Changes Greet Former Actonians Continued from Page Two
The piece recalls Acton street life with the vacant lot after a fire and notes local businesses. Sam Holmes runs a barber shop once tied to Fred Davison’s town council era while Frank Van Wyck and William Cooper remain active in clothing and dry cleaning.
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Acton Creamery
Sam Holmes
Fred Davison
Frank van Wyck
Watson's
Tony Seynock
Mil St
Guess William Cooper
Acton
Main St
Cooper
Treamery
Simpoon- Sears
Eilsen’s
Hassard Radio
Besa Ray
Sunday in Florida Mission Work Description and Plans
The March meeting at Miss Ruby Clark's home drew a large turnout of Daughters of Knox members, helpers, and guests. Mrs. F Anderson spoke on Religion in Africa amid mission trials, and Miss Clark and Mrs. Mann led devotional moments.
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Knox
Acton
Ruby Clark
Miss Clark
Alex. Mann
F. Anderson
Binnie
Africa
Buchanan
Daughters of Knox
A. G. Blow
Florida
Ray Phillips
R. H. Armstrong
Guelph Presbytery
Low death rate noted in TB report in Canada
The Canadian Tuberculosis Association welcomed the record low TB death rate but warned that over 3,400 Canadians died from TB last year. The report notes TB disabled about 30,000 people from work, with 18,000 in sanatoriums annually. Separate data show shifts in corporate taxation and reinvestment between 1929 and 1952.
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Canadian Tuberculosis Association
Canada
Calgary Real Estate Pioneer John C Leslie Dies at 71
John C Leslie 71 a Calgary businessman for over four decades died February 18 at Calgary General Hospital. He founded J C Leslie and Co real estate, served as elder of Knox United Church and as charter member of the Calgary Real Estate Board. Survived by wife Agnes Bell, five children and 14 grandchildren. interment at Queen’s Cemetery.
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Calgary
John C Leslie
Calgary General Hospital
George Leslie
Martha Ann Cook
Esquesing
Waterloo
Georgetown High School
Merchants Bank
J. C. Leslie and Co
Gordon Bruce Leslie
Leslie
Acton
Agnes Bell
Lyman Matthews
John Hyatt
George Alexander
John Clifford
Gordon Bruce
Anna Jamieson
Kingston
Gertrude Laidlaw
Walter Torrance
Burlington
Wiliam Bowman
Georgetown
Frank Leslie
Innisfail
Alberta
Roy Leslie
Calgary Real Estate Board
Knox United Church
Ashler Lodge
AF & AM
G. Preston McLeod
Knox Church
Queen's Cemetery
William Hall
Thomas Miller
David Sloane
Norman Priestly
A. W. Trickey
Ernest Scott
Auction Sale of Holstein Cattle and Farm Equipment
An auction is set for March 21, 1953 at the Eramosa Township farm of Fraser Plummer. Items include a Black Percheron team, dairy cattle with several Holsteins and Jerseys, twenty-plus implements, hay and grain, dairy equipment, household goods, and a tractor. Cash with clerk. refreshments by Rock-A-Long. Auctioneer notes dairy buyers should attend. all items vaccinated.
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Pnas
Fraser Plummer
Con
Eramosa Township
Exin-Eramosa Town Lane
No. 7
Rockwood
Sturday
Mary Leo
Lucy
Holstein
Bell
Hortence
Dinah
Ted Brindle
Tubby
Jersey
Irene
Beggy
Betty Lou
Toots
Laura D
Fats
Dorothy
Nancy
Joan
Mary
Marion
Durham
York
Ford
Ford Hydraulic
Ford Tractor
McCormick Deering
McCormick Deering Mower
Judson
Deering
Massey Harris
Ee Dairy
Sarge Milker
Brooder House
Wingham
Pearly New
Ray
Raymond Sewing Machine
Rock-A-Long
W. 1
Gibson
Fred Baptie
Guelph
It Costs Money to Modernize Your Farm
Plan essential farm improvements now to boost yields and cut costs. A Bank of Montreal Farm Improvement Loan offers 5 percent interest for purchases of tractors trucks and equipment or building and land improvements. Gordon Oder, Acton B of M manager, invites a chat or written copy of the loan checklist.
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Bank of Montreal
Gordon Oder
Acton B of M
B of M
G.W.W
G-C.w
Ford Truck
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Missions Descri
Operation
England
Sonme Am Animal Lover
Twickenham
Columbia
Pollock and
Campbell
G2 Water
North Galt
Telephone
Metropolis
New York
Village
Chinatown
Harold Wiles
Chiroducing
Olmweread
Eee Dasa
Tran
Hane
Carvertzzn Desicn
Ford Fracks
Fords
Thor
Tooch
Thompson Motors
Monarch
Ontario
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