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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 08, 1953
Page
9
A new amplifying system at Knox Church broadcasts chimes through a belfry speaker. Donated by an Acton family in memory of a late member, the mechanism will play each Sunday before services, honoring the community’s reverence for the church.
Public auction in Erin Township at Walter Lambert's farm Lot 3 First Line near Acton. Items include live stock and harness, poultry, cows, sheep, implements, furniture, and household goods. Cash on sale day. no reserve. sale begins 1 pm. proprietor retiring. Auctioneers Hindley and Elliott with Fred Baptie as clerk.
An experiment demonstrates how seat position affects comfort on long trips. Displayed steps show extreme forward seating causing cramped legs and arched back, extreme rear seating causing stiff arms, then optimal adjustment with natural pedal reach and firm back support for relaxed driving.
The Women’s Institute met at the home of Mrs Paul Spitzer with county president Mrs Eller as guest speaker. Several families and visitors are listed from Tullamore Limehouse Georgetown Baden Oshawa and Islington area. Muriel Appleyard sang during the offering and new members prepared for their first communion.
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