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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 30, 1954
Page
16
Fern Brown, recently retired from Acton post office after 36 years, was honored at a Terra Cotta Inn dinner. She received an orchid corsage and an electric coffee maker from fellow post office employees.
The Knox Rally Day service was held on Sunday with children attending the morning service in a body. Superintendent C Coles presented awards for memory work and attendance. The senior girls class read the lesson and Rev. R Armstrong delivered the sermon with music matching the theme.
The new boxing ring at Madison Square Garden features a lightweight aluminum frame touted for quick setup amid a tight event schedule from boxing to basketball and hockey. Canadian Aluminum Company supplies the non rusting, strong frame praised by the sports world.
Neighborly updates list visits among Mrs. James Cameron Virginia town Mr. and Mrs. Ross Robertson and many others. Guests include Miss Olive Hodgkinson Rockwood Mrs. A Hamilton on Church St. and extended reports from Guelph Toronto and Ottawa travels.
Members of the club and Busy Bers WT attended a frozen food demonstration hosted by Mrs Wilmer Watkins. On Tuesday September 14 Miss Tewnim from the Department of Agriculture discussed two types of Tyopropy vegetables and Pewee 4 wee F. w2oMrat. The afternoon was described as enjoyable with many useful tips shared.
Hydro conversion was the subject of a short film shown to Acton Rotary club members at the Dominion Hotel on Tuesday. Douglas Cook spoke to the men and presented the film outlining conversion process reasons and how those affected can assist. Tom Jones introduced Mr. Cook and Alf Long offered thanks.
Readable items show scarce desks arriving promised this week and new heat restored after recent outages. Student council nominations loom while Grade 13 trips to Hamilton theater and Guelph GE opening mark school events. City inquiries cover Beardmore water supply, zoning, annexation debates, and local land development with multiple witnesses.
The meeting opened with Gordon Crow guiding the session. Scouting activities included an inspection by the Seagulls as honor patrol and a supervised game led by Reg Kirknyss. New scouts worked on Tenderfont and Tenderfont Scouts on second class, with several passing.
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