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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 22, 1945
Page
8
In Iftfisburg on Wednesday March 7 1945 Neil McCormick in his birth year. Mr and Mrs Frank Hun and child ren thank Acton and vicinity residents for clothing and useful articles donated after their home fire.
Yesterday opened spring and the architects draw ings for interior alterations at the Y M C A building were displayed in the Free Press window. A fire on Crescent last Thursday caused a brief alarm but was controlled before evening equipment arrived.
The Seed Fair and Bacon Show drew significant crowds as Halton crop improvement actions plan another Bacon Show next year. Winners across Late and Medium Oats, Barley, Wheat, and Potatoes came from Georgetown Acton Bronte Milton and Acton entries with multiple names repeated among top placers. Ward Brownridge and Fraser McNabb led grain and seed judging, while Fraser McNabb and Gov Fisher earned Junior and Senior honors in fruit and vegetables.
Letters and parcels from Acton volunteers in Holland and India express gratitude for cigarettes and food, describe difficult conditions with mud and flooded roads, and note ongoing thanks from soldiers and their families. Messages mention snow in Acton and appreciation for support from the local War Service League and community.
Auctioneer Serank Smith & Sons advertises a March 26 sale at Centre Road one mile north of Carlisle. Items include horses, cows, 20 stocker cattle, ewes with lambs, hens, a tractor with implements, hay, grain, veg, farm machinery, a cream separator, house furniture, and 300 bushels wheat. Auction to start at 12:40 pm.
Clearing auction of horses cattle dairy stock and farm implements by RMS CASH SETTUT and clerks Roy Hwindley and Joe Elbrio tt. Sale includes half breed Holsteins percherons cows calves heifers tractors plows cultivators grain hinders wagons and more with no reserve as the owners retire from farming. The event takes place at 20 De hway on Saturday March 31 1945 at 1 oclock. For details call Erin JOA ELBRIOTT Milton Auctionsers.
The Isaac McCready and Sons auction advertises a public sale at Lot Con. 1 Esquesing Township two miles west of Milton on Thursday in April. The cattle include 2 Brown Clyde geldings, several Durham cows and heifers, multiple grade and registered cows, 8 Durham young stock, fat steers weighing up to 1100 pounds, pigs and poultry, show harness and implements, a grain binder and Mower, a wagon, plows and cream separator, all with cash terms and no reserve due to pasture lease expiration. Auctioneers Roy Hindley and J. A. Elliott.
Executors of the Estate of Samuel D. McClure announce a heating auction sale at Stock and Implements at Moam Pleasant between Brampton and Nor vat. The sale is scheduled for Wednesday, March 28th, as conducted by auctioneer W. J. McKinney.
Auction notice from JA Elliott, auctioneer. Items include a mower plough wagon tractors and farm implements listed with a sale date of Thursday March 2 at 2 o'clock. Heavy farm equipment and miscellaneous tools comprise the lot. Sale held on farm premises with cash settlement day.
A public auction at the farmstead features livestock including 2 cows 4 years old and 2 yearling cattle plus 10 sheep and hay and feed items. Machinery listed include a Cockshutt cultivator wheel, Viking Cream separator, frost wood equipment, and a rock table of farm implements. Terms cash with no reserve and removal after payment. Roy Hindley is the auctioneer.
Roy Hindley will auction farm stocks implements and tractors at the Rockwood Farm near Rockwood on Wednesday March, starting at 12 o clock. Catalog includes Allis Chalmers tractors Cockshutt plows threshing gear seed drills wagons hay machinery poultry equipment cows calves hogs and household items with cash terms and no reserve.
Mr S M Wright visited Hamilton over the weekend with friends. Mrs Spitzer and family and Mr Wm Mitchell spent Sunday at Breslau. Mrs Harvey Norton and Kay visited Toronto last week. Mira W Nellin of Toronto visits Mrs Robt Lange. Euchre night at Jon Scott’s drew winners Wim Shelbourne and J Ellerby. Prizes went to Art Neff of Guelph and Mrs Spitzer. Lunch funded war efforts with Institute committees led by Mrs Miller.
The notice promotes buying a house for personal use or investment. It touts good residential properties at fair prices, suitable for comfort and as tenanted investments, emphasizing owning a home as a primary investment.
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