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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 18, 1958
Page
2
Night school will run twenty courses this year with new subjects and instructors. At a Wednesday meeting committees assigned courses to days and planned ads and application forms to begin distribution through local stores and neighboring villages.
The Duke of Devonsture Chapter 10DK met at the home of Mrs Kenneth Knox on Tuesday evening with Mrs Bo Mowat presiding. Minutes were read and reports given. Plans were discussed for a fall event and fundraising efforts outlined. Various members reported on wartime relief and community projects. A notable talk covered local watch campaigns and the Save the Children Fund. Major H Rowman and others announced teaching and class plans for painting, photography, sketching, weaving, and tailoring in Georgetown, with sessions to start Mondays and Tuesdays at designated homes and schools.
Local Presbyterian ladies attended the Stone Church tea at Ara W MacPherson and Mrs Ward with several others including Mrs Fuller Mrs George Grundy and Mrs Davat weekends. Mary Robertson and Eda Robertson returned home for a funeral while John Schenk and Janet Vos tied the knot. Family updates include recovering Barry Clarke and visitors from Georgetown Unetrait and Toronto.
Readers learn ways to enjoy outdoor dining with open fire cooking, park visits, and at home prep. Tips cover meat skewers, kabobs, and barbecue style dishes, plus keeping the event lively with prepared soups and salads stored in thermoses.
A planned public tour on Saturday September 2 will explore Credit Valley and Peel County historic spots. Organizers include the Women’s Institutes of Peel, Peel County Soil and Crop Association, Ontario Department of Agriculture, and the Historical Sites Advisory Board of the Credit Valley Conservation Authority. The day features visits to Brampton, Prindale, Streetsville, Meadowvale, Churchville, Norval, Georgetown, and Caledon Village with discusses on Indigenous history and early settlements. Participants are urged to bring family groups and contact Miss Mate Borgstrom or JW McCullough for details.
Lakeside Chapter organized fall bazaar plans during recent meetings at the Legion hall. Members discussed projects and preparations with groups busy on various stalls. The next combined meeting with the Duke of Devon and Lakeside chapters is scheduled for next month.
Among American nations Canada alone achieved nationhood and self-government without a revolution. The statement contrasts Canada’s peaceful evolution with other North and South American states that fought wars or ascended through upheaval to formal independence.
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