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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Oct 27, 1960

Page

12

Maltby Presentation Angers Churchill W A Members

Churchill W A meeting held at Ralph Denny home on October 19 with Mrs MacArthur presiding and minutes read. Bazaar plans for Acton on November 19 were discussed. A separate men’s session covered business while ladies hosted lunch. George Maltby wedding event featured gifts to newlyweds and social tributes followed by lunch.

Churchill W.A. and Quarterly Board Ralph Denny MacArthur Griffin Harold Griffin Acton Swackhamer Denny Bannockby School George Maltby Gail Dobbie William McDonald Linda Swackhamer Linham W. Swackhamer W.mcdonald Sil George Sant Andy Morden Frank Freeman Ted Freeman Jack Woulfrey Burtington

Progress Report Highlights Dancers at YMCA Event

A Saturday night turnout featured Scottish dancing at the YMCA with visitors from Guelph Milton Galt Toronto and Emporium Pennsylvania. Pupils of instructors performed as part of the program and plans were announced for a new North Habton School.

YMCA Guelph Milton Galt Toronto Emporium North Habton School Suport Buckner M.C Jim Bob Cure Elm

Daughters of Knox Hold Rummage and Bake Sale

The vacant store at Mill and Main filled with rummage and baked goods when the Daughters of Knox staged a Saturday afternoon fund raiser. A steady stream of customers bought a wide array of items including muffins and other treats.

Daughters of Knox Mill and Main Sts

Eden Crest W I Issues UNICEF Boxes To Institute Members

The Eden Crest Women Institute held a monthly meeting at Mrs. H. Savage home with 16 members in attendance. Voluntary boxes for U N L C E P were issued to members to give to children for Halloween. The group supported the annual drive and read a thank you letter from a boy who received graduation pins, a joint project of Eden Mills and Eden Crest W I. A safety resolution from Eden Mills W I was read and supported. Garden tips were shared for next season. Conveners were Mrs. H. Savage and Mrs. B. Wright. Lunch was provided by Mrs. Ramsey and Mrs. Nesbit.

Unicef Eden Crest Women’s Institute H. Savage U.n.lcep Lowe Eden Mills Eden Crest W Eden Mills Women’s Institute B. Wright Ramsey Nespitt

Acton Visitors and Local Notes From Town and Nearby

Personal notes recount visits by Mrs Alan Mercer and others, hospital stays for Jimmie Krapeh, and numerous visits across Ontario towns. Mentions include Me Jack Greer in Torani, Mrs Hilton Elliott recuperating, and a Miui trip by Mrs Pringley and Mrs Cyril Watters. Also notes Autumn Fantasy nursing students, a Knox church arts sale, and a discussion of early English immigration to the United States.

Jack Frank A Galbraith Tara R. Brown A. M. Kerr Owen Sound Hilton Elliott Women’s College Hospital Toronto Georgetown Nures St. Joseph's School of Nursing Paradise Gardens C Man Fi Nursing Jule Goodwin Norwa Cunningham Barry Kirk Larry Porte Les John Dun

Shopping in the City Includes Notable Wins and Promos

A fragmented item notes Went Shopping Mrs. Ted Tyler Jr joining a sale event after Bert Wood’s win. It mentions free live demonstrations and merchants inviting customers with a microphone by Jack Newton, while a resident Crum’s name appears amid the clutter.

Ted Tyler Jr G.jun Bert Wood Jack Newton the Bower Are The Crum

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