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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 30, 1957
Page
4
Reported improvements on unpaved streets in Acton with new grovel paving while building work paused due to a vaina. The ball team prepares for a Saturday opening game with chilly practices. A safety program at schools Saturday features bicycle safety tape application. Residents plan a Saturday park cleanup to remove unsightly stumps.
Several Acton women joined the North Halton Unit of the Canadian Cancer Society in Milton on May 16. They spent the evening making drawings for the Society. Acton attendees included Mrs. Fern Shultm Mrs. Doris Fryer Mrs. Elsie Rosch and Mrs. Velma West. A June meeting is planned.
Douglas Blerk, minister of Eden Mills and Rockwood Presbyterian churches, preached his last sermon and will move to a new appointment. Born in Toronto, he served in the Royal Canadian Air Force during the war and studied for ministry afterward. He and his wife Helen Roberts have two children, Jemce and Karen.
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 last Tuesday night. Guest speaker Mim Hilde Blackwell, longtime Montreal worker, shared experiences with New Canadians. Mrs. Lloyd Clifton led worship. Mrs. John L. Davidson gave the benedictory prayer. musical numbers featured a quartet and Miss Bella Maye Roszell sang. Social hour followed with lunch served. visitors from Betiat church Ac ton and Rockwood attended.
Three National Model Railroaders Association members John Fleming Harry Otterbein and Hank Gummer attended a Niagara Frontier Region convention in London Ontario. The event featured a London city bus tour visits to CN and CPR roundhouses a Port Stanley trip on the London and Port Stanley Electric Railroad and a Regency Room banquet at Hotel Landon. A door prize awarded each attendee followed evening films at the Landon Model Railroad Club.
A reflective poem contrasts days past with endless time. It speaks of mortal limits and the constant change of life. The speaker notes new people and places shaping the web of life and ends with a vow to seize the day.
Arnold Rands of the Retail Merchants Association denounces a plan by the Retail Grocers Association to introduce beer in food stores. He argues the scheme diverts attention from failed lobbying to permit beer sales and warns retailers face risks if substitute beer cannibalizes regular beer sales.
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Navy recruiting advertises immediate openings across all branches. Applicants aged 18 to 25, 29 with certain trades, and a grade eight education or better are eligible. Visit HMCS Star on Catharine Street or mail the coupon to The RCN Recruiting Office for full information on a naval career.
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