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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 27, 1952
Page
5
Residents and visitors from Kitchener Aurora Ottawa Toronto and Guelph appeared in weekend social notes. Names include Ernest West George Jigalns Mac Symon Avora Janes Bynton Harry Robinson Margaret Garvin Cyril Knight Douglas and Joan Waldron with Joyce Greer among others. A funeral for Mrs. W Godfrey in Guelph and Mr Albert Mills funeral were also noted.
The Busy Bee Institute hosted a Friday social at Nassagaweya School featuring progressive euchre crokinole and Flinch with prizes awarded to Mrs. Wallace Davenport Wilson and Wallace for euchre and to R Lindsay Thompson for crokinole and Mrs Allan and N Barlow for Flinch. The winter Farm Forums closed with Spiers of Campbellville presenting three films and a short program. Contests winners included Mrs McLean in pencil golf and a tie in pie eating between Bob Coxe and Don McLean. Zawlicki won the lucky cup. Sandwiches cake and coffee were served.
Auctioneer Hindley and Elliott sell by public auction from Frank Chisholm’s Milton area farm 1 mile north of town on Highway 25 on Wednesday April 9 1952 at 2 pm. Items include M H hay loader mowers grain binder manure spreader wagons sleighs cultivator disc drill plows buggy harness pe a harvester DeLaval cream separator and 1 Model A Ford Nash sedan. 1150 bus Ajax oats seed grade 44 lbs per bushel. Cash with no reserve.
A power failure hit Rockwood Saturday as fuses blew at a local station leaving the village briefly without light. A sewing machines demonstration was held Wednesday evening in the Town Hall under the noted authority. Friday night the United Church youth hosted a crokinole social in the Sunday School room with good attendance. Sunday services were lighter due to bad roads and Archdeacon Mackintosh’s absence. Mr and Mrs Neil Gordon and daughter returned from a Florida holiday. Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Frank Day on their 43rd wedding anniversary.
Mrs. Dan Parker spent a few days last week with her son and family in Gast. Mrs. R. L. Richardson is visiting her daughter and son-in-law, Howard Gilbank. Archie Molloy of Guelph visited with his sister and brother-in-law Duncan McAlister. Stanley Stainton of Toronto over the weekend with the McCutcheons. Bob Barbour sold his cottage at the village end. Alf Boles of Fergus called on several locals Friday.
Gen Greets hend Guests Miss Joan Craig of Georgetown and Mr Jerome Hunter of Toronto spent the week-end with Mr Robert Hunter. Mr and Mrs Arnold Sunter and daughters of Niagara Falls visited with Mrs G Sunter and Miss E Baldie. Miss Alyena Winter of Qustic visited Mrs W J Jackson over the week end. Mr and Mrs David Stewart spent a day in Toronto visiting Mr Austin Mee Cutcheon who is recovering. Friends of Mrs George Robertson are glad she could return home after illness. Nancy Bulloch hosted a birthday supper. Mrs Dan Winter and Mrs R Taylor co hosted an afternoon party at the former’s home for institute funds.
Free Press and Canadian Champion staff and friends gathered at Hawthorne Lodge Milton to honor Mr G A Dills on his 25 years as Publisher and Editor of the Ac ton Free Press. Following dinner Mrs Dills received red roses and Mr Dills a silver engraved rose bowl as staff gifts.
Machangis News notes Baxter Hockey Team as champions of the Industrial League. The issue also advertises lower plywood prices with 5/16 sheeting at Stc per sq ft and a new cement stock for spring building needs. Easter Sea Campaign reminder from J D Mackenzie & Son.
The second folk school in Hatton attracted fair boys from Gray County and girls from Hatton County to an inter eating program themed Rural Life. Led by Councillor fond Walle, it featured notable speakers and a focus on rural life in Halton and Grey Counties.
A sale by auction on Thursday at 1 30 pm lists horses, cattle, pigs, fowl, farm implements, seed and feed, harness, furniture, and appliances. No reserve as the farm is sold. Frank Petch is the auctioneer with Wilfrid Bird as clerk.
An auction by WM. A. Gibson on March 29 at 1 30 p m lists cows and young cattle, hogs, hay and grain, implements, dairy equipment, and building materials from Jon E Turner farm Lot 24 Concession 10 two miles west of Moffat. No reserve due to expired lease. removal required promptly.
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