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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Jul 19, 1956

Page

7

Deforest McCay Vows Pledged In Lowville Wedding

St George s church Lowville hosted a double ring wedding Saturday uniting Joan Louise McCay Burlington and Billie Keith Deforest Campbellville. The bride wore satin and lace with seed pearl accents and carried red roses. Guests from Buffalo Markham Hespeler Guelph Brampton Milton Bronte Burlington Campbellville and nearby areas attended as the couple planned a Milton home.

Lowville Joan Louise Harold McCay Burlington Billie Keith James Deforest Campbellville Myrtle Mitchell Marion Sault Helen Parsons Ellen Mitchell Irwin Deforest Gordon McCay Mervin Deforest R. P. E. Jeffares C. Twiss H.R. McDonald Kilbride Theal McCay Alameda Sask George Cooper Sault Ste. Marie

Wedding and reception in Ballinafad United Church

Mary Agnes Jennings and Orville Douglas Rasberry wed at Ballinafad United Church with summer flowers, music by Lilian Shortill, and guests from Georgetown Hamilton Campbellville Carlisle and other Ontario communities. The couple to settle on the groom’s farm RR 2 Hamilton and she will resume teaching at Fairview School Lowville.

Ballinafad United Church Mary Agnes Jennings Orville Douglas Rasberry M. G. McFarlane Georgetown Lilian Shortill RR. 1 Ballinafad Jack Bennett R.R. 3 Campbellville George Jennings R.R Wesley Rasberry Mr. Rasberry Hamilton Irene Small Kenilworth Mary Ann Maxwell Loree Rasberry Ewart Rasberry Freeston Lloyd Rasberry Kilbride Allan Jennings Rb.r Ontario Ottawa R.R. 2 Toronto Teachers’ College Fairview Lowville Carlisle United Acton Limehouse Toronto Guelph Carlisle Freelton

Swans Donated to Bowring Park Miniature Zoo

HMS Lewin vice-president of Bo Waters paper mill Corner Brook Newfoundland donated a pair of swans he raised to Bowring Park miniature zoo in St John s Newfoundland.

ST. John's Nid HMS Lewin Bowaters Paper Mill Corner Brook Mid Bowring Park

Free wild foods offer seasonal bounty in Ontario

The article extols picking wild berries and greens in southwestern Ontario, noting June strawberries, raspberries, elderberries, choke cherries, water cress, dandelions, lambs quarters, puff balls, and rowan berries. It cautions about mushrooms and praises using wild harvests to flavor jams and dishes, while stressing gentle treatment of nature and daily life.

Ontario New England

Bride of June 30 Widely Entertained

Miss Lorrene Jane Pell was widely entertained before her June 30 wedding. Numerous showers were given in her honour by friends and family, including hosted teas and a cup and saucer shower by the Fruitland Bridge Club. The bride, a former Resident of Ac ton and a teacher at Collegiate Avenue School, received many gifts and well wishes from her community in Stoney Creek.

Lorrene Jane Pell Miss Pell Stoney Creek Acton Stanley Chmielewiski Stanley Glodziak William Harris Sheila Coghill Clara McCallum Reginald Pell Jack Marshall Gordon Gibbons Jack McCallum Ivan Snider Harold Snuker Robert John Pell Georgina Pell Thomas Gordon Robert Hewson Ralph Whetstone James Chambers Jack Orr A. W. Lomas Isabel Coghill Paul Pettit Joseph Whitfield Jr Fred Harris Clifford de Witt William Schoob

Dale Freure Wedding at Knox Presbyterian Church

Miss Margaret Anne Freure, daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Bruce Freure, married Doctor William Norton Dale, son of Mr and Mrs William Elwood Dale, in Guelph. Reverend D Crawford Smith officiated as Keith Barber sang with Horace Wilson at the piano.

Carolyn Oakes Acton

Wedding Details Highlight Cascade Bouquet and Family Roles

The bride carried a cascade bouquet of yellow shaft chrysanthemums. Alsey Dale of Schomberg, brother of the groom, served as best man with ushers Robert Freure of Halifax and Rosy Farquhar of Newmarket. The reception took place at the Cutton Club with Dr. Frank Oakes of Acton as master of ceremonies.

Alsey Dale Schomberg Robert Freure Halifax Rosy Farquhar Newmarket Cutton Club Frank Oakes Acton

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