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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 17, 1949
Page
8
Fragmented OCR reads notices about a pastry card or event run by local bakers with unclear details. Names and places are unreadable, but the fragment hints at community notices and possible dates or organizers.
Birth announcements list 1949 wishes for a daughter for Duby Prosser Bivton Johnston and Waltens families with hospital details and locations in Guelph Acton and Hanover. A Sudden death notes Albert Edward Crossman at his Acton residence with family ties given.
In loving memory of our dear mother Emily Akins who passed away one year ago. Her smiling way and pleasant face remain a pleasure to recall. She had a kind word for each and died before us. We miss her daily and hope to meet her again.
Mrs. Deforest Mrs. Crossman and family Mrs. Lloyd Hulmer Acton Guelph and Toronto friends caregivers and relatives extend heartfelt thanks for gifts sympathy cards flowers and kind acts during illness bereavement and hospital stay. Masonic Lodge and Legion members express appreciation for help with Poppy campaign and unveiling ceremony. Names of families and friends accompany gratitude notes.
Christmas is six weeks away and snow is falling more often. Four year old Marily Flatt sustained a small head cut after colliding with a car on MSN Street Saturday afternoon. Copies of Nassagaweya Centennial are available at the office for $2 plus 10 cents postage.
Lynda Stewart formerly of Georgetown United Church is appointed organist and choirmistress of St James Anglican Church Orillia. A new Casavant organ costing over 12 000 is to be ready by January 1st with more than thirty speaking stops and modern additions. Stewart begins duties late December in a town known for tourism and music promotion.
Obituary notices report the sudden November death of Albert Edward Crossman a long time farmer in the district at 69. Survived by wife Mary Eliza McCartney two daughters four granddaughters two sisters and one brother. Funeral at Knox Church Acton with interment at Fairview Cemetery. Also noted is the death of Geo J Walters aged 78 of Georgetown with funeral arrangements by McClure's Funeral Home and interment in Greenwood Cemetery. Walters lived in Georgetown thirty years attended Georgetown Baptist Church and was employed with Wood Kennies and Son coal. Surviving: widow Maude Harding and five children Harvey Acton Clarence Georgetown Lorne Guelph John Lloyd Hamilton and Jessie Shortill Georgetown plus four grandchildren.
A rally of the Anglican Young People from Halton Deanery was held at St. Pauls Norval on Sunday November 13. About eighty attended with 24 from Grace Church AY P A. The program included devotional, enrichment groups on light and youth history, and a panel on the AN P A history. Refreshments followed and the day ended with Evening Prayer. Diamonds looted by the Nazis in Hulland are being returned.
Reports from Farm Forums in Halton County discuss whether the federal government should fund elementary and secondary education, with call for minimum provincial standards while preserving local control. Participants identify taxes, teachers, daylight saving, and rural course quality as key issues alongside unity and access.
George B. Syer of Burlington was jailed two days for contempt after failing to answer the juror call at the Fall Sessions. He claimed asthma and medical care but admitted receiving the summons two weeks earlier. The judge rejected the excuse and ordered two days in the county jail.
Multiple classified ads offer items for sale including a Clare Jewel range, a Model A Ford in good condition with heater, a grey horse for farm use, various coats and winter wear for men and women, a baby crib, sewing machines, furniture and heating equipment, firewood and plumbing supplies, a partially renovated house for sale, and a large assortment of cars, tractors, and tools. Also notices for hiring, wanted to buy livestock, and farm equipment.
Local dealer advertises a large mixed lot including 1947 Mercury Sedan 1941 Ford models 1939 1935 Dodges and Studebaker sedans plus 1926 Chev Coach and 1933 Terraplane. Also offers Ford tractors and used plows tires and tubes with flexible pricing and oil price deals.
Machengis News notes a large roofing project starting soon at $9.00 per square and hints at a future swimming pool plan after a long delay. The piece invites readers to the Legion Dance at the Town Hall on Friday night November WHth, 149.
The undersigned sell by public auction at Lot 2K Mites Woof Hillsburg on Friday November 1th at 2 oclock. Tw Chace Dual Purpose Cowe They Shorthorn Bull 17 Young Cattle spring calf fed calves to butchers all reds roans breeding in fine condition. Terms cash. Hindley and Elliott, Auctioneers. You will be satisfied with this offering if you like good stock.
The undersigned note an auction by Gordon Hadley at his farm Lot 4 Con 7. Nelson line near Highway 5 south of Milton. On Thursday at 2 pm, sale includes Holstein cows and heifers, York sows, Light Sussex pullets, and 600 bushels oats. Terms cash with clerk. No reserve due to feed shortage.
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