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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 11, 1945
Page
5
A flurry of visits and weekend trips shows Rochester, Toronto, Ottawa, Buffalo, Oshawa, Hamilton, Sault Ste. Marie, Brantford, and Milton Heights hosting friends and relatives. Names include Mille Bowles, Lorne Massles, Dove Wood, Wanetta Smith, John A. Mowat, Walter Cooke, Wm Stutt, Pat Harrop, Grace Hospital staff, Alfred Butcher, Ina White, E A Wansbrough, Gordon Kay, and many more.
Mr Wm Dawkins announces Lola Verbena to Set Bruce Williamson of Port Cryalit with wedding planned for late October. Mr Dawnd Mix 0) Ritchie of Georgetown announces Margaret Agnes to Mr Charles Tyler of Acton with ceremony at Know Presbyterian Church Georgetown on October 27 at three o'clock.
After four years away in Burma the young Canadian soldier travels by train toward Shaunavon and Vancouver. Passed scenery loses charm until a sudden focus on a tall orange structure across the prairie. he exclaims it is an elevator and presses his fists in awe, whispering “Home.”
In Canada the Presbyterian church announces appointments including Knox Churom and Acton Reverend Forbes. details reference church offices and local manses on Willow Street with related B A BB Minktar Manse.
Acton Continuation and Public School held their annual Field Day in the Park last Thursday. Events crowned champions across running jumps, dashes, relay, and field events with Patsy Chew and Shirley Elliott among top finishers in multiple junior and senior divisions. The tangled OCR lists numerous participant names and event titles, reflecting a lively community athletics day.
Miss Daisy Fox, 55, promoted to a higher office in London, was found drowned in a pool. A coroner's inquest found she had taken her own life while of unsound mind.
Halton Jersey Breeders staged a record show at Milton on September 29 amid adverse weather. W Davies & Son owned top senior and grand championship bull Brampton Light Valiant, with Manoravon Observer's Cavalier as reserve junior sire. Numerous prizes across Halton herds highlighted strong competition led by Lindale lines and Brampton entries. Jerney Calf Club winner was Sam Harrop of Milton.
A reader tracked five year averages of monthly bills noting July reliably stays above 65 while August requires 2 percent of the annual bill and other months fall in varying percentages. The data highlight seasonal heating demands and the lift from outdoor to indoor heating.
Plymouth England CP The postmaster general prosecution against a sailor for forging a post office bank book reveals that so called schools for forgery exist in the United Kingdom. W E J Major stated that private classes taught the hidden method once a person masters the basic trick. The sailor was fined.
Geologic history recounts how the White Cliffs of Dover formed from ocean ooze of tiny fossil shells raised above sea level fifty million years ago. Fossil shells, now in collections like the Royal Ontario Museum, cemented into chalk creating a national landmark and foundation of Britain.
Canberra report cites RC Wilson stating rural Australia lacks about 120000 workers. After wartime shifts 500000 employed drop as 70000 join army and 40200 enter secondary industries. many return to land leaving a 120000 shortfall. Mechanization may ease demand, while NSW eyes settling 100000 via 1000 yearly grants. Large estates totalling 2255000 acres are under government inspection.
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