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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 26, 1963
Page
16
Community notes list new homeowners Mr and Mrs Murray McKittrick and buyers Mr and Mrs Rob Bailey with possession set for October first. Various local groupsshare events including Baptist Church corn roast and Women's Institute September meeting with reports, displays, and a luncheon.
Congratulations pour in for Mr. and Mrs. Bentall and Mr. and Mrs. Weaver for newborn sons in Georgetown. A teacher podcast at the Benton farm hosted by the Cohoon family, Julie Mather wedding news in Brampton, and a Grace United Church ceremony in Florida are noted amid cake and generous shower events.
Eden Mills Presbyterian Church group held its monthly W.M.S. and Ladies Aid meeting at Mrs E Perry’s home. Reports were read, invitations issued for Thank Offering meetings, and charity activities noted including Erin Fair donations and fall events. Local social updates mention families visiting London and a youth winner in cattle shows at Aberfoyle Acton fairs.
Four or five cars from Emmanuel Bible Church to Woodstock Bible College spent an evening with Mr and Mrs W T Humphries. The program included singing led by Ray Wiseman and humorous skits by Mr Humphries. Refreshments followed as the group departed late, with the theme Tested Truth for Troubled Times.
Joseph Duby of Rockwood dies at 65 after a several week illness in Guelph General Hospital. Funeral at Rumley Shoemaker with Rev Dr Aitken. interment in Rockwood Cemetery. Survived by wife Winnifred Porter and 16 grandchildren, with children Leslie Alfred Catherine Earl Lucy Mary Kenneth and others. He served in the 123nd battalion 43rd company Canadian Forestry Corps in France and England.
City council session was called off this week following the death of Mayet Les Duty’s father. Officials announced the postponement as a mark of respect and expected rescheduling details in coming days.
Church community celebrates Rally Day at Churchill Church with guest speaker Rev Hall of Hornby and music. Several families from North Bay Welland and Guelph area visited. plans for Churchill Anniversary near Sept 29 include old friends gathering and special music. Congratulations go to Mrs Kenneth Roy of Guelph on the birth of a son. Birthday dinner held for Mr Brace Leitch with family and friends in attendance.
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