Rename Acton Chorus to Acton Choraliers in May vote
The Acton Male Choir known as the Choraliers was renamed Acton Choraliers after a May 18 meeting decided by popular vote. The group seeks a few more members especially baritone and bass. Leader George Musselle invites interested gentlemen to join. The choir will perform under the new name for the rest of the year. Last year federal unemployment insurance payments from tax revenues totaling 60 million included administration costs and fund contributions.
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St. Alban’s
Acton — Choraliers
Met
George Musselle
Obituary: Mrs. George Currie 34 Funeral Attended
Funeral services for Mrs. George Currie 34 wife of a council member were held Monday May 16 in Norval. She died May 12 after a severe stroke at Guelph General Hospital. A native of Eden Mills she lived in Georgetown district since marriage and was tied to Boston Presbyterian church Ashgrove Women’s Institute and the Currie family farm. She leaves a husband four children two granddaughters a brother and two sisters. Interment was at Hillcrest Cemetery Norval with pallbearers Ed Brigden Murray Brigden Clayton Dick Sr. John McNabb Wellington Stringer J A Elliott.
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Esduesing
George Currie
Halton County
Currie
Bertha _Isobel
McAlpine
Guelph General Hospital
Eden Mills
Georgetown
Boston Presbyterian Church
Ashgrove
Women’s Institute
John McAlpine
Hannah Young McAlpine
Douxclas
Isobel
Clayton -Dick
Marion
John Brownridge
Brampton
Nailing Trick With Paper Strips For Door Drafts
A simple hammering aid uses a brown paper strip to position a nail. Fold a three to four inch strip, grip one end, and place the nail where desired before delivering the blow. This method helps steadiness on awkward spots.
Prominent Georgetown resident W J McDonald dies at 54
William John McDonald long active in Loyal Orange Lodge 245 and Orion Odd Fellows lodge died at his Georgetown home after illness. Born Limehouse, son of Emily and Angus McDonald, he lived in Georgetown 20 years. Survived by wife Ethel and four children plus siblings and grandchildren. Funeral in Georgetown with Odd Fellows graveside service at Greenwood cemetery.
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Odd Fellows and
Orange Lodges
William John McDonald
Georgetown
Guelph
McDonald
Loyal Orange Lodge
Orion Odd Fellows Lodge
Limehouse
Hares
Emily McDonald
Angus McDonald
Ethel Boyskill
Smith and Stone
Vincent’ Hepburn
Halend
Bill
Mary
Robert Tonelli
Doris
Milton
Hector
Sandy
Kenneth
Joe
Clifford
Archie
Norman
Russell
Wesley Lilly
Pearly
Everton
Sam Muddle
Margaret
Milton Heights
Alex Calder
Odd Fellows Lodge
Greenwood Cemetery
Lorne Peters
Dick Packer
Gordon Spence
William Ritchie
Joe Hall Jr
Fred McNally
Yesterday and Today in a Cottage Chair
A poem contrasting old and new eras in a rural interior. The speaker sits in a frock coat, watching a copper pot over a fire while an electric clock and radio announce daily flash updates. The gray headed occupant shifts his posture as news reels off in succession spelling a restless mood.
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Duhioney
GO. A
Thaha A. Rochlitz
Campbellville Ladies' Aid Plans Summer Activities
Mrs Murray McPhail hosted the Ladies' Aid meeting with Mrs Lloyd Crawford presiding. Reports were given and plans made to quilt a fancy quilt this week and to assist the July Vacation Bible School. The group also arranged a congregational picnic and flower committee for a month. A Mother's Day reading and other readings plus a social hour followed, with sympathy extended to the Coulter and Barnard families. The Hudson's Bay Company charter noted its right to make war or peace in Canadian territories against non Christians.
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Murray McPhail
Lloyd ‘Crawford
George Inglis
William Roberts
McPhail
Crawford
E.D
J. K. Mahon
G. Inglis
R. Parker
Edna Jacques
Gladys Huntington Bevans
Miss Simpson
Wm. Coulter
Barnard
Hudson’s Bay Company
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Kraft’s Process Cheese Food
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