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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 27, 1948
Page
11
A series of social visits report patrons from Toronto Hamilton and London spending the holiday weekend with friends and relatives in Acton Streetsville Belvoir Wing Har Comber and nearby communities. Several local hosts welcome guests and one local patient improvement is noted at Galph General Hospital.
Bronte announces the engagement of Mary Le Joyce to Harold L Brown with a quiet May 29 wedding planned. Also Mary Turkesz announces her engagement to John J Cooney with a May 29 ceremony at St Josephs Church Ac ton. A fossil exhibit at the Royal Ontario Museum presents Peking Man Neanderthal Cro Magnon Java Piltdown Heidelbergy skulls and related skulls for comparison.
A vivid account describes tarpon fighting battles at sea with rod and line. The largest caught measured seven feet six inches and weighed over 424 pounds, while another eight footer was netted. A mounted specimen is on display at the Royal Ontario Museum.
Morning service at 11 00 am church school at 3 pm and evening service at 7 00 pm. A welcome to all attendees is extended.
Sunday May 30 1948 services include 11 00 mourning service 12 18 Bible classes and Sunday school 7 00 evening service with the theme They that wait upon thy Lord Shall renew their strength.
Sunday May 30 1948 schedule includes 10 30 am Sunday School 11 30 am The Harvest of Our Actions 7 00 pm Dr Hoskins and Mr Sid Johnson of Toronto 8 20 pm Sound Film and Our Own Evening. Thursday May 27 8 00 pm BY business meeting to appoint a new trustee.
The bulletin lists the Rev W G Luyter as rector at Dr Albans Church. Schedule includes Holy Communion at 9, Sunday School at 10, Morning Prayer at 11, Beginners' Class at 11:15 and Evening Prayer at 7. Visitors are welcomed.
A reader argues the CCF has no money in the liquor business and stations education as key to reducing drink. They claim better living conditions and family stability curb crime more than policy. The letter defends the editor's previous stance and thanks the editor for raising the issue.
Authorities warn forests and surrounding woods will be tinder dry soon and urge heightened caution with campfires. Canada’s forests, a key natural resource, face depletion from careless fire use, risking timber, watershed protection, and fertile land.
The Halton County Christmas Seal Campaign funds a mass x ray survey and follow up program to control tuberculosis. In 1900 to now the death rate fell fourfold but more work remains with clinics in Oakville Milton Guelph Hamilton and Toronto plus mobile rural clinics planned. About 60 percent should be x rayed this summer and 7 000 Halton residents remain to be screened.
The Penguin Club plans a gala Friday at 9 to 1 with Ron Radcliff's Orchestra from the north, a lunch, decorations, and a gold program prize for the Golden Girl of the 1918 Penguin Prom. Invitations were mailed to teen members and local teens, escorted or unescorted, with emphasis on support and attendance to boost club funds.
The article argues for spring cleaning as a reflection of Canadian life. It contrasts domestic cleanliness with life abroad, notes pioneers and housewives valued clean homes, and urges husbands to accept semi annual scrimmage with dirt as healthy and protective for the home.
Acton Rotary Club announces a July 1 Dominion Day event with a morning-to-night plan featuring sports, activities, and community gatherings in Acton. The program includes organized games, family events, and local sponsorships across the town.
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