Legion News from Milton Branch Highlights and Activities
Correction note explains mixed Milton Milton Milton branch news in this issue. Debonnaires concert drew a large crowd last Saturday evening. Members are urged to submit names of children up to nine years old for the Christmas party. Comrade Jim Chalmers is ill in bed, wishing him a speedy recovery. Legion Minor Sports banquet planned for Tuesday night with local participants. Dart league results show team 3 led by George Hart and team 7 led by Bill Nicolak tied for first.
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Milton
Debonnaires
Legion
Bere
Atoak
Jim Chalmers
Legain Minor Sporta
Legion Ladies’ Auxiliary
Georgetown
Acton
Legion Hall
George Hart
Bill Nicolak
Hughie Smith
Pat Waldie
Erle Paige
W I Ladies Enjoy Bus Trip and Autumn Mission Meeting
Ladies from W I Society enjoyed a Wednesday bus tour through the Ford plant and luncheon. The autumn Thankoffering service Sunday night featured Mrs. Ernie McEnery as chairlady, devotionals by Miss Young and Mrs. F W Shortill, and Padre Young of Guelph as guest speaker on the Sermon on the Mount.
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Black
Padre Young
Guelph
Pader Young
Neelon
Lloyd Rennick
Orangeville
Jesse McEnery
Cecil Alger
Hamilton
Arnold McEnery
Tom Mack
SM Women's
John E. Kingsbury interred in Acton
John E Kingsbury 56 died October 24 at Guelph General Hospital after a long ill health. He was born in Baquesing and lived in the district most of his life with a two year West Coast period. He married May Evana in August 1955 and worked as a machinist at Avro Aircraft Ltd. Funeral at Rumiey funeral home Acton with burial in Fairview Cemetery. Pallbearers were old friends. he leaves a son, a stepdaughter and siblings living in Vancouver and Manitoba.
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John E. Kingsbury
Acton
John B Kingsbury
Guelph General Hospital
Farward J. Kingsbury
Baquesing
West Coast
May Evana
Vancouver
Mc Kingsbury
Avro Aircraft Ltd
Taxige 717
Iad Neahbaw
Rumiey
Hey GA HO Moore
Ruckwood Unitedt Church
Kingsbury
Fairview Cemetery
Alex MacPhedrean
Alex New
Mac Maude
Cameron Kilching
Orne Lamb
Wilbur Patterson
Lin
Cnieces
Howard A Van Wyck Dies in London Ontario at 50
Howard Alexander Van Wyck, a CNR employee for 32 years and World War I veteran, died October 28 at Westminster Hospital London Ontario aged 50. Funeral services were conducted by Reve F. Jones at Rumley Funeral Home with burial at Fairview Cemetery. He is survived by his wife Muriel Scriven, a son Frank of Acton, two daughters Della and Jean, three brothers and four sisters.
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Howard A. van Wyck
CNR
Howard Alexander van Wyck
Sway
Westminster
London
Ontario
Reve F. Jones
Rumiey
Fairview Cemetery
van Wyck
Hiss
Muriel Scriven
Frank
Acton
Della
Ted Moyer
Action
Jean
Landen
Thomas
Fergus
Joseph
Hillsburgh
Georgetown
Maude
Iine
Ham Regley
White Fish Falls
Lorne Grobi
Windsor
Thanksgiving program at Blair Auxiliary meeting
The Fall Thanksgiving meeting of Blair Auxiliary featured a service prepared by Mrs A T Mow and read by Maas Giolla Kelly. Members Marianna and Low Greentees sang as Mrs Taber thanked those who organized the program. A half hour of social time followed with refreshments served.
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Mm Ho Hunthaw
Mn Hanbly
Mr Webb
Mra
Press Church On
Canada
Maas Giolla Kelly
Mines Marianna
Low Greentees
Funeral for Harry W. Dennis Held at Rumley
Funeral services for Harry William Dennis a Beardmore employer were held Monday after his sudden death Friday at 15 Bower Ave Rev Gordon Adams led the rites at Rumley Funeral Home and burial took place in Fairview Cemetery Pallbearers included Bob Anderton Albert Masery Bob Angell Fred Clough Sam Roe and Bert Flatt Dennis born in Strathroy in 1880 lived in Acton for 22 years and is survived by his wife
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Harry W. Dennis
Harry William Dennis
Beardmore
Bower Ave
Gordon Adams
Rumley
Fairview
Pallbeerens
Bob Anderton
Albert Masery
Bob Angell
Fred Clough
Sam Roe
Bert Flatt
Mr. Dennis
Strathroy
Acton
The
Obituary Notice for Ethel Straddon Family Ties in Acton
Former Ethel Straddon obituary lists two sons James of Guelph and Robes of Acton and four daughters Betty Margaret Katherine and Patricia all of Acton. Three sisters Charlotte Mrs Elliot Ayr Myrtle Mrs Cropp Gat and Florence Mrs Hettidsyn Chatham survive in Ontario.
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Ethel Straddon
James
Engagement announced for Ellen Deborah Dynes in Fergus
Rev and Mrs W H Dynes of Fergus Ontario announce the engagement of their daughter Ellen Deborah to Donald David Holmes, son of Mr and Mrs David Holmes of Acton Ontario. The wedding is planned for Bethel Baptist Church Fergus on November 2, 10867 at 8 pm.
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W. H. Dynes
Fergus, Ont
Ellen Deborah
Donald David Holmes
David Holmes
Acton, Ort
Bethel ‘Baptist Church
Reverend Adama Leads Service and Burial at Fairview
Rev. G. Adama conducted the service with interment in Fairview cemetery. Pallbearers were Mr. George Bowman, Mr. Wilfred Kennedy, and four nephews of the deceased: Mac Storey, Alvin Brorey, Grant Allen, and Robert Allan.
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G. Adama
Fairview Cemetery
George Bowman
Wilfred Kennedy
de ‘Evasett
Mac Qtorey
Alvin Brorey
Grant Allen
Robert Allan
Funeral held for Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Bell of Acton
Funeral services were conducted Wednesday October 22 at Byomley Funeral Home for Mary Elizabeth Bell longtime Acton resident who died Monday at Flynn nursing home after a lengthy illness. She was a member of Acton United Church and widow of Sere Mish Bell, who died in 1943.
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Jeremiah Bell
Byomley
Acton
Mary Elizabeth Bell
Flynn Nursing Home
Bell
Acton United Church
United Chuch WA
Nassagawesa
Robert Storey
Mary Whitley
Seremish Bell
Halton 4-H Beef Judging Brings Honors at OAC
Halton County beef cattle judging teams led by Bit and Lynne Robinson of Ooskville and Lynne Coulter of Campbellville earned awards at the provincial 4-H club judging competition held at the Ontario Agricultural College on Friday.
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Halton
Tegen
Bit
Lynne Robinson
Ooskville
Lynne Coulter
Campbellville
OAC
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