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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 21, 1948
Page
12
Local residents and friends share updates from Acton and surrounding towns. Many visit Toronto Edmonton Brampton Kitchener Guelph Hamilton Pittsburg Montreal and Scotland with family and hospital recoveries noted and plans to travel abroad.
Hydro shortfall forces strict deadlines for casting mats and advertising. Editors urge early submissions for Monday and Tuesday deadlines to keep the paper on time, noting heat limits and weekly production constraints.
A local Oklahoma newspaper runs a departmentatorie full-page advertisement for a perfume, describing the fragrance, price, and contact details. The feature uses scented ink to enhance the reader’s experience and promote the product.
On Sunday October 24 1948 the church held a Harvest Festival with sessions at 11 00 p m sowing and reaping 11 90 a m congregation of the children of the arch 12 10 a m church school 7 00 p m evening service Sermon The Threshing Floor Dedication and reopening of the epuretuary Friday October 29 at p m You are welcome
Knox Church Acton announces morning service at 11 00 with Rev J Sutherland Knox College speaker. Sunday School at 12 15. evening service at 7 00 with J Sutherland B A. Anniversary services set for November 7 with Rev F G Stewart Kitchener. theme They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength.
Services listed include Sunday School at 10.30 a.m. and missionary Miss Kathleen Ford at 11.30 a.m. on Thursday. Evening events feature B.Y.P.U. at 8.00 p.m. October 31. The 106th Anniversary Services run November 1 to 5 with Brotherhood meetings at 7.45 p.m. each evening.
The church invites visitors with 9.00 a.m. Holy Communion, 10.00 a.m. Sunday School, 11.00 a.m. Morning Prayer and Beginners' Class, and 7.00 p.m. Evening Prayer.
Halton council discussed elder care space needs at Brampton and Nelson, considering a boarding home and an investigation into a six to twelve place facility. They approved a $100 grant to St John Ambulance and set by laws on fences signs and gasoline pumps. Accounts totaling thousands in several departments were approved before adjournment to November 9.
Ballinafad reports many residents at last week's plowing match in Lindsay. Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Pallister on the birth of a daughter. Sympathy extended to Mrs Irvine whose husband died at Guelph General Hospital. The W A met at Mrs Henry Hills home. Mrs F Smith presided. Scripture study led by Mrs Starrett. A quilt was finished and Mizpah blessing offered. The W A M S Mission Circle and Mission Band held a joint bank event after a Sunday night service. Miss Jean Sinclair led scripture, Mrs Norman Sinclair offered prayer, and the mission band sang. Guest speaker Mrs Sommerville of Erin spoke on WALLS medical work in Canada. Meeting closed with hymn and prayer by Rev Mr Flindall.
Erin Township Council met October 4 with all members present. A by law set nomination day for November 26 and election day December 6 with multiple polling divisions and officers listed.Several resolutions authorized transfers, audits, bonds, and payments to fire brigades and officials. Council adjourned to November 1 for general business and a Court of Revision at 2 pm.
The Rockwood Women’s Missionary Society presented a program at United Church during the annual Thanksgiving gathering in the Sunday School room. Mrs Moore, Mrs Baird, Miss Tiannamf, and Mrs Rissett led talks and entertainments with poems, duet, and a concluding dedication of offering by Mrs L Pickering. Lunch and social time followed.
Halton County residents can get a free chest x ray from Oct 24 to Oct 29 as part of a Dominion TB control campaign funded by Christmas seals. Ten clinics across Nelson Village Trafalgar Kilbride Campbellville Brookville Limehouse Norval Palermo Bronte welcome all adults without appointments and no charges.
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