Acton Council of Women Organizes Community Help Network
Acton women from town groups and churches meet to form a volunteer clearing house for short term assistance upon doctor or agency requests. They will compile lists of willing drivers, homemakers, and babysitters, no pay, with strict confidentiality and no food provision, funded only by minor driver expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton
Council of Women
D. Imf Engel
Cancer Society
Baptist Mission Circle
Free Press
Dwight Engel
Joe Bray
Ritchie McMurray
Winn
Legion Ladies’ Auxiliary
Association For the Mentally Retarded
Golden Age Club
Y's Menettes
Duke of Devonshire
Lakeside
I.C.C.E
Toronto
Hall
Guelph
Mrs Gibbons returns from England visit of son Peter Gibbons
Mrs F Gibbons of Guelph formerly Acton recounts her England trip visiting son Peter Gibbons a leading solo male skater and top pair skater with Inge Dorn. The family toured London Buckingham Palace Wellington barracks and met royal guards and horses while Peter headlines Europe’s greatest show on ice at Blackpool Ice Dome with 14 scenes and international skaters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Gibbons
Guelph
Acton
England
Peter
Ice Parade
Ice Dome
Blackpool
Pleasure Beach
Inge Dorn
Charlotte Weegmuller
Andrew Nairn
Europe
Gibbons
Wellington Barracks
Buckingham Palace
Dick Beer
Mr. Beer
Beardmore and Co
Immigration
Beer
Canada
Atrs
Von's
Postal Corps
Taxi Fares Up As Holidays Stir Newsroom Hustle
In brief notes the Acton Free Press reports taxi fares are rising, reporters face busy schedules with many social events, and staff invite news items by mail or in person. The holiday period brings less plant downtime and continued weekly publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton
High school promotion list with multiple graduates named
The page lists students promoted to Grade 12 in 3 and 4 year programs with standing levels, plus those promoted on a trial basis and others earning diplomas in various branches. Names include Brenda Langille Chester Lang ridge Ken MacColl Ron Mc Knight Susan Rody Cathy Stroyan Ernie Waller and many more across Arts and Science and Special Commercial tracks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brenda Langille
Chester Langridge
Ken MacColl
Ron McKnight
Susan Rody
Cathy Stroyan
Ernie Waller
Connie Coles
Rosie Gathol
Linda Gilmore
Edith Hopkins
Sandra Irwin
Murray Jamieson
Trudy Morris
Brenda Aherne
Douglas Allan
George Beshiri
David Black
Robert Black
Brenda Brandford
Robert Browne
Bill Day
Gordon Dawe
Sally Dick
John Dowding
Nancy Duby
Phil Dupuis
Roy Foster
Helen Galt
Kevin Hall
Carol Hammond
Marlene Heisler
Glenn Holmes
Lynne Johnson
Steve Johnston
Lois Kirkwood
Dietmar Kuhn
Bill Landsborough
Nancy Lauder
Jo-Marie Marchment
Alan McNa
Farewell sermon marks end of pastor Bates tenure
A large crowd gathered in Sunday heat to hear Mr. G Bates preach his farewell sermon after two years as pastor. Families from Joshua Thompson and others enjoyed Riverside park picnic activities including swimming and sport, with a barbecue for 35. Several attendees and guests were noted plus travels to Peterborough and Ottawa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Bates
Joshua Thompson
Riverside Park
Guelph
Fred Asbeck
Norval Visted
Griffin Homestead
Garry Dobbie
Waterloo
United Nations
Duke of Devonshire
1.C.C.E
Acton
Renison College
Harold Griffin
Guelph General Hospital
Wallace Swackhamer
Carol
Janice
Peterborough
Charles Sayers
Young
Ottawa
Clinton Swackhamer
Savers
Limehouse Leave and Local Notes from Limehouse Area
Sympathy extended to Mr. Wilfred Harding and Mrs. Donald Lindsay on the loss of wife and mother. Mrs. R. B. Storey of Toronto visiting sister Mrs. Mills. Sunday School suspended for summer. Sgt William Halovanic visiting relatives at Limehouse before Vietnam deployment. Ross Culp recovering from a broken ankle. Noble and pupils visited Kelso museum from Limehouse Public School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilfred Harding
Donald Lindsay
R. B. Storey
Toronto
Mills
William Halovanic
Fort Rucker
Joe Rice
Vietnam
United States
Ross Culp
Noble
Limehouse Public School
Kelso
Closing program at Sun shine School for Retarded Children
About 130 people attended the Sun shine School for Retarded Children closing exercises Monday at Holy Cross Church Hall Georgetown. The program featured choral singing dance numbers rhythm in movement and skits with product ads, a bean-bag throw, a skit Old Woman and a Train drama. Bob Kanerva president of the North Halton Association for Retarded Children spoke and the school reported its annual picnic at J-Square Pony Ranch near Malton with seven others attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunshine School For
Holy Cross Church Hall
Georgetown
Bill Party
Bob Kanerva
The
North
R. P. E. Jeffares
Sunshine School
J-Square
Malton
Summer rally at Hoey Farm for Jaguar Club
About 45 antique and modern cars gathered on the Moffat area farm of Mr and Mrs William Hoey for a Jaguar Club summer rally organized by Bob Freeman of Oakville. Guests arrived on 25 Side Road Nassagawega. Prizes were awarded by age class, with ladies touring the fabric shop and children visiting the sheep fields as refreshments were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moffat
William Hoey
Jaguar Club
Hoeys
Bob Freeman
Oakville
Hoey
Ladies' Aid Plans for Four Weddings at Knox Church
Knox Presbyterian Ladies' Aid met Tuesday afternoon with convener Mrs. Griffin Sprowl presiding. The group discussed plans for four weddings and noted railings installed at the Stewart Memorial Hall. Tea time followed, with prayers, hymns, and offerings from Miss Bella Maye Roszell and Mrs. A J Murray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knox Presbyterian Ladies’ Aid
Griffin Sprowl
A. J. Murray
Carl Hansen
Bella-Maye Roszell
Jesus
Bake Sale Raises 46.40 for Acton Auxiliary
On Friday June 24 at Simp sons Sears order office the Acton Auxiliary for the Mentally Retarded held a bake sale raising 46.40. Members with help sold pies bread and cakes at WH cam. The highlight was an aluminum tray donated by Mrs. John Turkesz won by Mrs. Meredith of Rockwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simpsons Sears
Acton
North Hatton Association
Cam
Wib
John Turkesz
Meredith
Rockwood
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F. Gibbons
Hees Press
Wvho
Scarboro Foreign Mission Society
Neil Franklin
Yukon
Department’ of Education
Wayne Barber
Larry Fletcher
Geoffrey Gay
Joanne Landsborough
Rita McCrea
Gail Breen
Marlene Brittan
Susan Clarke
Winifred Dunbar
Lyn Perry
Dianne Snow
Nancy Winter
Gayle Withers
Gerald Dick
Murray Fatt
Birnie Benton
Gary Buttenham
Stephen Dubois
Sandra Fletcher
Roy Goodridge
Roger Lazenby
Phillip Marzo
Brian Sheridan
Andy Bowman
Bill Cook
Janet Hofstede
Eleanor Karn
Jean Littl
Anne McCabe
Reta Murray
Mary Lou Perry
Betty Ramsay
Gloria Rody
Donna West
Churchill
Frigidaire
Manning Electric
Mill St. E
Ont
Limehouse
Frank Szabo
Mill
AS Atkinson
Dick Volkamp
Goodyear Tire
Rich
Waders
Toi
A. L. Riemer Plumbing
Cook St
Main ST. N
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