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Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Oct 25, 1951

Page

15

Birthday celebration marks Mr Cheyne’s 80th

Mrs Ess Cheyne and Mr George Cheyne attended a supper at Mr and Mrs Fraser Plummer to honor Mr Cheyne’s 80th birthday. William James Currey, former Erin resident, died in Toronto on October 15 after falling while putting on storm windows. Confusion over a holiday proclamation caused Burlington District high school students to skip classes and a parade formed. Inter-school sports and YTeenage Canteen were suspended as punishment. Georgetown gains a new merchant, Harry Marcus, who bought P. F. Blackbur’s Main Street store. Gerald Cropp, 21, was thrown from a car after a motorcycle collision on the Huttonville road. Georgetown curlers plan a long season using arena facilities. Georgetown will field Intermediate B hockey this year. Galeville voters consider a town manager system. Oakville sportsmen note Georgetown leaving Halton hockey. Oakville, Burlington, Dundas remain. Scotch Block Institute donated 180 to Halton Old People’s Home for furnishings. Frank Thompson of Milton elected president of Halton Deanery. Milton hockey executive headed by K. Clements. strong team anticipated.

Ess Cheyne George Cheyne Fraser Plummer Cheyne Wiliam James Currey Erin Toronto Hamiton Burlington Royal Princesa Eligabeth Civic Stadium Baldwin Street Georgetown Harry Marcus P. F. Blackbur Main Street Gerald Cropp Earl Clarridge Mill Street Brampton Galeville Oakville Halton Journal Dundas Scotch Block Institute Halton Old People's Home Frank Thompson Milton Halton Deanery K. Clements Iadiations

Commonwealth Largest Trading Area Worldwide Says Wilson

Harold Wilson from Britain's Board of Trade declares the Commonwealth remains the world’s largest trading area, accounting for one third of global trade amid ongoing shifts in world commerce.

Harold Wilson Britain Board of Trade Commonwealth

Clearing Auction Sale at Erin Township Farm

Auction by K. G. Lemch on Tuesday October 13 1981 at 1 pm at the farm lot 24 concession 3 Erin Twp three miles south of Orton. Cattle include registered Holsteins Vincy Fobes Pabst Colantha Hoengerveld and others bred to Waterloo. pigs sheep and a well matched horse team. grain and household items plus implements and lumber listed. Sale subject to blood test and conditions.

K. G. Lemch Erin Inc Orton Seth Vincy Fobes Pabst Jn Mertens Colantha Hoengerveld Waterloo Bulla York Oxford

Farm Equipment and Lumber Auction Announcement

large assortment of farm gear including tractors hay racks mowers and hay forks plus lumber dry stove wood and fence posts to be sold with cash on sale day no reserve items must be removed by Nov 1 to permit possession auctioneer WM A Gibson Guelph Ontario contact N A Dearing clerk and Earl Moore on pedigrees

McCormick Deering New Idea Beatty WM. A. Gibson Guelph N. A. Dearing Earl Moore

Mortgage Means Death Pledge Literal Translation

A literal translation of the term mortgage is death pledge, reflecting its roots in medieval legal culture. The phrase captures the concept that the borrower’s death or extinction of the debt ends the obligation.

Halton Institutes Meet In Milton

The semi annual Halton Women's Institutes meeting gathered representatives from 15 branches in St Pauls Sunday School Room Milton. Delegates discussed financing the 1953 A C W W meeting and a gift for the Halton Home for the Aged. The 1932 District Annual will be in Knox Church Acton with Dublin W J as hostess. Mrs Clarke received a cake plate gift, and delegates prepared full reports for their branches before closing with the National Anthem.

District Board of Halton Women's Institutes St. Paul’s Milton A.C.W.W Ontario Women's Institutes cHalton Halton Women's Institutes Knnox Church Acton Dublin W.J Clarke Ruth Hunt Halton W.T Searly

Spaghetti Chat Returns To Package Estimate

An average package contains about three yards of spaghetti. This quirky note estimates the length of spaghetti per typical bundle and highlights measurement in odd units.

Spaghett

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