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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 19, 1956
Page
6
Miss Mary Ann Maxwell one of the bride’s attendants served as hostess at a miscellaneous shower held June 30 at her home, R R 1 Georgetown. People buy the Free Press to read and to buy.
The Baptist Leadership Training School in Calgary Alberta hosted the marriage of Dora Margaret Orr of Saanichton and Clarence Hugh Duncan Reid of Acton. The ceremony July 10 featured Rev Helmer Nordlund and Rev R F Watts with a blue yellow color scheme and a three tier cake. The couple plan to live in Victoria BC after visiting Banff and parts of the United States.
A bride to be Miss Joyce Lambert was guest of honor at six showers. A trousseau tea was hosted at her parents home on Brock Street on Wednesday July 18.
The Free Press invites local couples to submit wedding pictures for possible publication at no cost. Photos must be glossy, suitable for reproduction, and not wider than four inches. Publication timing cannot be guaranteed but every effort will be made to print promptly after receipt.
Miss Shirley Ann Brydges wed George Alvin Skerritt in Norfolk Street United church Guelph. Rev H Garfield Rees officiated with music by Mrs Tobey and soloist Mr Mc Arthur. Attendants included Marjorie Harrington and Donna Skerritt. The reception followed at the Co op banquet hall. The couple plans to reside in Guelph with guests from Rockwood Owen Sound London Toronto Hamilton Oshawa Woodstock. The note on wood fiber concludes the item.
Marg ar et Joyce Lambert and Ronald John Gillespie wed in Acton United Church with Rev. Gordon Adams officiating. The couple, attended by family from Hamilton and Toronto, will reside in Hamilton after a Muskoka trip following a July 14 ceremony featuring a nylon net and lace gown and a cake with an heirloom knife.
Lorrene Jane Pell wed Peter Dirk Glodziak in a double ring ceremony at United Church Stoney Creek on June 30. The bride, once of Acton, wore lace over taffeta with a cathedral train. the couple will reside in Stoney Creek.
Levi Brown a 16 year old breeder from Blaketown raises five mink and produced 32 kits this year. After finishing school he plans to go to a ranch as an apprentice fur farmer.
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