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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 31, 1949
Page
8
A collection of birth announcements and memorial notices from Georgetown and area. Items include births on March 11 and March 20 at local hospitals, names of parents and towns, and expressions of thanks for condolences and support after bereavements. Memorials honor Alfred J McDullen Daisy and Bert, plus Agnes postoperative remembrances.
Good Friday approaches and spring messages appear. Road machinery starts early, snow shovels stored, bicycles return to use as merchants show faster fashions and local streets dry. Acton’s Rew Scout Home gets final planning touches while days lengthen and spring housekeeping begins.
Lakeside Chapter 10 D E held a euchre and bridge event in the Acton S MCA on March 30. Euchre prizes went to Mrs B Davidson and Mr A Joque and Mr C Leishman with Stan Matthews as Men’s 1st. Bridge prizes went to Mrs Clayton and Mrs J Jang with Mr A Bo McLean as Men’s 1st and Mr H Archie as Men’s 2nd. Frank Terry won the door prize. lunch was served.
Obituaries from Acton report the deaths of Hubert J. Gurney in Vancouver on March 3 and Al Ralph in Guelph awaiting interment. Hubert Gurney survived by wife Jean Fyfe and daughter Margaret, plus siblings across Ontario and Saskatchewan. Al Ralph, aged 49, formerly of Islington, left a wife Faith and children, a Bowler and YMCA member, with service in Islington and burial at St George's Cemetery Islington.
Public auction at Mill Haven Farm Lot 30 Con 7 Esquesing on Friday April 11 at 1 00 oclock featuring horses and harness hogs farm implements grain hay lumber furniture and a large herd of 25 Shorthorns including 10 mature cows with RO P records and bred heifers. Terms cash with settlement on day of sale. Follow signs five miles west of Georgetown five miles east of Acton. Lunch counter. Auctioneers Hindley Elliott. Clerks Fred Baptie.
The Acton Rotary Club reports a nominating committee meeting. W J WeLeod and crew paint chairs for charity work. First thirty chairs to be ready in two weeks and sold locally with orders for others. Attendance declines prompt plans to improve regular meetings.
A Rabbi in New York urges emancipation from mental prisons and outlines five daily freedoms. He cites freedom from unwarranted suspicion, worry, fear, superstition, and prejudice as essential to true liberty in society.
The Municipal Council of Acton Ontario will hold a Court of Revision in the Council Chamber on April 19, 1940 at 7 o clock. Appeals against Supplemental Assessment No 1 for 1940 must be received by April 15. Dated March 20.
A cluttered classified listing shows numerous items for sale including gowns in size 12 and 14, belts and trenches, household appliances, tractors, hay loaders, pumps, and milking gear. Advertisements request inquiries via local addresses and phone numbers, with multiple sellers seeking quick cash offers.
Announcement lists general repairs for brakes and related services at Jack’s Garage Crowson’s Comer with contact details and hourly rates. Includes notes on saw milling and estimates by Donded brake during April.
The Mackenzie News column law week resumes after a year long hiatus with reader remarks and editor thanks. The piece notes the tight deadline for this week's copy and acknowledges cooperation from the Editor and Free Press Malta while advertising H/H paint carried for over two years.
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