Engagements and Upcoming Weddings Announced in Acton and Renfrew
Norris Doreen Ferguson of Rockwood will wed Patrick Joseph O'Brien of Renfrew Ontario. Marguerite Elizabeth Storey of Acton will marry Harry William Cannons of Brampton at St Albans Anglican Church Acton on August 15 at 3 00 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindsay Ferguson
Rockwood
Norris’ Doreen
Patrick Joseph O’brien
John O'Brien
Mr. O'Brien
Renfrew
Ontario
Clifford Storey
Acton
Marguerite Elizabeth
Harry Wiliam Cannons
Harry Cannons
Brampton
St. Alban's Anglican Church
David Haase
Denver
Col
James Inglis
Jim Ford
Teddy
Judy
Guelph
Jim Higgins
W. J. Coon
Stinson
Matheson
Ernest Cripps
Kitchener
Albert Cripps
Cleveland
Ohio
Alex.Cripps
William Phillips Interred at Dixie
William Phillips of R 1 Acton died at 51 after a lingering illness. He came from Cooksville and is survived by his wife eight children two brothers and his father. The funeral was at his residence then at St John s Anglican Church Dixie with interment in Dixie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Phillips
Acton
Cooksville
Phillip
St. John’s Anglican Church
Dixie
Black Mood and Escape in Troubled Cab Scene
A cryptic note recounts Little Audrey in a cab with the driver who orders her off before driving toward a cliff. The fragment hints at danger and a moment of laughter amid tension, with stray words like Laugh and $4 PETAL.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audrey
Cherry Pie and Flowers In Competition Night of Social Pie
Mr and Mrs Peter Walker left town for England last Thursday. A village hall gathering featured a sweet pea competition with Mrs C E B Nellis judging and Mr Roughley winning honors. Mrs Roughley and Mrs Ken Pillon won first and second for best cherry pies. The event, hosted by the gardens committee led by Mrs Gisby, included pie and tea after rounds of euchre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Walker
England
C. EB. Nellis
Roughley
Ottawa
W. J. Gardens Committee
Gisby
H. H. Lockwood
Toronto
Uxbridge
Limehouse
Fairfield
Adam Hall
Pricer Ramage
Earl Scott
Beach
Douglas Scott
Ion
New York
Holidaying Women at Sauble Beach and Detroit
Miss Betty Dennis and Mrs. 2B Anderson holidayed at Sauble Beach. Mrs. B J Hassard is holidaying in Detroit with her sister Mrs. C McNie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Sinclair
Helen Sinclair
Bala
Miss Lucienne, Marcoux
Quebec City
Bern Bolhdaying
Lucknow
Bruce Beach
Detroit
Betty Dennis
2B Anderson
Sauble Beach
Mrs
B J. Hassard
Mrs. C. McNie
Plane lands in oat field on Speyside farm
A small plane from St Thomas landed in an oat field at John Moore's Speyside farm after exhausting its gas. The aircraft was undamaged, a hole was cut in the fence for takeoff, and witnesses saw a brown substance on the plane the pilot attributed to spraying tobacco fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Thomas
John Moore
Speyside
Halton County 100 Years of Services Cost Taxpayers
An article analyzes Halton County expenditures in 1953 totaling 463 750 92 dollars with general and road costs split 236 912 92 and 226 838 00. It compares to 1856 figures showing growth in costs, population and services including justice, roads, and social programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halton
Fox and Wolf
Togethe
Wile
Terese
Milton
Administration of Justice
Ontario
Canadians Embrace Reserved Image as National Strength
A reader poll argues that Canadian reserve signals good judgment and poise. The piece notes Canadians benefit from British American and French influences without favoring any single tradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lal Post
Dead mule prompts civic humor in town
A playful exchange between a minister and the mayor centers on a dead mule on the lawn. The minister jokes about notifying relatives before removal, while the mayor quips about burial duties.
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Fred Brown
A. C. Bourne
Ann Spitzer
Paul Spitzers
The
Presbyterian Church
A. Calder
Thompson
Geary’s
K. Askin
McHugh's
Oakville
Lois Miller
Ray Powell
Lowville
Shelbourne's
Elaine Morrow
Kay Norton
Betty Yake
Helen Mills
Tom Jones
Hal- Burton District
Earl Thompson
Creemore
James van Fleet
Mrs. Hector
Elora
R. Rawson
Streetsville
Fred Ross
Mr. Walter Gibbons
Little Son of
Elizabeth Gibbons
Harold Baxter
Wasaga Beach
John Wood
Don Ryder
David
Warren Wood
Unionville
Earl Lambert
Betty May
Marie
Lock Ada Lodge
Musekoka
R. A. Gordon
Stan Coy
Willowdale
Alfred Fryer
Montreal
John Tracy
Belfast
Ireland
H. Otterbein
Brian
A. Mooney
Cape Cod
Boston
H. L. Ritchie
George Ritchie
D. Ritchie
Brooklyn
A. T. Mann
G. W. Murray
Elizabeth
Jean Moffat
Lloyd Millar
Norman Wilds
Douglas
Carolyn
Vineland
James Wilds
Valley View
Huntsville
Muskoka
Albert Hill
Reg Hoare
John
Leo Close
Tommy
Beverley
Ocean
Alex Dobbie
Hamilton
James Dobbie
Clifford
Austin Miller
Garry
Doreen
Lloyd Holdy
Saskatoon
Sask
Vain Fleet
Davenport
Iowa
Jack McGeachie
George Hollinger
Brenda Lee
B—J.—Fetterly
Alen
Cornwall
Ont
C. McColl
James Gibbons
Penetang
Ed Nelson
N. Williams and
Nassau
Bahamas
Charles Gibbons
Goderich
BO Double
Port Huron
Mich
B. McKeon
FE Coles
P. McKeon
Weakeast Music
Mill ST. E
Witl. Open
Stanley Park, Erin
Modernaires Band
UpweLls Ltd
Blue Doll Beauty Salon
Grace Logan
Rita Fuller
Mill St. W
Eliabeth Pita Zoend
Plymouth
Meteor
Ford
Verton
Cean
Mercury
Dick Riddall Motors
Ford and Monarch Sales and Service
Main and
Guelph Sh
Georgetown, Ont
Mill ST
Howard's
King Calcium
PRATT
Georgia
Congo
California
Bartlett
Elberta
Mazda Oil
Canada
Swift’s
Wieners
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