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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 16, 1957
Page
2
The May Day Market debuts in Wath this Thursday with local vendors, fresh goods, and community activities. Officials encourage attendance as the weekly paper highlights event details and hours.
Personal notes recount visits among Acton residents with relatives in London Oshawa and Toronto. Names include the Rogwalds Krapeks Crawfords Fife Parker and others. events cover baptisms conferences hospital stays and a Miami trip with insurance officials.
The Junior Farmer News feature highlights Halton Juniors with coverage across pages including a cover photo of the province's executive Mel Sprow of Acton and secretary treasurer Are G Bennett. It notes Joans Wriggienworth of Wornby and Rummell McAllister as key figures, plus reports on the inter-county drama festival in Guelph and Milton Norval Palermo meetings.
The Friendly Circle of Arc ton United church held a regular meeting in the church. The program included I ve Got a Secret presented by the convener and a guessing game with audience laughter. Guests received bouquets.
An auction notice announces a May sale of calves, cows, Jersey heifers, a brown Percheron, harnesses, farm implements, a tractor, trucks, seating, tools, and odds and ends. The sale, at No 10 Sideroad, lists numerous items with detailed lot descriptions and notes no reserve as the farm is sold. Hindley and Elliott are auctioneers with L. W. McMillan as clerk.
A compilation of local notices including births in May 1687 at Guelph General Hospital, deaths and obituaries for Royce Cutts Nelson Penson Lasby and others, with funeral details from Rumsey Funeral Home Acton and interments at local cemeteries. Names include Jane Christine Royce Constance Charker William Royce Jennie Deniton Frank Penson Samuel Lasby and others. Funeral arrangements announced for several individuals with services at Acton Rumsey Funeral Home and Greenwood Fairview cemeteries.
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