Women of Halton Presbytery meet in Acton gathering
The sixth annual Women’s Missionary Society meeting in Acton drew upwards of 200 delegates. Sessions led by Mrs. G Aitken included talks on Building for Time and Eternity, with reports from branch leaders and a resolution praising Aitken’s leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halton
Women's Misionary Society of
Hatton
E. Marshall
Hamilton
Msgs
Rumley
Georgetown
Goa
Lydia
Homer Brown
West China
Seale
China
Brown
G. Aitken
Halton Presbyterial
F. McNiven
Campbellville
Readhead
Milton
John McDermi
National Officers Address I O D E Banquet Highlights Empire Ties
The Wakeaide Chapter hosted a Lakeside Chapter banquet in the Parish Hall with Duke of Devonshire Chapter as guests. Gordon Gibbons received a prize for a top act at the County Music Festival, and speakers urged Empire unity and British cultural focus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire
Lakeside
Frall
Duke of Devonshire
Alaska
D. EH
Girl Guides
Vida Baemshaw
Adiss
Joan
Arnold
Toronto
I. O. OD
Gordon ‘Thompson
LO. OD EE
Sis Wargaret Browns
Miss W. McMillan
Cordon Gibbons
Acton
W. M. Cooper
Baseball Schedule Drawn Up for Weague Model Season
Delegates from Brampton Georgetown Guelph and Acton met at the Dominion Hotel Acton and charted a baseball schedule through July with multiple May June and July games set between Acton Brampton Guelph Georgetown and Wrampton. The series ends with a best three of five potential playoff and a winner declared by August 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weague Modeling
Wome
Georgetown
Acton
Guelph
Brampton
Dominion
Grampton
Wranpton
Sth
Bramptons
Wrampton
Quelph
Ramplton
Actus
Boson
Local Graduates and Road Accidents Highlight Acton News
Miss Tuabel Lants among 1035 class graduates from Guelph General Hospital with May 15 exercises. A Brampton trio escape uninjured in a Centre Road collision while George Porter and four others suffer minor injuries. LO.D.E. reports 3,968 bottles of milk supplied to Acton schoolchildren. By law Acton street stores to close at noon on summer Wednesdays. A Fergus crash near Scania’s Curve kills J. Yorestell, with Davidson and others injured. St Joseph’s Hospital reports shock and a rib fracture among survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guelph General Hospital
Tuabel Lants
G. H. Lants
Acton
Lanza Acton
Eni
Brampton High School
Centre Road
George Porter
Nelson Armstrong
Mary Bertram
Lenora Weller
George Tyler Acton
Roy Hodgson
Duke of Devonshire
LO. D. E
R. H. Eliott
Red Cross Society
Saskatchewan
Arana McDonald
M. Z. Bennett
Miss Pearl Smith
Herbert Lyons
Leonard Street
Toronto
Buvil
Milton
Earl
M. Lashy
George Green
Kennedy
Guelph
Counci
Werth
Enry
Jaeph Yorestell
Alost
Scanion'’s
Fergus
Guelph-Pengus
Yordstell
Lguelph
George Davidson
Glph
Miss Keller
Halton Presbytery Meets In Acton 1935 Loyal Pledge Made
Halton Presbytery of Hamilton Conference met in Acton on May 2 1935. Delegates discussed loyalty to King George V and Queen Mary, celebrated ten years of the United Church of Canada, and planned special thanksgiving services. The gathering announced pastoral changes and honored Rev. Rumsey Knighton and Poole. Committees prepared for conventions and a memorial for Mr W S Savage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George V
Mary
Halton
Hamilton
Wenona Missionary Society
United Church of Canada
Halton Presbytery
Richard Roberts
Maple Leaf Gardens
Toronto
Geneva Council
Oakville
B. Stokes
Aldershot
Ww. Rumby
Georgetown
Unldlaw Memorial Congregation
A. MacGogwan
Milton
Guelph
Ryerson Beach
Ife
W. S. Savage
The
United Church
Death and weddings in Acton and area notes
Obituary reports the death of Miles Mary E. Poole of Norwich with funeral at Norwich Cemetery after Rev. C. L. Poole’s family distance. A local police report covers Frank Spelcher’s arrest in Brantford and Georgetown for attempted burglary, pursued from Sykes residence. Jubilee dollars sell out fast. banks will stock them in weeks. A pantry shower honors Dr Edna Pearen and Mr. Rudolph Surette wedding at Sacred Heart Church Guelph with reception at Pearen home. couple to reside in Guelph after a Toronto Niagara trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Poole
George
Poole
Miles Mary E. Poole
Norwich
M Poole
Rome
Georgetown
Frank Spelcher
Brantford
Guelph
Palloe
Frank Sykes
Tia
Spelcher
Sykes
J. K. Pearen
FB. J. Hosking
Edna M Pearen
Rockwood
Mire
Ben Hasking
Mareuret Starkey
Will Block
Surette Longeway
Sacred’ Heart Church
Agnes Cecelia Longeway
Paul Longeway
Rudolph Surette
Johm D Surette
Wedgeport
N. S
Brennan
Shaw
Mir
Guretto
Toronto
Niagara
Guelgh
Questa
Kitchener
Galt
Detroit
Acton Observes King George V Silver Jubilee Service
Acton held a loyalty filled Jubilee service for King George V on Monday with a parade led by the Acton Citizens' Band and a march through Bower Avenue Mill and Main Streets to the Park. Comrade Bayliss supervised a color ceremony as the crowd listened to prayers, honors and a speech by Judge Munro praising the King and Queen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George V
Acton
Acton Citizens’ Band
Larne Rifles
Girl Guides
Boy Scouts
Duke of Devonshire
Lakeside
LO. D. E
Bower Avenue
Mill
Main Streets
Knox Avenue
Mill Street
J. M. McDonald
Calor
Bayliss
Javon
A. Mason
Reevd OC
WW. Harrison
Calgary
Alto
Acton Band Concert Promised At Town Hall Sunday
Acton Lodge sponsors a Sunday evening concert by the Acton Citizens' Band at Acton Town Hall at 6 30 pm. The program includes hymn selections male quartet selections overture Salutation and a guitar and accordion item with solos and love song selections.
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Acton I. O
Acton Town Hall
Acton
Norma
Walte
K. Coles
Little Cattay
Revolver Request Aims at Nighttime Neighbor Cat
A customer asks a dealer for a nine shot revolver to deal with a cat that meows outside his window all night. The dialogue centers on weapon purchase and a strange nocturnal feline disturbance.
New Hydro Plan Approved By Public Utilities Commission
A special meeting of the Public Utilities Commission approved a cooperative plan to market electric stoves and ranges in Acton. Dealers and officials agree to advertising campaigns and a cost-sharing scheme, highlighting electric cooking benefits while moving work on the present lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Utilities Commission
Acton
Ontario Commission
A. Mason
Cauinilasion Wn
Mason
Generog
Reeve Huyrbson
Evenny Messrs
Talbot
W. BR
Blur
Jon
N. Reid
M. Symon
Hydro
Leave It to Leander a Local Play at Town Hall
The A P A Players presented Leave It to Leander to a packed Town Hall audience last night. Leander Smith organized the ruse that resolves a family dilemma involving four wives and romance among the Sawyer children. The cast included Millicent Terry Ann Holmes Earl Sawyer and Leander Smith with Madame Alvarado and Mrs Buchanan directing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sawyer
Leander Smith
Fother
Funjoba
Leander
Orient
Mme. Alvarado
Punjaba
Earl
Stanley
Mr. Sawyer
Dashaw
Ann Holmes
Trone Qferrill
May Waterhoun
Earl Sawyer
Harry Ware
Stanley Sawyer
Edd! Footitt
Letha Sawyer
Lillian Perry
Joyce Sawyer
Leona Waller
Barbara Hilton
Barbara Taylor
John Prest
Egbert Sawyer
Harry Rogers
Susan A. Sawyer
Olive Rookes
Madame Alvagado
Ruthera Taylor
Clars Wauer
Fleur du Lis concert and town events announced
Readers are invited to May events including the Fleur du Lis concert by St Alban’s Hoy Scouts on Friday May 17 at the Parish Hall. St John's Community Orchestra of Kitchener performs at Acton United Church Wednesday May neth at 8 18 D&T with tickets 250. The Land Tennis and Bowling Club annual meeting is May 1g at 8 15 p.m. in the Council Chamber. Acton Liberal Euchre and Dance at Town Hall Friday night features Black's Orchestra with prizes and no admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Alban's
Hoy
Vickers
St. John's Community Orchestra of
Kitchener
United Church
Acton
Ladies’ Aid
Mayneth
D&t
The
Land Tennis and Bowling Club
Acton Liberal
Town Hall
Black
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Dreases
Women’s Institute Annual Meeting
J. E. Gambio
Women's Institute Wans
G. H. Lantz
Gamble
Mra Reesor
Grace Lant
Ontario Agricultural College
Tollows
Mra
Mns
R. L. David
A. Reesor
Tressurer
E. Hawthorne
Mre
Muni
Hall
Irs
G. Lanty
Wilderspin
P. Honey
Wars
McGeachle
W. Chisholm
Elliott
Bars
J. Noble
P. J. Salt
Hull
Auditore
Mesdames Caller and
Wilds
Mesdames Bell and Wildersoln
Sirs. Collier
Chisholm
P. Denny
Naney
Mra. McGeachie
Mirs. Davidson
Bishop
Dobble
Welfars
Yra
Foster
Wakeaide
Gordon Gibbnoz
Wes Payss
Elizabeth
Duke of York
Wdlk
Hive Wienesses
Prince of Wales
Windsor Castle
Act On
Ospeals
Bride
Canadian Legion
Pearl Wallace
Bob Afarshall
Yn Cardy
A. J. Buchanan
Holloway
Mary Gordon
Jack McGeadle
HuthorIng
Yale
New Warmony Orchestra
Junige Munro A
Action
Ontario
Hing
Reeve Co
W. Harrison
E. Drillinger
Acton Lodge
Brigesitel
St. Alban's A. ¥. P. A
Dr. Smith
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