National YMCA Week Observed Across Canada and U S
The National YMCA Week will be observed across the United States and Canada during the week of January. Churches in Acton will mark the event with YMCA Sunday bulletins and prayers, highlighting YMCA work and its long partnership with churches. Sid Saitz, general secretary, has coordinated with local ministers to support YMCA projects and prayers. The piece emphasizes YMCA aims beyond preaching, focusing on healthy living, fair play, open fellowship, and service in daily life.
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United ‘States
Canada
YMCA
Act On Ymca
Canadian Youth Fund
Acton
Sid Saitz
Church
Jesus Christ
William J. McKenzie Exter reeve mourned by councils
William J. McKenzie 47 reeve of Exeter and brother of Rev. Andrew H. McKenzie of Acton died in Victoria Hospital London after weeks of liver disease. Honorary pallbearers from Huron county and Exeter met for funeral at Main St United Church. He served on county and town councils since 1951, was seven time reeve, depot-reeve three times, and active on community centres, road and drain, cemetery boards, and sewerage advocacy. He led Mid Western Ontario Development Association, chaired fruit growers and Exeter Agricultural Society, and belonged to Masonic Lodge and Lions Club. Survived by wife daughter Grace mother and several siblings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huron County Council
Exeter Council
Wiliam J. McKenzie
Reeve
Exeter
Andrew H. McKenzie
Acton
Victoria Hospital
London
Main St. United Church
Reeve McKenzie
McKenzie
Yeance
Ber
Mid-Western Ontario Development Assion
Huron County Fruit Growers’ Association
Exeter Agricultural Society
Huron,Masonic Lodge
Exeter Lions Club
Donald
Kenneth
Grace
Hugh McLachlat
Seaforth
Howard Currie
Clinton
Ian Ducharme
Brussels
Phillip
Eyebrow
Sask
Robert
Hensall
Churches and Services Schedule for Acton January 1962
A list of weekly services for multiple Acton churches including St. Alban the Martyr Anglican, Fellowship Baptist, Acton YMC A Baptist, Knox Presbyterian, and Acton Pentecostal Tabernacle. It covers January 1 1962 through January 24 1962 with times for Holy Eucharist Bible school morning worship evangelistic services and a musical Jubilee event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fellowship Baptist
Acton
Y.M
Earl Presley
Longfield Rd
Herbert
A. Kudra
Mohammedsal
Spain
Season's First Scottish Dance in Acton Club Marks New Year
Acton Scottish Dance Club held its first regular dance of the season at the M.CA last Saturday with a good crowd. Children’s instruction led by Dave Tratt of Clarkson drew fifteen youngsters. Adults enjoyed a lively program with January duties under Mrs. Bob Foyers and Mrs. Hilda Gardener. Guests from Guelph and Toronto attended with pipe-band members from Guelph among them. Intermission featured lunch and a social hour. the evening closed with Auld Lang Syne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ihe Acton Scottish Dance Club
M.ca
Dave Tzatt
Clarkson
Tratt
Bob Foyers
Hilda Gardener
White Sargent
Reel
Guelph
Agton
Vanetell
Dennis Sweeney
Toronto
Margo
Milton
Ant’ My
Bob McVey
Bob Whitste
Jack Harris
William Hamilton
Stuart Rennie
Bob
Theresa Myers
British Guiana Report Highlights Ellen Anderson Work
In 1962 at the Presbyterian church meeting the president Mrs C Moran welcomed members and noted illness and a death in the community. The service theme began the year with praise, with Ruby Clark continuing British Guiana studies and detailing mission work from Britain’s control to Better Hope Canadian Mission. Miss Ellen Anderson was recognized for her work with women and children and choir at Burns church. The session included testimonies on evangelization and education, prayers, and closing with Mizpah benediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avernoon H Presbyterian Church
C. Moran
McLeod
H. L. Bennie
A. McKenzie
H. Allison
K. Cole
Ruby Clark
British Guiana
Britain
J. B. Cropper
Sphill
Beter Hope Plantation
Better Hope
Eflen Anderson
Burns
Robert Lennox
F. Anderson
D. Kennedy
J. Buchanan
Wm. McLeod
Guelph
Warren J. Jones Long Time Merchant of Acton
Warren J. Jones longtime Acton merchant operated a Mill Street grocery where Lightmans is now and previously managed the Co-Op for Boardmorys. He died Friday December 29 in New Toronto. Survived by wife Myrtle Lucas a son James Toronto grandchildren Gary and Denise Jones brothers William Oxval and Lloyd London sister Elgeretta Ferndale Michigan. Funeral Tuesday January 2 Wyoming Ontario interment Wyoming cemetery. He sponsored The Jones Boys bush league team for years.
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Acton
Warren J. Jones
Mill St
Lightman’s
Boardmory’s
Gordon's Hardware
Jones
New Toronto
Myrtle Lucas
James
Toronto
Gary
Denise Jones
William
Oxval
Watford
Lloyd
London
Elgeretta
3. Campbell
Ferndale
Mich
Wyoming
Ontario
Jones’ Boys
Halton Firemen Meet On Mutual Aid Radio Plan
Halton County fire departments met in Acton Fire Hall for a Mutual Aid session. The main topic was a county wide radio system to be installed on a truck by truck basis, with staged rollout and eventual county wide use. Firemen watched a film on natural gas fire combat and then shared a catered lunch after the meeting.
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Acton
Tive Halton
Tvn
Funeral Saturday For G E Perryman
George Elwin Perryman died Tuesday January 9 1962 at Scarborough General Hospital in his 74th year. Born in Toronto he trained as a lithographer with Rolph and Clark and never married. Survived by brother Ernest of Acton and sister Ida Hewson of Belfountain. Funeral held January 13 at Rumley Shoemaker. Rev Dwight Engel officiated. Buried in Fairview Cemetery. Pallbearers Harold Perryman Edwin Perryman Shirley Watson Peter Van Gent Kenneth Colman 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 Funeral Home
Dwight Engel
Fairview Cemetery
Harold Perryman
Edwin Perryman
Shirley Watson
Peter van Gent
Kenneth Colman
Wm. Meadow
Speyside Home and School Discuss Role of Home in School
The Speyside Home and School club held its January meeting at the school last Wednesday night. President Norman Efliou opened with prayers to the Queen. Secretary absent, minutes read by Mrs. Larry Tafflefer. O. G. McDowell, inspector of public schools, spoke on the home’s role in schooling. Ladies from Bannockburn district provided lunch and a social half hour followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Speyside
Norman Efliou
Larry Tafflefer
Colin Leischool
O. G. McDowell
Bannockburn
Australia Crusade Talk Featured at Everton Fellowship Dinner
The Christian Women's Fellowship of Everton Disciple Church hosted 19 members from Everton and Guelph Young Adult groups for their annual meeting with Robert Glockner of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association as a guest speaker. He shared experiences from the Leighton Ford Crusade in Australia. Hospital news notes Mrs Charis Fountain is in Guelph General Hospital after surgery. wishes for a speedy recovery. Local social items mention birthdays and visits among residents, including Roy Campbell and Mrs. Wallace Young.
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Australia
Christian Women's Fellowship
Everton
Everton and
Guelph
Robert Glockner
Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
Leighton Ford
Chartes Fountain
Guelph General Hospital
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National Ymca
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Fother
Most Committee
Ren's Aid Society
St. Paul
United Church ‘of Canada
Acton, Ontario
Mii
Dwig
George Eliott
M.A
Church School
Senor
Billy Graham
Acton!Ministerial Association
All
Baptist Church
James M. Rudd
Nelson Court
Presbyterian Church
Knox Church
E. A. Hansen
United Church
Christian Reformed Church
J. Nutma
Queen St. Box 46
Ellen Anderson
General Assembly of the Presbyteriam
Mohammedan
Word of
Acton Pentecostal Tabernacle
Halton
G.e-Berryman
Scarborough General Hospital
George Elwin Perryman
Wm. Perryman
Elizabeth Watson
Acton United’ Church
Acton Free Press
Is Campbell
Wallace Young
Jesse Beth
Ballinatad
Dan Hindley
Jamsburgh
Wilfred Brownlow
Georgetown
Ted Jestin
Patsy
Nancy
Chara Blacklock
Teron
John Aiten Wis
Jennie Tovell
Mero
Archie Bagg
Willy
Perwy Brown
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