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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Jan 17, 1946

Page

4

Local Visitors Stop By Area Homes

Everton Mr and Mrs Harvey Jestin visited the Paiframan home on Guelph Road Saturday. Mr Tovell of London sat with Mr and Mrs John Alton and Miss Jennie Tovell. Fred Murrey of Guelph visited Col and Mrs Will Head on Sunday. Benham and Parker spent Sunday with Dave Walker near Galt. Mrs Leonard Cox of Guelph spent the weekend with Simons and Shepherdson. George Young and Matilyn of Town Line visited Mr Go Robertson on Sunday.

Harvey Jestin Bert Paiframan Guelph Rd Tovell London John Alton Jennie ‘Tovell Fred Murrey Guelph Col Will Head Benham Colon Parker Dave Walker Galt Leonard Cox En Simons Fb Shepherdson George Young Matilyn Town Line Go Robertson

Estate transfers and local notices mark town life

Rustledige sells Stinger estate and buys Rogers Brothers land. George Whitney sells his farm on Town Line. A daughter born to Mr and Mrs Hunter. John McNally injured playing hockey, two front teeth knocked out. Fred Philips to Toronto for a week, improving. Laughton of Toronto visits Summer home. Rod Stringer and Norman Vigners visit Glen Williams Farm. Pte George Packcrop of Debert NS visits mother. School concert at Sth Line school deemed a success. teacher L Snow praised for program.

Jof Rustledige Stinger Rogers Hrothers Abe George Whitney Merewn Hunter John McNally Fred Philips Toronto Misa Ld. Laughton Rod Stringer Norman Vigners Glen Williams Farm Ing George Packcrop Debert Nova Scotia

Rockwood Obituary and Local Notices Highlight Swanson Family

The Rockwood community extends sympathy to the Swanston family after George Swanston's passing at Guelph General Hospital. The funeral was held at McIntyre and Greenaway with Rev. Dr. Melvai officiating. Ball bearers included Earl, Milton, Leslie, Clifford Swanston, George Harwood and James Fleming. The note recalls parish connections, local service members, hospitalizations, and several community updates such as new homes, visitors, and highway maintenance.

George Swanston Guelph General Hospital Mr Swanston Rockwood Presbyterian Church McIntyre and Greenaway Funeral Home MeIvai Woodlawn Cemetery Earl Swanston Milton Swanston Leslie Swanston Clifford Swanston George Harwood James Fleming E. A. Parker Buain Avton St. John’s Church Harvey Laverty Cycil Anderson Rockwood Bay Donald Hitt Winnifred Price D Witz Alice Hiltz J. We. Bush Pace Philippines Pearl Harbor J. W. Rush TOC James Love Guelph O Bobby Pinder Guelph Hospital Eddie Thatcher

Campbellville Grace Mission Band Marks January Meeting

The Campbellville community reports on the Grace Mission Band January gathering led by Ariel Mitchell and Norm Brown with nine girls and three ladies. Members introduced a new study book Nsanga's no Villages and completed a membership fee roll call. Additional notes include returning Campbellville servicemen Douglas Agnew and others, community events, and church activities.

Grace Mission Band Mia Vansickle Ariel Mitchell Norms Brown Diane Mitchell Marine Hood Heth Stogue Narta Brown Ann Parker Min Vansickle Nsanga Mia Vanahile Campbellville Douglas Agnew Mro Edwant Agnes Estyn Toronto Nat Garden France Holland Belgium England Doreen Vwracken Urmston Manchester Duncan Eldon Dick” Martin Nell Martin Donald Ro Tinkler Frank Greenless New School Farm Forum Albert Stewart Schoal Campbehvle Lois Gall Powell Charles Powell St.George's Anglican Lowville Christie School For Farm Forum Howson Lush Ladies’ Aid St. David's Church McPhee Mre. A. T. * Moorg INS Ladies’ Aid Tt Jo K Mahon Marilyn Moore Norma Brown Brian Mooore Bobby Luh Kenneth Moore Peter McPhail Jane Vansickle

Cedarvale Welcomes Families and Updates

Cedarvale greets Mr and Mrs Plester and family and Mr David Fuller of Grand Valley. Friends of Eddie Haws report improvement at Guelph Hospital. Mrs Earl Fuller expects husband home from the Queen Elizabeth. Earl Fuller to return home. Mr Neil Harding confined at home in Orton with the chicken pow.

Plester David Fuller I Grand Valley Eddie Haws Guelph Hospital Earl Fuller Earl Neil Harding Orton

Oakville Lodges Install Officers Amid Community Scene

Oakville Lodge No 400 A F F A M held its annual installation in the Masonic Temple. A doe was seen wandering near Colborne Street as residents watched from yards along the creek. Oakside Board of Education authorized a survey by the Educational Committee to assess needs for expanded schooling. Eight classes assist youths who test school before completing courses and may seek further subjects or higher education.

Oakville Lodge Masonic Temple Puewiay Nouth Colborne Street al ‘Tuemiay Oakside Hoard of

Tragic Series of Local Deaths and Accidents

A sequence of brief local notices reports Erin John Thomsen's sudden death at 306 Keele Street Voronto on December 42, 1945, a traffic accident near the city outskirts involving a cousin driven convertible, and a flower-related incident at a Sunday morning scene. The items reference Archibald Phonon, Mrs E Earl Scott, Chester Carmichavaoo, and Gatheral Hospital, with scattered family notes and names.

John ‘Thomsen Keele Street Voronto Archibald 20 Phonon Erin E Earl Scott Chester Carmichavaoo Ab Ren Street Guelph Gatheral Hospital Margaret Moore

Ospringe Notes On Farm Life And Local Meetings

Ospringe scene covers farm matters in Coren area and family visits from Toronto. The piece notes Mrs Anime Heamish disposing of her farm on the highway, Mr and Mrs Evans across the river, and Mr McCutehean in Toronto for winter. It highlights social visits, a ninetieth birthday, a church sermon, federation attendance in Toronto, a school area ballot result of 30 for and 0 against, and Ospringa Women’s Institute meeting with plans for daughters, a paper on citizenship, and a concluding anthem.

Anime Heamish Mix Cahn Evans Austin McCutehean Toronto Mro Mes McCutehean Meo Morrison David Stewart Do ‘Talbot Roy Hindley John McKensie K. Kalthoff Federation of Agriculture Township Clayton Cooke Ospringa Women's Institute BO MecKinnon George Young Bo McKinnon Kalthoff Doris Fines Brydan Sunter Gordon Aitken Irma McDougall Brydon Doflaines Young Awrey Aitken

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