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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Oct 11, 1956

Page

15

League bowling standings and top scorers roll through October

Oct 1 to Oct 6 match results crown Upper Leather and Half Wits leaders in multi-score bowling leagues. Notables include M Bennett 703 and E McGilloway 702 triple counts, Jokers 127, Aces 10, Wildcats 7, and Fireflies 16. Standings show Upper Leather 21 and Half Wits 24 with various teams competing through Oct 6.

Curry Beamhouse Cutsole Rolling Room M. Bennett E. McGilloway A. White K. ‘Papillon J. Robson Upper Leather Chrome Half Wits Dim Wits Fireflies Doodle Bugs Bugs D. Fowke M. Cooney J. Buchanan D Grein Ij. McLean Aces Wildcats Doozys Aces-Wildcats Neo Morton G. Masales H. DeForest P LeSueur Terriers

New Social Worker Joins Children’s Aid Society

Dorothy O’Sullivan is appointed an additional social worker for the Children’s Aid Society. She resides in Milton with her family, holds a BA from McMaster and a social work diploma from the University of Toronto, and previously served with the Simcoe County Society in Collingwood. She will serve the western parts of Halton from the Burlington office Fridays 2 to 5 pm.

Dorothy O'Sullivan Children’s Aid Society O'Sulivan Milton McMaster University School of Social Work University of Toronto O'Sullivan Halton Collingwood Simcoe County Society Gillmour G. F. Thompson

Mrs Haggett Heads Scout Guide Mothers Association

The Scout and Guide Mothers Association held its first meeting of the season on Tuesday September 2 in the Scout Hall with new officers presiding. President Mrs E Haggett secretary Mrs Kay Graham treasurer Mrs Laura McEachern social convener Mrs Lena Mason. Guides leader Mrs Lenore Right proposed meeting at a church hall and separate euchre groups plus a monthly event. A penny sale is planned soon.

E. Haggett Kay “Graham Laura McEachern Lena Mason Lenore Right United Church

Postmasters Elect Dinner Meeting at Royal Hotel Guelph

Postmasters of Wellington County and their wives gathered for the third annual dinner meeting at the Royal Hotel in Guelph. Harry Munn of Fergus presided, with welcomes by William Little of Guelph and greetings from Arnold Stickle by telegram. Officers were reelected for another year and a social hour followed.

Wellington County Royal Hotel Guelph Harry Munn Fergus Guelph Waus William Little National Arnold Stickle J. A. Flaherty London Harry Murray Walkerton Len Kerr John Brydon Say K. Mathwsor Chiffordy Bill Fairweather Alma

Wood Duck Nests Found Inside a Chimney in Wolverton

In Wolverton Ontario a wood duck built a nest five feet up in a chimney. Mrs Joseph Jones spotted a duck and six young ones marching by a window, then two more ducklings dropped from the roof. The nest contained an un hatched egg. The mystery remained how the duck placed the nest and how the ducklings escaped.

Wolverton Ont Joseph Jones

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