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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 25, 1951
Page
12
A long list of residents from Toronto Ayr Fergus St. Catharines Hamilton Guelph Barrie Owen Sound Port Colborne and more spent weekends visiting relatives and friends in Acton Limehouse Hanover and surrounding towns. Notable notes include hospitalization of Marilyn Rognvaldgon after an appendectomy and many who attended funerals and weddings.
Acton and Toronto friends hosted showers and gatherings from September to October for Kay Brown and David Dills prior to their marriage at Runnymede United Church in Toronto. Family members and coworkers from Acton and Toronto attended multiple events, presenting gifts for the couple’s new home.
Twelve girls met at Mrs. D. G. Robertson home Tuesday to organize Ospringe Fancy Sewers a winter sewing club. Mary Agoston was chosen president Elizabeth Ford vice president and the group planned talks on wool led by Mr and Mrs Alex Aiken and Buffey of Toronto.
The St David s Girls Group met at Mrs Moore s home on Tuesday evening with Audrey Cairns presiding. They sang, prayed, and Marilyn Moore read scripture. Members planned Christmas card sales and donations for questions to the WMS and arranged a farewell gift for Mrs Warr leaving with Dr Warr.
A special event at St Joseph Church Acton on Wednesday October 31 features the Pilgrimage Statue of Our Lady of Fatima. Rev Fr Patrick J Moore will lead a solemn procession from Guelph to Acton with parishioners and a rosary sung via loudspeakers. The next day the statue will be processed to Holy Cross Church Georgetown for evening devotions.
Public auction at W B Sharon's Mil ton farm on November 3 at 1 30 p m selling garden implements hay grain furniture and poultry equipment. Items include a garden tractor cream separator belt driven equipment several Jamesway poultry nests and feeders and a Beattie washing machine. Cash with clerk. no reserve as farm sold. Hindley and Elliott auctioneers. Britain exports hit a 1949 high of 34 million.
Mrs Joe Benham Sr staying at son J P Benham's home. Mina Lole Black visited with Harry Hortop. Sunday guests at Charlea Fountain's were Mrs Helen Wilke Tor onto and Ted Fountain. Ted Joatin Parky Nancy Rockwood visited Harvey Jortin and Robby. Mrs Lloyd Cutting Acton visited her mother Mrs Joatin.
A vintage poem promotes taxi service urging riders to call 128 for prompt pickups. It claims fair rates and speedy service and encourages punctuality to keep dates. The verse emphasizes readiness to travel no matter weather or time and highlights dependable cab availability.
The Acton Free Press notes the Triple T Topics weekly column covers a young adults club weekend retreat at Blow's cottage near Temagami. Activities included hikes, boating, wiener roasts, photos, and discussions on club goals and opening night plans.
Five year old Lorne Eta and his father Ron Ella on a Hornby area farm unearthed a carrot that grew through an eight inch chain. The carrot about four inches long appeared to have the chain looped around its top, prompting curiosity at the field.
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