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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

May 28, 1953

Page

12

Arch ie McGibbon Dies in Winnipeg Hospital

A former Milton resident Archie McGibbon died in a Winnipeg hospital on Sunday May 24 after a short illness in his 64th year. He left Milton to work at the Royal Bank Winnipeg later retiring as manager of foreign exchange. He is survived by his wife Ina Alton of Burlington a son Robert and two grandchildren, a brother in British Columbia and two sisters.

Milton Archie McGibbon Winnipeg Nassagaweya McGibbon Kelso Hamilton Royal Bank Ina Alton Burlington Robert Willam B.C M. J. Carton Bert Hutcheon Ayr

49th district Wellington WI annual meeting held at Belwood

The 49th district annual Wellington WI meeting took place May 21 at Belwood United Church with Mrs. John McFee chairing 135 members attended. Reports highlighted finances, activities, demonstrations, home economics, citizenship, and temperance while a Scotland exchange pupil spoke on farming. Officers for 1953 54 were named and resolutions passed on rural mail routes tariffs and mail box lettering.

Centre Wellington WI Belwood United Church John McFee Hillsburgh Wm. Norris Trask Belwood St.John's United Church James Talbot Wm. Orr Harry Burt E. Root Mimosa Doris Fines Ospringe Henry Carter Fergus Tweedsmuir Living Spring Historical Research Society Tom Cook Wc.t.u C. Roche Cummock Federation of Agriculture Mildred Parkinson A. Darrock Belwood W.1 Clarence Bryan Ian Middleton Bella Kettle Kindardineshire Scotland Ontario Milas E. Collins Department of Agriculture Earl Moore Gordon Aitken West Elora McDonald Ewart Sunter Ospringe E. Anderson Wm. Loulitt Wm. Ballentine Acton A. Woods W. B. Rettle N. Joneson Mercer Jackson D. G. Robertson R.R Guelph Fergus Junior Institute Joan Sinclair Georgetown E. Awrey Orton B.R Agriculture Ellwood Johnston Watt Lancey Cheyne

Betty’s mother doubts, Betty clarifies her dating choice

The passage recalls a comic line about a man visiting Betty and her mother probing his intentions until Betty interrupts saying the man is not the one. The text notes that in 1951 Canadian railways retired 180 locomotives and added 240 new ones.

Betty The Canadian Railways

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