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Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Mar 06, 1941

Page

8

Notices of Births Marriages and Deaths in Acton Ontario

Notices record marriages and deaths with dates in March 1941 and in memoriam notices. Names include Moore Steen Nelson McMillan Grant McFadden Mason King and Einle with family relations and locations in Ontario.

Moore-Steen United Church Parsonage Acton Ontario G. Clifton Gifford Lavinn Stden Hillaburg Nelson ¥. Moore McMillan Bramosa Smithy McDonald Alexander McMillian Grant William Mitchell Limehouse Ontario James Fraser Grant Mary Meredith McFadden Deny Hushand Wo. McFadden Vis

War Veterans Fundraiser and Community Events Recap

A busy sequence of March activities includes convoys of army equipment passing through town on Monday and Tuesday. A hockey game saw Fergune defeat Georgetown A-2 on Monday night. Social events at Bannockburn Institute featured Euchre and a Dance last Friday. Kathleen Finlay marked her ninth birthday with nine guests and a long distance call from Gar Kenney. Mrs George Mann and helpers are selling quilts for War Victims with proceeds over $20. drawing Friday at the Y's Men’s dance.

Bannockburn Institute Euchre Kathleen Finlay Kathleen Gar Pat Kenney Sussex Kenney Mane Johnstone

Poultry Short Course Planned in Brookville

A two day poultry course will be held at Brookville Town Hall on March 10 and 12. Agricultural officials will present feeding and management topics from chicks to mature flocks with demonstrations on caponizing and disease control. Participants may contact the Milton department offices for detailed information.

Poultry Brookville Reed Alos Bretannia Comtes TSO Halton Towship Hall Mareh Lo Miltan

War strength estimates and Balkan alignment in 1940s weekly briefing

In the 79th week of the war experts weigh Britain and Germany’s relative power across sea air and land forces. Italy’s Balkans role shifts as Bulgaria joins the Axis, while Turkey Britain and Russia move toward diplomatic alignments.

Britain Germany Home Guard Xonfe Reich Italy Albania Africa Europe Balkan Bulgaria Axia Balkans Tokyo Rumania Hungary Slovakia Gerhans Turkey Russia Anthony Baten John Dal Ehief Imperial General—Staff Ste Stafford Cripps Royal Air Force Luftwaffe Cologne Wilhelmahaven United Kingdom Cardin South Wales Soviet Hitler Ismet Inanu Ankara Berlin Grea Britain Sofia Anthony Eden

Observation Better Than Reading Debate Decides

The Bloomsbury Literary Society held a Friday meeting with Clarence Wilson in charge and Dick van Goozen presiding. A debate on the proposition More knowledge can be obtained from reading than from observation ended with the negative side upheld by Mildred Wilson and Alex Neat, while judges Miss Findlay and others supported the negative. Lunel was served after the half hour social.

Bloonsbury Literary Society Clarence Wilson Dick van Goozen Mig. Ross” Pattersons Blue Spring Aly Watson George ¢ Sordon Ross Tierder Mildred Wilson Alex

Red Cross Shipment From Acton District

This week’s Red Cross shipment from Acton and district contains 10 quilts 5 scarves 4 dozen socks and two way mitts. The Post Office building HQ is a busy hub where workers send weekly goods to aid forces fighting in the air on land and at sea.

Acton Red Cross

Notice to Creditors in the Estate of Henry Sutton Holmes

Notice to creditors of Henry Sutton Holmes late of Acton Halton retired railwayman. Persons with claims must send particulars and proofs to solicitor C F Leatherland Acton Ontario before March 22 1941. Amounts will be distributed to those legally entitled based on filed claims under Statute 31 Chapter 165 TS O 1937.

Henry Sutton Holmes Acton Halton Raibwayman

Wool plant to raise Canadian production to ten million pounds

A new wool processing unit in Canada, with four scouring bowls and a sulfuric treatment dryer, aims to handle 4,000,000 pounds annually and lift total production to 10,000,000 pounds of scoured or carbonized wool. The company is British and Canadian owned, with Lord Barnby as president and Leslie Biggin as vice-president.

Tive Woole Lord Barnby London England Leslie Biggin K. Marken H. Boyen RB. Walker Agal Stant Bradford Canara

Convoy at Gregory's Theatre Shows Navy Wartime Drama

Michael Balcon produced Convoy is screened at Gregory's Theatre tonight and tomorrow. The film blends strong naval action with comedy and domestic storylines, portraying protection of neutral ships, submarine sinking, and a lone British destroyer engaging a German battleship before support arrives.

Gregory 'S Michael Balcon

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