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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 30, 1957
Page
11
The town hosts a safety program at schools this Saturday teaching bike safety with tape. Volunteers will visit Acton streets to assess unpaved areas and curb groveling. The ball team prepares for its opening game with chilly evening practices. A park morning effort aims to remove stumps and improve the area.
Several Acton ladies joined the Service Committee of the North Halton Unit of the Canadian Cancer Society in Milton on May 16. They spent the evening making doilies for the Society. Acton attendees included Mrs. Fern Shultm Mrs. Doris Fryer Mrs. Elsie Rosch and Mrs. Velma West. Another meeting is planned for June.
Douglas Blerk, minister of Eden Mills and Rockwood Presbyterian churches, preached his last sermon this Sunday before leaving for a new appointment. Born in Toronto, he served in the Royal Canadian Air Force in Goose Bay Labrador and studied at Waterloo College and Knox College Toronto. He and his wife Helen have two children aged four and two, and many regret their departure from the district.
Mr and Mrs Chester Allan announce the engagement of their daughter Doris Jean to Murray Jack Scoyne son of Mr and Mrs Stewart Scoyne of Ridgetown Ont The wedding is set for June 2 at 3 o’clock in Knox Presbyterian church parlor Acton.
The Spring Thankoffering of the Knox Alert Evening Auxiliary was held at Knox Presbyterian church Tuesday evening. Mim Hilde Blackwell spoke on experiences with New Canadians and was introduced by Mr. Fred Anderson. A quartet and solo by Roszell complemented the program. lunch followed with attendees from Bebiat church Acton and Rockwood.
Three National Model Railroader Association members John Fleming Harry Otterbein and Hank Gummer attended a convention in London Ontario hosted by the Niagara Frontier Region. The event featured a city bus tour a CN and CPR roundhouse visit Port Stanley ride on the London and Port Stanley Electric Railroad a Regency Room dinner shrimp cocktail and prime ribs and a prize draw. The trip also included a visit to the London Model Railroad Club.
Poem contemplates time and change and the idea that each day is a personal claim. It contrasts past and present, notes constant change and new people, and ends with a resolve to seize the present day with determination. The speaker seeks purpose and agency in the immediacy of now.
Arnold Randa of the Retail Merchants Association denounces a scheme by the Retail Grocers Association to allow beer in food stores as a substitute to the Ontario Liquor Control Act. He warns retailers and consumers are not gullible and questions demand and advertising rules.
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Navy trained personnel are ready for important jobs with open positions across all branches. Applicants ages 18 to 25, up to 29 with trade qualifications, and at least grade 8 education are invited to contact the Naval Recruiting Officer at HMCS Star in Hamilton Ontario or clip and mail the coupon for full information on a career in the Navy.
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