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Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Sep 28, 1961

Page

7

Meeting 7 Headline Ladivx Aid Hosts September Gathering

Mrs. William MacPherson hosted the September Ladivx Aid meeting with 13 members and one visitor. Devotional stressed faith in a peaceful heart, hymn sung, roll call humor noted, Open House planned at Rev Maxwell’s Erin, Greek boy aid thirty dollars voted, apple contest won, tea and bazaar to follow, scripture read, visitors named.

Wiliam MacPherson Ladivx Aid S. Fuller Maxwell Erin MacPherson Fulter B. Robertson E. Fisher G. Jackson Victor Upshall Albert Breadner Brampton H. R. Howard Stewart McDonald Rochester N.Y David Stewart

Acton News Highlights Visitors and Local Death

The week in Acton features health notes from Guelph Hospital, duck hunting trips by Gordon Aitken in Parry Sound, and weekend homecomings by Joan Aitken and others. Mrs. Annie Beamish dies in Owen Sound with funeral from Acton and interment at Everton Cemetery, once residents on the village farm now owned by H R Howard. A baby from First Line is treated for pneumonia at Guelph Hospital. Numerous local gatherings include Turkey dinner at the Robertson home and the Everton Church centennial observance with many Acton residents attending.

Greg “Mulson Guelph M. Jackson Sy. de Vries Guelph Hospital Gordon Aitken Kitchener Parry Sound Joan Aitken Dundas John Sherlock Aitken Western University London Byron Bruce Hillsbury United Church Annie Beamish Owen Sound Hospital Acton Everton Cemetery Beamish H. R. Howard Don Milton Carman Griffin Mishawaka Indiana George Grundy John Lethard Toronto Laretta Grundy Wilbert Kant Mryflintol Stratford Love Jerguson Bob Slater Cecile Bilton Lloyd Bilton Betty Grundyall Murray McKitrick Marlene Walde Peter Kooster Drayton Everton Church of Christ Disciples D. G. Robertson George’ Young Marilyn Norman Robertson Lloyd Robertson Co Heimler Rep Carter Laverne Karen St. John's Church Young People’s Grand Valley Monty Root W.A Gordon Swanston R. R Rockwood W. J. Osmund Oakes R. Bruce Freyre Frank Oakes Hazel Oakes

Rockwood Postmaster Wins Public Service Award

Rockwood postmaster George Day received a pair of binoculars under the Public Service Suggestion Plan Award. Presentation was by Ira Jones Walkerton area superintendent Cy Davies Guelph assistant postmaster and London district examiner. This is Day's third award under the 1953 program.

George Day Rockwood Post Office Ira Jones Walkerton Cy Davies Guelph London

Life Changes Before Marriage and After

The item humorously notes a man longs for a woman before marriage and the letter Y becomes silent after marriage, playing on word charm rather than a factual event.

Russian Visitors Show Interest in American Telephones

Report notes Russian visitors to the United States who attended an exhibit in Moscow last year displayed notable interest in American telephones. The remark comes as Russia’s state-run system provides telephone service to only about one in fifty people.

United States Moscow Russia

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