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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 15, 1951
Page
5
An OCR fragment advertises Roys Taxi claiming 24 hour service and quick rides. It emphasizes comfort, polite drivers, and availability for street or long trips. The copy urges calling for either a car or truck and mentions goods delivery and flexible service hours.
In Georgetown Provincial Paper Mill beats Baxter Laboratories 6 0 after a 4 3 first game win. Baxters suffer semi final loss in a two game series as overtime settles the outcome with Wyle and Masters scoring pivotal goals. Robson earns league Vezina and MVP honors amid Acton regret.
Auctioneers Hindley and Elliott offer a cash sale at 280 Peel St Acton on Saturday March 19 1 30 pm. Items include dining room suite bedroom sets kitchen equipment tools clothing and household goods from a moving sale and no reserve due to proprietor relocation to the British West Indies.
Mason's hockey team defeated Wilson 4-3 to clinch the Mason Town League title in the final game played Friday night. Mc Cristall scored twice, G Ware added a goal, and Davidson sealed the win for Mason while Wilson’s McHugh Archie and Heakey scored to tie briefly.
Roy Wansbrough of Florida thanks the Acton Free Press editor Arlof Dills for sending the newspaper during winter. He praises the February 22 orphan picture of Christopher Swackhamer, his maternal grandfather, as a respected Ac ton resident and pioneer Christian gentleman. He notes pleasant winter weather and plans to return home.
Contained itemized payments and notices show a waterworks department plan to replace a half-ton truck, call for tenders, and close the application date of Tuesday March 27. The record lists numerous vendors and service charges including Hydro Standards, Ajax Engineers Ltd, Whitham's Garage, Packard Elec, and D H Howden & Co among others.
Members of Orange Lodges from Acton Stewarttown Hornby Georgetown and Campbell's Cross attended the funeral of Milton N Lusty who died in Guelph General Hospital on February 26 in his 77th year. Predeceased by his wife he leaves three brothers three children nine grandchildren and three great grandchildren. The funeral service was held in Georgetown on February 28 with interment in Boston Mills Cemetery.
A Friday assembly announced Tony’s farewell after two and a half years at Acton High School. Tony received a commemorative token from Grade 13 teachers and students. The report covers a Toronto trip by AWS students, a Milton basketball game with two Acton teams, and upcoming exams and film showings.
The Halton County Health Unit's weekly tally shows 30 measles cases across the region with 14 in Georgetown and 6 in Milton among others. Other diseases include 7 chicken pox in Georgetown, one German measles in Acton, whooping cough in Esquesing, and scarlet fever in Nelson and Trafalgar. Total communicable diseases reach 580.
Detroit plans an international trade fair two weeks after Toronto to allow overseas exhibitors to show at both events on a single North American trip. The arrangement targets maximizing participation and travel efficiency for foreign exhibitors.
A portrait is published in hopes Acton or district residents will recognize the man. A Toronto subscriber recalls Asa Hall and stories of his dual roles as resident doctor and dentist, noting his crude tooth extraction methods.
A new liquid removes varnish and shellac eliminating the need to land floors for varnish work. The development promises quicker finishes and simpler cleanup for floor restoration projects.
Mrs Isabelle Winfield of Acton announces the engagement of her elder daughter Betty Marie to Clark Wallace-Armstrong son of Mr and Mrs Norman Arm at RR 1 Acton. The date is planned for early April.
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