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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

May 29, 1947

Page

15

Births Notice From Mount Hamilton Hospital and Guelph General

An article notes several birth announcements: a son to Mr and Mrs John Brush on Tuesday May 27 1547 at Mount Hamilton Hospital. a son to Mr and Mrs Gray Cameron at Guelph General Hospital on May 26 1947. and a son to Mr and Mrs J Higgins of Acton at the Nursing Home Guelph Street Acton on May 26 1947. Mother and child reported in good health.

Brush John Brush Mount Hamilton Hospital Odney Graham Ray May Johnny Gray May Cameron Guelph General Hospital Attle Scotaman Jan Cameron- Gray J. Higgins Church Street Acton John E Guelph Street Rosalee

Acton Park hosts district first race tech this Saturday

The district opens with the first race tech at Acton Park scheduled for Saturday afternoon. George Holmes reports a 22 inch brown trout caught in a stream near Eden Mills. Weather notes indicate persistent rain and overcast skies. Norman Jackson records a 24 inch board ledge bird with blue shading and bald head. Four runaway cars carrying scrap iron crash into a Toronto Acton CNR train near Strachan Avenue and King Street, injuring no one. Repairs on Highway 25 between Milton and Acton proceed with grading and surface removal already well advanced.

Norman Jackson CNR Strachan Avenue King Street Toronto Milton Acton

Awed Tot Sees Thriller At Saturday Matinee

A three year old sits spellbound as a stage scene shows a stabbing. Her brothers wonder if the killer is caught while other patrons praise the graphic brutality. The Scene laments that unsuitable fare reaches children and suggests exclusion.

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Bawling Calf Demands First Of Four Pen Mates

A brindle calf in a four calf pen bawls for feed and attention as the others jockey for a place at the manger. The calves are kept fed to stay healthy and will become baby beef by May. The dominant calf uses charm to secure priority and even appears to sway the others into submission.

Large Canadian Manufacturer Reduces Prices to Pre-War Level

Mr. Herbert Smith, General Manager of Pumps & Softeners Ltd, London Ontario, announces immediate price cuts on Duro Domestic Water Softeners to pre-war levels. He cites higher production and full employment as the driver, saying savings are passed to Canadian consumers to curb rising costs.

Herbert’. Smith Pumps & Softeners Ltd London Ontaro Smith

Death of John Thomas King in Hornby remembered

The community mourns the sudden death of John Thomas King on May 25. Born June 3, 1859, in Hornby he was a genial, honest, longtime member of the Presbyterian faith and the last of his siblings. He married Mary Graham in 1890 and farmed the ancestral homestead until retiring in 1930.

John Thomas King Hornby Mr.King Samuel Jane King Ireland John King Mary [Graham John Mary

Memorial rites for Dr J L King and kin

An obituary recounts the King family of Galt Milton and Hornby mourning Dr J L King and Mary Graham King. Surviving siblings Erle King Russell G King and Queenie Galbraith lead children Leslie King Margaret Gabraith Kathleen King and others to lay flowers on the grave. Funeral was led by local ministers in Galt Oakville Milton and Georgetown.

Presbyterian Church J. L. King Galt G_A._King Milton Erle King Toronto Russell G. King Hornby Queenie Galbraith Mary Graham King Zine Presbyterian W. J. Walker N. McFaul Oakville G. W. Porter William Jones Kenneth MacMillan Hoernby Mary Joan Jaci Lenore King Kath-leen

Canadian Chamber official visits Acton to discuss Boards of Trade

Field Service Representative C K Bantock of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce visited Acton for several hours last week to discuss the Tech activation of the Acton Board of Trade. He noted growth in community activity and that 210 Boards of Trade formed in towns over the past year from coast to coast.

C.K. Bantock Canadian Chamber of Commerce Acton Board of Trade Board

Halton Juniors Organize Calf and Swine Clubs

The Halton area forms Calf Clubs for Milton and Halton with 60 members attending an opening in Milton Court House. Ten youths enroll in the Swine Club with Yorkshire pig pairs. Officers elected include President William Brain Norval and Vice President Geo Burkholder Freeman. Agricultural rep J E Whitelock leads Milton Holstein Calf Club with officers Jim Devlin Milton President and John Willmott Milton Vice President.

Halton Court House Milton Wm. Brain Normal Geo. Burkholder Freeman Harold Tyrrell Percy Merry Hornby Milton Holstein Calf Club Halton Calff Club Jersey Guernsey Agric J. E. Whitelock Halton Galf Jim Devlin John Willmott Fraser McNabb Georgetown Messrs M. C. Benty Feet Agnsholm H. Willmott eCann Milton Holstein Calf ‘Tab—Presiident Norval Lorna Lawrence Oakville Anita Peer A. T. Woodley W. H. Robinson Morley Watson Wm. T. Oates Campbellville United States

Halton County Juvenile Baseball Schedule

The Halton County Juvenile league lists games for Milton Acton Georgetown Oakville. Opening game tomorrow night. Schedule spans May to July with times such as 3 00 p m and 6 30 p m, featuring Milton Georgetown Acton Oakville. The section ends with a quoted slogan and no further details.

Halton County League Halton County Milton Acton Georgetown Oakville I Oakville

For Sale Bargains in Chicks This Week and Next

For sale offers on multiple chick breeds including Barred Rocks New Hampshires White Rocks Light Sussex White Leghorn crosses and assorted heavies. Prices range from 8.95 to 19.99 per pullet or cockerel with two to three week olds added per hundred. Shipping available CO D. This ad must accompany orders.

New Hampshires New Hampshire Sussex New —Hampshires Co.d

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