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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 05, 1956
Page
5
A flood of local residents are listed visiting relatives in Detroit Wasaga Beach Bracebridge Orillia and Toronto. Names include Faye Garner Bert Halladay Bob Cross Fred Coles Kirkness Lambert MacPherson Holmes and many others. Several plan trips to Nova Scotia Montreal and Florida with family ties and church events noted.
About 180 girls from across Ontario attended three days at the Ontario Agricultural College Guelph with talks discussions and campus tours to prepare them as individuals club members family members and citizens. Margaret Bird and Margaret Peacock presented a tea biscuits demonstration. Dr C D Graham Deputy Minister spoke at a banquet and topics included Youth and Citizenship and What is UNICEF.
An unidentified octagonal lead token likely a communion coin from 1861 is in the Free Press window. Ed en Mills C P Cong reads 1861 and Rev J R Waldie of London helped identify the piece. Norman S Marshall, Eden Mills postmaster, owns a similar token and plans to place it in the church parlor.
Mrs. Richard Rawson died June 30 after six months illness at Flynn Nursing Home. Rev. Fred Williamson officiated at Rumley Funeral Home service and interment at Fairview Cemetery on Tuesday. Survived by husband Richard Rawson of Willow St and children Myrna Weston Harvey, brother Thomas Richardson, and sisters Rachel Scott Mary Rawson Hannah McGlaughlin. Pallbearers named. Born 1877 Nassagaweya Township to John Richardson and Jane Jaques. The Canada United States boundary is 3 miles long.
Doreen Barnes daughter of Mr and Mrs George Barnes of Acton wed Robert Heatley son of Mr and Mrs Robert Heatley of Acton in a Saturday afternoon service at Knox United. Rev R H Armstrong officiated with Evelyn Hansen providing organ music and Iz McLellan singing. The couple and families hosted 70 guests at the Trea non Room reception in Guelph before a motor trip to Huntsville.
Friends in this district mourn the sudden death of Wilma Georgina Anderson of Toronto in her 45th year at New Mount Sinai hospital on June 27. Born July 9, 1910 in Hillsburgh, she lived at 154 Wright Ave Toronto and worked 26 years in the Bailiff's Office of the First Division Court. She leaves a daughter Mrs Jack Stewart Hamilton, mother Mrs W Everdell Acton, and sister Mrs Helen McDonald Toronto. Funeral was June 29 at Acton United Church with burial in Fairview Cemetery Acton. Pallbearers and floral donors include numerous colleagues and family.
The final St David's girls group meeting featured a weiner roast at the church with the Mission Band as guests. A projector screen was donated to the Sunday school and plans were set for an August nature hike. Daily vacation bible school starts next Monday with strong attendance urged.
The 32nd annual Storey reunion gathered relatives from Tor onto Galt Woodbridge Thistle town Norval Hamilton Guelph Rockwood Acton and surrounding districts at Brookville community centre. A full program featured Mrs William Coxe and assistants handling supper while Jack MacDonald Max Storey and Mrs Joan Frank Jeffrey led sports. Alec Black presided and remembered Mr Thomas Storey and Mrs Murdock.
A Georgetown Open House showcased the new $50,000 community pool with labeled prices and a filtration system tour. A campaign aims to raise $15,000 more, with a hopeful opening in the next week or two depending on fundraising success.
About 40 members of the Duke of Devonshire chapter 1LO.DE. celebrated the group’s 40th founding with a dinner at the Smorgasbord hosted by Kit Chen er. Before the meal, members toured gardens and greenhouses at the Ontario Agricultural College where peonies bloomed. Mrs. E M Schroeder received a gift while Mrs. G A Dills attended as the sole charter member present.
Home and School Association sponsored the close of the year at Lorn School. Supper was served on Wednesday evening June 20 followed by outdoor sports and races for many age groups. Winners include McPhail McIntyre Denny Thornhill McPhedran and others in age brackets from pre school to 16 and under.
A June sequence of showers honors the couple prior to marriage. June 16 at Mr. and Mrs. Bill Morrison’s home hosts gifts and games for Phyllis Barnes and Bob Heatley with thanks offered by the groom. June 21 at Mrs. H. Ritchie’s Crescent home features a miscellaneous shower with contests and gifts for the bride-to-be.
Mr and Mrs George Fountain of Acton announce the engagement of their daughter Marjone Joan to John Henry Jack McKinney son of Mr and Mrs Harry McKinney. The marriage will be July 28 1956 at 3 pm in St Al bans church Acton.
William Pete Percil a well known Bell Telephone department supervisor died in Toronto on Saturday. He had worked in Acton in his younger days and a funeral service was held there yesterday. Attending were a niece Mrs. Bill Dumarch and Mr. Dumarch.
Stanley Wharton led the Sunday morning service at Acton Baptist Church in Rev Costerus absence. His wife sang a solo and they performed a duet. The evening service joined with Knox church. Next week the Men’s Brotherhood of Hamilton will direct the service as Mr Costerus acts as a councillor at Oneida junior high camp near Nanticoke on Lake Erie.
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