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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 23, 1954
Page
13
Two high school pupils Thomas Nightingale and Kaljo Carun report their bikes stolen after alighting from a bus near Fourth Line Nassagawega. The boys left the bicycles at a corner on 25 Sideroad each morning to ride to school and planned to retrieve them at night.
A September event in Orton Community Hall honored Mr. and Mrs. Norman Cook as they prepare to relocate to Orangeville. Guests praised their neighborly service and church work. gifts included a studio couch and wall mirror. The evening featured progressive euchre, speeches, and a social lunch.
A Rockwood public school exhibit features bird houses and books judged for age groups. Ten year olds and older compete alongside younger entrants with several winners named including Peter Heyder and Adrian Heyder.
Local notes report an overhaul of the furnace and relocation to create more floor space near the front doors. Community updates include weddings, openings, visits, and attendance at the Acton Fair, with multiple residents mentioned by name and their activities.
The W I de Rockwood Women’s Institute met at Mrs G Franck’s home with the agriculture and Canadian industries committee hosting a panel on Start where you are with what you have. Demonstrations on growing African violets and textile stencil printing impressed attendees while Mrs Roy Bacon and Miss G Guild provided lunch.
Robert Joyce of Guelph returning from Acton Fair Saturday night fell from the tractor seat onto the pavement on No 25 highway. The manure spreader attached to the tractor passed over him as the tractor and spreader ran driverless through a guard rail and crashed into a ditch. Damages to the two machines were $150. He was taken to Milton Private hospital for treatment of shock and head abrasions by Dr Stevenson.
Start of work on a school addition and new homes progress noted across the area. Len Buck sold a highway lot to Rev Albert Hayward for excavating. E Fisher home brick work underway. anniversary celebrations for Mr. and Mrs. Stewart mark thirty years with many relatives present.
The text notes a corn and wiener roast hosted by Mr and Mrs HH Smith on Saturday night. It lists various visits and social events around town including church observances, visits to Tillsonburg, Lowville and Toronto, and multiple Canadian residents mentioned with local families. It also mentions a charity or exhibit event with WL winning several prizes at Acton and a Toronto Star puzzle tie-breaker result with two Acton ladies earning prizes.
The article notes church services held in the hall while a basement is added. Jim Kirkwood will be guest speaker next Sunday as he studies for the ministry. WA meeting at Mrs. Shaw's home includes prayers, readings, and a lunch. Rally Day features Ross Shorthill and Wayne Cotton with a girls quartet singing. Local residents Bud Snow and Charlie Thompson plan new homes. Russ family visit from Hespeler.
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