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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Mar 22, 1956

Page

2

Sunshine School Expands to Five Pupils in Milton

Milton's Sunshine School for mentally disabled children has grown to five students with the latest arrival from Acton. Plans call for full day sessions for three pupils and half-day for two under a new schedule. Saturday Sunsifind Day featured girl guides and brownies selling raffle tickets, raising $337 for the school as they canvass the town.

Milton Sunshine School Acton Girl Guides and Brownies

Vancouver Island Group Adopts South African Health Principles

The Vancouver Island Organic Co operative association promotes nature based health rules on an estate four miles southwest of Duncan B C. Led by J R Archer the group avoids chemicals and focuses on natural farming diet and waterless cooking to preserve nutrients. Members follow a 20 percent protein and carbohydrate balanced meals with fruits and vegetables as the major portion.

J. R. Archer

Trafalgar to Study Cemeteries and Inspector Promotion

Trafalgar township plans five 80 acre cemeteries for Oakville Trafalgar Bronte and Milton areas as growth reaches 400000. Council authorizes Alex Phillips and Murray Inkster to confer with the Ontario Department of Health and report findings. Sergeant Harry Wilson is promoted to Inspector, first in Halton county, after recommendation by Police Chief Fred Oliver.

Trafalgar Oakville Bronte Miltom Murray Inkster Fred Oliver

Local notices mix sports, theatre sales and weather take on spring

Reports from Milton Georgetown and Acton include the Roxy theatre sale to Odeon Theatres Limited and a snowbound Easter forecast. A Scout Hall banquet marked the end of junior D hockey season while Knox Presbyterian held a tea and bake sale. Acton floor hockey playoffs begin March 26 and local weather complaints describe a harsh winter with snowed in country roads. A CBC Junior Farmer interview featured Mac Sprowl and George Greenlees. A Denny vehicle accident caused about 275 dollars damage on the 7th line of Esquesing.

W. Denny Esquesing Mr. Denny Denny

Rawleighs Products Notice At Local Dealer

Notice from Rawleighs listing Mrs. Lorne Duffield as dealer at 9 Church St East with phone 324w offering spices cosmetics flavorings and related products.

Rawleigh’s Lorne Duffield Church St. E

Public Farm Auction at Palermo March 78

Hl W Brittain directs a public sale at his Palermo farm corner of Nos 5 and 25 highways. Auction features J D tractors, a 1945 Ford truck, farm implements, furniture, and household items with cash terms and no reserve.

Hl. W. Brittain Algar Palermo J. D Aulic J.D M. i Ford Truck Bissell Beatty Oliver Meyers Innis Simmons Hindley Elliott

Births and Deaths in Acton and Milton 1956 notices

Births and obituaries from Acton area for March 1956 include Timbers twins in Acton to Mr and Mrs Kenneth Timbers and several other newborns at Milton Private Hospital. Ellen Scott Nellis obituary noted with funeral in Guelph. Also notices of births for McLeod Laing Van Vlierverghe and more, plus memorials and thanks from local residents.

Timbers Acton Kenneth Sayvers Milton Private Hospital An Ssers Linda Dorene Shirley Faye Nellis Ellen Scott Foster Ave Guelph William John Nellis Robert James Hespeler William Ross Toronto

Coming Events From Local Groups This Month

St. Alban's Guilt Bazaar and Tea set for November 17. Acton Home and School presents Nothing but the Truth in two acts on April 12 and 13 at the Public School auditorium. Tickets 50c and 25c. Halton Junior Farmers Bunny Hop on April 4 at 9 p.m. in The Pine Room Oakville with Frank Sebisty orchestra, admission 1.25. Ballinafad Evening Auxiliary hosts Just Imagine at Ballinafad United Church on March 24, adults 35c, children 20c. Pie and ice cream to be sold.

Acton Public Halton Junior Farmers Pine Room Oakville Frank Sebisty Ballinaission Ballinafad Ballinafad United Church

Postponed Auction Sale At Trafalgar Township

A postponed auction on Wednesday April 4 at the corner of Ratial Road and 3rd Line Bronte limits Trafalgar Township offers 2 Ford tractors Ford and Ferguson equipment dairy gear farm implements lumber hay grain and 12 Holstein cows and heifers. Dodgson Wilson, proprietor Hindley and Elliott, auctioneers.

Streetsville P. Cheyne Auiionner Ford Ford and Ferguson Ratial Road 3Rd Line Trafalgar Front Highway Bronte Dodgson Wilson Hindley and Elliott John Black Nassaga Acton Port Hereford Naif Jersey York Oxford Sussex New Hampshire Ford Tractor Ford Ferguson Ford Hydraulic Massey Harris Massey Chatham Wagner

Creditors urged to file claims against estate by April closer

Creditors and others having claims against the above estate are required to send full particulars of such claims to the undersigned Executors on or before the 30th day of April, 1956 after which date the estate's assets will be distributed having regards only to claims that have then been received. Charles Garland Stead and John H. Borthwick Executors c/o KEARNS McKINNON CLARE KEARNS Solicitors Guelph one at

Charles Garland Stead John H. Borthwick c/o KEARNS McKinnon Clare « Kearns Guelph Havin William Arthur Dodds Nassagawega Halton Acton Ontario Co. F. Leatherland

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