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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 06, 1948
Page
7
The Penguin Club emerged from last fall’s mayoral campaign and council efforts. During a Wednesday meeting the group decided on the name Penguin Club to establish the new organization.
The article describes the Penguin Club’s year end events and upcoming Prom as teens face choosing a new mayor and council. It notes planned music lines, multiple bands, and a push for continued council support. It adds Acton teens shift to tennis as summer amusement and ends with a wartime death ratio comparison.
Public auction advertised by Hindley and Elliott from Mrs. Hutt residence Main Street Acton on a May Saturday at 1 PM. Items include lighting fixtures, furniture, bedding, kitchenware, sewing machine, rugs, garden tools, and more with cash terms and no reserve. The notice notes Mrs Everdell items also to be sold and that Mrs Hutt is moving from Acton.
The column discusses conflict within Acton area Int. baseball with poor cooperation and waning enthusiasm as opening day May 24 looms. Veterans retire to watch local baseball falter while younger players eye a berth. Juvenile hardball practice set for Thursday at 6 30 p m at the Park with gloves and spikes requested.
In the ten years after Confederation Canada host for life insurance grew to 40 companies with in force almost 150 million dollars. By 1945 the number rose to 57 and payouts in the decade equaled about ten times the earlier in force. The change suggests customer benefits from a maturing market.
Article notes available oil storage tanks in 200 200 500 and 1000 gal capacities. Advises users of oil burning equipment to install larger tanks and stock up on fuel oil during plentiful supply.
Public auction at Joyce Bros farm Lot 5 Con 3 Esquesing Township 3 miles north of Milton on May 12 at 2 00 PM. Sale includes registered Guernsey cows and herd sire Allan B2 Shamprock Ivanhoe with many fresh and bred cows, heifer calves, and two Grnsey cows. Cash on day. partnership dissolution. Hindley Elliott auctioneers.
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