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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

May 07, 1953

Page

5

Bishop W E Bagnall leads Rockwood Confirmation service

Sunday service at St. John's Rockwood featured Right Rev. W E Bagnall of Niagara Diocese presenting five candidates for confirmation. Rev. Mel loche, Canon Kirk and Rev. Blackwell assisted. Post service certificates and refreshments followed in the parish hall amid ideal weather.

Niagara St. John’s Church W.E. Bagnall D.D Melloche St. James Church Guelph Canon Kirk St. George's, Guelph Blackwell R. E. Price W. E. Bagnall John Lloyd Lorne Linfoot

Acton Notes and Visits Across Ontario and Toronto

Local residents and visitors share weekend calls and travels across Ontario. Fern Brown visits Toronto. Pte George Turkesz returns to Acton on Korea rotation leave. numerous friends and relatives visit family in Acton and Toronto including the McDonalds, Fryers, Snapper and Wilds households. A May Ball at Kingston Royal Military College and the wedding of Shir ley Williams to Robert R McGregor in Toronto are noted among social highlights.

Pte George Turkesz Acton Korea Shirley Fryer Royal Military Caltege-in-Kingston- On Wie” Ranger Weston Wm. Denny Shirley Williams Acton Public Robert R. McGregor St Barnabas Anglican Church Toronto Falconer Hall Queen's Park

Fire at tannery draws two brigades in evening blaze

The Beardmore and Co. whistle blew the fire alarm summoning the tannery brigade, followed by Acton fire truck and brigade to a Friday night blaze at 7 p.m. The lacquer machine in the special leathers department sparked by an exhaust fan caused the fire. Fire extinguishers finally doused the flames.

Beardmore and Co Tannery Brigade Acton Special Leathers

W I Ladies Hold Euchre and Dance at Limehouse Hall

A committee of UMEHOUSE W I hosted a euchre and dance in Limehouse Memorial Hall on Friday. Prizes were won by Mrs A W Norton and Grant Wright, Mrs Kirkpatrick and Fred Brooks, Mrs N Snyder and Harold Campbell. Karns orchestra and R L Davidson led the dancing after.

W. I Limehouse Memorial Hall A. W. Norton Grant Wright 5. Kirkpatrick Fred Brooks N. Snyder Harold Campbell E. Sanford J. R. Benton Joe Scott l Karn R. L. Davidson Toneh Mills Lakeland Florida William Hardy Miami Bradbury Alvin Karn London Ruby Orr Toronto Everett Baby Port Credit Noble's A.w. Norton Mesdames Ellerby Kirkpatrick Smethurst Sanford Halton Children's Aid Society Milton D. S .McDonald Guelph Gisby’s Gisby Ella Judge Gloria Jones Cheryl Stephen Laur June Ann Briggs Linda Heather Clarke Tommy Sutton Tey Paterson Gore Tatimer

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