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Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Oct 28, 1954

Page

9

Doris Fines Receives Certificate At Women's Institute

The Erin area Women s Institute held its regular meeting with 17 members and two visitors. Doris Fines received a six year leadership certificate from Miss Flora Durnin home economist. Reports included Mr s Howard on Laugh more and worry less and a piano piece by Doris Fines. Several local notices followed including visits from relatives and congratulations to Bert Robertson for placing seventh at the Provincial Plowing Match and to Erin Fair prize winners.

Arthur McKinney Women's Institute Holland Canada D. G. Robertson Flora Durnin Home Economist Doris Fines H. R. Howard Shirley Grundy E. Archibald George Young Ca.c Bert Robertson George Grundy Robert Taylor Russell Struthers Terry Preston G Sunter Niagara Falls Arnold Hayward T. B. Fines Women’s Institute Martha Jackson

Many Winners At Auxiliary Sale at Luxton Memorial Hall

The Ladies Auxiliary to the Canadian Legion held an afternoon tea and prize draw at Luxton Memorial Hall on Saturday October 16. Winners include Harold Gordon for men's knitted socks Betty Young for Christmas cake Mary Cooney for birthday afternoon tea and numerous others across penny sales and pull prizes with winners from Acton Toronto and Niagara Falls.

Luxton Memorial Hall Ladies Canadian Legion Harold Gordon Betty Young Mary Cooney D. Morris Holmes Niagara Falls Maplesden May Wilds J. Rogers Gwen Price G. Fryer Bob Jones Rosemary Cook J. Burns Bill Chisholm Nutting Kerns Elva Mosales Rogers Della Moyse Shirley Turkasz Louise Lindsay Walters George Fryer Doris Kentner Chris Griese Joyce Buchanan L. Adams Toronto Gord Lovell Acton Mr. J. Loutitt Patsy Wheeler Martin Turkoix J. Morton

Presbytery Names Two Candidates for United Church Ministry

Halton Presbytery of the United Church of Canada received its first two ministry candidates at its recent sessions held at Churchill United Church. Donald Holmes of First United Church Port Credit and James Kirkwood of Ballinafad United Church were presented to the court by Rev. Dr. R. Douglas Jay of Trafalgar, the chairman.

Halton Presbytery United Church of Canada Tve Churchill United Church Ballinafad Donald Holmes First United Church Port Credit James Kirkwood Ballinafad United Church R. Douglas Jay Trafalgar

Obituary and notices from Georgetown area records

Obituary notes Ivan Norman Huffman 1930 194? buried October 20 after fatal October 17 Georgetown accident. details include family, schooling, sports, and funeral at McClure Funeral Home Greenwood Cemetery Georgetown. Also church related notes on candidates for ministry Donald Holmes 28 and James Kirkwood 18 both pursuing Emmanual College Toronto and future mission work with Home Mission Board.

Ivan Norman Huffman Georgetown O.H.A O.B.A Alex Calder McClure Jack Hamilton Hugh Wylie William Carey William Hewitt Glen Elliot Ross Dillon Greenwood Cemetery

Day's Tour by United Church Women on October 13

Forty members and friends toured industries and greenhouses in a planned trip visiting Dale's in Brampton and the African Violet conservatory in Erindale. They ate lunch, toured Christie's Bread and Canada Bread plants, received souvenirs, enjoyed a cake prize, and ended with a chicken supper at Sunnyside.

Charterea Woman's Association of the United Church and Friends Dale's Brampton African Violet Conservatory Erindale Burns Christie's Bread Toronto Canada Bread Ruddick Sunnyside Ballentine Jordan Cook Agar Armstrong Sterritt Ramshaw Jennings Kentner Bilton Mason Hotchen Currey Pickett Denny Hatfield D. Lindsay N. McNabb E. Hawthorne

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