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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Oct 21, 1948

Page

15

Footitt Birth at Guelph General Hospital

Born October 13 at Guelph General Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Footstt a son Robert Bruce. In Memoriam notes honor Sgt Donald F Pitt RCAF killed on active service October 22 1944 buried Rincon Cemetery Chester England with family thanks to Dr Waller and local caregivers for support during bereavement.

Footitt Guelph General Hospital Wedlay Robert Footstt Robert Bruce Titrin Donald F. Pitt RCAF Rincon Chester England Dad Sybil Familly John Crow Waller Guelph Coeners Hoap

Local Weather and Civic Notes Headline

The article notes leaves shedding as frosts rise this week and hints at Hallowe'en plans. It urges citizens to avoid hydro cutoffs by conserving lights and mentions upcoming municipal nominations and shopping intensifying for Christmas season.

Hallowe'en

Upper Canada Bible Society Branch Meeting in Acton

The Upper Canada Bible Society held a Knox Church meeting on Friday October 15 with strong attendance. Rev Dr Alnutt of Toronto spoke on printing needs for overseas scriptures and translation work. Officers elected were M. M. Coles president and A. T. Brown secretary treasurer. A door to door campaign in late November is planned.

Upper Canada Bible Society British and Foreign Bible Society Knox Church Fci Alny Alnutt Toronto Jety M. M. Coles A. T. Brown The Bible Society Louis Pickering Colea Luxton

Miss Helen Horne Speaks at Knox WMS Thankoffering

Knox Presbyterian Church W M S holds Thankoffering meeting in the class room with Miss Helen Horne of Toronto as guest speaker. Mrs Blow opens with prayer, readings and reports. visitors welcomed. election of officers for 1939 on the agenda. reception and refreshments follow.

Misa J. McPhail Campbellville WMS Knox Wms St David Leishman Hoo Mainprize Welen Horne Frank Toronto Mia Buchanan Mia Horne John Anderton

Local village notes recount visits and travel this week

Eden Mills and nearby residents share weekend trips to Darket Algonquin Park and Ontario towns. Visitors gather with family in Pontlach Michlzan Oshawa Toronto and Acton while townsfolk attend the International Plowing Match in Lindsay. A Gideons speaker visits the Presbyterian Church.

Mra T. A. Ingles Win. Reeves Ennotville Havd Darket Algonquin Park Lindsay Tohton Presbyterian Ladies Aid Rooke Carolyn Kitchener L. W. Frood Frood F. Lovell Toronto H. McIntosh Claude Brinklow Ben Hitcheng Oshawa Beatrice Pallant Harry Pallant Pallant Lloyd Buvely Buvely Trenton J. Buvely Fred Gardiner Fred Reilly Terry Anna Coulson Norman Thomas Ohio U.S.A Bill Lowrie Norman Marshall Jr North Wm. Mino J. Wilson Acton Wilson Guelph Duncan_MacDougall Peter Wylie St. Catharines J Punk Babbie J. Tolton B. R. Greer The Gideons Presbyterian Church

Burlington teen named for national junior athlete award

Don McFarlane of Burlington high school earns a nomination for the Viscount Alexander trophy given to Canada’s outstanding junior athlete each year. The town’s assessment reached a new high of 4,266,760 dollars, up 430,604 from 1957, with 5,105 residents, 162 more than last year. Dorothy Lillian Turk wed Stanley Atkins at First United Church Hamilton on October 2. A small sailboat owned by Clifford Green capsized near Burlington harbor, dumping Green and a fellow Royal Hamilton Yacht Club member into icy lake water. yacht club members aided by Wally Pollant and Charlie Bull brought them to shore.

Don McFarlane Burlington High School Viscount Alexander Canada Johnston First United Church Hamilton Dorothy Lillian Harry Turk Stanley Atkins F. H. Atkins Plains Road Aldershot Clifford Green Burlington Harbor Castorn Gap Green Royal Hamilton Yacht Club Jack Robinson Yacht Club Wally Pollant Charlie Bull Iazette

Oakville Building Permits Soar Early This Year

Oakville issued permits totaling about 51 million dollars in the first months of the year, nearly double last year’s figure. Residential permits reached 41 095, compared with 50 2 000 for the entire previous year, while Oakville recorded the second lowest per capita property loss among Halton towns at 46 cents. Other communities reported Acton 199, Burnington 9 3, Georgetown 3 120, Milton 3 781 in losses.

Oakville Merk Carence Byers Canada Dominion Fire Commissioner's Office Acton Burnington Georgetown Milton

Penguin Club election ends with Gord Lawson victory

The local Penguin Club election concludes with Gord Lawson winning as mayor, amid a parade through town and a tense dance night. Fracas at Penguin Club prompts new policy banning intoxicated teens from future events and hints at club relocation if disturbances recur.

Gord Lawson Kirkness Penguin Club

Plant Now Garden Sale Offers Fruit Trees and Tractors

An offer lists shrubs, evergreens, hedge plants with special prices on fruit trees. Yard sales include Studebaker and Ford vehicles, Ferguson and Massey Harris tractors, mowers, harvesters, milking equipment, and farm implements at 1537 Avenue Road Torenta Burns Acton. Also includes FOR RENT a T-room dwelling via Apple Box 60 Free Press.

Avenue Road Hillman Ford Dodge Wallis Ferguson Massey Harris Skyline Ford - Ferguson Sc.p Woods T. E. Hewson Georgetown

Lost fox hound apears near Georgetown

Lost and found notice for a female Trigg fox hound with light tan body and white on chest and legs. Missing about a month. Reward offered. Contact Elmer Burt at Hire, Georgetown by phone.

Elmer Burt Georgetown

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