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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 01, 1961
Page
7
The Acton region reports on a Marian Day rally in Hamilton, hospital visits for Doug Dawkins and Marsha McKenzie, a golden wedding anniversary celebration, a large hospital alumni event, and various travels and family gatherings including Mitchell and Watson family members and acton residents.
Campbellville bantams shut out Streetsville 4 0 at Streetsville to open the Halton County season. The midgets lost 10 9 in Georgetown in a close game as Tommy Ramshaw twirled a one hitter in Streetsville, with Jim Howard pitching late and Raymond Griswold aiding.
Fruit was the feature of the Homemaking Club achievement day with 136 members completing the new project Featuring Fancy and exhibiting in a school auditorium. Girls learned fruit related menus and desserts, with several clubs showing varied fruit demonstrations and a later talk on project plans for 1962 and 1963.
The Acton Citizens' Band boosted the Community Centre Campaign Fund by 1800 during a practice session. Despite budget plans the executives approved a donation to support the centre.
Yesterday the last afternoon library session for senior public school grades ended. Juniors began their break for the year on Monday. Special hours for children resume in October under Chief Librarian Mire Percy Ovat and assistants Miss Madge Chapman and Miss Pathos Taylor.
Twenty eight guides from the conte mpany participated in a project for the Community Centre and contributed 37 dollars to the committee. Passes awarded for home verses included Lunet Roynvald son Vicki Newton Mary Gris thaw Sutra Wargrave and Margaret Gethrie. Ann Parker public health nurse and Mrs Robert Hert of St Johns Ambulance oversaw testing as Mary Gris how ban passed her Guide History. Marchment and Gott Breet earned Second Class badges alongside others. Several yards passed Fire Lighting Babery Pope Naas Ropnvaldsen Sally Dick Lorraine Cleland and Theresa Mars. Decoration Das parade saw Mrs Myrst choose color parts. Shea Vivian Smith and Hilary Pape earned Second Class badges. The meeting closed with Salty Falls the Light of Day and Taps.
Mr and Mrs Higgins of 92 Main Street Acton announce the engagement of their daughter Rosenlee Elizabeth to David Gary Dawkins son of Mr and Mrs Wo E Dawkins also of Acton. The marriage is planned at a local church in Acton.
Consumers watch price signs at Acton garages as rumors of relief circulate. Dealers report renewed supply and prices dipping to 28.9 cents per gallon, with averages near 29 cents as owners warn against rapid markup changes.
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