YMCA Week Emphasizes Service Across Nations
The YMCA marks its national week in the United States and Canada during January with church support and the Canadian Youth Fund drive. Acton churches join Sunday observances January 21 at the YMCA, and local ministers are invited to pray for YMCA projects. The piece explains the YMCA’s role beyond preaching, highlighting healthy living, fair play, and open fellowship in daily life.
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National Ymca
United States
Canada
YMCA
Acton
Sid Sanz
Reeve of Exeter William J McKenzie Dies at 47
Obituary notes William J. McKenzie reeve of Exeter and Huron County council veteran. Died early Tuesday in Victoria hospital London after liver disease. Funeral at Main St United Church. Survived by wife Gracy mother Mrs Hugh McLachlan Seaforth two sisters and three brothers. Former county and town official active in community centres board road and drain works sewerage advocate and past Mid Western Ontario Development Association president.
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Huron County Council
Exeter Council
Wiliam J. McKenzie
Reeve
Exeter
Andrew H. McKenzie
Acton
Victoria Hospital
London
Main St. United Church
Reeve McKenzie
McKenzie
Ber
Mid-Western Ontario Development Association
Huron County Fruit Growers’ Association
Exeter Agricultural Society
Huron Masonic Lodge
Exeter Lions Club
Donald
Kenneth
Gracy
Hugh McLachlat
Seaforth
Howard Currie
Clinton
Urban’ Ducharme
Brussels
Phillip
Eyebrow
Sask
Robert
Hensall
Church and faith notices for Acton area January 1962
A compact page lists several Acton churches and services for Sunday January 21 1962 including St Alban the Martyr Anglican Knox Church Presbyterian Corner and Bower with multiple Eucharists and vestry meeting January 22. Fellowship Baptist At Acton YMCA Evening services and Bible school details. Baptist Church Acton morning worship and prayer class. United Church screening a film A Decade of Decision. Advent and religious events including a Musi cale Jubilee in Spain with nightly services through February 1962.
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Fellowship Baptist
Acton
Y.M.C
Earl Presley
Longfield Rd
Spe
Soserviews
Herbert la Fleur
Cornwall
United Church
Mov al Kudra
Mohammedsta
Spain
Season's First Scottish Dance at Aston Club
The Aston Scottish Dance Club held its first regular dance of the season at the YM last Saturday evening with a good crowd. Children’s instruction led by Dave Laatt of Clarkson drew fifteen youngsters. Adults enjoyed a lively January program led by Mr and Mrs Bob Foyers and Mrs Hilda Gardener. Guests from Guelph and out-of-town attendees from Toronto and Milton joined the event, with intermission lunch and a social half hour. Auld Lang Syne closed the evening.
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Aston Scottish Dance Club
Y.M
Dave Laatt
Clarkson
Tratt
Bob Foyers
Hilda Gardener
Guelph
Acton
Dennis Sweeney
Toronto
Marge
Milton
McVey
Bobwiere
Jack
Stuart Rennie
Bob
Theresa Myers
Miss Ellen Anderson Report On British Guiana Involves Charity Work
At a 1962 Presbyterian meeting in Guelph the president Mrs C Moran welcomed members and noted illnesses and a death. Ruby Clark traced British Guiana work from Britain’s control to Canadian Mission extensions. Miss Ellen Anderson was highlighted for effective women and children outreach and chair work at Burns church. Musings on future Britain influence followed as prayers, testimonies, and plans for World Day of Prayer and Explorers’ fund collection concluded the gathering.
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Overnoon H Presbyterian Chirch
C. Moran
McLeod
H. L. Bennie
A. McKenzie
Christ
H. Allison
de Cole
Ruby Clark
British Guiana
Britain
Cropper
Better Hope
Effen Anderson
Burns
Robert Lennox
F. Anderson
D. Kennedy
A. J. Buchanan
Wm. McLead
Guelph
Warren J. Jones Long Time Merchant of Acton
Warren J. Jones a long time Acton merchant on Mill Street passed away Friday December 29 in New Toronto. Survived by his wife Myrtle Lions a son James of Toronto grandchildren Gary and Denise Jones brothers William in Toronto Oxval Watford Lloyd in London and a sister Elgeretta Campbell Ferndale Mich. Funeral was held in Wyoming Ontario January 2 with interment there. He sponsored a bush league team The Jones Boys.
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Citzen
Acton
Warren J. Jones
Mill St
Lightman’s Department
CoOp
Beardmore’s
Gordon's Hardware
Mr. Jones
New Toronto
Myrtle Lions
James
Toronto
Gary
Denise Jones
William
Oxval
Watford
Lloyd
London
Elgeretta
Campbell
Ferndale
Mich
Wyoming
Ontario
Jones’ Boys
Halton Firemen Plan Countywide Radio System
Halton County firemen met Tuesday evening at Acton Fire Hall for a Mutual Aid session. They approved countywide radio installation on a truck to truck basis, pending equipment checks, and viewed a film on natural gas fire combat. Lunch followed the meeting.
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Halton
Acton
Funeral Saturday for G. E Perryman in Toronto area
George Elwin Perryman died January 9 1962 at Scarborough General Hospital aged 70 7 years and lifelong Toronto lithographer Son of the late Wim Perryman and Elizabeth Watson He never married and retired to live with his nephew Robert Perryman Jr in Toronto He is survived by brother Ernest Acton and sister Ida Belfountain The funeral was held January 13 at Rumley Shoemaker Funeral Home Rev Dwight Engel officiating He was buried in Fairview Cemetery Pallbearers Harold Perryman Edwin Perryman Shirley Watson Peter Van Gent Kenneth Colman and Wm Meadow
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Perryman
Toronto
Rolph and Clark
Rolph, Clark, Stone
Robert Perryman Jr
Ballantree
Ernest
Acton
Ida
T. Hewson
Belfountain
Rumley-Shoemaker
Dwight Engel
Fairview Cemetery
Harold Perryman
Edwin Perryman
Shirley Watson
Peter van Gent
Kenneth Colman
Wm. Meadow
Role of the Home in the School Highlighted
Inspector Fells led the Speyside Home and School Association January meeting held last Wednesday night. Norman Elioll, president, opened the session. O G McDowell, public schools inspector, spoke on the role of the home in the school, followed by a social lunch for Bannockburn ladies.
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Speyside
Schootion
Norman Elioll
Taillefer
O. G. McDowell
Bannockburn
Australia Crusade Described At Adult Fellowship Dinner
The Everton Disciple Church Christian Women's Fellowship hosted 19 members from Everton and Guelph Young Adult groups for their annual meeting dinner. Guest speaker Robert Gluckner of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association shared experiences from the Leighton Ford Crusade in Australia. Mrs. Charles Fountain is hospitalized in Guelph General after surgery last Friday. A birthday gathering occurred Sunday at Royior residence with several locals in attendance.
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Australia
Christian Women's Fellowship
Everton
Guelph
Robert Gluckner
Billy Graham Evaistic Association
Leighton Ford
Charles Fountain
Guelph General Hospital
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United Church ‘of Canada
Dwight T. Engel
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Billy Graham
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Knox Church
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Christian Reformed Church
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Queen St. Box
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Evangelistic Crusade
A. Kudra
Mohammedan
Word of
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Scarborough General Hospital
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Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
Acton United’ Church
Acton Free Press
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Jesse Me
Beth
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