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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 16, 1963
Page
6
The piece notes a line on the ocean to avoid danger and suggests a similar line on the highway where better driving choices exist. It urges awareness of boundaries and safer behavior when traveling by road or sea.
At M. Z. Bennett Public School a Saturday fun fair drew crowds from 10 AM to 5 PM raising nearly 400 for the Home and School Association. Clowns, booths, games, and raffles featured prizes including an oil painting, baby doll, bridal outfit, and groceries. Proceeds fund sports equipment and other student activities.
Cushion C R Bone Toronto lists prize winners from the Fa Fair Penny Sale held Saturday. Individuals named span makeup, vouchers, canisters, toys, jewelry, grooming sets, and household items. Winners include Madeleine Gibbons, Kathleen Dodds, Rita Dwyer, Joanne Turner, and many others.
A pair of appealing kittens were offered for sale at the fair on Saturday but were not purchased. The kittens were petted and admired during the event. Barbara Browne and Beverley Brunelle appear with a kitten in the editorial page photo.
A playful quip about a young boy who snags a dictionary and prompts the punchline that you should take the words right out of his mouth. The joke hinges on a pun between literal eating and speech.
A benefit dance at Ballinapad Hall Friday night supported Mr. and Mrs. Sam Snow after their barn burned. Lloyd Marshall introduced the couple on stage as donations were presented, while community members danced to McEnery’s orchestra under manager Dick Shortill.
Mrs. W Spielvogel presided at the May gathering at Dr. and Mrs A J Buchanan’s home. Dio and Mrs Buchanan presented colorful slides from a trip to Hawaii and nearby stops. The group enjoyed the presentation and were hosted by the Buchanans with prayers, reports, and a lunch featuring a George Beverly Shea song recital.
Malden Farms hosts the weighing in for the Queen's Guineas beef cattle competition at the Royal Winter Fair scene Horpby. Twelve 4H members from Halton County entered the event with entries from Milton Oakville and Milton area towns.
Local members and guests gather at the K of C Hall in Guelph for an AA open meeting attended by priests ministers and citizens from Ontario and Buffalo. The main speaker recounts an 18 year incarceration for alcohol related crimes and his four years of rehabilitation through AA and faith.
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