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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 10, 1949
Page
4
Community notes from Ballinafad record a rare Forum at the home of Robt McEnery discussing Education divided by ten and a proposed Pederaald for Education. Next Monday night will feature Rural Recreation or All Work with plans announced.
Sunday visits marked a quiet spell with Mr and Mrs Ted Justin and Patsy joining Mr and Mrs George Jestin in Guelph. Miss Kate returned home from a week away with Mr and Mrs Waller Coulng of Orangeville while Alf Coulng hosted others.
Activities at Eden Mills include Womens Mission Society gathering with guest speaker Mrs J, messages from Mrs Laashi and Rev Williamson. Mr Melvin Lowrie’s post op recovery noted. A wedding anniversary event for Mr and Mrs Norman Marshall Jr featured gifts and dancing. Home and School Club held a November meeting and members attended a mass temperance meeting in Toronto.
A confidential claim recalls a contractor offering carpenters 4 dollars extra weekly to set pace on a job. After work, the crew toasts and discusses the bonus scheme while one man calls the boss a swell egg who paid each worker an extra dollar a week. Benjamin Franklin and the broom are mentioned as background.
Ospringe news covers the Ospringe Minstrels winning first prize at Everton on Wednesday night and performing at Mimosa on Friday. Other items include visits from Niagara Falls relatives, a note about Im Want Bruce missing hypo services, and local family updates plus a November obituary for Mr Josiah Stewart.
The Rockwood Day Service at the Cenotaph featured the Legion and Boy Scouts with readings and a two minute silence led by Rev Major J.W. Oliver. Wreaths were laid by the Township Council and community groups. A wedding for Eddie D Gray and Doris Brennany was celebrated at Alexandra Church with a reception at Maples, followed by a northern wedding trip. Local residents and moving notices include staff changes at the post office and nearby families relocating, with several residents facing personal milestones and accidents.
Reverend Calder officiated three baptisms at Limehouse Presbyterian Church on Sunday. Bazaar and euchre night at the Hall yielded prize winners Mrs Ted Appleyard and E Miller with consolations to Mrs Smethurst and James Scott. Several residents hosted or attended gatherings, visitors from Toronto, and local moves and social events noted across the community.
A Cornell University faculty member, famed for tact, was awakened at 4 am by a muffled phone complaint about a barking dog. He thanked the caller and hung up. The next morning at four the same professor rang a woman and claimed not to have a dog, recalling the prior exchange.
Duke of Devonshire Chapter held a Lodge meeting at the Presbyterian Church on November 1. Dr Schofield described Western Europe tour, shared photos of Fargland Holland and Germany, urged aid for German relief, and praised the Chapter for clothing and food donations.
The Township of Framosa council met at Rockwood Town Hall for the Court of Revision on November 1. Proceedings covered appeals on assessments for 1940 with several reductions approved including properties owned by A. Carter, J.C. Joad, and Harry Adsett. The meeting discussed road fencing near right of way, wolf depredation, and a rebate of $12 for a 1949 tax. The council objected to a Bell Telephone rate hike and authorized prepayment of county taxes. The session adjourned with brief valedictory remarks as Reeve Gray prepared to retire.
Councillor Rutherford, having served the Township for 17 years, expressed elation yet remained undecided about his future actions as a candidate for council in 1650.
Campbellville notes report Mr and Mrs Jack Nicholson hosting at Aldershot with Mr and Mrs Thomas Dales on Wednesday. No. L School Warm Forum met with 20 present chaired by Mr Claude Inglis. Election of 1970s officers listed followed by social hour and plans to attend Toronto convention. Weekend visits and Sunday dinners are also noted among local residents.
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