Family Night Opens Acton Scottish Dance Club Season
Acton Scottish Dance Club kicked off fall activities with a Family Night at Luxton Memorial Hall Willow Street on September 26. The Acton Junior Pipe Band led by Piper Lawrence Duby performed then a Grand March as families joined in.
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Acton Scottish Dance Club
Luxton Memorial Hall
Willow St. Acton
Lawrence Duby
Jack McGeochie
Bob Fogers
Jim Donnelly
Gay Gordens
Schottische
Christine Foyers
Bob
Robert Buckner
Cover Up TV Tube Implosion Hazard Guidance
Advice warns that a TV picture tube implosion can act like a hand grenade in a fire. If a blaze breaks out in the room, cover the set with a rug to shield occupants and reduce fragmentation risk.
Acton Firemen Attend Mutual Aid Parade
Nine Acton Fire Department members joined 140 Halton County firefighters for the annual Mutual Aid parade at Knox Presbyterian Church in Burlington on Sunday September 27. Parade marshal Tom Walmsley led the group with Rev Harold G Lowry conducting the church service. Afterward the procession moved to the cenotaph and Burlington firemen helped to extinguish a grass fire nearby.
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Acton
Halton County
Burlington
Knox Presbyterian Church
Halton
Milton
Oakville
Trafalgar 1
Tom Walmsley
Harold G. Lowry
Emen
Crows Mocked by Jet Plane With Flaming Exhaust
Two crows are overtaken by a jet plane spurting flames from its exhaust. A crow jokes the pilot is in a hurry and a second crow agrees, noting they would be frightened if they were on fire.
Dodds Hogan Wedding at All Saints Erin
Margaret Huds Hogan and Melvin Elvin Dodds exchanged vows in All Saints Church Erin with a double ring ceremony. The bride, daughter of Frank and Hogan, wore organza with a cathedral train. attendants wore pale green and yellow gowns. Guests from multiple Ontario towns attended. couple to reside in Acton.
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Dodds-Hogan
All Saints Church
Erin
All Saints’ Anglican Church
Margaret Huds Hogan
Melvin Elvin Dodds
Frank Hogan
Acton
Clarence Dodds
Rockwood
S. H. Coombs
Donald Cryderman
Pat O'Sullivan
Chantilly
Misa Elton
Penrose
Meadowsvale
Ruth Corbett
Belfountain
Ellen Dodds
Maid of Honor
Bruce Richardson
Ivan Dodds
Chris Thornley
Hilltop Lodge
Kroom
Terra Cotta
E Belfountain
Orangeville
Meadowvale
Toronto
New Vice President Named by Auxiliary
The September meeting of the Scout and Guide Mothers Auxiliary at Scout Hall on September 29 had 13 members. President Bert Newton led, Marie Hargrave resigned as vice-president to permit Eileen Taylor to take the role, and members planned blood donor campaigns and fundraising events including a euchre and penny sale at the Legion Auditorium next week.
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Buckner
Jack McGeachie
Foyers
Ladies' Auxiliary
Bill Wilson
Bert Rennick
S. K. Joe
Syd Newton
Herb Cook
Scout and Guide Mothers
Bert Newton
Marie Hargrave
Eileen Taylor
Legion Auttorum
Acton High School athletes shine at CWOSSA meet
Acton High School led by Liz Force Bruce Andrews and Pete Lawson enjoyed success at the Central Western Ontario Secondary Schools Field Day and tennis championships hosted by Ontario Agricultural College in Guelph. Lawson won intermediate pole vault and placed in shot put and high jump while Andrews won the half mile and mile races. Frank Mariscak and Stuart McDonald won senior pole vault and high jump second, with others placing in events. Force captured the girls singles tennis title defeating Brantford and Guelph challengers.
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Ontario Agricultural College
Guelph
Central Western Ontario
Acton
Georgetown
Pete Lawson
Brucie Andrews
Frank Mariscak
Stuart McDonald
Frank
Stuart
Toys
Garth Rainford
Grant Baker
Brian Cargill
Jackie Dawe
Bonnie McDougall
Gaitia
Brantford
Orgetown
Saugeen
Laz Force
Wayne Ridley
Barbara Ware
Mary Lou Creghton
Susan Wilson
Moira McKelvey
Y's Menettes Hear Outline of Conventions
The Y's Menettes gathered for a September meeting hosted by Mrs Mansell Netlis. Mrs Gow McKenzie reported on the International Y's Men's Clubs conference at Green Lake Wisconsin and Mrs C Rognvaldsen outlined the regional convention at Noasara Falls last weekend. A Halloween party was planned for the next meeting and lunch was served with thanks to Mrs Nella.
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Mansell Netlis
Gow McKenzie
Green Lake
Wisconsin
Parce Sessiors
Nella
Winners in Penny Sale Sponsored by Tennis Club
The Acton Tennis Club held a highly successful auction and penny sale Friday in the Anglican Parish Hall. About 40 people played cards and the sharpest hands won prizes including golf balls, nylons, toasters, and a transistor radio, with many items donated by local stores and residents.
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Tennis Club
Acton
Bill Wilson
Ugh
Eileen Silt
Betty Young
Ben Anderson
W. Fontit
Rachlin
Adams Tlome Furmakings
Nicols Clothing
Watson’s Restaurent
Dennis
Ham ‘Lovell
Weson
E. FE. Barr: 20 Pir Nylons, Mrs. Lo Clarke; Toaster, Mrs T. Jur
Beatrice Laing
Jo-Anne McKenzie
Phone gunber reminder for emergencies
A terse note urges keeping the phone handy at all times for emergencies. It emphasizes readiness and quick access to a phone during urgent situations.
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Tor
John May Barbara Revell
Filmer Dredge
Mountsburg Baptist Church
Adirondacks
Campbellville
United Gas Limited
Liz Force
Bruce Andrews
Acton High School
Hallowe'en
EB. Lidken
D Bothwell
Jim Peel
Alo Long
Mr. Leathiiand
Ruddick
Ivan Harris
W. Wagner
K .McDonald
Creonson
Dot Emmerson
Hoffman
Jim Ruddick
Ledger
Anne Mowatt
Acton Creamery
P. Gordon
Cooper's Drugs
Susan Bruce
Dian Tire Corp
Steven Brunelle
Acton Home Furnishings
Bev Brunelle
Baxter
Richard Vyse
J. Blundell
Cookie Jar
Mra. Jerome
Main Street N
Pollock and Campbell
Water St
Necth
GALT
Robt. R. Hamilton
Fred A. Hoffman
Optometrists
E P
X. George's Square
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