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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 30, 1950
Page
6
Local names report weekend visits and holidays across Hanover Toronto Hamilton Georgetown and Waltaa Ontario. Notables include Mr and Mrs G A Dills Mra E Arbie and Mrs Fern Brown with friends and relatives plus Mr W H Clayton Miss Birrths Brown and Miss Zean McCarthy in Toronto and Hamilton.
Acton couple Mr and Mrs Artie White announce the engagement of their daughter Joan Edith to John Joseph Tyers son of Mr and Mrs EK BD Tyers of Georgetown. The marriage is planned for the middle of April.
A sequence of gatherings honors Betty Britton and Calvin McIntyre across Haltonville and nearby towns. Kitchen shower at Mra Glenn Trrittan’s home. A March 6 junior farmers event at Lome Schow with address by Ray Everdell. March 10 lunch and dance at Dublin School with gifts for the couple. March 11 cup and saucer shower at Hers Jordan’s. March 18 gathering at Eden Mills and Rockwood with floor lamp gift. Ends with thanks and best wishes.
Sunday School at 1000 em followed by the sacrament of the Lord's Supper at 11 00 am. Evening service at 700 pm led by Rev E Moorehouse with Easter programs. Special Easter Sunday observances invited to all.
The Guilds church announces Sunday services at 11:00 a m with Divine Worship and Sunday School at 7:00 p m. The Rev Rosert Ht Armstrong M A minister leads worship and quotes They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength.
The notice lists a 1030 am Sunday School and 1130 am sermon by Dr Watherton, a missionary to India, with HYFU activities at 900 am and a Quarterly Business Meeting scheduled.
Fragmented ad copy shows toning system product VERGAL TOM with 8 oz bolls priced at 1.95 and a laxative for chaldain at 1.93. Also mentions cough throat sore throat tonsilitis and antibiotics, with postal payment details and a lead cheque money order note. Reads like a damaged late 19th century medical supply advertisement.
Government policy to support price floors led to massive potato stockpiles and missteps. A Minnesota farmer profited from government purchases then returned a portion at one cent per hundredweight, with no actual transfer of potatoes. The piece critiques public policy in a satirical light.
Lowville reports a joint Confirmation at St George and St Johns Anglicans with eight candidates presented by Rev Griffin Thompson and confirmed by Bishop Broughall. New minister Mr R Porritt expected this week. Also covers farm forum review, leadership class, and the 50th wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs P D Hartley with family turnout and gifts.
Practical advice on starting sweet peas early in cool conditions with trench planting, soil layers, and staking. Lawn seeding guidance for cool weather, fall sowing, and weed control with 2-4-0 sprays. Nursery stock handling includes heeling in and proper root protection before planting.
The executor of Mrs Sarah F Ramshaw directs an auction at her Acton residence rear of McEachern Electric Mul St on Saturday April 1 at 2 oclock. Items include a Locomotive Washer with new motor electric mantle radio oak china cabinet extension table and six chairs etc plus rugs furniture kitchenware and Rogers silverware. Auctioneer Frank Petch CASs.
Jack Dempsey appeals to Ontaro readers to raise funds for crippled children. He touts the cause as worthy and urges support with a personal plea after the boxing bell. The message emphasizes generosity and helping those in need through donations.
A Toronto era message praises the Ontario Society for Crippled Children and Variety Village. It notes campaigns from March 15 to April and compares efforts to U S groups Variety Clubs. The speaker vows to visit Ontario centers and extols the children’s courage.
Trafalgar Federation of Agriculture members hosted a Memorial Hall meeting Monday with Alec McKinney of Brampton as guest speaker. Fred Near presided, Elton Mrclean ran 42 tables, prizes awarded to Mrs Guy Risse and Wilfred Snow, and May's Orchestra provided music after a bounteous lunch.
The Financial Post reports Eastern Canada marshals efforts with Western interests to block U S companies from seizing Alberta oil opportunities on Bay and St James Streets. The piece notes large sums of money mobilized in this cooperative effort amid a rise of flamboyant rhetoric.
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