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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 04, 1947
Page
21
The notices report the birth of Marlyn Jot to Dr. and Mrs. Harry Incyte at General Hospital in Toronto date August 1947. Also listed are obituaries and memorials for Martha Smith and John Donaldson, with dates and brief personal remembrances from family and widows.
Mrs D Lappin expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for cards flowers and kindness shown during her illness at Taranto General Hospital. The notes are deeply appreciated.
Acton Public School expects attendance well over 400 this year due to new addition crowds in every classroom. Acton Boys and Girls Band gave a Fergus concert Sunday to a splendid crowd, welcomed by the Fergus Bandmaster, featuring the C N E tent selection Golden Gate overture.
John Krywlarchuck of Hamilton is removed to Don Jail in Toronto to await trial on charges connected to the $105,000 Bank of Nova Scotia robbery in Campbellville in July. He is also identified in the Waterloo Carling Breweries Ltd robbery on May 29.
A Canadian United States team visited Churchill Manitoba in May to study black flies and mosquitoes. They tested eighteen repellents and found woolen clothing offers more bite protection than cotton, while repellents on outer clothing protect exposed skin but flies may enter clothing.
Relief maps of plastic may soon help thousands of blind Canadian citizens to visualize the changing Earth. The project aims to provide tactile guidance showing geographic features and terrain, offering new ways to perceive maps without sight.
The community mourns Beulah Eilaen Whitelock a Brampton native and longtime Milton resident who served in Women’s Institute and local W.T. roles. She died August 25 at Toronto General Hospital and is buried in Brampton Cemetery. Also honored is Hannah E. Bingham widow of W. Sam Bingham with funeral services held August 28 at Alma. she leaves children Robert L Thomas E and daughters noting her warm letters and kindness.
Bank of Montreal travel services are recommended for Canadians planning trips. Travel letters of credit assist substantial funds. Safe-keeping options include vault storage and safekeeping of coupons for bonds. Joint accounts and power of attorney aid travelers and spouses while away. William Clayton, local branch manager, offers guidance to travelers. The adhesive stamp originated in Dundee Scotland.
The Acton School Board met Tuesday in Sopon. Principal McKenzie reported incomplete building work but progress on framework and windows. Enrollment expected near 100 with Kindergarten overfull. some town pupils may be refused admission. Textbook approval, art supplies, and school accounts totaling 2267.22 were reviewed. Safety League program planned. nurse committee to be absorbed by the new county Health Unit.
The Dominion Department of Agriculture announces all white Cheddar cheese produced in Ontario and Quebec as of August 21st 17 and any cheddar from these provinces after that date has been requisitioned for export to the British Ministry of Food. Heather deemed suitable for a synthetic flooring project.
The Rockwood Horticultural Society held its annual show on a Saturday with entries across vegetables flowers and blooms. Numerous exhibitors including Myrtle Moore, Mrs. S. N. Hutchinson and Mrs. Arthur Harris displayed pumpkins gourds gladiolus and zinnias while society leaders Mrs. J. Henderson and Mr. Elliot presided in the Town Hall.
A Kent silkworm colony at Lullingstone Castle with 4,000,000 insects has supplied silk for past State occasions. They produced the fabric for the robes at the Coronation and each cocoon yielded two miles of thread. Sufficient raw silk is set aside for Princess Elizabeth's wedding dress.
Paul Sykes reports from Singapore that world pepper supplies are secure and wartime substitutes unlikely. Singapore offers immediate export of various peppers with firm orders available, though prices are high. Despite demand in Canada and the U S, little business is occurring in these markets.
For sale items include 5 Red dual purpose er-2 at Acton contact Lloyds for Lloyds Corn Salve 50 cents at Baxter's Drug Store. Bray offers pullets ready for fall winter stock with October November chick orders from Geo C Brown R R J Norval.
The notice seeks an experienced dressmaker in or near Acton with machine power experience and good references. It also asks for an aggressive salesman with a car aged 25 to 45, not necessarily experienced, and promotes opportunities in a rural Watkina district for an aggressive person aged 25 to 55 who can secure a travel outfit.
A farm sale is advertised for WAGH BROWN Lot 18 Con 2 Township of Brampton four miles north of Guelph two miles north of Highway 24 on Wednesday September 10 1947 at 1 PM. Items include Jersey cattle and blood tests equipment a Ford Ferguson tractor tarp belt pulley power take off modern farm machinery poultry horses grain and more.
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