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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 18, 1951
Page
10
Personal notices list Mrs. Wolfe in Detroit and Mr. Mason in Winnipeg while several Toronto and Guelph visitors are noted. Hospital stays include Mr. Williams at Toronto General and Mrs. Russell at Toronto General, with others recuperating at St Joseph’s in Guelph.
Ebenezer Ladies were aided by Mrs E Archibald Mrs BE Fisher and Mrs C Armstrong at their meal tent near Woodstock during the Provincial One Match. Notables Mrs G Sunter visited Niagara Falls while Joyce Robertson stayed with relatives. Toronto Board of Trade hosted Arthur McKinney for a royal weekend. many residents travelled to see the Duke of Edinburgh. Sunday School was held indoors due to weather with a youth rally and lunch. Race winners included Garry Ferguson Sharon Bucs Linda Ferguson Sherlock Aitken Garnet Bruce Lorna Bessey Kay Johnson Regete Bullock Keith Sinclair Grant Sinclair and various others in age group and girls events.
The Lorne Scots Peel Dufferin and Halton Regiment will hold a postwar church parade at Georgetown Presbyterian Church this Sunday October 21. The Regimental Pipe Band and Brass Band will march from Georgetown Armouries at 3 PM to the Cenotaph where Lt Col John R Barber will lay a wreath.
Two masked men robbed the Royal Bank after opening time, forcing manager T C Winlow and staff into the vault and escaping with about 2000 dollars. Police were not given a vehicle number. Neil Lambert alerted authorities after emerging from the vault.
The Minion Circle gathered at Annie Leleh’s home Friday night. The Eventing Auxiliary met at Mra Norman Sinelacr’s home. The W A met Tuesday evening at Mra Larkman’s home to plan a turkey supper. Friends and neighbors praised Mr and Mrs Ray Thompson at a Wednesday hall presentation with a table gift and dancing afterward.
Auction on October 23 at 12 30 PM at Lot 9 Con 3 Esquesing on No 25 Highway four miles north of Milton. Items include horses and harness Holstein cows and heifers dairy equipment tractors and machinery farm implements hay grain furniture and barnyard stock with no reserve. Terms cash with clerk on sale day. Auctioneers Hindley and Elliott and clerk Geo Currie.
New residents Mr and Mrs MacAllator bought a house from Mr and Mrs Alf Dotew. Weekend visitors include Mr and Mrs Fred Murray of Guelph and Mr and Mrs Robert McCutcheon of Kitchener. Congratulations to Mrs and Mrs M Jackson on the birth of a daughter. Engagements, family visits, and attendance at a Hamilton event observed.
Limehouse W I held a meeting at Mrs W Mitchells home with District President Mrs M J Brown of Hornby as guest speaker on Citizenship. Reports covered library prep 66 prizes at local fairs and W I Convention. social time followed.
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