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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 11, 1967
Page
8
The obituary notes the beloved son of Mr E. Jones who died recently. Funeral services are set for an afternoon interment at 2 p.m. at Marymount Cemetery.
A sale at 12 noon Friday January 20 1967 lists 6 pure bred Holstein cows 5 pure bred yearling heifers and other cattle plus open and calving stock. Hay straw grain machinery and farm implements follow including tractors threshers wagons and a list of miscellaneous items with cash on day of sale terms and auctioneers notes.
The finance committee includes William Benson and Vic Bristow with the management and property committees featuring Doug Manning and Cyril Bishop. Secretary Swittian Middleton reports rehirings of crossing guards Jack Bruce Cam Stewart McDonald and office staff Mrs George Williams and Mrs Cliff Ashley. Board members were told Robert Little school pupils will present an operetta February 22 and 23 and the Halton Music Festival is set for Acton on April 25 and 26.
Mrs James McCulloch hosted the annual ladies fair board meeting on Thursday evening January 5. Mrs Melvin McCullough opened and read minutes and presented the treasurer's report showing a nice balance. Elmer Smith reported for schoolwork. Plans included gowns for Centennial and an officers election with Past president Donald Mathews and several officers named. Hostess lunch followed by courtesy convener Don Mathews.
The Daughters of Knox held their first meeting of the year in the Miss Elien Anderson room on Monday January 9 with 17 members present. Miss Margaret Toth led, reports were read, and officers were installed for 1967 by Mrs. Bertha Buchanan. Betty Ashley became president, Dora Coles vice president, Diane Spielvogel recording secretary, Gladys Price corresponding secretary, Helen Otterbein treasurer, Margaret Toth assistant treasurer, with other posts filled by Margaret Phelan, Joyce Sprowl, Joan McKnight, Grace Robertson, Georgina Van Fleet, and committees led by Anne Moore, Faye Pink, Rae Hansen, Linda Paul, and Rene Watson. Betty Ashley then chaired business including World Day of Prayer plans for February 12. Rae Hansen’s group led devotion and Junior Chair offered the hymn. The meeting closed with prayer.
A Guelph audience of 1195 including Acton residents gathered Sunday afternoon to hear Joseph Scaglione district supervisor Jehovah's Witnesses in Sadie era Ontario deliver a public address concluding the three day assembly or a story of the Bible from Genesis to Revelation titled God Cannot.
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