Local Acton News Roundup and Road Crash Report
Acton tennis club event at Acton courts with refreshments after play. A Michigan car ran off No 7 highway 2 mi east of Acton injuring a telephone pole with $400 damage. Public speaking champion Ella Jany competed at the Parksdale Exhibition but did not place. Police recaptured Adolf Heist after an Eden Mills search lasting hours. YMCA renovations underway including paint locker rooms washrooms and a new meeting room. Don Matthews represented Halton at the OAC Guelph three day event with 60 juniors. Holiday travel ends as Acton families resume routines. A three car collision on highway 7 at Esquesing Line caused up to $110 damage across vehicles.
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Acton
Michigan
Misa
Ella Jany
Parksdale United Church
Ella
Halton County
Touc
Esquesing
Pam
Robert Lindsay
Limehouse
William Lindsey
FR. 6
Lindsay
Barry Lawson
Presentation Held in Hall for Jean and Bob Ahead of Wedding
Friday night program honored Jean Sinclair and Robert McGill with a ceremony in the hall. Guests included Janice Baker and the Gibson family, with readings and musical numbers. The couple received gifts, and speeches followed before lunch and dancing.
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Jean Sinclair
Robert McGill
Janice Baker
Eizabeth
Marjory Gibson
George Gibson
Muriel Hills
Robert McEnery
Smith
Bacirlady
Jean
Bob
Yvonne McEnery
Ernie McEnery
Jesse McEnery
Lightning strikes Eden Mills barn. blaze destroys farm
A barn owned by Bill and Jim Gilbertson at Eden Mills burned after a lightning strike Friday evening. The fire leveled the barn with four thousand dollars estimated damage. Firefighters saved nearby structures but the roof caved in on a stored SM model car. Bill Gilbertson escaped by driving a truck to safety. Rockwood firefighters faced intense heat and traffic blocking the highway. provincial police were summoned.
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Eden Mills
Bill
Jim Gilbertson
Bill Gilbertson
Rockwood
Eden Mills-Guelph
Isabelle Ritchie Wins Dominion Bursary at Acton High
Donna Isabelle Ritchie, a grade XO student at Acton High School, received a $100 Dominion-Provincial student aid bursary. The award requires an 88 percent average in required and elective subjects for the Secondary School graduation diploma. Four bursaries are allotted to Halror county students.
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Donna Isabelle Ritchie
Acton High School
Halror County
Builders Offer Quality Lumber and Supplies for Durable Homes
Local supplier touts sturdy building materials designed to withstand harsh tests. The emphasis is on quality lumber and builder supplies suitable for serious construction projects and enduring structures.
Thanking Friends for Kind Messages and Support
Hugh M. Reid thanks friends for messages and cards sent during hospital stay at Guelph General and St. John's Convalescent Hospital. He notes appreciation for doctor and nurses and visits by ministers and friends. Signed by Mr. and Mrs. James H. Reed.
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Guelph General
St. John's Convalescent Hospital
James H. Reed
Community Event Reminders and Social Activities
Coming events list activities in Acton and Hillsburgh. Rummage sale with coffee and doughnuts on September 12 at Legion Hall. Acton Soccer Club meets September 1 at Legion Hall. Zone rally for Canadian Legion Ladies Auxiliary on September 10 at 8 p.m. Jamboree and street dance September 11 in Hillsburgh with Mel Lavigne and His Blue Water Boys. proceeds benefit arena building fund.
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Legion Hall
Acton
Canadian Legion Ladies Auxiliary
Acton Pa
Hillsburgh
Mel Lavigne
Blue Water Boys
Hillsburgh Business Men
Arena Building Fund
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Acton Courts
Blue Springs
Jack Atkinson
Central
Ontario
Francis Gerry
FR. 1
Hisburgh
No. 7
Guelph Reformatory
Adolf Heist
Harrow
YMCA
Don Matthews
Halton Junior Farmers
OAC
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Matthews
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Gibson
Erin Fair
Leo Jamieson
F. J. Shortill
Florence Nightingale
Michaelangelo
You
Elizabeth
God Save the Queen
Cam McEnery
Sheruill
Blue Mountain
Rathburn
Peacock
Russ
Wilfred Harding
Arthur Buddell
Ashgrove
Elwood Snow
Mrs. Snow
Ottawa
Canada
Isabelle Ritchie
Chen
Junior
Lesan
Watson
Mill ST. E
Acton and District
H. Elliott
C. H. Elliott
Dunk
Mrs. Dunk
Miller
John William
Memoriam
Nightingale
Arthur Nightingale
Rolbson
Tom Robson
Lfe
Hugh M. Reid
Thomas
Francis Leatham
Enney
Morgan
Gordon
Victor B. Rumley
Leatham
PMR Ses
Acton & Phone
FBI
Hayden Man
Nico
Hox
Evana
John Gibson
Colin MacColl
Cameron St
Phono
McDonald
Rockhaven
Alr
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Wil
Mal St. South
Gerdut
Lassie
Millers Falls
Howard
Ospringe
Erin Township
O. M. Moore
Erin
Woodulta
Actun
Watson's Dairy
Aulary
Baxter Laboratories
George Town
Gordon Young
Delrimier
Montreal
A. Barnett
Tien Nyee
Canadian Légion
Acton Free Press
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Free Press
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Roxy Theatre
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Servier
Ernie
Hoxy Theatre
George
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Early Motors
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Thompson_Motors
20Th Century-Fox
Owa
Robert L Jacks
AIN
THEY
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World News
Aula NY Motors
UL Motors
Olive M. Lampard
AMT
Studio United Church
Park Ave
Guterior
Cyril £. Titt Rockwood
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