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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Jan 20, 1949

Page

4

Local transfers and appointments headlined in Hillsburgh

R Tinney sells butcher business and property to Bonisa Wheeler of Hillsburgh with transfer expected Monday January 17. Hugh C Guide appointed Registrar of Deeds for Wellington South and Centre effective January 1 1648. Exta Fire Brigade responds to barn fire on Stanley Sinclair farm. hay stack destroyed by flames and extinguished with water and chemicals.

Bonisa Wheeler Hillsburgh Wheeler Pomwaston Guthrie Fishly Wellington J. B. Morrison Exta Fire Brigade Stanley Sinclair Ind Une Hallet

Local Social News From Ontario Towns

Pleas-d reports list residents in hospital and recovering at home. Visitors include Mr and Mrs Bert Weeks and Carole in Alliston, and Mr and Mrs Byron Bruce at Mrs Burn McKinnon home. Attendees at gatherings include Mr and Mrs Walter Ghaon and Mr George Watson.

Alsonard Awrey Hirsburg Ud Earl Moore Guelph Hospital Irx Norman Matthews George Watson Les Watson YaVerne Alliston Walter G'haon Bert Weeks Carole Byron Bruce Burn McKinnon Onpringe Harvey Dearing Pareda Myre John Jeffry Appen Harry Dearing Los Angeles Cal Ken Hallentine Brampton Lee'te Ballentine Ross Ballentine Aallentine Apaker Oon Ywarg Junior Women's Institute

Church Women and Knox Church Select Minister in Burlington

Trinity United Church Women Association met in the afternoon with Mrs Livingston presiding. Nine circles reported good progress. A regular In-Boom meeting discussed joining E Flam Council to secure township supply. A proposed expansion program worth about one million dollars was highlighted. Knox Presbyterian extended a unanimous call to Rev Harold G Lowery of Elora to become minister, subject to approval by local presbyteries.

Trinity United /Church Women's Association T L.vingston Knox Presbyterian Church Harold G.lowery Elora Knox Church Hamilton and Guelph

Community notices from Limehouse and surroundings

The Woman's Association met at Mrs Mills with Mas Tvens presiding and Mrs Smethurst helping with prayers. Mrs Norton performed solos with Mrs Og Munder assisting. Jim Norton read poetry under Mrs Sanford and Mrs Harrison led music. Neighbors visited the Breasail farm to congratulate the Spitzer family on their new home. Y Kirkpatrick makes progress after an oration in Guelph General Hospital.

Woman's Association Tiann Pat Duff Cina England Bourbon Paul Spitzer Breasail Sutherland Y. Kirkpatrick Ory Guelph Yospletal

Church Attendance Steady Despite Bad Weather in Rock Wood

In Rock Wood Sunday worship at St John’s Church remained well attended with an afternoon baptism for the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ware, Rev. W. G. Luxton presiding. Edna Mines Nightingale and others improving after a hospital mishap. Mild weather slows propagation work on the old curling green. Edith Royce RN of Guelph visiting home for the weekend.

St. John’s Church Harry Ware W. G. Luxton Edna Drowling Green Edith Royce Guelph

Ospringe notes and community events summary

Toronto visitors and local social updates fill the Ospringe column. Reports include Mrs Arieene Fisher taking a position in Acton and Miss Isabelle DeEntremont moving from Nova Scotia to live with relatives while starting work in Guelph. A barn fire at Stan Sinclair’s leads to near disaster but is controlled. Community meetings cover the Earth Forum, Iwal Pratyvteran church, Ospringe Needle and Thread Circle, and a Farm Forum with prizes awarded in euchre. Local condolences and weekend greetings accompany many name mentions and home visits.

W. Denehan Toronto Arieene Fisher Acton Clayton Albert McWilliams Lois and Norman Pual Nch George Dhaobertaod Bullock Isabelle DeEntremont Nova Ncotia Erin Earth Forum Thomas Fines Alvin Fischer Progamaive Cachre Fred Rantie Harold Smith George Young Wm. Robertson Hillaburg Lloyd Robertson Guelph DG Robertson Georgina Ellis Orangeville Mra. Ellis George G. Robert Woncet Fiverton Willl DG. Robertson Wol Moseley Rudof Agnes Raptie Mera M. Cooke Liste Dampier Dautter’s Jemma Meenery Rallman R Hunter Bert Craig Erin Mro Ro Cassie Fer-gus Victor’ Beamish Iwal Pratyvteran Ted Iansen Gear Musselle Areton Pew Hous'nees Allan Vair Ospringe Jannette Graham's Fred Baptie Fred Maptie Calvin Evans Gorton Robertson

NASSAGAWEA 6 Now No 7 Farm Forum Draws 42

NASSAGAWEYA a 6 Now No 7 Farm Forum held last Monday evening with attendance of forty two. Topics covered fire and life insurance policies and car insurance should be compulsory to lower rates. The social part featured progressives euchre and bridge with Mrs McIntyre winning ladies low. Mr Robertson withdrew from high. A lunch followed and thanks given for an enjoyable evening.

George Robertaun Stan Rahinson Horace Dlybe McIntyre Charley Thompson Geo. Robertson Calvin McIntyre Robertson C McIntyre David Henderson Wilfrid Kennedy Guelph W.mies Presbyterian Church In Mra Davenport Agriculture McLeain George Job

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