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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 17, 1960
Page
7
Brick homes with garages advertised with 5% down and quick possession. Choice of 4 room modern houses downtown near stores and schools. Immediate possession, easy mortgage payments, taxes, suitable for newlyweds or retired buyers.
Obituaries and funeral notices for Christina A. Henderson Horace G. Cudden Maude Wallbanks and others from Acton Georgetown and nearby areas list dates locations and family relations. Services held at Rumley Shoemaker funeral home Georgetown Church of St Alban the Martyr and Greenwood Fairview cemeteries with interments noted.
In loving memory of William Wallace who died February 8 1983 and Christina Wallace who died March 13 1987. Also memory of James Sprowl died September 1954 and Nabe Sprowl died October 22 1950. Loved and remembered by Viola Errol and family. Thank you for flowers cards and wishes after the passing.
Notice to creditors and others for the estate of George William Beevers who died about February 20 1960 requires claims to be filed with the solicitor for the executors by March 26 1900 after which date the estate will be distributed to claims filed. Dated at Acton Ontario March 9 1960 by C F Weatherland QC acting for the executors.
Public auction by J C Cunningham at the Jet 2 farm near Hornby on Saturday March 19 selling registered and grade Holstein cows and heifers, Ayrshire cow, 8 grade Holstein calves, oxford ewes and pigs, McCormick Deering tractors and implements, hay and grain including 25 tons hay and assorted farm tools, household goods, and livestock. Cash on day with clerks. Auctioneers J A Elliott and Wm A Gibson with Geo. Currie clerk.
The Limehouse Women's Institute March meeting hosted by Mrs. Sidney Kirkpatrick featured Irish jokes and songs, a roll call with jokes, and discussions on charity. Plans included fundraising for a wheelchair for George Town Hospital, a final marathon euchre, and a education paper by CATON GPE Wis on current events. Contest winners were announced, and lunch followed with prize acknowledgments for local breeders and farm equipment.
Constable Bud Buckwater was told by Manning Electry of Mil Street that a theft occurred Friday evening. Two transistor radios valued about 100 and a smaller radio valued around 40 were reported missing. No break in was noted, and it is believed the items were taken during store hours while the proprietor worked in the repair shop.
An estate sale on Saturday March 139 features a large list of furniture and appliances in Canadian English spelling, including a refrigerator, walnut dining suite, TV, bed sets, washing machine, stove, and kitchenware. A 1951 Chevrolet sedan is offered, plus a four room lake cottage style house with 1 bath and basement. Terms: 165 town at time of sale, conditions apply. Auctioneers listed with solicitor CF Leatherland.
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