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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 25, 1951
Page
16
Local musings report light snow and dust due to dry weather and shifting winds. Acton YMCA and Temple-T clubs host activities this weekend. public library event slated for Saturday evening.
The Ene. Alert Evening Auxiliary opened the year at Mrs A McTasac’s home with the newly elected president presiding. Officers were announced, a Gilad Tidings quiz planned, and Mrs F Anderson reported on the Guelph Presbyterial meeting with guest speaker Mrs Harry Reid of Toronto.
A Halton Urban School principals meeting focused on rotation of teachers. Georgetown Public School principal Harold Henry visited Acton Public School to observe senior grades and attended a Y's Men’s dinner. Rotation of teachers began this fall.
The commission discussed street maintenance and tree trimming on Peel Street and instructed Superintendent Mason to buy No 4 cable for heavy power services. Three 25 EVA transformers were ordered with a $72 saving per unit on quotes from other manufacturers and improved delivery. Waterworks details noted equipment retirements and a planned staff salary special meeting to review pay.
A mixed death and birth notice page lists multiple Canadian families. Entries include births for MaryAnn and Patay Anne. deaths and memorials for Angel Davier Brooks and Annie Mellaso Oakley. funerals staged in Acton and Guelph. and notices for Swackhamer and Totten families. Other lines reference condolences and thanks from the Flatt family for support during illness.
Readable notices announce events at YMCA Bannockburn and Stew town Community Hall including Euchre dances and fund drives. Details are fragmented but indicate February 2 Stew town show and February 7 Malten Town Hall dance with proceeds for hall funds and community programs.
The March of Dimes seeks 30000 dollars for acton or about ten cents per person to aid poliomyelitis victims. Donations go to Ken Randall at the Bank of Nova Scotia. The note mentions a calendar New Year rush and extra items available at the office from 3.D. Mackenzie & Son.
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