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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Sep 04, 1947

Page

16

Rev Nekenigill to Lead Service at Ebenezer Church Next Sunday

NASSAGAWEYA Rev Nekenigill will conduct worship at Ebenezer United Church next Sunday morning after three weeks of holidays. Sunday school will reopen. Visitors include Mr and Mrs Gob Nightingale and family from Knatchbull, and many locals. Farmers face a difficult harvest due to unfavorable weather.

Row. Nekenigill Worahig Ebenezer United Church Mire Gob Nightingale Familly Knatchbull Dundalk Wm. M. Near Kitchener Nasingawoya Elmer W. Pickett Lake Worth Florida Bloomsbury School Harold Bridgman Trenton Harvey Bridgman Bruce

Rockwood Quiet Labor Day Weekend News

Labor Day passed quietly in Rockwood with out of town visitors including Miss Minnie Newell and Miss Edith from Toronto and Mr. and Mrs. Milton Greer of Hamilton. School reopened after holidays and renovations at the town hall and church were noted.

Labor Day Minnie Newell Toronto Edith Royce Milton Greer Hamilton Richard Craddock Guelph E. A. Parker St. John's Church E. Bernard Tee Jee Frank B. Waller Bryans Fred Day A. Danby Rockwood D. Gerrie Wallace Gerrie Page-Hersy Mills

Campbellville church meeting reports and visiting guests

Miss J Reid and Mrs M Moore hosted a Thursday church meeting with hymns prayer and a Bible quiz led by Miss Black of Blair Young Women. Visitors included Mrs Moodie Cram Stockton and Mrs Joseph from California, plus several other relatives and friends in the area.

J. Reid M. Moore David Ian, Wagualcali Ensident Ted Miss Reid Menzies Blair Yong Miss Black WOMLS James Robertson St. Paul Howard Lush Evangeline Booth J. K. Mahon Ladies’ Aid John Gilmour M. Moodie Cram Stockton California Joseph Sacramento Calfornia Guelph Haggarty Hamilton

Local Social Roundup Highlights Wedding and Visits

Everton residents report the Clark Aitken wedding at the Aitken home in Hamilton with Harve Jestin and T G Aitken families. Alf Boles returns from Port Elgin. Weekend guests include Walter Couting Caledon and Kate Reed at Jestin home and Eden Mills beat Schomberg at Orangeville ball game. Sunday visitors join Irvin Hamilton, A Couling and W Alex.

Harvey Jestin T. D McCutcheon Clark-Aitken T. G. Aitken Harriuton Alf Boles Port Elgin Walter_Couting Caledon Misa Kate Reed T. ED. McCutcheon Orangeville Schomberg Eden Mill Eden Mills Irvin Hamilton A. Couling W. Alexonysine

Community Notes From Near Hexpeter And Guelph Area

Ospringe residents Joyce and Hazel Chester returned home after a week with grandfather near Hexpeter. Families including Robertson, McKinnon, Beamish and Stewart visited, auctions followed a barn fire, and Rev Pattison preached at the local church.

Joyce Hazel Chester Hexpeter Allan McMaster Caledon Somata Nwt Mini WI Gordon’ Robertson J. M. Card Guelph Elgin Brown David Stewart Ken Robertson Byron Bruce Blanche McKinnon Midland D. B. McKinnon O.A.C Byron Ales Tovell Owen Sound D-Stewart Nina Beamish Guelph Hospital Nina Annie Beamish Jack Beamish

Moffat Community Welcomes School Reopening and Visitors

Great interest surrounds the reopening of the school and the return of teacher Mrs Ann Wilkinson. Many Moffat residents visited the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto and celebrate the resumption after six years. Weather was pleasant over Labor Day weekend and locals took a brief excursion.

Ann Wihikinson Moffat Toronto del Moffat Wasaga Beach Annie Campbell Milton Roy Deonaven Andres Harold Donaven Hamilton Donaven George Poole Mary Jane Farmer Mig Taake Bolton Boys Girls Champ Hannah Mouek Raiy J. A —MacNeill Maritimes the Mann Sodom Campbellwalle A. M. Kere A. MacNeill

Bruce McKinnon Nuptials at JKNOX Presbyterian Church

Blanche Burns McKinnon and Byron Seymour Bruce wed at JKNOX Presbyterian Church in a ceremony attended by relatives from Oshawa London Toronto Thamesford Orton Hillsburg Guelph Grand Valley Fergus and Acton. A reception followed at the bride’s home and they plan to reside in Guelph.

Whathall Fern Presbyterian Chavet Acton Ao Oelock Blanche Cyrela Duadel Burns McKinnon Oxpringe Byron Seymour Bruce M. M. Bruce Intel & Bruce Whitewood Sask Joh Anderun M. C Bar Officigtead A. Hansen Dr. D. Barnum ATCM Joelph Bouvardia A. L. Weeks Jr Hillsburg Helen McLachlan Toronto Carol Weeks Garnet Bruce Stewart McRoberts Oshawa George Lambert O.V.C Guelph Roy Thomson W. Culley Georgian Bay London Thamesfort Orton Grand Valley Fergus-and-Acton

Youth and Money and the Value of Thrift

The article discusses youths earning spending money through various jobs and stresses the importance of wise money use. It urges saving part of earnings for education, noting thrift as a lasting virtue and a safeguard for future college or vocational study when times are less prosperous.

One More Chance for Caustic Life Insurance Assistant

A departmental supervisor vents about a temperamental assistant who comes in late, takes long lunches, and sometimes misses work. The assistant remains silent, then says he will be given one final chance.

Community Notes Open With Visits and Weekend Visitors

Local residents and visitors from multiple towns gathered over the weekend. Mr and Mrs Arthur Lane of Montreal won a Sunday event with Mrs We Pasa and Mr and Mrs Paul Spitzer among attendees from Breslau. School reopened with twenty one pupils and Miss J Ruddell in charge.

Barnes Twit Firandecildren Tropaite Alixy Iven Arthur Lane Montreal We. Pasa Mer Paul Spitzer Breslau Mixa W. Ivens Doris Mitchel Toronto York County Wilfred Brown Guelph Shelbourne's Jamey Nickell McFarlane Noyat Oak Mich J. W. Nickell Noble's Ruby Orr Torbato Joyce Orr Orland Everett Gravenhurst Misa Lots Orr Calvin VanZant Georgentown Thompson Laurel Russell Thompson School S.S J. Ruddell Helen Gale Apent Aurora John W. Nickell C.N.E John Glynn Peter Wondbridge

Crop Conditions in U S and Canada

Report notes unfavorable planting conditions in the United States through mid June but large planted areas may yield a harvest slightly above 196. Improved labor and machinery supplies aided planting. In Canada, cool spells delayed growth by about two weeks, but recent rains and heat boosted prospects. pastures and hay outlook show improvement.

United States Canada Bureau of Statistics Canadian Prairie Provinces

Miss Eileen Frank Visits Extendable Family Gatherings

Miss Eileen Frank returns from a two week vacation to Kes with Lake Shmene Afr and Mrs. David Henderson and others. The Smith clan meet at Mr and Mrs Jaros Nohawteon Milton with Rex Motter and Wall visiting, and Detroit guests Mr and Mrs James Martin call on Nell Martin. C.N.E. trips continue as W E Britton hosts Percy Boynton Elmer Anderson Toronto and Fred Carlson visiting grandparents.

Eileen Frank Keswith Lake Shmene Afr David Henderson Kennedy J. Kennedy Marlo Meare John Joseph Henderson Smith Jaros Nohawteon Milton M. Wall Rex Motter Flint James Martin Detroit Nell Martin John M. Wilson John Stroble Martin Coulson Woods Campbellvittle Wm. Woods Mary Martin Peter Campbell Moffat C.N.E W. E. Britton Percy Boynton Elmer Anderson Toronto Fred Carlson

Canadian Pacific tests new Giesel electric locomotive 1501

The Canadian Pacific Railway conducts road tests with locomotive 1501 on the FarnhamQuebec route hauling 40 loaded box cars. Engineer N Rey steers the throttle while Operator W B Patterson operates the dynamometer car, the only one of its kind in North America. Following tests on the Farnham division D501 will run on the Montreal Toronto main line and the Laurentian division curves and grades.

Canadian Pacific Railway Dominion WB Patterson CSPR North America Canadian Pacific Farnham Winchester Montreal-Toronto

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Neighborhood News Roekwood Campbellville Everton Ospringe Jknox Presbyterian Church Bruce-Mckinnon Allan Arthur Street U. S Nassagaweyas Shalidaya J. K. Gardiner Watch Rook Insuer M. A. Langer Optometrist A. T. Brown Free Press Office
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