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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 07, 1956
Page
3
In Rockwood, Jones officiated the ceremony in St. John’s Anglican church as the bride, given in marriage by her father, wore a floor length white gown with lace and long sleeves. A jeweled head dress supported a fingertip veil, and she carried a white satin bound Bible topped with an orchid and pink rosebud.
Matron of honor Mia Cecil Meredith wears a walty length green iridescent taffeta gown with matching band and carries a white carnations and pink sweetheart rose bouquet. Sisters Linfeat Ventry and Wehnermaid adorn identical frocks. flower girl in dusty pink taffeta. ring bearer Patrick Meredith. ushers Cecil Meredith and Clifford Simmons. Reception at St Johns Parish Hall with Dior silk dress mother of the bride and grey silk dress mother of the groom. honeymoon to Washington DC. Ventrys reside in Guelph.
The city library reports more than fifteen volumes go missing each year as borrowers fail to return books. An unrelated gardening tip advises reviving wilting cut flowers by trimming stems and placing them in hot water, with water heated to the point tolerable to the hand.
In Saskatchewan officials discuss programs to provide alternative employment for Indians. Indians hold varied jobs from truck driving to summer construction and skilled trades. Despite progress, prejudice by some employers remains a barrier to placement. Catholic Welfare Society notes ongoing challenges. In Alberta, a grain elevator operator reports a rare empty period before quotas were lifted and grain deliveries resumed.
Dr Louis Douglas, a University of Toronto medical graduate and former Canadian Medical Corps officer, joins Hilton County Board of Health to assist Archie Fo Ball. He served in Canada, England and Midland until 1946 and later worked in Toronto. He is husband to a mother of two daughters, Lynne and Ann.
In Granby Quebec, seven schools have deposited 20 125 into school savings accounts for the year. The text notes that the annual revenue from import duties is less than half the amount collected through sales and excise taxes on Canadian manufactured goods.
Mrs Nedde Elisabeth Bailey, widow of John Stewart, longtime Acton resident, dies in her 80s at her son’s home after a long life in Dublin community. She leaves four daughters and one son, 12 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren, with funeral in Acton United Church conducted by Reverend Gordon Adams.
At the Milton Town Hall the Halton Junior Farmers honored coaches Whitelock Elliott and Bennett with leather wallets and matching key sets and pictures. The provincial debating team members presented gifts and the team received fountain pen desk sets from Halton Junior Farmers.
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