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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 16, 1955
Page
7
At Portage la Prairie a 70 foot tower at the RCAF base trains jet pilots in emergency escape using an ejection catapult seat. The device shoots a trainee upward faster than a high speed elevator.
The Senior Auxiliary WMS of Knox church held their annual meeting on June 9 at the home of Mrs. Pearl Kennedy and Miss M Somerville. Miss Charlotte's Home Helper led programs with Mrs A J Buchanan presiding. Mrs H Mainprize reported on the Presbyterian Church in Canada WDS highlights.
Mrs. Harry Hortop hosted Nancy’s fourth birthday with seven young guests attending in the afternoon. Also noted is a 60th wedding anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cormack celebrated by relatives in Arthur last Saturday.
M Bourne welcomes her brother John Porter who arrived from Venezuela after 19 years to visit with his wife and young daughter Jacquelne. They plan a short England holiday before returning.
Rochelle Henderson and Marilyn Marks of Acton joined 29 peers in a Loretto Academy graduation. The two attended Mass at the Church of Our Lady in Guelph, received certificates, and were featured on Hamilton station television. Both intend to study nursing at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Guelph this August.
Prince JI the RCMP tracking dog born in Moncton eight years earlier died from pneumonia after receiving police training at Sydney Nova Scotia.
The wedding on Saturday June 4 united H. Craig Reid and Doris Weatherell of Carlisle with Rev George Currie officiating. Reid, previously a Esquesing councillor and high school board member, now resides on a farm along Appleby Line south of Milton. Attendants included Herb Reid and Mrs Murray Calloway. The bride wore pink nylon lace over taffeta. A family dinner followed.
Two cars collided nearly head on on Highway 24 south of the village injuring seven from one car and two others including Alan Ayres who will face criminal negligence and careless driving charges. Grant Overland of Toronto suffered a hip fracture while his wife and four children were cut and bruised. Ayres escaped injury. The wreck occurred on a straight stretch near Len Buck’s mink ranch with Ayres driving north and Overland south.
The latest Junior Farmer News highlights Halton District Junior Farmers with top romance coverage. Four of five wedding notices come from Halton, detailing marriages at St. Luke's Palermo and Omagh Presbyterian, with ties to the Palermo and Milton Junior Institutes and the Milton Junior Farmers.
Mrs. G Black led a Campbellville school display night on June 9 showing needlework and aluminum trays in Nassagaweya. The event drew many parents and students and showcased home economics training for seventh and eighth graders. A community program followed, marking a strong year for Nassagaweya home economics.
The Ballinafad W I and W A ladies enjoyed a bus trip to Hamilton last week visiting Borden's Dairy botanical gardens Sovereign Potteries and the Spring gardens. They attended anniversary services at Melville United church Caledon on Sunday. Ballinafad 444 Club girls and leaders Mrs Jesse McEnery and Mrs F J Shortill won first place for their skit. Food made a difference was shown at Milton Achievement Day and may be presented at the W I gathering at Guelph O A C in late June.
Mrs J K Mahon hosted the Ladies' Aid meeting as plans formed for a July congregational picnic and joint efforts with other groups for a supper. Committees for flowers and Vacation Bible School support were named along with a Grace Mission Band anniversary in July.
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