This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 18, 1954
Page
8
The Baxter Laboratories of Canada reports its profit sharing and retirement pension plan has reached its maximum of 18 percent for this year. The company contributes from two to 15 percent of total annual compensation into a trust during the first quarter, with statements issued in March.
The Junior Farmers of Acton presented the play Secret Guest in the hall on Friday to a fair crowd. Blue Mountain students performed numbers and Mr. Neale played a piano solo. The McEnery orchestra supplied music for the dance that followed.
Executors of the Thomas B. Douglas estate announce a public auction on Thursday April 1 1934 at 2 PM for the west half of Lot 4 in the Ninth Concession Esquesing Township Halton County 100 acres with a brick veneer dwelling bank barn and full tilled clay soil. Terms 10 percent down balance in 30 days. Premises wired. sale subject to reserve bid and conditions of sale. Sterling Trusts Corporation Milton auctioneers Hindley and Elliott.
Col William Head of Everton died after a two week illness in Guelph General Hospital. Born in Eramosa, he served in World War I rising from private to major and earned colonel rank with the Wellington Rifles. He fought at Ypres and Somme, later worked with the Soldiers Settlement Board and Agricultural Development Board, and managed a 100 acre Everton farm with a general store. He was postmaster, survived by his widow, two sons and a daughter, and three grandchildren. A prayer service was held at Ross McLellan Funeral Home with interment in Eden Mills cemetery.
Notice to creditors and others. All persons having claims against the estate of Jessie Elizabeth Robertson, late of Acton, Halt Daw deceased, who died about February 1954, must send full particulars to the undersigned executors on or before April 3 1954. After that date the executors will distribute the estate with those claims found of record. Dated Acton Ontario March 16 1954. C F Leatherland Solicitor for the Executors.
Education Week was observed at the public school with Open Night for parents and friends. George Day led the gathering, and Mrs. Don Hills read the roll. A film on deep sea life preceded brief remarks by Mr. Thomas Gellatly and guest speaker Mr. Fred A. Hamilton, principal of GOVE. A future fundraising party is planned for graduating class photos.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.