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Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Jun 02, 1955

Page

2

Knox Heather Club Plans Tea Bake Sale

The Knox church Heather Club met at Charlotte Holmes home on Wednesday May 338 minutes show chair Calder presiding. Members discussed petitions and reports and decided to host a strawberry tea with a homemade bake sale.

Knox Church Heather Club Charlotte Holmes Costent Calder Mearer Kirkness Renee Wat Trea Urer Nortod Andres Grischow

Busy Bees Hostess Meeting At Mrs McLean Home

Reported gathering of local Busy Bees at the home of Mrs Peter McLean drew good attendance. Attendees discussed lessons from a short class and shared updates on health and community activities.

Peter McLean Peter M Dean Wits Mary Stewart Lesen Jane Weetag Stan Rahn Ding

Good Old Dobbin Keeps Costs Down

Campbell's Dairy Products Ltd explains horses reduce delivery costs for routes and wholesale city work. A good cart horse costs about 200 dollars and a wooden wagon 300 dollars with a 10 year working life. The stable of 12 horses uses hay costing 28 dollars weekly. trucks are more costly but planned new English built trucks at 5700 dollars may take 26 cents daily to operate for 10 years.

Campbel’s Dairy Products Ltd s#ies England

Plans for Sault Ste. Marie Symphony Orchestra

SYMPHONY PLANS IN SAULT STE. MARIE ONTARIO ARE UNDER DISCUSSION. MUSICIANS AND SUPPORTERS PROPOSE FORMING A CITY ORCHESTRA DRAWING FROM COLLEGIATE AND LOCAL GROUPS ALONG WITH ARMY CADET BANDS TO BUILD A COMMUNITY SYMPHONY.

Symphony

New Brunswick Fruit Growers Study Cold Storage Plant

The New Brunswick Fruit Growers Association is examining options to build a cold storage facility to preserve fruit for the local market. The study explores feasibility, cost, and location implications for Fredericton and surrounding area.

Fredericton New Brunswick Fruit ‘Growers Association

Over 45 Percent In County Jail Intemperate Drinkers Report

The annual Department of Refsens Trvetitithilis report shows over forty five percent of Halton County inmates were classified as intemperate drinkers during the year ending March. Average daily cost per prisoner exceeded 72 cents. most inmates were men, with laborers and tradespeople making up the categories.

Department of Refsens Halton Milton Wwatten Darvur Amit County Gants Peleasd SAAT Robertaon

The Bach Family by Karl Geiringer review

A pleasant read praising Geiringer for combining Bach family history with musical context. The book spans 300 years of music and includes many illustrations, with emphasis on personality as well as composition. A background on Bach pieces heard on radio would help town readers.

Bach

More Expansion For Ford Plant In Windsor and Ontario

Pond Motor Co of Canada weighing further expansion to meet rising demand. President Rhys M. Sale announced at Windsor annual meeting that over 87 million dollars already spent on facilities since 1950, with active plans to enlarge Trafalgar township plant capacity for passenger cars and possibly build a new truck plant. A major layout rearrangement of Windsor machine shop on 18 acres is also under study. Oakville plant designed for passenger cars with truck production provision.

Pond Motor Co Canada Rhys M. Sale Windsor Trafalgar Township Oakville

Scotsman Buchan Painted Union Jack Ceiling in Ontario Home

Walter Ewing Buchan, a 19th century Scotsman and ardent British patriot, had a Union Jack painted on his dining room ceiling so his family would always eat under the flag. The house, built in 1885, still stands in Owen Sound.

Owen Sound Ont Walter Ewing Buchan

Carp Fingerlings Banned For Bait In Alberta Saskatchewan

The province bans carp fingerlings for bait with a few live baits allowed under the 1930s rule. Officials note carp spread from California to 25 states and eastern Canada, entering Manitoba via the Red River. They warn of the fish’s bottom feeding and turbidity harms to game fish.

Abendy Ancona Marae Euithenet Cornell Mila Une Sassatchewan Priinrose Lake Alberta Flin Flon Man Salatchewan California Mississippi United States Canada Red River Manitoba Missippi

Honeymoon Plans For Canadian Northward Trip

A Scottish couple and another white family travel from Canada toward North Carolina and Ontario. They plan a honeymoon stop in Torontos and North Carolina, meeting Mrs Mealty along the way in a long journey referenced in a colonial era notice.

Toronto North Carolina He Cunamer

Missing Words Puzzle in Obscure Train Harbors Incident

Fragmentary report describes a freight train incident near a western rail yard with cargo and trailers visible. Text mentions Nevada and other locations but lacks clear details about parties, dates, or outcomes.

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Dobbin S&s O. E. Manning Halton & Peel Trust & Savings Cohen mMechanter Het By Karl Geiringer Ford Menarch He & Pace Ih Aan Senne North Deere Kathleen Moure Lavneden Mtealty Contarl Nevada Gordon Strain Milton Appaase Claened Rheaves New York Washington Atlantic City Harold Wiles Ontario Bill Anderson Liberal Halton ‘Liberal Association
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