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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 26, 1955
Page
17
The Acton Male Choir has renamed itself the Acton-Choraliers after a May 18 meeting decided by popular vote. The group seeks a few more members in baritone and bass sections while continuing through the year under the new name. Last year federal unemployment insurance payments from tax revenue totaled $60 million.
Mrs. George Currie 34 wife of a council member and former Halton county warden died May 12 in Guelph General Hospital after a stroke. Eden Mills native and Georgetown resident, she belonged to Boston Presbyterian Church and Ashgrove Women’s Institute. Survived by husband four children, mother in Eden Mills, two granddaughters, a brother and two sisters. Funeral held May 16 at McClure funeral home with burial in Hillcrest Norval. pallbearers named Ed Brigden Murray Brigden Clayton Dick Sr. John McNabb Wellington Stringer J A Elliott.
Use a 3 to 4 inch brown paper strip to hold the nail steady. Wrap or thread the nail through one end and grip the other, align the nail, then strike with a hammer to drive it into position. This method helps steady awkward spots during nailing.
William John McDonald longtime Georgetown resident and leader in Loyal Orange Lodge 245 and Orion Odd Fellows, died at home after illness. Born Limehouse son of Emily and Angus McDonald, he married Ethel Boyskill and lived in Limehouse before settling in Georgetown 20 years ago. Survived by wife, four children, five grandchildren, and many siblings. a son died in infancy. Funeral in Georgetown with Odd Fellows graveside service at Greenwood. Pallbearers listed. Also notes 1954 Canadian population up 2.7 percent and 951000 horses on Canadian farms.
A rustic fireside scene contrasts with modern life as an elderly poet contemplates old customs by candle light and a copper pot while a new electric clock and radio bring daily bulletins of communists, bombs, wars, thefts, and youth hells.
Mrs Murray McPhail hosted the Campbellville Ladies' Aid meeting. Reports were given, a fancy quilt was planned, a flower committee was named, and July church grounds picnic and Vacation Bible School plans were made. Readings honored mothers and a social hour followed. Funeral flowers memory noted for Mrs Barnard. Hudson's Bay Company charter referenced on peace and war rights in Canada.
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