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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 14, 1948
Page
2
Notices of Births Marriages and Deaths are listed without charge as part of the newspaper. In Memoriam notices appear, and poetry lines may be included per line.
Marion McIntosh died at St Josephs Hospital Guelph on October 8 1948. Samuel Vanstone Peart died at Guelph General Hospital October 1 1948, survived by Russell William Rockwood Charlie and Mary. Alice Croft of Acton died at her home October 8 1948, wife of Augustus Clifford and mother to Dorix Miriam Ted Eleanor Edward and others.
Mr A Clifford and family thank all who were kind during the illness and passing of their loved one. Appreciation is extended to neighbors and friends for expressions of sympathy and floral tributes. The acts of kindness will be gratefully remembered.
Acton experienced a one hour power interruption last Thursday. Rain in the past week aided the sell and fall work while warnings urge conserving hydro usage to meet near quota. Tonight and tomorrow Town Hall hosts Fun for You with local flavor. Saturday is Scout Apple Day with proceeds aiding the Scout hall.
Churches of all faiths serve as centers of religious inspiration and education. They uplift values, train youth, host adult classes, and run youth groups and discussion forums addressing modern issues. Musical programs and sermons connect with problems, welcoming newcomers and sustaining community bonds.
Miss Marion McIntosh of Acton died Saturday at St Josephs Hospital Guelph after months of ill health. She was the last surviving McIntosh child, with funeral in St Josephs Church Acton and interment in Dublin Cemetery. Also, Mrs Alice Croft Clifford of Acton died at 70 after illness. funeral at St Albans Acton with interment in Fairview Cemetery.
J Leslie Sons to sell by public auction at Cieir farm Erin Lot 1 Mwp Amiles west of Acton. Sale starts 2:00 PM with brood sows pigs York sows with litters and many young stock. cows roan cattle veal calves sheep and team of Oxen. registered oxford ewes and rams. Holstein cattle. All animals sold without reserve. Auctioneer WM A Gibson. Phone Guelph 743.
Human contacts are a splendid feature of home town life. Brief and longer conversations when people meet illuminate life and experience. As they exchange ideas on public affairs they compare points of view and form judgments. Information is exchanged and discussions are enlightening and instructive.
A former alcoholic and vagrant, Tom Crocker rose to Captaincy with the Salvation Army Bowery Corps in Detroit. He led a program with an employment office housing 200 men and an infirmary, turning thousands of alcoholics toward rehabilitation under the campaign in Acton.
A farmer argues high urban wages pull labor from farms causing butter shortages. He says rising labour costs make it uneconomical to feed and care for dairy cows, driving butter from working class tables.
Unobtrusively on September first, exactly nine years after Hitler started the war that destroyed the Third Reich, the Second German Republic came into being.
Various ads list FOR SALE items including a large Quebec heater in good condition, small Quebec heater, York lows, softwood slabs, riding plow, a bull, reconditioned washers, oil heaters, dining sets, and farm equipment. Also room for rent and miscellaneous notices for plumbing carpentry and sawing services. New and used goods priced to move with contact details in Acton Erin Milton and surrounding areas.
The Municipal Council of the Village of Acton Ontario will meet as a Court of Revision in the Council Chamber Acton on Wednesday October twentieth 1944 at 7 30 p m All persons appealing the 1939 assessment for the Village must notify by October sixteenth 18 J McGracie Clerk Dated the six day of October 18 44.
Mackenzie News notes ongoing shortages after the war including cement plaster board bricks and coal. It urges universal power conservation as the solution. It claims Charlie will provide lights for Fun for You at the Town Hall on Thursday and Friday evening per J B Mackenzie and Son.
Auctioneers Hindley and Elliott offer a public sale from the home of Alisn Catharine Baker at Lot 7 Con 1 Eramosa Township near the Guelph Eramosa town site on Wednesday October 26 starting at 1 30. The list includes farm implements furniture tools poultry supplies dishes and household items. Terms are cash with no reserve as the farm is sold.
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