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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Nov 23, 1944

Page

11

Local residents visit during the weekend across Ontario

Mrs Jean Symons and Marilyn Raogawalaen were in Toronto this week. Margaret MacDonald and others spent the weekend in Toronto. Bracebridge Acton Barrie and Milton were among visited spots as families and friends gathered for a county wardens dinner.

Jean. Symons Toranto Marilyn Raogawalaen Toronto Thos. Watson Axe Gusiph Margaret MacDonald Mrs. Braida Bracebridge H. H. Hinton Barrie Acton Reeve J. M MacDonald Amos Mason Milton

Orton Hosts Pretty Wedding for Lorena Locker to George Redman

Lorena Mae Locker and George Allen Redman were married Saturday at three o’clock in the afternoon at the Locker home in Orton. Rev. W. D. Turner officiated under a pink and white arch as Mre w. dD. Turner played the wedding music. The bride wore a four length white sheer dress and white gardenias with a bouquet of American roses and white mums. Attendant Eileen Wright wore a floor length crepe gown and yellow mums. After a reception and dinner, the couple left for a motor trip to Newmarket and Eastern points. They reside on the groom’s farm near Orton.

John L. Locker Orton Lorena Mae Oscar Locker Acton George Allen Redman Francis. A. Redman Redman W. D. Turner Hilleburg Mre W. Dd. Turner Mias Eileen Wright Eden Mills Fern Clifford Redman Groomaman Orths Turner Evelyn Wright Lucy Lockett Newmarket Mr. Redman

Premier seeks all weather route across BC to southern highway

Premier John Hart proposes studying a corridor through the United States to link Rossland and Grand Forks in British Columbia for an all year highway to the southern area. Motorists would then cross the Cas-Pais when needed.

Victoria B. C John Hart United States Rossland Grand Forks British Columbia

Sunday Service Schedule with Sermons and Programs

Morning worship at 11.00 am with sermon The Health of Saul. Sunday school at 12.15 pm. Evening worship at 11.00 am with sermon The Greatest Thing in the World. Fireside Hour at 8:15 pm including programming of Parsonage Mortgage.

Saul P.U. Service Commission

Fragmentary Biblical Verse Fragment Found

A partial phrase appears to quote a Bible line about those who wait on the Lord renewing their strength. The text resembles a King James style biblical citation fragment. No identifiable author or publication details are present.

Hydro Purchases Caledon Pleciric For $100000

The Ontario Hydro Electric Power Commission has bought the Caledon Electric Company for 100000 and will operate the system from December 1. The Caledon Company serves Peel County including Erin and several village and hamlet areas and sources power from a Credit River hydro plant with 400 horsepower base and up to 800 horsepower peak.

Ontario ‘Hydro Electric Power Commission Ithe Ithe Caledon Electric Company Aum Thomas H. ‘Hogg Caledon Company Peel County Erin Alton Hillsburg Caledon Caledon East Inglewood Cataract Forks of the Credit Credit River Orangesville Hage Orangeville Georgian Bay Ontario Aystem

Wedding in Guelph Church Unites Helen Demmons and Allan Bardens

An autumn wedding at St George’s Church Guelph united Helen Elizabeth Demmons and Allan Harvey Bardens with Rev Stuart H Brownlee officiating. The bride wore a satin gown with red rose bouquet, bridesmaids wore turquoise and pink, and a three tiered cake centered the reception at the YWCA before the couple's return to Guelph.

St. George's Church Guelph Helen Elizabeth Norman Demmons Integra Demmons Allan Harvey Bardens Sdr Mira Henry Harden Eden Mills Stuart H. Brownlee Princess Nies Weil Bouvardia Mies Evelyn Blanch Margaret Howcroft Galt Lloyd Neville John Mellon Acton Ross Campbell Mir Ralph Kidd A. Bowman Hoss Campbell Hamilton Brantford Paris Woodstock London

Family Herald Western Serial to Be a Movie

The Family Herald and Weekly Star will publish a Western serial Useless Cowboy by Alan LeMay starting in the new year. The tale follows Melody Jones through mistaken identity, adventures, a posse, and a killer, and will be made into a movie starring Cooper.

Family Herald Weekly Star Alan LeMay Melody Jones Home Guide

Ontario Hydro plans northern power corridors after war

Hydro officials announced surveys to map power sites along northern Ontario rivers and routes for transmission lines to spur postwar development. They cited the need for manpower and supplies, noted a 200 foot drop at Agua sabon River as a potential power source, and discussed a pulp mill proposal to exploit the Ogoki River area.

Ithe Hydro Power Commission Thomas J. Mogg Toronto Hydro Ontario Imag Ibe Hogg Nome Ibut Timmins Mining Brea Hogg Sald Agua'sabon

Saskatchewan horse riders form tight horses club

A group in Asemnirova Sask organized a riding and light horses club. Dr 1. 8. Henn serves as president with MM Bright as vice-president.

Asemnirova, Sask 1. 8. Henn MM. Bright

Women Turn Mudtees Win Winnipeg

Women are taking up shooting with Manitoba game branch statistics showing more applicants for duck hunting licenses. The season opened September 18 with a daily bag limit of 20 and a season total of 100.

Winnipeg (Cp Manitoba Game Branch

Ontario Schools Invested One Hundred Thousand War Savings

Children in public and Repariate Elementary schools in Ontario invested large sums in war savings certificates during September. National War Finance Committee data show Ontario purchases rose by seventeen thousand two hundred sixty two dollars from the prior month, with Ottawa and other towns recording varied totals and per pupil averages.

Schoala Ontario National War Finance ‘Committee Ontaris Ottawa Chatham iRaris Harnia Woodstock Embro Tavistock Ballailie Penia Bur-ington Georgetown Milian Qaleuille Wand Acton

Calm War Camp Memories From A German Front Tale

A fragment recalls CALF member Widon at a German camp watching prisoners arrive. The note mentions Cassidy and a Boy Scouts troop, with hints of family links as the Scoutmaster father figures in the unit.

Germany Ithe Moe Ryan ‘Cassidy Ottawa Hidon

Unclear OCR Fragment with Housing and Cabinet Terms

The readable text references a cabinet on no iin exirs rood sa and mentions items like bleatric mattia and oak mahogany furniture. It describes a move into an apartment in Guelph and lists several components such as intakes and small table elements, but the passage is fragmented and lacks coherent event details.

Sarems Gerard Mesisman Thes Guelph

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