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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

May 12, 1955

Page

7

Clergy Plan Vacation Bible School Condemn Obscene Literature

Acton Ministerial Association plans a Vacation Bible School from July 4 to July 11 with sessions 9 to 11:30 a.m. across Acton churches. They also organize summer evening services June 26 to September 4 and invite clergy and spouses to a ministerial picnic at Fonthill. The meeting notes two new clergymen moving to Acton and aims to curb obscene literature on newsstands by officials and local groups.

Clergy Plan Vacation Bible School Acton Knox Manse St. Alban’s Anglican Church Acton United Church Acton Baptist Church Kitéx ‘Presbyterian Church R. C. Price St. Alban’s Church Fonthill Price Dutch Reformed Church Netherlands Pentecostal Assemblies Grewson’s Corners Evan H. Jones Legion Hall Fairview Cemetery Ev. Stewart T. H. Stewart M.C St. Luke’s Church Palermo E.H. Jones Kiwanis Club Hamilton Forest Hill Home and School Association James Jones Arthur Robson Forest Hill Homeand School Association Homeland Dana Porter Ray Costerus Forest Hill

Township to rebid for truck and equipment

Esquesing township council met at Stewarttown on May 2 to reissue tender calls for a truck chassis, a combination body and hoist, and a complete unit after confusion delayed action. A chemical weed spray purchase was approved for road sides and road accounts totaled $3,397.58 with minor charges for typing and stamps.

Esquesing Stewarttown Reeve Bird

Showers and Teas for Bride to Be in Guelph

A May 2 mixed shower for Miss Ethel Franklin was held in Calvary Baptist Sunday school room Guelph with many gifts. A tea for Miss Franklin and her pupils and mothers followed at Mrs. Stanley Cripps home Agnes St with Joan Steinman Ruth McDougall Elizabeth Forth serving guests and Mrs John Lambert Mrs Robert Brown pouring. Ethel's sister Mrs Cripps displayed gifts and attendants included Violet Neilson Grace Neilson Joan Steinman Ruth McDougall Clara Cook Acton.

Calvary Baptist Church, Guelph Ethel Franklin Franklin Threir Stanley Cripps Joan Steinman Ruth McDougall Elizabeth Forth Guelph John Lambert Robert Brown Acton Agnes St Ethel Violet Neilson Grace Neilson Clara Cook Dorothy Simmons

No Mind Reader Urges Signaling by Drivers

A Trenton Ontario Courier-Advocate letter argues drivers should signal intentions to following vehicles as a basic safety practice to reduce street and highway accidents. It stresses common sense and universal compliance for better road safety.

Trenton Ont Courier-Advocate

Erin Township Enacts Regulating By law on Wrecking Yards

Township council passes by law regulating automobile wrecking yards salvage shops and second hand goods in Erin with May 2 Hillsburgh meeting. Reeve Harold L Griffin presided as Aly and members debated license requirements. Auditors Morrison Sanderson and Johnson report adopted with salaries expenses and council pay listed.

Erin Township Hillsburgh Harold L. Griffin Aly Messrs. Morrison, Sanderson and Johnson

Malton Centennial Manor Hosts College Group and Mother's Day Events

Young men and women from Lorne Park College visited Malton Centennial Manor for a regular monthly meeting in the chapel with teachers Mr Kay and Miss Smart. Mother's Day was observed with flowers for each resident mother and a sermon by Rev. Ernest Orsborn. Over 80 visitors called in to see residents. A May 6 tour by officials from St. Catharines and Lincoln County Home for the Aged viewed the manor as a model for a planned new building.

Lorne Park College Port Credit Free Methodist Church Kay Smart Don Snider Ernest Orsborn Knox Presbyterian Church Milton Orsborn First Corinthians Robertson Tour Manor Catharines County of Lincoln Wm. Deans Halton County Eric Clarke Halton Manor

Salt Water Soaked Clothes Pins Fail In Cold

A note advises that clothes pins will not cling to lines in cold weather unless first soaked in salt water. The tip suggests salt improves pin adhesion during freezing conditions.

Summer wardrobe tips for lightweight travel wear

Plan a whisk and rinse wardrobe with nylon slips nightgowns blouses and separates in non crushable linen. Include basic blouse interchangeable accessories and detachable collar sets. For men pack cotton jersey shirts nylon shorts and seersucker slacks to ease laundry and stay fresh on travels.

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