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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 18, 1945
Page
5
A string of social visits and family gatherings are recorded across Hillsburg Toronto Kitchener Lacombe Mosbank Nassaugaweye and Tobermory. Friends relatives and grandchildren such as Brenda Reid are mentioned visiting and hosting at various homes including the Murrays Brennan Chalmers and Rob ertson households.
Ontario Agri Cultural College expert Dr J H O Truscott says home freezing for farmers is technically possible with proper insulation and refrigeration. The challenge remains cost and scale for farmers to afford units, with Ontario and other provinces using research to assess which fruits and vegetables freeze well for locker plants and home storage.
Sunday worship services and events listed for Guarch church on October 21 1945 include a morning worship with Rev Rh F Mercier guest minister at 11 00 am 1215 pm church school 700 pm evening service with sermon This Church of Ours is noted plus mid week study on Mill St The notice also mentions a memorial service for Staff Sgt Neil McNabb and a Sunday service inviting all to worship.
Willow Street church announces morning worship on Sunday October 2 1915. Sermon series covers Hebrews and parables with a Sunday School and Junior Bible Class in the afternoon and an evening service on “Hosts Parables”.
The Acton Baptist Church led by Reverend W. IL Wallace holds morning service at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday October 21 with a 12:15 p.m. Sunday School. A memorial service for William Warden follows. Welcome extended to all.
On Sunday October 21 1945 Ghurch of Gt Alban the Martyr holds Children's Day and Youth Sunday. Church School at 10 am in Parish Hall Holy Eucharist and sermon by Venerable the Temple at 11 am. Evening services include senior classes at 2 pm and Evensong with sermon Youth and the New Era.
A letter to the editor from Zwolle Zwolle dated 1 October 1955 describes a Canadian engineer who befriended locals after the war and plans to return to Acton. The writer requests publishing news of his homecoming and mentions Ter Pelkwijkstraat 13 Zwolle and Spor Deferminate Field Co.
Alberta's largest vegetable farm run by prisoners of war expects about 500 tons of vegetables this season, its second year. The 250 acre Golden Valley Farm near Medicine Hat supplies tomatoes, potatoes, cabbage and more to army camps and the internment camp, with irrigation powered by gas and overseen by a veteran guard.
Knox Church WMS held its Thank-Offering meeting in the day room on October 11. Mia Blow presided after returning from illness. Miss Freda Matthews of Toronto spoke, and Mrs Bowen and others were thanked. A lunch and social time followed.
A new Dritich Invent ion presents a waterdrome allowing flying boats to land and passengers debark as from a train. It would function like an airport with hangar and facilities at a lagoon edge, reducing taxiing across water and transfers to cars. Funds for a hospital preservation bank are being ruined by Belgrave Hospital nursing staff in Clapham.
A Canadian Science Service report examines whether the thorny headed worm parasite of pigs could carry swine fever virus through its life cycle. The Division of Animal Pathology initiated an experiment after finding the parasite only in zones with recurring infection concerns.
J. F. Dwyer, employment officer for Toronto area, notes wartime mobility to different sections of Canada could ease employment for applicants, though arranging work remains difficult.
The marriage of Miss Edna Katheleen Elizabeth Kingsbury daughter of Mr and Mrs Gilbert Kingsbury Campbellville to Mr Cecil Clayton Louis Dahmer son of Mr and Mrs Clayton V Dahmer Waterloo was solemnized recently at St Johns Lutheran Parsonage Waterloo by Rev CS Roberts.
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