Acton Hallowe'en Update and Local Notices
Hallowe'en events and town notes include painted hydrants bright red and white public school holiday for teachers convention in Buffalo. chimney fire on Bower Avenue. Acton rugby fans to Toronto for Red Feather game. sand piles prepared for roads. Pte. Robert Thomas Enkins reported missing in action in Korea. Acton Ghosts Halloween party at arena with costume judging for all ages.
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Acton
Toronto
Red Feather
C.N.E. Grandstand
Pte
Robert Thomas Enkins
Mra. B.C
Fine Weather and Music Highlight Acton Legion Parade
The annual Zone Seven church parade in Acton featured fine weather and stirring music from the Oakville Legion Pipe Band and Port Credit Bugle Band. Zone Commander Hugh Lamb led, with Max Storey parade marshal and William Mattocks arranging. The Knox Church service, led by Rev Currey, followed by a parade through town to the bands.
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Legion Church
Canadian Legion
Acton
Bronte
Port Credit
Oakville
Brampton
Milton
Georgetown
Streetsville
Oakville Legion Pipe Band
Port Credit Bugle Band
Hugh Lamb
Max Storey
William Mattocks
Knox Church
Acton Ministerial Association
FE. A. Currey
D. L. Patterson
Robert H. Armstrong
Ralph FE. Price
Rockwood
Winner of Contest Competes at Fergus
Nine year old Eric Hills of Rockwood won the Eramosa township public speaking contest and competes in the county finals at Fergus. He spoke on October is a Mischief Maker in his first oral competition. He is son of Mr and Mrs Donald Hills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eric Hills
Rockwood
Eramosa Township
Fergus
Eric
Donald Hills
Deal
Kent
England
Canada
Joan
Donna
Guelph
Clearing Auction Sale of Farm Stock and Equipment
Auctioneers Hindley and Elliott offer Holstein cows and heifers, poultry, dairy equipment, and farm implements at a Bronte Palermo area farm on Wednesday November 5 starting at 2 PM. Items include numerous cows and calves with IDs, 60 fat hens, milk cooler, scales, milking gear, and multiple farming implements. no feed for winter implies no reserve. Cash settlement with clerk. no removal until settled.
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Inglehart
Laughlin
Bronte
Palermo
Hindley and Elliott
Rockwood
1771
Stan
George Currie
Gifts From Public School Addition Ceremonially Opened
Gifts committee announces additions to the public school building including framed crests and a Dominion crest. Contributions include C. W. Matthews and Bessie Maplesden with $3, anonymous $2, Angus Kennedy $10, Mrs. Lawrence Frowe $16, Ernest A Brown $10, Hr. McPherson $5, 1H. Nicklin $5, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Brown $10, Allan Smith $10.
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Dominion
C. W. Matthews
Toronto
Bessie Maplesden
Anonymous
Angus Kennedy
Lawrence Frowe
Ernest A. Brown
McPherson
Nicklin
Roy Brown
Allan Smith
Winners Named at Auxiliary Bazaar Lucky Draw and Penny Sale
The Ladies' Auxiliary Branch 197 Canadian lesson held at the Parish Hall on Saturday October 25 listed winners for the lucky draw and penny sale. Prizes included mantle radio, electric kettle, bath towels, centre-piece, Christmas cake, and numerous household items won by Acton Milton Georgetown Brantford and other local names. The event honored St Peter as patron saint of locksmiths for holding the keys to heaven.
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Ladies’ Auxiliary
C. Pattis
Acton
Mantle Radio
K. Boyd
Toranto
C. Holmes
Marchment
M. Dunn
A. Coles
George Leslie
St. Peter
Acton Opens Public School Addition with Premier
Acton celebrated the opening of a new school auditorium with Premier Frost in attendance. Volunteers and trustees praised the project as a sign of community progress while contractors expressed pride in the completed addition. Also noted were inquiries about range coke priced at $21.50 a ton and a Halloween event for children.
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Acton
Frost
Ontario
Hallowe‘en
J. B. MacKenzie & Son
Local events and notices from November listings
Community notices include euchre dances at Stewarttown Hall and Acton Town Hall with prizes and admission prices, a Fall term at Hobinson Business College starting November, and a Busy Bee Institute Bazaar November 7 with lunch and a $20 prize. Also listed are turkey dinners, junior hockey tryouts, Duke of Devonshire Chapter meeting postponement, St Alban's Guild fair dates, YMCA TB survey volunteer meeting, and Halton Tuberculosis Association event details.
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Busy Bee Institute
Brookvill
Y. Mca
M. E. Luneau
Halton County
Births Marriages Deaths Etc from Acton area 1952 notices
A batch of community notices records births marriages and obituaries from Acton and nearby areas. Entries name families such as Wat son Braida McKenzie Bolton Franklin Woods and Wansborough with birth announcements funeral details and memorials dated October 1952.
Storage and sale listing for heaters and appliances
A mixed listing details space heaters including Quaker and Norns models, large and medium units, coal heaters, and used kitchen ranges. Items show prices from 16 to 249 dollars with mentions of down payment and weekly hours for car sales open evenings Monday Wednesday Friday and Saturday 7 to 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quaker
Norns
Bargabmees
Fairbank Morse
Roy Thermo
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Tome
Free Press
Office
Ta Acton
Hallowe'en
Buffalo
New York
Emmerson Haxter
Soyce
W. Evans
Bower Ave
Pete
Penny Sale
G. Finlay
Huttonville
Tower
C. Davidson
T. McKinlay
G. Fry
M. Rowles
Sylvia Tennant
Julie Mooney
D. Gibbons
Pat Rody
Mary Hodges
Florence Clarke
McEachern
Bernice Crump
Will Lasby
Kaye Timbers
Lorraine Hargrave
Lil Woods
Ella Masales
Lois Gordon
Olga T Locker
Elsie Johnson
BR. Denny
Mrs. A Papillon
All of
Mackengie News
Stewarttown Hall
Dublin
W.J. A
Hobinson Business College
Town Hall
Leyton Ladiew
Robinson Business College
Milign
Limehouse Memorial Hall
Acton United Church
Georgetown Oha
Scotty
Patterson
Alf Sykes
Duke of Devonshire Chapter
Lo.d.e
James Symon
Willow St
L. Sknee
St.Alban's Guild
Cyril E. Titt
Dec Rockwood
Itor
QING
Bpen — Hill
Hamilton
Onson
Frederick
Forest
Mrs. B. Forest
RR 4
Sharron
Phyllis
George
Bob
Braida McKenzie
Bolton
Arthur Bolton
Ethel Mary Peach
Elwood
Earl
Doris
Elmer
Rockwood United Church
Taterment
Franklin
Charles Franklin
Ada Hewer
Margaret
Stanley Cripps
Bibel
Victor Bo Knamley
Furntval
Patiwwew
Woods
Hamilton General Hospital
Bertha Irene Adamson
William Henry
Harry) Woods
RAR
Campbellville
Victor B. Rumley
St. John’s Anglican Church
Wansbrougil
Mes
Ro H Wansbrowth
Wannetta
Neil McDonald
Jean
Joey
Bob Johnson
Bill
Mr. and
Mrs
Joe Massey
W. H. Denny
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Prudential Insurance Company OF America
Liverspee
Canadiin
Family .Style Entertainment
Omya
Ry Va
Killer
Hero
I Jean Hagen
Wendell Corey
Eddie Wonaguns
Leo
My Kay
Farmer and the Belle
News OF the World
Leelee
Pela
Cerra
Meimoriam
Shle
Quebec
Geo. Abram
Crewsong Cornera
Ken Cotton
Ballinafad
Stewart
Woodstock
FPL
Holmes and Son
Oxford Rai Lambs
Rock
FOI
Arid Adalcous
Oo Ymca
Lakeside
Fode
Ford
Thos
Hewson
Thane
Reid ‘Heating For Sale
Apply Mason Knitting Company
Douglas Cook
St. L
Presa
Ates
Aprly Hilton
Perry Li
Wm. Laing
Gordon Young
Ontario Rendering Company Collect
Bellwood
George Gibson Fur Farms
Watkins
Watkins Co
St. Roch St
Montreal
Abbay
Acton Free Press
OPS
Opt
Ont
Farnworth Memorials
Kiera Rd
Main St. N
Wilderspin
Watson's
Ernie’s Adio and Electric
Roxy Theatre
Makea Ernie
Kitchener
Young St
Chase. Cutts No
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