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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 27, 1958
Page
12
A cluttered Acton section lists numerous classified items and notices. The page contains ads for sale of trucks, appliances, furniture, clothing, and misc. personal notices include births and deaths. Multiple medical and funeral references appear with location Acton and surrounding towns.
Congratulations to Joan Aitken daughter of Mr and Mrs Cordon Aitken for earning an award for high scholastic and academic standing at the University of Western Ontario London She is in the second year of the General course at Laidlaw College and the Storeys family share in the community news amid farm hints and local diversions.
Mrs Beard Clacke Evans of RM 2 Ac ton died at St Josephs Hospital Garten on Fri. Nov. She was daughter of Ye Vete Ma and Mrs Plankin Bale, born in Cel en Wallard. Funeral services held at Burmdey Shoe with burial at Sheebavile Cemetery. Sympathy extended to Evans family as community notes reflect loss and remembrances.
Corporal Ray Mason of the local OPP detachment issued a warning to all business people to watch for fraudulent cheques. The notice cites past months of cheques printed in the names of various companies and altered with typewritten dates and payees to look authentic, urging extra precautions during the Christmas season.
Deana Mae Cannons was christened on November 16 at the church. Attending were her godparents Miss Rae Cane and Mr Andrew Metaxadat from Toronto, with the godmother Mrs George Fraen of Ac ton listed among relatives.
Mrs Don Cameron wins CWL draw as crowd gathers for the event. Names and unrelated items appear in the damaged text but the main outcome shows Mrs Cameron securing the CWL prize.
Three films were shown in Dublin Wisconsin with audience members contributing notes and responses. The meeting featured remarks from Mrs Somerville and others about the event, a program including an annual auction sale, and thanks to participants. The gathering supported local fund efforts and mentioned noted organizers and volunteers.
The November meeting of the Scout and Guide Mothers' Association was held in the Scout Hall on Friday, November 25, with President Mrs. Ethel Hagget presiding. Members agreed to order drapery and material for the entrance and basement, and plans were discussed for the annual China party. The meeting ended with the Muiz pah blessing, followed by lunch.
Fragmented text shows scattered mentions of clinics wards and events with unclear dates or places. It references Welter Natites and Poko Welbragten along with local figures and a few disjointed actions. The passage lacks coherent events or identifiable outcomes.
A brief police memo details a saboteur incident at Hed Brow with local authorities investigating the scene. No injuries are reported, and the case appears under early inquiry as officers gather evidence and review surveillance footage.
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