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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 17, 1963
Page
16
The community notes a flurry of New Year’s Day visits and holiday gatherings across Erin Guelph Acton and surrounding areas. Families including the Kloosters Clarke Greys and Stenhouses welcomed relatives from Brampton Calgary and Smithers. A death in Weatherill prompted family travel before Christmas.
January Ballinafad Women's Institute meeting hosted by Jamie son with Ernie McEnery presiding and guest speaker Rae West addressing cancer. A Stewarttown shower for Mr. and Mrs. Pearson featured gifts and dance, with social lunch and a later bricks accident on Burlington street reported.
Eleven members gathered at Mrs. John Alton and Miss J M Tovell home for the Christian Women’s Fellowship monthly session. They reviewed minutes and finances, discussed 1963 church goals, and planned World Day of Prayer and a guest speaker while noting the purchase of eleven chairs for the Sunday School room.
The Ballinafnd Young People held their regular meeting with officers named for the coming year. President is Don Swackhamer, 1st vice president Fred Thompson, secretary June Given, treasurer Louise Snow. Additional social visits and New Year gatherings are noted among local families and schools.
League leaders include Top Cats Fireflies and Blue Bombers with high scores by Kenny Marshall Jeff Erver and 182 single by Big Jawn Cunningham. Eastern Five Pin Championships prep for Acton entrants as Canadien title trials set at Landon Ontario Fleetway Lanes hosts mid season action and local names appear in remarks about teams sponsors and plans.
A New Year gathering centered on Mrs. Cowley visiting with her daughter and son in law. Mr. and Mrs. Lore Saunders hosted and shared time with relatives during the holiday observance.
Evangel Baptist Church Sunday School adopts an Indonesian child as a missionary project and sends financial aid to World Vision. An hour long documentary A Cry in the Night by the agency will be shown at the church this Sunday and has won first place in the documentary division at the Winona Lake Film Festival.
BerNice Price Williamson of Acton died in Halton Centennial Manor on Friday January 4. She lived with her sister for two years and is survived by her brother Howard of Limehouse. Funeral services were held January 5 at Rumley Shoemaker Funeral Home conducted by Rev Donald West. Pallbearers included Hilliard Norman Verh Price and Doug Price, along with the husbands of two sisters. Interment was at Fairview Cemetery.
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