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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 26, 1940
Page
6
A flurry of visits and greetings spans Acton and neighboring towns. Toronto guest W H Speight calls on Moorecroft friends while Dorothy and Louise Bridges visit from Tempe ta, and several engagements promise autumn weddings for Anne Mae Hamill, Ruby May Allen, Perle Agness McMillan, Myrtle Innes Lowrie, and Margaret Jean Oakes.
Medical reports will be submitted to Divisional Registrars with appeals directed to the Divisional Board. The medical examination of the first group begins soon, with 30,000 men to be called for training and sent to centres for October 9.
Halton Jersey Show opens with 60 head at Acton Fair. Halton Jersey Club reports strong turnout despite weather. Judges name premier exhibits and champions in multiple classes, including bulls, cows, heifers, and progeny, with awards for get of sire and dam.
A wedding service was held Saturday afternoon at 3 o clock in Guelph uniting Jean Helen Cowan and Alexander McIsaac with Rev E Donald Stuart officiating. The bride wore a rose beige crepe dress and Corsage of Briarcliffe roses. reception followed at the bride's mother's home with pink and white decorations and a three tier cake. The couple plan to reside in Acton after a return trip to Northern Ontario.
In a reply to Prime Minister Mackenzie King, Winston Churchill commends Canada for its unity and readiness to support Europe. The wartime measures include price safeguards, training of 22 000 Canadians in war industries, export boosts to the UK, port restrictions, and a new War Services Department structure.
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