Acton Girls Garden Brigade shines at Halton Fair
Seventeen Acton Girls Garden Brigade members displayed vegetables from their gardens with leader Mixa Mary Irvine guiding the project. Eleanor Stark, Elda Fryer, Gladys Ruddell, Bessie Reid, Ruby Clarridge, Wilma Butler, and Doreen Ferguson won seven Acton display prizes as the Boys Beaver Oat Club showed grain successes.
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Acton Girls Garden Brigade
Acton Fair
Mixa Mary Irvine
County Home
Acton
Eleanor Stark
Georgetown
Elda Fryer
Gladys Ruddell
Bessie Reid
Ruby Clarridge
Milton
Wilma Butler
Doreen Ferguson
Rockwood
Acton _Boys
Geo— Wilson
Ashegrove
Geo—Uorkholder
Breonian
Clarence Reid
Actosl Acton Lawrence Anthony
Atone Douglas Alexander
Canada
Recollections of Acton Township News and Notices
Esquesing Township council appointed tax collectors at twenty dollars. A large barn was raised at John Walters farm. Miss Walter of Guelph organized a Mission Band at Ebenezer Church with officers named. Fred Deacon and Miss DeFriese served as priests at Mearecroft. Twin sons born to the Stump couple in Rockwood. Margaret M Darling, daughter of David Darling, died at 21. Lieut Col Donald Campbell, registrar for Walton County, died aged 58.
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Esquesing
Archibald_McDougall
Robert Harper
David Little
Peter Gihens
James Nickell
John Cannypbell
John Walters
Scanlan
John Marshall
Miss Fletcher
Midgley Cor
Lee
H. Daniels
Fred Deacon
Milton
Miss DeFriese
Toronto
Mearecroft
Erin Walr
Rockwood
R. Stump
Ded Darling
Margaret M. Dar Ing
Tate David Darling
Campbell
Jefferson Wis
Donald-Campbell
Forte
Walton
Local notes from Acton and area headlines
Fred Jiggins sells house on Young Street to L Starkman and buys Mrs Julia McArthur’s Church Street residence. School Board opens new High School informally. building to be completed and open for inspection. Knox Church observes 82nd anniversary with Rev James Mackay of London as speaker. Acton pupils attend Halton County Field Day at Burlington with Oakville Milton Acton and Burlington competing. Born Coles and Ault twins noted. Died Kingsbury and Ross reported in local notices.
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Fred Jiggins
Halton
Burlington
Oakville
Milton
Acton
Coles
Ernest W. Coles
Ault
General Hospital
Toronto
Percy F. Ault
Kingsbury
Nassagawega Township
Gilbert Kingsbury
Ross
Stewarttown
Margaret Ross
William and
Annie Ross
Giant beans claim four foot edible giants in Viepord
Report from Australia notes seeds from New Guinea produced edible beans over four feet long in Viepord. Farmers say beans reach 243 inches per day after setting, with each plant bearing up to 14 pounds.
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Viepord
New Guinea
Acton Tice to Close Maple Street by By-law
The Municipal Council of Acton Tice will, after one month, pass a by-law to close all of Maple Street and convey portions to adjoining lot owners southeast of the street. Notice is given under sections 495 and 498 of the Municipal Act 1947. Dated September 25, 1947. C Lef Leatherland Municipal Clerk.
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Acton
Maple Street
C. FL
Leatherland Municipal
The Creative Power of Faith in Hebrews
A Sunday School lesson explains faith as assurance of things hoped for and conviction of things unseen, grounded in God's Word. It traces faith heroes like Abel, Enoch, Noah, and Abraham, urges believers to lay aside weights, resist sin, endure the race, and look to Jesus as pioneer and perfecter.
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God
Ory
Abel
Cain
Enoch
Jhin
Noah
Abraham
Holy Spirit
Jess
Jesus
Auction sale of Durham cattle and farm goods at Mrs Hamilton’s farm
Auctioneer Hindley Elliott announces a public sale at Lot 4 Con 4 Two Esquesing Saturday October 18 at 2 pm. Items include Grey Percheron and bay geldings, numerous Durham cows milking or bred with various due dates, three 2 year old Durham heifers and steers, 10 Suffolk ewes, 25 tons mixed hay, Wood’s Electric Grain Grinder, Melotte cream separator, and assorted furniture and utensils. No reserve on the cattle. Cash day-of-sale.
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Durham
Durhan
Hham
Suffolk
Singer
Hindley
Elliott
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Halton Farm
Acton Moys’ Reaver
RS. Duncan
Ypress
Palermo
Ontario
Lowville
Campbellville
Kilbride
Jack Bennett
Fate Somerville
Federation of Agriculture Ca
Xinfon Wah
Ken Allan
Kerwin McPhail
Jack Stewart
Mel Jordan
Gib Jordan
Bill Jackson
Ab Alton
Fyfe Somerville
Vic Masters
Ray Everdell
Far
Trafalgar
Wm. Davies and Son
Nelson
York County
Oxford
Brant
Wm. Davies & Son
Helfers
Brampton Light
Valiant
Simcoe
Arthur Padbury
Nassaglawega Township
Co. J. Fox
Arthur McKeown
Rockalda
Vivian
Violet
Padbury
Rockalde Basil
Viola
Mr. Padbury
Acton Tice
George Currle
R. M. Bell
Optometrist
Ekn
Frigidaire
Roger
Mill St
Canada Savings
Tun Ca Ey
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