60th wedding anniversary on December 27. Mrs Pearen remains hospitalized after a fracture. they are joined by daughters Mrs Rosy Allin and Mrs Aitken. The couple wed November 27, 1899 at Maplewood Barn, with 60 years of memories and seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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J. E. Pearen
Agr
Acton
Beater
Pearen
Gama
Guelph General Hospital
Minsou
Rosy Allin
Aitken
Roy Scrnipe
Maplewood Barn
Reve BK. Unsworth
Alice EL Lestie
A. Johns
Newmickel
Edr. Forster
Stratford
Richard Urwin
Rochester
N.Y
George D. Robertson
Ospringe
Acton Ontario Highlighted For YMCA World Fellowship
The week of January 17 24 marks YMCA observance across Canada and the United States. Acton Ontario shines as the smallest North American town with a separate YMCA, reflecting the movement's global reach and wide range of programs from education to physical fitness.
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Canada
United States
Sid Lally
Acton
M.C.A
Y.M.C.A
Y.m.ca
Cal
Ventilator Drive Advised Amid Traffic Jam Risks
Officials warn during rush hour to avoid lingering in traffic. Front ventilators bring fresh air and can pull in exhaust gases, posing health risks to drivers and pedestrians in crawl or standstill conditions.
New Year's Eve Parties Draw Sparse Traffic on Quiet Streets
Widespread cold and power outages kept residents home as New Year celebrations cooled. Legion event sold out again with music, bags, and sparse arrests. Many streets were deserted at midnight with limited travel and disrupted communications.
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Arneight
Pharscy
Legion New
Willy
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