Acton Week End Socials Draw Toronto Visitors
Numerous Toronto guests visited Acton and area friends over the holiday week end. Hamilton and London visitors joined local families for gatherings at homes and cottages. Several locals and relatives were noted at lakeside trips and hospital recuperation updates were shared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thos. Morton Sr
Toronto
Acton
David Richardson
Carole Anne Lantz
Hamilton
Mr. L. Leatham
Mrs. Hinton
Streetsville
Bert Hinton
C. G. Elliott
Engagements and Exhibits Highlight Local Notices
Bronte families announce Mary Le Joyce to Harold Lloyd Brown with May 29 wedding plans at a quiet ceremony. Another engagement Mary Turkesz to John James Cooney is set for May 29 at 10 in St Josephs Church Ac ton. Royal Ontario Museum hosts plaster replicas of Peking Man Neanderthal Cro Magnon and other fossils with skull comparisons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Joyce
Bronte
Mary Leone
Harold Lloyd Brown
Harry R. Brown
Acton
Andrew Turkesz
Mary
John James Cooney
Jas. Cooney
St. Joseph's Church
Royal Ontario Museum of Palaee
England
Java
Taungs
South Africa
Fighting Tarpon Hooked Off Texan Coast
The tale recounts a long battle with a fighting tarpon in Gulf waters. One tarpon measured seven feet six inches and weighed around 424 pounds, with another eight foot specimen netted. A mounted tarpon exhibit awaits at the Royal Ontario Museum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf of Mexico
Royal Ontario Museum
Church Services Summary for May Sunday
Morning service at 11 00 am and church school at 3 00 pm in lesson time. Evening service at 7 00 pm extended welcome to all attendees and visitors.
Mourning Services and Bible Classes Schedule
On Sunday May 30 1948 there will be mourning services at 11 00 am followed by Sunday School and Bible Classes at 12 18 pm. An Evening Service is planned for 7 00 pm with the theme They that wait upon the Lord Shall renew their strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pone
Minister Chas. 2 Gower Plans Sunday Services and Meetings
Sunday May 30 1948 schedule lists 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 27 860 pm BY business meeting to appoint a new trustee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sundiag School
Hoskins
Sid Johnson
Toronto
Welles
Parish Services at Dr Albans Church Welcomes Visitors
Anglican service schedule for May 30 1948 includes Holy Communion at 9 am Sunday School at 10 am Morning Prayer at 11 60 am Beginners Class at 11 15 and Evening Prayer at 7 pm. Rev W G Luxter presides.
Editorial Letter on Prohibition Policy by CCF Candidate
Letter to the editor argues the CCF would nationalize liquor, close parlors, and curb sales with education. The writer claims the party has no liquor financial stake and stresses improving living conditions as a solution to drinking. The note thanks the editor for raising the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Partley
Mqnor
CCF
Partisa
C.cf
C.C.F
Forest Fire Warning for Canada’s Woodlands
The notice cautions readers that forests in and around communities will be tinder dry soon and urges extra care when fighting camp fires. It warns that careless fire use could exhaust large forest areas, which provide timber and protect watersheds essential to fertile farmland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Control of Tuberculosis Helped by Seals
The Halton County Christmas Seal Campaign funds mass x ray surveys and follow up for tuberculosis. In 1949 12 560 people were x rayed with 29 cases discovered. Monthly clinics operate in Oakville Milton and additional facilities are used in Guelph Hamilton and Toronto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Halton County
Oakville
Milton
Guelph
Hamilton
Toronto
County Health Unit
Ontario Department of Health
Halton
Penguin Prom marks end of season for Acton Penguin Club
The Penguin Club hosts its first annual Penguin Prom this Friday from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. in Acton with Ron Radcliff’s teenage orchestra, a prepared lunch, and festive decorations. Invitations have gone out to members and local teens as the club plans a memorable evening with a gold program prize for the Golden Girl and a goal of broad teen engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penguin Club
Ron Radcliff
Lake
Loaing Moolah
Acton
Aversion to Dirt Spurs Spring Cleaning in Canada
The article argues a long standing Canadian tradition of cleanliness, noting that housewives pursue meticulous cleaning to protect health and home appeal. It contrasts domestic cleanliness with life abroad and suggests husbands tolerate semi annual scrubbings as a healthful, attractive practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Dominion Day Sports in Acton
The Acton Rotary Club coordinates a July 1 event featuring morning to night activities. A planning row outlines schedules, venues, and volunteer roles for the community celebration in Acton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton
Acton Rotary Club
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John Kennedy
W. B. Rumley
Hob
Hurtsville
Harvey Hassard
Brian
London
E. J. Hascard
Frank Spielvogel
Wingham
Rudolph Spielvogel
J. R. MacArthur
Johnny
Ruth Nelson Capent
Owan Sound
W. J. Hall
Gualph General Hospital
B11
Clayton
New York City
Mr. Gordon
Ellis Rognavaldson
Lake Tomsko
Sturgeon Falls
Church News
Matted
Church of Canada
Bower Avenue
Presbyterian Church In
Mnox Church
Bee Fe
Gower
Yours Very Truly
Minister of Education For
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John
RADIO
Thur
CKNX
CFRB
John Root
Minister OF Highways
George Doucett
Grand Valley
Hillsburg
B. F. Murfin
Sheet Metal Works
Georgetown
William Elliott
John Carroll
Catherine McLeod
PTE Vash Ra
Albert Dekker
Andy Devine
Republic Picture
John Tra
Valerie Hobson
Ek Scohc Mule
Malease
MGM
Wtechnicolor
Esther Williams
Lagrits
Melchior Heepuaake
Johnston
Cugat
George
Drew
E.G
Arthur Town Hall
N. Wellington-Duifferin
Howard McCauley
S. Grey
Fred Edwards
Perth
Brill Hamilton
S. Wellington
God Save the King
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