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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 08, 1952
Page
2
Several local items from Acton feature community happenings and weather notes. The acton notes include garden planting early spring drives and public events such as the Children's Aid Society meeting and scouts gathering in Oakville. A Royal Military College graduate R P Bourne of Limehouse heads to Korea with the first postwar group.
Eldora Mae Mc Cauley of Alton married Edward Joseph McGilloway of Acton at St. Joseph’s Church Acton in a May 3 ceremony decorated with pink and white carnations and snapdragons. The couple will live in Acton after a wedding trip to Niagara Falls and Buffalo.
The text discusses John Stuart Mill and his view on liberty, emphasizing protection against collective opinion tyranny and the need to defend individual independence as essential to human flourishing. It notes Mill’s warning against political despotism and the danger of interference with personal freedoms.
A May 7 gathering at Limehouse Memorial Hall celebrated Miss Inez Scott and Mr. J Creighton. Friends and neighbors shared gifts, prizes went to Mrs. C Crass and Mr. R Latimer, with consolations to Mrs D Scott and Mr Wilf Harding. Karn orchestra provided music for dancing after a light lunch.
Napier Moore of the Finsneisl Post meets an Ac tonian on a Bahamas vacation aboard a cruise. He speaks of a long mission showing a carved statue of the Virgin to fellow travelers. The encounter includes Father Patrick Moore and later a visit to Rock Sound Club with manager Pete McNab from Ac ton and Mrs McNab of Niagara Falls.
A British aerial survey team photographs and maps Siam Burma and Cylon as part of the Colombo Plan to assist under developed countries with topographic data and planning resources.
Korn and Mrs Gordon Gibbing announce birth of daughter on May 1082 at Guelph General Hospital. Mother and baby doing fine. Wallace announces birth of baby brother for Gwen on May 4 at Guelph General Hospital. MacNab announce twin daughters born May 4 1952 at Milton Private Hospital. Kitching funeral notice for John Wesley Kitching May 2 1952. MacLean funeral notices and condolences. Gifts and thanks expressed by Darwin A Cripps and family after hospital stay.
Public notices list a series of sales, fairs, and fundraising events in Acton and area. Items include a June 7 auction with prizes and lunch, a May 10 euchre event with prizes, bake sales at the United Church, and a May 14 May Day tea at the Legion Hall. Also advertised are cars, trucks, motorcycles, and tractors for sale from Arthur Scott Motors and others with many models and prices.
For sale list includes an eight piece oak dining room suite a treadle sewing machine three iron beds and springs two rocking chairs one hall tree one kitchen cabinet one coal and wood range. Contact G Williams at 293 Peel St Acton AL for details.
Let us sharpen your lawn mowers on the ideal precision grinding machine. Pick up and deliver. New Maxwell lawn mowers for sale. BL G Tarewell, phone 256w, 12 Victoria Ave. Kitchener Upholstery offers reupholstery for Chesterfield suites from 99 dollars. Refurbishing and slip cover work. Call 104 Acton for prompt service. one week turnaround.
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