Former Acton Teacher Annie Wilkinson Dies at Guelph General
Friends in Acton mourn the death of Mrs Annie Wilkinson at Guelph General hospital on Sunday June 3. The former Annie Freyre widow of Royden Wilkinson she leaves sister Mrs E Hindley and brother R Bruce Freyre. She taught in Acton for years retiring at Christmas and had enjoyed a Florida trip. Funeral in Guelph followed by Woodlawn Cemetery interment attended by Acton Public School staff.
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Acton
Annie Wilkinson
Guelph General Hospital
Annie Freyre
Royden Wilkinson
E. Hindley
Kate
RR i Rockwood
R. Bruce Freyre
Guelph
Woodlawn
Acton Public School
Annual Eden Mills meeting highlights Women’s Institute projects
Eden Mills Presbyterian church hosted the South Wellington Institutes annual meeting. Delegates heard branch reports on community projects from 4-H sponsorships and school support to exhibits and charitable gifts, with emphasis on education and leadership development across branches.
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Eden Mills Presbyterian Church
South Wellington
Roy
Eden Mills
E. Rowan
Eramosa
Spring fashion news in books at Acton library
The Last Hurrah by O Connor tops the fiction list with Marjorie Morningstar by Herman Wouk close behind. Island in the Sun by Alec Waugh and H M S Ulysses by Maclean also feature, while non fiction includes A Night to Remember. The Secret of the Hit tites appears high on the prestige list.
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O'Connor
Marjorie Morningstar
Herman Wouk
Acton Library
Alec Waugh
Maclean
Acton
Lord
Auction sale by public auction on farm in Toronto township
The finder signed advertises an auction for lot 7 east in Toronto Township three miles west of Malton on Saturday June 16, 1956 at 1 o clock. Items include implements, machinery, wagons, tools, poultry housing, farm supplies and household goods with terms cash and no reserve. Removal after settlement. Auctioneer A P Cheyne, clerk Albert McBride.
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Frank H. Scarlett
Lot 7, Inc
Toronto Township
Malton
Binder
M.H
M. H
A. P. Cheyne
Albert McBride
Three Weddings Create Interest In Local Communities
Three weddings drew notable attention across Rockwood Norwich and London with around 100 guests at the London service officiated by Rev Walter Welch assisted by Rev Fleck. The Benham Owens ceremony at United church featured varied guests including Irene Hamilton of Chicago and Mr Pett of Aldershot.
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Rockwood
Benham- Owens
United Church
Johnston- Snyder
Norwich
Baptist
Eden
Mills Presbyterian Church
Harold Lowery
Burlington
Douglas Black
Lowery
Charles Weatherston
Guelph
Queen's University
Kingston
Joan
Connie Stout
Kingston General Hospital
Ted Weatherston
Frank Stout
Hortop’s Mill Dam
Irene Hamilton
Chicago
Wm. Pett
Aldershot
Pick Up Truck and Bus Collision Near Guelph Injures Two
A pick up truck collided with a Gray Coach Lines bus on highway 7 near Eden Mills sideroad four miles east of Guelph last week. Edward Gilfillan and his wife were hospitalized with serious injuries. bus driver Robert McCall and 20 passengers escaped injury as the bus left the highway. Mr. Gilfillan was moved to St Michael's Hospital in Toronto. Police and coroner investigators attended the scene as front end damage to the bus and wrecked truck were recorded.
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South
Miss Durnin
Women’s Institute
McKercher
Murray McKenzie
Flora Durnin
County Home
Uteoka
Tweedsmuir
Eden Crest
Eramosa
Osborne
Utoka
Gordon
Puslinch
Nellie Stickney
Fergus
Gordon Couling
Guelph
R. M. Starkey
N. J. Thomas
West End
Riverside
Roy McCartney
McCartney
Federated News
Gray Coach Lines
Edward Gilfillan
RR. 5
Rockwood
Robert McCall
Dundalk
Gilfillan
Eden Mills
R. D. Buckner
Acton
Ontario Reformatory
St. Michael's Hospital
Toronto
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Furrr
Mike Coxe
Beatty
American Kitchen
Campbell
Save & On Breakfast Club
Pectin
Save Ac
St. Lawrence
G.U
Florida
Mill ST. Acton
Brampton Monument Works
WM. C. Allan
Queen St. W
Brampton
Tom Nicol
Aer LM
Ted
Aan
Rene
Ontario
Ceylon
Thompson Fuels ‘Ltd
Grant
W. R
Watson
Music Store
Ferguson
ALOE
P.T.O
Milton Milling CO. Limited
Massey - Harris
Fergu
Less and Karfe
Hix
SON
Swindlehurst Garage
Ph. Georgetown
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