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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 19, 1952
Page
10
Tom Hopkinson described a Lapp who navigates his country flawlessly and plans a two day journey to meet a fellow Lapp fifty miles away for a trade, without any visible prior communication, during his BBC visit.
Two days before the official start of summer, the piece observes children’s dressing trends with sleeveless dresses for little girls and playful outfits for boys. It notes motherlike styles, rainbow colors, smocking, petticoats, hair bows, and jaunty striped blazers as junior fashion highlights.
St Andrews Presbyterian Church in Arthur hosted a June 14 wedding uniting Wilma Hutchinson and Robert Childerley. Rev Arthur Leggett officiated. organist Helen Armstrong played. bridesmaid and guest lists included Reutall Hutchinson and Joan Chidettes of Guelph. The couple plans to reside in Guelph after a reception for 135.
The Rexina Sask experimental sub-station reports limited success using chemicals to manage weeds and volunteer grain. Resistant weeds and the need for cultivation to tackle resistant plants reduce effectiveness of 2 4 D and similar chemicals. Weeds on summer fallow are a concern.
Ex detective inspector W H Thompson offers an intimate wartime biography of Winston Churchill based on years guarding him across England and Europe. The book covers conferences from Quebec to Teheran, insights into Churchill and his circle, and notes Thompson’s unique vantage point as guardian and husband of Churchill's secretary.
A surgeon says prolonged inactivity harms the elderly noting that a disused organ declines. Rest is for the young and it is unsafe for old people during a BBC program titled An Active Old Age.
Mrs. HH Mainprize presided at Knox Church June gathering at Mrs. E J Hassard home. Miss Lauretta Gray presented Our Heritage in Mission Work. Mrs A J Buchanan noted Daughters of Knox rally for teenagers at Riverside Park. Canada’s sex ratio cited: 102 men to 160 women.
The Hall Clan met for its 52nd annual reunion on June 7 at the Hall farm on the Tenth Line Trafalgar. Members arrived by car and a program of races, ball games, and reminiscences followed the noon meal. Officers listed include Ken Wilson as president and Mrs Lloyd Hall as secretary with guests from multiple Ontario towns.
Public auction from Mrs Mary Gowdy at Main St Acton adjoining the Presbyterian Church on Saturday June 21. Items include dining room furniture kitchen equipment and appliances, antiques and garden tools plus mechanics tools and lumber. Cash on day of sale. no removal of chattels while settled. Auctioneers Hindley and Elliott.
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