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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 17, 1955
Page
8
More than 200 Chrysler of Canada fieldmen gathered in Windsor as R T Brown advertising manager outlined 1956 plans. He said newspapers are the campaign cornerstone and local papers will receive the bulk of the increase to support dealers merchandising. 1955 outlay for newspaper ads was the highest in company history.
British boat builder uses lightweight aluminum to craft a 650 pound punt that can haul hay more than six times its weight down Suffolk waterways. The note adds aluminum’s farmer friendly traits in Canada for barns roofs silos and various farm items beyond hay boats.
Fifteen members of the Silver-Wood Women's Institute visited the Dale Estate greenhouses near Brampton. They toured 360 acres of greenhouses producing over 20 million cut blooms annually and learned about plants for the Royal Winter Fair. The group later met at Mrs. Russell Miller's home, welcomed new member Mrs. Clare Wilson, and planned Christmas charity activities and extension services.
Dublin School filled to honor Mr. and Mrs Alex Ross as they prepare to travel to Vancouver. A Gladstone bag for Mr Ross and a Pullman case for Mrs Ross were presented. Speeches were given by C Thomson Alex Near and C Cutts. Willard Britton sent a cable to Walter Fryer. Lunch was served and euchre rounds followed.
Esquesing township council meets November 7 at the township hall with Reeve Wilfred Bird presiding. The meeting approves by laws for elections and authorizes payments including $3,000 to Area No. 2 school secretary treasurer and $44 to the Erin Municipal Telephone System balance from 1954. The council opposes appointing a county council consultative committee for the North Halton High School District and urges county rescission of the motion.
Campbellville notes show the Grace Mission Band and Ladies Aid merging for the December meeting. Officers for 1956 were re elected, with $25 sent to Mrs Dixon in Formosa for children. A November session included prayers, readings, a story for children, and a Children’s Aid gift plan. Canada buys 91 percent of its coffee imports from Latin America.
The Woman's Missionary Society met at Miss M. Bennett's home with Miss M Z Bennett presiding. Mrs R R Arnoll led worship and readings by Miss F Brown and Mrs Shoemaker. A certificate was given to Mrs E Lambert in memory of her mother Mrs A Hamilton. Prayers were said for Mrs C L Poole in Toronto hospital. Social time followed with thanks to Miss Bennett and wishes for Mrs Poole's recovery. Canada adopted Standard Time.
A personal letter details a Toronto trip to see Dave after throat operation and his ongoing hospital care. The writer describes weather, clothing, and humorous misadventures with borrowed coats, plus updates on Partner and fence work, a light aluminum wheelbarrow’s versatility, garden efforts, and family pets including Mitchie White’s neck eruption and cat fur care using mineral oil.
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