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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 14, 1950
Page
18
The column lists residents and relatives visiting hospitals in Toronto Guelph and Winnipeg. It notes Wayne Curne’s return from Sick Children's Hospital, Jack Mainprize’s Toronto trip, and many others—Etta Dills, A T Brown, Dene Colea, Mamie Mainprize, and Mrs Soper among them—along with various homecomings and recoveries.
This week the Free Press editorial staff welcomes a new member from Toronto. Kus Brown joins the team after graduating from Ts Teangatt mite University and completing a European tour that will provide fresh perspectives. Jum Dilly and Kav Trrawn remain with the staff as they plan the next course at Avernon Institute of Technology.
Mrs Norman Hill dies in Fergus last Friday, with mourners including Charles Burge and daughters in Toronto and Vermilion Alberta. Funeral at Johnston Cemetery after service at Lomé Patterson Funeral Home. Local figures include George Day elected to Canadian Postmasters Association Ontario Branch. Hydro station alterations underway for increased hydro power. Celebrations at St John’s and harvest festival events with the choir. Rally and anniversary services upcoming at Presbyterian Church. Meet of former St John’s rectors at the Canadian National Exhibition. Rockwood visitors Jack Van Gooren and Mr Mrs Lynch noted.
Esquesing Township council met on Wednesday August 16 with Reeve Grote Curie presiding. Wilfred Bird and Walter Linham were present as councillors. The council endorsed what appears to be a county equalization plan and discussed the forward path to implement the changes. An unrelated note mentions the development of the first automatic baler in 1940 at New Holland, Pa.
Lakeside Chapter 10.D.E. met September 12 in Legion rooms with Regent Mrs. Hazel Orr presiding. They urged support forQueen Marys carpet exhibition funds and reported on donations, reports adopted, and plans for October events including a provincial meeting in London. A human rights charter study and current events by Elva Peason were presented.
The report references a Dart Auction Market and mentions a sequence of actions related to trading and ownership. Details are unclear due to OCR errors but indicate a market event with possible valuations and a sequence of transfers. The piece reads as a fragmented local notice or brief about market activity and participants.
A clear auction sale in Erin Township lists registered Guernsey and Holstein cattle with due dates, young stock, grade cattle, and several bred cows plus registered Holsteins. Hay and grain, multiple farm machines, tools, and equipment are offered, with cash terms and no reserve as the farm is sold.
Meeting notes reveal discussion on special cooking rate power for commercial establishments with separate metering and water service renewals at Mr. Van Wyck residence. Sewers on Bower Avenue exposed misaligned service box, sparking repairs by Spart an Construction Co. and potential red lead coating on tank bottom during replacement. Attendees included Commissioner Ware, Reeve Tyler, and presiding MacArthur, with Horton Steel Co to be consulted on tank bottom installation.
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