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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 13, 1947
Page
2
A notice of memorial sentiments for Nicol Whe, Marton Nicol, and John H. Price and his wife who died in November and December. Messages express gratitude for tributes and floral arrangements from family and friends. The family recalls memories and honors deceased loved ones.
Excavations ongoing for the new Roxy Theatre on Mill Street. Nomination Night in Acton set for Friday November 21. Acton Voters Lists 1947 show 1977 voters. check your name. Highway 25 north of Milton road work progressing toward reopening. Royal Winter Fair opens Tuesday and runs to November 26 with many from the district attending. Wartime Housing subdivision progress includes culvert completion and road leveling. Salvation Army Tag Day authorized by Town Council for Saturday November 15 to support the campaign. Royal Agricultural Winter Fair expanding space for record exhibitors and public accommodation, per President J A Northey.
The October Busy Bees W I meeting at Mrs Stephen Cone’s St Helena hall drew a large crowd. Mrs David Henderson spoke on her western tour describing Marathon Port Arthur Fort William Portage la Prairie Brandon Lethbridge Vancouver Seattle Victoria Crow's Nest Pass and Kicking Horse Pass on an 8000 mile journey. A quilt project and $10 to Canadian Children Fund were noted. A lunch followed a sing song.
The notices honor Annette Barnes and a Tabulated list of family, church and local mourners. The funeral for Mrs Barnes was held in Acton with service led by Rev. Sanderson and Rev. Flindall at Churchill Cemetery. Pallbearers included Wansbrough, Swackhamer, McKay and Lindsay. The second obituary notes a long life ending November 2 in Toronto Runnymede Hospital, with services at Churchill United Church and interment at Churchill Cemetery.
Dr Margaret Ann Gould of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania died last Thursday in Youngstown Ohio after a week illness. Funeral services were conducted in Richardson's Funeral Parlors Hanover by Rev W Mark with interment in Hanover Cemetery. Surviving are her brother William J Gould of Acton Ontario and sister Miss Agnes Gould of Pittsburgh.
Advice describes methods to stop rattling windows by removing the window stop oiling nail holes and re nailing near the sash. It also suggests soaping June slides to prevent sticking as the sash expands.
Fletcher Real Estate of Erin lists several houses for quick possession including an Acton six room bungalow with acre lot and drilled well offered at 3 000 dollars. Another Acton brick T room home on No 7 Highway priced at 6 250 dollars features dining room living room kitchen kitchenette bath three bedrooms sunroom and a three car brick garage on a large double lot. Contact Geo D Fletcher Erin Ontario phone 4916.
A terse notice seeks a after school job from 2 30 to 6 00 am five days a week. Also seeks transportation from Acton to Guelph and back for two weekends. Apply Bow Free Press.
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