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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 22, 1954
Page
4
Rockwood participants joined others for the Wellington County Centennial beauty contest in Fergus on Friday night. Nearby events included a boy’s death at Camp Brebeuf after a river incident and multiple local fire and community activity reports from Rockwood Park to Guelph.
Anne and Ian sold their home to the Presbyterian church for a new manse. John McDougall, Mr and Mrs Douglas Inglis and family visited Ottawa relatives. Sympathy to the Mitchell family. A No 1 school presentation honored Mr and Mrs Cairns and Mr and Mrs Jack Inglis with coffee tables. Various locals attended courses and camps in Toronto Ancaster and Sunnybrook Hospital, while new homes and vacations were noted in Windsor Kilbride and Saskatchewan.
Sybil Bennett M.P. addresses group at Evening Auxilia tea at Mrs Fo Shortill's. piano duets by Marjory Gibson and McLaughlin. quartet of four girls sing as Miss Sybil Bennett speaks on entering the House of Commons. W.A. meeting at Mrs Edmunds’ house. donations and a brooch presented to Mrs Matthews. Dorothy Warne and Ken Allan shower with gifts. Mrs Cameron McEnery improving.
Historians puzzled as Carpenters uncover a large bronze bell in a crated state atop an old court house. An engineer explains the bell rang from the tower until the striking mechanism fell into the sheriff's office about 15 years ago, after which it was re crated and returned to the roof.
Mr and Mrs John M Greer of Acton announce the engagement of their daughter Mary Joyce to Robert Gordon Akitt son of Mr and Mrs Robert J Akitt of Guelph The marriage is set for Saturday August 14 1954 at Knox Presbyterian Church Acton
Mrs. George Young and Marilyn and Mr. D. G. Robertson attended the funeral of the late Mrs. James Torrance at Caledon on Friday. Miss Sharon Nicholson and Kay Johnson returned home Saturday after a holiday with friends at St Catharines. Mr and Mrs George Klooster and baby daughter Drayton spent the weekend with the Kloosters. Congratulations to the Oskums on the arrival of a daughter at Guelph hospital last week. Mr and Mrs David Stewart, Eddie and Aleck and Miss Jean Theaker attended the wedding of Marion Rennick and Sydney Baldwin at Hamilton on Saturday. Mrs. Lizzie Bronson of Chicago is
The clipping lists numerous social visits and holidays including Mr and Maw E Fisher Mrs Martha Jackson and sister Mra Jane Watson at Hillaburgh Master David Howard Fergus visiting with Norman McKenzie and J Hills family in Toronto Mrs Jenne McCutchvon Erin Don and Ron Robertson Gail Robertson at Guelph grandparents Mr and Mrs George Robertson Hev Hugh Moorehouse and baby daughter Petrolia with Rev and Mrs Foreman Miss Zorra Klooster holidaying with brothers at Drayton
Bride-to-be Miss Margaret Eades receives a hall shower at Timehouse Memorial Hall with gifts and dancing. Mr A Nurton and Miss Roughely provide entertainment as Halph Turner delivers a brief address. Attendees include Mrs James Noble and the Brown family from Omagh.
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