Widen Roadways On Back Streets
Some improvements are being made in town along back streets with soil brought in by trucks and roadways widened. Notable social notes include visits from Clinton and Midland residents and a garden party at Rockwood. New residents T Diamond moved in, and G A Dills won three CWNA awards in Toronto.
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Rockwood
Alton
Eramosa
Bill Hatch
Rockwood Line
Garnet McGee
Clinton
Stewart S. Royce
McGee
Douglas Patterson
Midland
Dilts
T.C. Winlow
Reminiscences From Six Decades Past In Town
John Reed of Vancouver BC recalls leaving the area sixty years ago and notes many changes since then. Neighbors and relatives visit, weddings and births are announced, and locals celebrate the paper’s CWNAT AU award as the editor and staff are praised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marang
John Reed
Vancouver
Reed
West
Joseph Reed
Barry Clarke
John
Norman [ McKenzie
Britt
Ada Curne
Sunter
E. Bald c
Roy Hindley
Everton
Worthy
Nes
D. G Robertson
Brian
Ken Robertson
Lynda
Toronto
Terry Struthers
Preston
James Struthere
Paper Sculpture Shells on Display at Georgetown Craft Show
Paper Sculpture Shells on Display featured a room scene made entirely of paper with blue and white drapes and furniture. crafted items including shell and fish scale earrings by Mrs Seal of Collings were shown. Georgetown Fair prize money of 10 dollars was donated for loom weaving categories. a future exhibit by the Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft and other features were planned. Tea was served by Mrs Joe Chamberlain and assistants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eromy
Uns
Georgetown
Wittad
Seal of
Collings
H J Newman
Canadian Society of Creative Leathercraft
Joe Chamberlain
Franked
Chamberlaz August Ny
Acton Community News From Sunday Services to Local Moves
William Bell of Acton served as guest speaker at a Sunday W M S service. Fred Mack bought a house in Orangeville and will move soon. Duncan Ferguson plans relocation to Georgetown after a successful sale. Mr and Mrs McKim of Toronto will move into Ferguson’s former home. Congrats to Dillson for three Acton Free Press awards. School holidays end. teachers to return for another term. The manse received a fresh coat of paint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. A. Groocock
McMillan
A. J. Elliott
Guelph General Hospital
T. Diamond
J. Cole
G. A. Dills
Acton Free Press
C W.N.A
Toronto
Milton
Shirley Grundy
Fergus
Mary Robertson
Brantford
H.R. Howard
Gabriel Agaston
Norman Smith
Murray McMillan
Mro
Murd McCutcheon Martel
F Dutton
Dutton
Woodstock
William Middleton
Acton
Elias Hall
Lorne
Ray
Hulsburgh
J A. Bulloch
Byron Bruce
David Stewart
Alec
Bud Chester
Wasaga Beach
Midland
Arnold Sunter
Gail
Dianne
Niagara Falls
G Sunter
E. Baldie
Cwnat AU
Bill Bell
W.M.S
William Bell
Fred Mack
Orangeville
Bert Davidson
Robert McEnery
Wellington County
Annie Cole
Duncan Ferguson
Georgetown
McKim
Brother and sister reunite after 47 years in Acton
Mrs H Wilson from Crieff Scotland visited her son Jim Wilson in Acton and met her brother Pete Comrie, a retired farmer, who traveled by train to see her. They had last seen each other in Scotland when she was a child and recognized him at first sight. Comrie stayed about a week in Acton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton
H. Wilson
Crieff
Perthshire
Scotland
Jim Wilson
Petes Comrie
Adopt Score System For Bowling Season
Ken Halford, manager of the Acton Bowling Sums, backs a uniform Five Pin scoring rule for Ontario. The Ontario Bowling Association and Ontario Bowling Proprietors Association announce the official adoption of the original count as the standard for the 1954 55 season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ken Halford
Acton Bowling Sams
Ontario Bowling Association
Ontario Bowling Proprietors’ Association
O.B.A
Rev R Armstrong Guest Preacher at Limehouse Church
Sunday services at Limehouse Presbyterian featured Rev R Armstrong in the absence of Rev A Calder who is on holidays. Funeral services for Mr Apple yards widow Mrs Thomas Appleyard were conducted by Rev A Calder with interment at Georgetown. Little Robbie Roughley sprained arm after a fall from a bicycle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moncton
Limehouse Presbyterian Church
A. Calder
James Findlays
Toronto
S. Wright
Peterborough
Hastings
Thomas Appleyard
Appleyard
Georgetown
Robbie Roughley
AWOL Canadian Army Deserter Arrested in Ontario
Donald Stewart of Hin Puslinch was arrested by Ontario Provincial Police for desertion from the Canadian Army. He is linked to an August death case and was released on $2,000 bail. His brother Beverley faced motor manslaughter charges with $6,000 bail. Preliminary hearing set for September 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Stewart
Hin 1
Puslinch
Ontario
Guelph
George Hardie
Royal Canadian Regiment
London
Beverley Stewart
Donald
Watt
Also Mentioned on This Page
Phot
Manning Electric
U.K
Jodphurs
Turnbull S
Turnbull
S.S
Rev. R. Armstrong
Edes
Birmingham
England
George Condie
William Mitchell
Doris Mitchell
Charles Camroux
Edmonton
Joan~Camroux
Sandra
Wayne Turner
Victoria
Ralph Turner
Ralph ‘Moggy
Manitowaning
Manitoulin Island
Herb Reid
Meredith and Noble
Glynn
Ancaster
John Glynn
H. S. Holden
Optometrist
Douglas St
Brampton
WM. C. Allan
Queen St. West
Tom Nicol
D. Stewart
Cecil A. Carr
Quelph
Dougles
Tel
Raine
Exhibition
Harold Wiles
Rau
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