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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Sep 08, 1955

Page

21

Two New Arrivals Stir Mud Creek in Polar District

Two women Paula Hoode and Agnes Miller travel to Mud Creek to take posts as nurse and teacher. They meet Dr. Philip Jerome, his exhausted brother David, and lumber mill owner Carl Gundersen as blizzards, deaths, and forest fires test the community and budding romances.

Mud Creek Slim Paula Hoode Witty Agnes—Miller Philip Jerome David Carl Gundersen Agnes

Old Fashioned Soup Tureen Buffet Options

A brief note suggests current interest in traditional soup tureens and chafing dishes for buffet meals. It mentions electric deep fryer style cookers as another option to start a buffet supper effectively.

End of Halton's Pages of the Past Fears of the Past

The final chapter urges preserving local Halton County history through family historians and photo identifications. It honors pioneers, Loyalists, and veterans, stressing records, cemeteries, and county museums to prevent history from being lost.

Halton Aed Sosheerae Halton County Canada Britain Europe Mother Coun Upper Canada Janet Campbell

Local bowling season opener stirs Larosa league crowd

The 1955-56 bowling season kicked off as local bowlers tried their arms. Norm Morton claimed a 726 triple to win the McCutcheon award while Fay Andrews posted a 250 single and 592 triple for Ledger's I.G.A. and Patricia awards. Pop lanes teased youth with a decisive trip.

Phil LeSueur Ross Fay Andrews Ledger I.G.A Patricia Ann

Ceremony Brightens Brampton Gas Service Turn on at City Hall

A formal ceremony on Main Street Brampton marked the official turn on of natural gas service. Mayor Nance Horwood flipped the switch as six purge burners ignited, concluding weeks of planning by the Consumers' Gas Co of Toronto and Brampton officials in front of the courthouse.

Brampton Worsday Nance Horwood The Consumers' Gas Co. of Toronto Court House Main Sts

Parents Object To Palermo School Mud

The Trafalgar School Board met at Palermo school grounds to watch a bulldozer level the mud-filled playground after a complaint from Mrs James Adamson president of the Palermo Home and School Association. A second dozer hired by the board was to finish leveling the field before the new week of classes.

Trafalgar Palermo E. J. James James Adamson Rolmac Construction Co Hamilton James

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