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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Sep 30, 1948

Page

7

Breckon Tops Halton Fifty Bushel Winter Wheat Contest

W F E Breckon of Freeman led Halton's Fifty Bushel Club with 49.5 bushels per acre using Cornet variety 3%. William Booth and others followed with high scores. The report notes inter-county results at the Royal Winter Fair and outlines rules for a 1949 Halton competition.

S. . Breckon Halton Field Husbandry Department Ontario Agricultural College Halton Crop Improvement Association W. F E. Breckon Freeman Ray Abrogaast Perth County Ontario Win. Booth Milton McP Watson Gordon Leslie Acton Ken Watson HD Willmott Wi Lucas A.M. Sherwoul W. FE. Breckon Wm. G Booth St“ Watson SU Xenpeseng Hatton Agricultural Office Dawson's Golden Chaff Dawson's Cornell

Kitchen scoop with tapered end aids pouring

A tapered end on a plastic kitchen scoop allows easy funneling of flour and sugar from a large container into smaller bowls, according to a manufacturers report in The Financial Post.

Erin Church Harvest Services and Fire Dept Trailer

On Sunday September 19 harvest home services were held at All Saints Church with a well attended gathering. The Erin Fire Department unveiled a trailer to haul ladders hoses and a water pump, a promising new equipment addition. Mr John Root Orton departs for Ottawa September 17 to join the Progressive Conservative convention policy and resolutions committee.

Harvest All Saints' Church Erin Fire Dept John Root Orton Ottawa Progressive Conservative Convention National Capital Inter John Bracken Federal Leacher

Georgetown Fair Winners and Local News Summary

Georgetown fair winners in the under six months class include Linda Jeanne Braida, daughter of Mr and Mrs Norman Braida of Acton. R J Bob Caldwell will take over Longs Confectionery on Main Street October 4. Provincial Paper MIE closes its Georgetown branch by November 15 affecting about eighty jobs. Break ins at Georgetown Shoe Company and Legion Hall canteen are under police review.

Georgetown Linda Jeanne Braida Norman Braida Acton Main Street R. J Bob” Caldwell Long’s Confectionery Gray Concen Argetown MIE Georgetown Shoe Company Legion Hall J. W. Sheffield

Clearing Auction Sale in Paisley Block Guelpha Twp

Auction notice for October 9 at 1:00 p.m. in Paisley Block Guelpha Township listing horses cows and poultry. Includes names and birth dates of Holsteins and cattle stock with sires and breeding details. describes public sale by Irvine Henderson and farm on Willow Rd.

Guelpha Irvine Jenderson Audiron Atomic Farm Willow Clyde Golding Mabel Prancy Horn Si Dixie Harteg Pauline Governor Francy Dee Paul Carnation Carnation Miranda Sir Rue Maud Francy K Pauline Poseh Hartog Dixie Stre Dixie Poseh Pabst Burk Dandy Mabel Poseh Hartog Abble Colony Miranda Sir Rue Palyst Burke Pauline Mar Patst Burke Mabel Ap Mirain Janey—heyes Colony Merande Qpoultry N.H. Pullets

Farm auction offers machinery feed timber and furniture

Fordson tractor with parts and implements, plows, cultivators, carts, mower and hay equipment. Livestock items include manure spreader and hay loader. Timber, grain, potatoes, furniture pieces, and household items listed. Terms cash, no reserve. Follow arrows off highway Edinburgh or Hespeler Road. Hindley and Elliott, auctioneers.

Fordson Fo & W Edinburgh Rd Hespeler Rd

Two Die In Queen Elizabeth Way Head On Crash

Two men died after a head on collision between a truck and a car on the Queen Elizabeth Way at Bronte Bridge Saturday. Charles Adamson of Hempstead New York aged 46 and John Nymersk of Palermo were pronounced dead, Nymersk dying in Toronto’s St Josephs Hospital Sunday. The report also notes Milton’s O B A fourth round loss to Caledonia 7 to 4, with the second game set in Caledonia Saturday.

Queen Elizabeth Way Bronte Bridge Charles Adamson Hempstead New York John Nymersk Pollah DP Palermo St. Joseph's Hospital Toronto Milton Caledonia Caldonia

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