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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 27, 1950
Page
4
Acton social notes list residents and guests visiting from Milton Hamilton Brampton Dundas Toronto Minden Sutton Muskoka Cochrane Verant Mushoka Lakes and Buffalo plus local hosts. Entries mention Miss Helen Somerville Emma Cole W 2B Hilliard Gordon Wagner Chester Wallace Lorie Masales Anthony Hufnagel Jack Fields and others visiting relatives friends or holidaying at Wasaga Beach Ryerson Beach Wasaga Beach and cottage areas.
The Limehouse Ladies of Knox Church Women’s Auxiliary, guided by two local escorts, toured to the Royal city on anniversary day. They dined on chicken with frills at Relay Inn and enjoyed a Royal theater show described as among the best. The night ended safely as brakes screeched on the way home, leaving everyone grateful for the outing and church activity.
Mr and Mrs Y Holmes of Acton announce the engagement of their daughter Jean Marie to Grenville Frederick Hall of Er in with a marriage planned for Saturday August 18. Mr and Mrs Joseph Duby of Rockwood announce the engagement of their daughter Lucy Alice May to Leo Bernard Synnott, son of Mr and Mrs Jas Synnott of BB. R Balwood with a wedding set for Rockwood on August 10 1640.
The Financial Post reports little panic buying in Canada amid the Korean crisis. Experts say any rush would worsen scarce goods and prices, and extra civilians buying could trigger serious, rapid inflation as defense buying looms. Selfishness and shortsighted actions could fuel a dangerous inflation spiral.
A terse proverb notes that secrecy is safest when few know a plan. The saying implies that two deaths would prevent disclosure and protect confidential information.
Trafalgar Township council heard SAkWiry Cleaver denounce the “little bureaucrats” as disputes roiled a discussion of Kent Gardens housing sewer project. Nearby, Oakville youngsters enjoyed Ollie Buck’s fifth annual Westside picnic amid Red Cross safety efforts despite cold water.
Fire siren at one o'clock Friday morning drew Georgetown fire brigade to Arthur Scott Motors Ltd where overheated fixtures caused a blaze. Georgetown Public School board plans improvements for the second floor fire protection after converting the assembly room to two classrooms, increasing fire hazard with 240 pupils in six upstairs classrooms. Stay-at-Home Camp attendance rose to 334 as recreational director J L Self sought more staff. Rony Theatre changes: Art Buckspan to assume theatre duties at head office in Toronto, effective week’s end. Herald.
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