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Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Nov 20, 1947

Page

4

Social Roundup From Acton Area Visits and Travel

Miss Grace Lantz of Detroit spent the weekend at her home in Acton. Clare Prosser of Toronto visited G. A. Dills. Dr and Mrs A B Lyon of Ulster Pa visited. Wm Kilty and Miss Joan R Kilty and Prudence Cook of Toronto visited Acton friends. Mrs Nelson Fo Moore returned from a five week visit in Erin Hillsburg and Belwood. Dr W G C Kenney is recovering after an operation. Laird MacDonald Detroit Bell Montreal Small Niagara Falls spent weekend with R M MacDonald. Harry Norton Bogota Colombia returned for a funeral of Howard Norton. Chisholm MacCulloch Robi Kelly Regina visited McCulloch family. G A Dills and family attended Friday convocation ceremony.

A. B. Lyon Ulster G. A. Dills Wm. Kilty Joan R Kilty Prudence Cook Toronto Acton Nelson Fo Moore Erin Hillsburg Belwood Laird MacDonald Detroit Mrs. Bell Montreal Mis. Small Niagara Falls R. M. MacDonald Harry Norton Bogota Colombia South America Howard Norton Chisholm MacCulloch Robi Kelly Regina McCulloch Grant MacDonald

Prairies May Grow Sugar Maples If Tests Succeed

Dominion Experimental Station at Morden Manitoba tests aim to evolve a prairie sugar maple strain. Seeds from Thunder Bay and Northwest Minnesota show promise. Ontario Quebec seeds too tender. Success could expand Canada as the Land of the Maple and broaden maple use.

Dominion Experimental Staton Morden Manitoba Prairies Canada Noral Georgia Thunder Bay Hills Lake Superior Morden Staton Ontario Quebec Fort Wiliam Minnesota Moorhead Thunder Bay Domnson

House Plants Add Color in Winter

Indoor plants brighten rooms during dark days. Even small begonias irises or geraniums add color, while ivy palms and aspidsistras offer decorative value with little care. A Central Experimental Farm bulletin from Ottawa shares care tips and insect control for house plants to help beginners and seasoned growers alike.

East Ter Division of Horticulture Central Experimental Farm Ottawa Gherster

Ventilation Education Praised by National Health Dept

The Department of National Health and Welfare urges teaching students the importance of proper classroom ventilation. It commends authorities who educate children in reading thermometers and barometers and adjusting windows to avoid drafts. The notice recommends continuing such instruction at home.

Department of National Health and Welfare

Church Services Schedule for Sunday November 23

Sunday services listed as 11.00 am Common Worship and 7.00 pm Evening Service conducted by the minister. Church School meets weekly at 12.10 pm.

Our Church School

Presbyterian worship schedule and biblical quotation

Sunday November 23 1917 services at 11.00am morning service 12.15pm Sunday School and Bible Classes 7.00pm evening service. The message They that wait upon the Lord Shall renew their strength.

Sunday Worship Times Include Service and Lesson

Sunday schedule lists 10.20 am Sunday School and 11.20 am Whole-hearted Religion service. The entry notes the date Sunday November 23 with page marker 144.

Church announcements for Altus the Martyr on Advent season

The parish lists services for Sunday November 23 including Holy Communion at 9:40 a.m. and Evensong with sermon at 7:00 p.m. A beginner's class and church school are scheduled at 12:15 p.m. There is no 11 a.m. service this Sunday due to the liturgical schedule.

Tris Wm

Voters' List Notice for Acton Ontario 1947

Notice under section 9 of the Voters List Act. The list of eligible voters for Parliament, provincial assembly, and municipal elections is posted at the Acton office from November 1 1947 for inspection. Appeals to correct errors or omissions must be filed by November 22 1947. Clerk Featherland Acton village.

Acton Ontario Legislative Assembly Inn

PEP LP Tonic Tablets For Vitality And Debility

A pharmaceutical ad promotes C. P. & B. Tonic Tablets for low vitality nervousness and general debility priced 60 cents and one dollar. Available at druggists or by mail from C. Co. & B. 2 Duff Street Hamilton Ontario.

Duff St Hamilton, Ont

Office Closure Notice for Dr Henry Region

The office of Dr. W G C Henry Region will be closed for two weeks from Monday November until Monday December 1st. The closure is regretted and there was no alternative.

W. G.C. Henry

Oakville News Roundup Highlights Local Incidents and Appointments

The Oakville Record-Star reports the Angela Bruce Chapter 1 C C E meets a $1000 quota for the Second War Memorial Fund. Twelve year old Michael Snider was run over and injured by a truck after leaving Pineview School. Allan V Dickenson is named official blacksmith for the Royal Winter Fair Home Show, November 18 to 26. George Very, Oakville florist, was robbed and assaulted, losing $150. three suspects were arrested.

Angela Bruce C.C.E Michael Snider Col Mir. Auk. Snider Upper Middle Road Pineview School Allan V. Dickenson Palermo Blackemith Thistle Dickerson George Very Oakville

Earthworms and Darwin’s forgotten soil workers

A discussion highlighting Charles Darwin’s study of earthworms and their crucial role in soil formation, nutrient cycling, and the burial of ancient organic matter. It argues worms have long shaped land productivity, comparable to the plough, and underscores their overlooked significance in human history.

Charles Darwin Darwin

Solving World Problems by Daily Doses of Effort

The Kansas State College notes housewives wash six tons of dishes yearly while managing home life and community roles. It argues large global issues are solvable by breaking them into daily small tasks through determination and cooperation.

Kansas State College Unl

March marks start of year as October is eighth month

The historical note explains that in early Rome the year began in March and October stood as the eighth month, reflecting the calendar's ancient structure and month numbering.

Wedding bells and Christmas baking tips in old issue

The item celebrates a wedding and offers holiday guidance. It notes Christmas plans, travel to hometowns, and hosting family. It provides two fruit cake recipes, a carrot pudding, and a list of cake baking tips including preparation, mixing, baking temperatures, and storage methods.

Prine Cena

Fire fighters and police swap signals in cross linguistics

Montreal firefighters and Jacksonville police inadvertently mix radio terms as speakers adopt French phrases. Jacksonville officers use a vous instead of over, adding humor to cross language misunderstandings in routine radio traffic.

Montreal Jacksonville Florida

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Grace Lantz Clare Prosser G. A. ‘Dills W.G. C. Kenney David and James Convocation Hall United Church of Canada Louis’ Pickering Bower Avenue Presbyterian M. Andersen MLC Bay Mea Ae Rav CHAS GOW Minietar B.Y.P.U Altus the Halton Featherland Actan Kendrick States W. C. Brownridge Halton County Milton Georgetown Cecil A. Carr Savage Optical Guelph, Ont Douglas St Corectal Ae Aes Allan Trdee Mane Icons Virginia MAIN Spirella Foundation Your Bocal Sobella Helen M. Cullen Stromberg Cartion Stromberg Carlson Tee Chriatmas Manning Electric
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