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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 06, 1961
Page
5
Acton residents share travel plans and visits as summer unfolds. Helen and Edith Hopkins vacation at Aberley Beach while others jets, planes, and car trips take locals to Ireland, Toronto, Windsor, Camp Borden, Barry Sound, and beyond.
Two of eight flags loaned by a Toronto firm to the Scottish Dane Chub during a performance are reported as missing. Authorities say the flags, once used in the show, were valued and turned over to the Duronta owners for safekeeping.
Valerie Ann McKone and Reginald Rollings united in marriage at St. Joseph's Church in a 10 30 a m ceremony. The bride,teacher with Toronto Separate School Board, is daughter of Mr and Mrs A McKone of Doncaster England. Groom from Hamilton is son of Mr and Mrs G Rollings of Adelaide Australia and works with T H and B Railway. They will reside in Dundas after a reception at the Mellon home 320 Westcott Road.
Nearly 100 relatives and friends gathered at the Erin Township home of Mr. and Mrs. David Fred West on RR 3 Acton to mark their 40th wedding anniversary. The couple wed June 29 at the bride’s parents’ home with Rev. W. S. Mc Alpine officiating. The event featured a three tier cake by daughter Eval Me Cutcheon, flowers, and gifts as they recalled a lifetime on the Acton area farm with children Wilma Chapman Lyal McCutcheon Ernest West and six grandchildren. Local officials extended greetings and relatives traveled from nearby towns. Both are longtime Acton Baptists with Mr West a life Deacon and Mrs West once organist and witness to the church sanctuary dedication in 1899.
On Duty Constable Robert Raulbafer of the Dundas O.P.P. detachment relieves Constable Mervin Har ness of Acton O.P.P. who is away on two weeks vacation.
The Acton Scottish Dance Club thanks organizations and individuals for helping run Community Night in Acton park on June 24. They praise the Ontario Association for Retarded Children and note efforts to fund a new school for retarded children in north Halton. Contributions toward Acton’s share are welcomed.
Mr and Mrs Sylvester Sargent announce the engagement of their daughter Catherine Bernice to Glenwood Sardon Gibbs son of Mr and Mrs William Gibbs of Riveroun Crescent Georgetown. Marriage planned for the later part of July.
At Twin Lakes Speyside the barn floor is laid for square dances, sod covers much area, blasting begins for an Olympic size pool. Tennis courts are finished and a children's supervised playground area is fenced and partly equipped.
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