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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 08, 1954
Page
6
Practical advice for keeping children comfortable on trips. Prepare pillows and blankets for secure napes and sleep aid. Dress simply and avoid fuss to reduce complaints. Use soothing items, limit toys to one at a time, and drive slowly on twisting highways to prevent motion sickness.
Lime House Women’s Institute members planned an August bus trip at the July meeting in Memorial Hall on June 30. Seventeen members attended, with reports on library hours, fair committees, and local society activities.
Rev. R. H. Armstrong officiated at a 3 pm ceremony on Saturday June 26 uniting Shirley Ann Wilson and Douglas Thomson in marriage. The couple will reside in Acton.
Acton wide social page lists visits and holidays from Detroit Stratford Cobourg and Toronto. Residents including Mrs Murray McDonald, Mr Lorne Hewitt, Dr Mowat, Mr J A Mawat, Miss Mary Sirrs, Mr C G Elliott, Mrs Creasy, Mr Dwight Haven, Miss Mackie, Mr Murray Scayne, Mr Charles Hillock, Miss Adeline Teehan, and many families travel to Acton or host guests. The note captures motor trips to New Brunswick and Muskoka, church and school connections, and local gatherings.
Mr and Mrs Robert Warne of Acton announce their daughter Dorothy Marie to Kenneth Lane Allen son of Mr and Mrs Charles Allen of Acton. The wedding is set for Saturday July 24 1954 at Bal linatad United Church at 3 pm.
Helen Margaret Snow and Melville E Brown wed at Acton United Church on June 26 in a ceremony officiated by Rev. E Currey. Guests from nearby towns attended as decorations featured ferns, caladiums, peonies, and chrysanthemums. The couple plans to reside in Malton after a northern Ontario honeymoon.
In Pond Inlet on Baffin Island the two RCMP constables maintain order among Eskimo neighbors and handle duties from family allowances and pensions to postmaster duties and territory regulations. They also manage Eskimo coal mining output with a seasonal system that pays natives to Hew and pack coal, providing a vital income when fur markets slump.
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