Acton's Tenth Annual Hallowe'en Frolic Draws Big Crowd
Acton Citizens' Band led a two block parade with Coontown Band behind, a crowd of 300 to 400 in costumes. About 1,000 attended the arena show. judges named winners in multiple age groups for costumes and comical acts. Event sponsored by Acton Bustiers Men's Association and later by Acton Retsil and Business Men's Association. weather-friendly venue on Main Street led to a successful celebration with strong community participation.
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Arms
Bobby Pearin
Warren Wood
Hartley Coles
Bill Vincent
Oink
Alva Girl
Barbara Nelson
Joan Rumley
Lawrence Cross
Ivan Vickers
Lorne Masales
Roy Chisholm
Kathleen Wedge
Beatrice Taylor
Frances Murdock
Wilma, Bell
Halloween Socials and Lodge Night Highlight Burlington News
U F P O held a Halloween social in the parish on Friday October 27 with costume prizes. Monday night saw a large Walker Lodge A F and A M meeting followed by banquet and a world trip talk by Bro. E Harrop. A big Halloween event at Storey Glove Co. featured a masquerade in Parish Hall with prizes for best dressed and a full evening of performances. An accident on Halloween involved a motorcyclist hitting a gate obstacle west of Acton with injuries but no fatal result. A big year ahead is planned by a committee led by Jas Garth to sustain social events.
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R. L. Davidson
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Milton
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Burlington
Francis Sutton
Freeman
Pred Barrette
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Storey Glove Co
Peter Papillon
Jim Smith
Norman Gibson
Grenville Masales
Barnacle Bill
Norman Hinton
Hillard Price
Norman Braida
Edna Hinton
Mr. W. Knight
Carney Byrne
Chester ‘McBain
Neil Patrick
Roland Anderson
Hilliard Price
United Church
Young People’s League of the United Church
Hallowe’en
Vidaaw
Gordon Ramsden
Jemima
Barbour
Marjorie Gibson
FE. Lambert
Ruth Gibson
Charles Landsborough
Lorna Kennedy
Melvin Locker
Jessie Young
Albert Mills
George Switzer
Mission Band of the United Church
Frances Dills
Gordon Gibbons
Barbara Nelson
Halton County
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Carlisle
Millgrove
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East Plains
Appleby
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Palermo
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Oakville
Bronte
Trafalgar
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Limehouse
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Gregory Theatre
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Saturday Evening Post
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Puget Sound
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91st Anniversary of Baptist Church at Acton marked
The Acton Baptist Church observed its ninety first anniversary with messages from Rev. Mr. Marshall of Dufferin Street Baptist Church. He spoke on returning to Bethel and the need for a usable religion, urging faithful family devotions and true obedience to Christ. Barbara Plank sang a fitting solo in the morning service.
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Acton News Highlights Local Visit and Hallowe'en Social
Teachers from Toronto visited Acton School to observe music training under Mrs. Moore and praised the progress. Knox Presbyterian Players announce The Sunrise Trail at Town Hall with a local cast. Mason Knitting Co expands on Willow Street with a stucco coat to match additions. A neighboring town hosts a Community Sale that backfires due to late printing. Hallowe'en Social at United Church features costumes, contests, and a sermon by Rev. Gifford.
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Acton School
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Miss Johnston
Miss Derry
Crawford
M. R.’Moore
Musloth Acton Schoo
Knox Presbyterian Players
Town Hall
Acton
James Ross
Jos. Hurst
Flora Sayers
Louis Brownlow
Aileen Claridge
Jack Ghilling
Marguerite Currie
W. B. Rumley
Marguerite Ryder
Margaret Brown
Bernice Bracken
Flag presentation honors Armistice eve with Canadian Legion
The Acton I O D E branch hosted an open night with the Duke of Devonshire chapter presenting a flag to the Acton Legion. President McDonald accepted the token amid speeches and a communal lunch. Attendees hailed from Rockwood Nassagaweya Guelph and Toronto showing unity ahead of Remembrance Day ceremonies.
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Amputations Club
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Funeral for Mrs Mary Easterbrook Held at Aldershot
A large procession attended the funeral from Frank Scheer’s Aldershot home with interment at Greenwood Cemetery. Rev E Val Tilton led the service and pallbearers included Frank Easterbrook Jack Easterbrook Dan Easterbrook E C Peart J Norrish and Walter Job. The first Easterbrook was killed in a motor accident near Lowville last week en route from Aldershot to Nessagaweya Township.
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Frank Scheer
Aldershot
Greenwood Cemetery
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Trinity United Church
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Jack
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E. C. Peart
J. Norrish
Walter Job
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Lowville
Reycraft
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Nessagaweya
Walton
Burlington Basket Factory
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Evening Sia and The Digetie Sweet Young Thing Scene
A fragmented dialogue features Evening Sia and Digetie with a flirtatious entrance and a line about “captured the booby” as a tense room scene unfolds with a mother reacting harshly. The text shows odd phrasing and incomplete stage directions from a damaged OCR.
Halton County Council Rejects Liability for Road Accident
Halton County Council at Milton meets to consider claims by Frank Scheer and Mrs. E Reycraft over a Guelph Line Road culvert incident near Lowville. The Good Roads Committee and Ontario Municipal Board guidance lead to a finding the county is not responsible. damages to be covered by insurance. A grant of 50 to the Canadian Institute for the Blind is approved. by law 658 to borrow up to 270000.
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Halton
Frank Scheer
Good Roads Committee
Educational Committee
A. D. Herbert
Acton
Georgetown
Gordon Newell
Associate County Council
Canadian Institute
J. L. Hewson
W. H. Morden
T. A. Gibson
William Busby
Oakville Board of Education
George Harris
LW. H. Morden
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario Municipal Board
Game and Fisheries Protectives Association
G. Currie
E. M. Readhead
Acton library prepares wide new book collection
Acton Pree Library Board labels and shelves a broad batch of new books for Saturday distribution. The updated acquisitions promise a valuable addition to the library stocks and services for readers in the community.
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Kellogg K C of Canada Announces New Four Storey Building
Kellogg Company of Canada Limited London Ontario announces a four storey addition to its plant. Construction starts immediately on a new building sized 96 by 102 feet extending Dundas Street frontage. Property has been purchased to accommodate the expansion.
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