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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 04, 1951
Page
8
Public holiday noted as roofing proceeds on the new school building during Thanksgiving Week. Several items mention local safety warnings, travel tips, and accidents with mentions of workers at Nenchmore Co plant and Reanimary Co plant plus a Milton Fair poultry prize update.
Mrs Swackhamer, resident of Acton for many years with 25 in Toronto, died last Friday at Guelph General Hospital after six weeks illness at age 77. Born Nassagaweva Township, she leaves son Roy and daughter Mrs W Wallin of Toronto, brother Robert Brownlee, and sisters Mrs Bessie Crawford and Mrs Sara McGit. Funeral Monday at Victor T Rumley Funeral Home conducted by Rev E A Currey with burial in Fairview Cemetery. Pallbearers named. memorials from family and neighbors.
The group met at Miss Margaret Brown's home Monday evening. Group three studied orchestra instruments and awarded Denise Coles and Maureen Rinread for top Royal Conservatory of Music exam scores 84 and 82.
A flurry of visits and new occupants marked the Moffat scene. Guelph couple Mr. and Mrs. George Locker and their daughter stayed with Mr. and Mrs. W A Fraser. Bracebridge residents Mr. and Mrs. Penrose moved into the former Kenney home. West Flamboro’s Hunter McCarthy spent the weekend with Mrs. Lloyd Campbell. Mrs. C Donaven visited her daughter in Sheffield. E Molmer toured Ialington with friends. Miss Gladys Jefferson from London visited cousin Miss Jesale Dunkie. Mrs. Del Moffat hosted a group for a Stanley Brush demonstration Tuesday evening.
The late Mrs. McIsaac wed Thomas Wesley Harris of Acton district in a ceremony at the Anglican Church in Guelph on September 21. The bride wore navy blue taffeta with lace and red boutonnières. attendants included Mrs Beirnes and Mr Beirnes. After the ceremony, about 50 guests dined at the Harris farm home R. R. 4 Acton with a three tiered wedding cake centerpiece.
The Halton Presbytery of the United Church met at Waterdown United Church for its fall gathering. Rev W G Berry of Toronto and Rev Abrey Jones of Hamilton spoke, with a report on the Whitby Evangelist Conference by Rev J B Moore. The Halton Presbyterial WMLS executive held a meeting in the Sunday School. Rev James Blair of Milton served as chairman and ladies of the WMLS provided dinner.
Wright announces an auction sale at his Erin village business on Saturday October 6 commencing at bovelock. items include Oldsmobile coupe Essex Terra plane Dodge sedan panel truck Cockshutt 70 tractor Massey Harris 81 tractor cream separator implements new home freestuffs and tools kitchen winch hammer mill coats belts and more. cash terms.
Multiple notices report births in Toronto and Guelph area including Teather Ann born September 26 at Toronto General. Janet Margaret September 30 at Guelph General. a son born to Mr and Mrs Lindsay on September 1 at Guelph General. funeral for Mary Swackhamer at Acton. Names include Bruce Lindsay Macpherson Storey and family.
Grieve and family express memories for Mrs Vazelieve and Mrs Hazel Grieve McDonald one year after their deaths in 1950. Notes of longing, faith, and gratitude from husbands, children, and friends appear with thanks to neighbors and local groups for sympathy, gifts, and hospital visits.
The notice lists several upcoming activities including a film showing at Grandles on October 9, a grand opening with a dancer at Cre Corners Hall on Friday at 8:30 pm, and the Truman Spence Orchestra performing at St David's Presbyterian Church in Campbellville for its 60th anniversary with services at 11 am and 7:30 pm. The Acton Junior Partners meet Wednesday at 8:30 pm at the Davidson home, one mile north of Highway 7.
Classified brief lists several for sale items including poultry cattle and farm equipment. Items mention healthy birds, registered stock, a bull, custom slaughtering, apples, fur naco heating unit, and a 20 room apartment. Contacts include Georgetown, Acton, Brampton, and Jam. References to phones and local addresses appear throughout.
For sale listing includes a 1949 Ford Tudor a 1947 Ford Sedan a 1995 DeSoto Sedan tractors and implements with a New Fordson Major two New 9 ft Tillers one Used heavy duty Bush and Boye Disc Harrow Thompson Motors phone 60 Acton Ontario.
A damaged OCR list describes several used cars including a 1950 Mercury Tudor in near mint condition, a 1947 Mercury sedan, a 1946 Dodge sedan, and a 1940 Plymouth sedan. Entries note repainting, overhaul, and overall serviceability with numeric values and vague descriptions.
A jumble of small ads lists services from Lorne Garner Motors in Acton offering battery sales and repairs, Ernie's Radio and Electric with 405 contact, and sewing machine sales. It notes theater listings at Roxy Theatre Georgetown and travel plans for Wallace Swick and Jack Holmes with trips to Buffalo Detroit and Lansing scheduled for early October with two-person room requests.
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