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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 12, 1961
Page
8
The fragment notes an Acton event titled Free Prose dated Thursday January 12. Details are scarce in the readable text, with no clear participants, location, or outcomes provided.
Winter conditions boost skating and hockey as youths and clubs fill the arena. Lions Club hosts hockey and skating events, while Robert Little School operetta rehearsals progress under Mrs. Franklin. Surveyors prep highway widening along town eastern limits and a cold snap boosts outdoor play.
The Champion reports potential candidates for Halton County Warden include Reeve Milton Phillips of Trafalgar and rumors around Doug Sargent, F T Ryckmanns, and Campbell Sinclair. Other names faded as Burlington, Oakville, and northern Halton figures weighed in or declined. Mary Pettit signals interest but won’t accept nomination, pushing for those eager to lead.
Campbville Women discuss sign on Highway 401 to mark Campbellville location. Members hear reports on treasurer and social events. plan W.L. cup for members moving away and letters to authorities. Grandmother program includes poems and a drawing contest. social hour follows with community notes and local visits.
Two Campbellville district residents, Isobel Smith and Inez Van Buskirk, were in a collision on the Base Line near Campbellville. Both cars sustained damage but no injuries were reported. Const. David Tardy of North Halton OPP investigated.
The Didero family hosted a weekend gathering at Holy Parity Stinky and in Acton to celebrate nine children and 32 grandchildren. Mr Didero runs a successful turnip washing business and is well known across the district. Present were six daughters and three sons in law, plus many grandchildren, with Gust twee noted as missing.
The Ellpine State building in New York City is struck by light wing AQ to SO times a year.
A patient sharply complains that five dollars is too much for a two second tooth extraction. The dentist responds with a sympathetic offer to pull the tooth very slowly if desired.
The WI Ladies' January gathering at the president's home covered citizenship, current events, and readings. Mrs. Maurice Baker chaired, with Mary McEnery and Mrs. Don Brown leading program items. Attendees included Mrs. Lea Jamieson, Mrs. Archie McEnery, and guests from Johnson City Tennessee.
Don Cherrington elected president of the Milton based muta aid bureau at the Milton election night. Other officers named include George Bundy Milton as vice president Frank Russell Barrington Bert Crown Oakville treasurer and committee chairs Doug Wilson Oakville A K E Clement Milton Bob Benfield George town aid Mick Holmes Acton CAD Elliott Trafalgar and others listed for various posts in the group.
The Lake Side Chapter LOD held annual nominations at a republican meeting. Nominees named by Jessie Coles and Rue Weal were announced. Donations were approved and a Christmas hampers report given. Executive meeting January 3 will hear reports from all conveners. A pot luck supper preceded the gathering.
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