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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 02, 1950
Page
7
The Free Press notes Halloween mischief with window soapy cleanup and pranks along Main Street. Reports include a foggy Guelph Highway collision near Rockwood and a large tractor trailer without a muffler cited by Eden Mills. Local efforts include police controls and a flood of community notices from hospitals to fairs.
The Acton community mourns C W Wilson a longtime public helper with ties to the United Church and local service groups. Funeral services were held Friday at Victor Borum Tey Funeral Home with Rev A F Currey officiating. Interment followed at Fairview Cemetery as mourners from town and district attended.
A comical telegram from Dartmouth arrives during a domestic crisis. The message reads arriving home 30 for the week end bringing four bows With love John. The recipient frets over Grandma sick in bed and the mess at home as the operator calmly reminds the sender the note ends with love.
A witty exchange turns on palmistry as a man boasts of reading a woman's hand. He claims she will be lucky because she "had the four aces" in her palm, a teasing barbed remark about fate and fortune.
Local Legion outlines Poppy Day on November 4 to aid veterans and their families. Proceeds fund wreaths and poppies made in Vet craft shops nationwide. Citizens are urged to support the drive and remember war dead. Argentina considers cutting rail lines by up to 40 percent to replace with highways due to daily losses.
The notice states that the voter list for Acton Ontario has been prepared under section 8 of the Voters List Act and will be available for inspection on the first day of November 1980. It urges voters to review the list and submit any corrections by the appeal deadline of November 1980 to McGeachie, the Clerk of the Town of Acton.
Birth announcements for Nancy and Sharcur Jacqueline with hospital and home details. Obituaries and memorial notices for Mary Crichton, Charlotte Morron, William Blair, and Albert Cressman list survivors, interment at Victoria Cemetery, and family sentiments. Local life events reflected in Acton and Drayton areas.
The family of Jota bb Brown thanks neighbors for sympathy during illness and the passing of a husband and father. Mrs Chas Wilson and family extend gratitude for thoughtful acts and support shown by friends and community, including Dr Renney and Laura Near.
Dancing every Friday at Oddfellows Hall Brampton to Glenn Smith and his Merrymakers Admission Local Forthcoming events include Fuchre at Mannockburn School Friday November Jobs Admetion Auspices Bannockburn WI Everyone welcome St Athan's Guild Variety Pair Teapan Parish Hall Friday November 3 8 pm Saturday November 4 3 pm Home made baking fish pond sale of work Anniversary Services Elg eneger United church Sunday November etc Speaker Reverend Ketchen Music at the next service Barnard of Guelph Milton Services at Tom and adard time
A jumble of sale notices covers stoves, heaters, tractors, autos, farm equipment, gowns, furniture, and pets. Names like Ernie's Radio and Electric and Tweddle Chick Hatcheries appear among ads for Hudson sedans and Ferguson tractors, with contact phone numbers and addresses in Acton, Georgetown, and nearby streets.
For sale ad listing various automobiles with model names and prices. Items include Tudor, Foran, Chex Forfar, GMC Track, Mercury Panel, all described with heaters and immediate delivery options. Ad promotes Torne Garner Motors in Acton with phone contact.
A local dealer advertises a large selection of used cars including a 1949 Mercury Sport, 1941 Plymouth Sedan, 1932 Ford Coach, and several Ford sedans. Tractors and plows from IMS GMC Jean, Farmall, Allis Chalmers, and International are also listed at bargain prices.
A Fort area dealer linked to monarch phone service faced reports of irregular sales. Investigators are reviewing records and customer complaints to determine if policy violations occurred and whether penalties apply.
An old classified-style notice lists Washer repair and sewing machine service, plus upholstery offers. It mentions phone numbers, local theatres, and a signature by John McCallum regarding debt, with various terse business lines and a one week service claim.
An advertisement claims new tablets deliver healthy flesh and new vigor. It touts quick results and urges readers to visit druggists for the tonic, targeting men and women with a personal health message.
The town reports a vocar en route that will arrive early next week to deliver cement. Residents urged to submit cement orders immediately to avoid delays, while crews install sewer laterals near the office amid some confusion. The Hodes in the Arena show continues Monday and Tuesday night.
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