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Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), October 1, 1953, p. 9

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thursday october 1st 18m thp acton free press acton ontario page nine plumbingheating hot water steam mr conditioning plurtihrc s u supplies city zimuca in acton on mondays tuesdays and wednesdays each week while f l wright is away 8 30 am 4 30 p m other times by appointment just drop a note to box 575 acton or phone 95 on above days tf you have car tnvyioiicewithostindyou change tarvyour new car is automatically covered for 14 days just let us know the year and make body type serial number engine number and model if any in cm of a claim all kindi of insurance call collect to ouelph 4686j or mr tims guerph 5144w n b wright real estate and insurance iit phone acton 95 or oueiph 4686j ampheuv1ll ladies aid marks 25th anniversary on wednesday afternoon of last week about 85 ladies attended the 25th anniversary of st david s presbyterian ladies aid in the church basement mrs william roberts presided and opened with a hymn followed by prayer by miss ethel simpson mrs a t moore had charge of the devotion al period mro wilfred greenlee gave the highlights of the past 25 years mrs william roberts introduced the guest speaker mrs w p gamble of guelph who wished the society every success in the fuluri and congratulated the ladies on the past work accomplished miss jean mcphail thanked her and dora speers presented her with a cor mrs archie cairns sang no not one accompanied by her mother mrs chas prudham on the auto harp mrs roberts thanked all and rov j sutherland had the closing prayer mrs william bell first president cut the three layer anniversary cake made by mrs robert elliot and iced by mrs john d curne reception committee were mrs john gilmour mrs edgar cairns pouring tea were mrs c a elselj mis sam cairns social comm ttee were mrs mur ray mcphail mrs llojd crawford mrs a t moore plan paper drive on thursday afternoon mrs gcd inglis was hostess to the women s missionary meeting when mrs robert elliott presided the meet ing opened with a ci to worship jlellee il or not youll uleu rarn more than that during vour working rars so the big question ui how much of this will still be your when you retire you owe il lo vourself to make sure ou keep enough bank a regular amount from eaeh par from now on at the b of m and hold on to a worthwhile share of the fortune ou will earn ijif nifrii bank of montreal nd twenty three ta3ics answered the toll call with their favorite hymn mrs wal king- ha charge o the devotional period and mrs wra roberts assisted with prayer mrs edward mahon gave the treasurers report and mrs george inglis the cheer report plans were made for the thank offering meeting it was decided to have a newspaper drive at once and all residents of the village are asked to tie newspapers in bundles mrs a t moore gave the topic on old and new customs in africa and opportunities there mrs jos linn dedicated the offering and mrs wallace king miss gertrude holmes mrs murray mcphail as ststed the hostess during the social half hour mission band meets at the september meeting of the grace mission band held in st davids presbyterian church lois greenlees presided and edward evans opened with the call to wor ship donna mitchell led in prayer and also gave tbe secretary s report the roll call was answered by 17 members with the books of the new testament an ta smith and barbara adams had charge of the devotional per lod plans were made for an open november meeting and bazaar mrs wilfred greenlees gave the topic on nyangastwo villiges lois infills fivored with accord an solos donna mitchell carol wal ton barbara adams and mrs w greenlees wen the social comm t tee extend sympathy smpathj of this community s xtended to mrs robert menzies miss jane rod and mrs allan moore miss ethel simpson avd mr william mclennon who have all had sad bereavements confrsiiilaliona congratulations to mr and mrs beverly ella on the birth of a son antique on wheels has matching crew an antique on wheels passed through acton recently cruising along the railroad tracks were genuine railroad re les including a wood burning lo comotive a sleeping car of 1890 a dining car of 167s a day coach of i860 and three cars filled with rel les of the canadian national rail way almost as antiquated as the train were the crew oldtlmcrs manned the ancient train with one gentle man wearing a board completely n keeping with hla outdated sur roun dings the train of the last century was on its way to kitchener where t was to be opened for inspection it had been on display at the canad ian national exhibition all the cars on the train had been brought from montreal for the exhibition there were thrte locomotives a mogul no 674 a wood burning locomotive and a saddle tank switching locomotive whose water tank was situatid directly above the locomotive few saw the unique train whei it imde its brier stop at acton station pictures of the old cars and etikines are on displaj in the prcs rnidoi finishing touch a rain recently htfd a new house built and concluded it didn t look loo str wi so he mentioned it to the contnetor will after all replied ibe dn tractor we havtnt got the wall paptxuonyu wms presents life membership intended fir last week i the suitembcr meetings of the wmb ad ladles aid or ihe presbyterian church was held on tuesday afternoon nt the home of mrs cameron scott with a good attendance the wms was in charge of the p esidenl who opened with a poem by miss jane scott devotions were taken by mrs robert borth wick and mrs garnet macdoug all roll call was answered by a beatitude arrangements were made for the fall thankoffering al o for attending acton thank ffer ing mrs wallace lasby was present ed with a life membership and p n by mrs g macdougall on behalf of the society mrs b smith road the study book and mrs w lasby jiilt i solo the trotting closed wilh he lords prayer in unison mr- herb gilbcrlson had charge of ihe ladies aid after mlnuts and reports wire given irnnge ments were made for catering for t wedding supper also for bttend inj the plowing match al c bour in october the meeting closed with prnjer bj mrs h gilbertson a seul hair hour wis spt nt with mrs robert borthw ck n d mrs b sm th assisting the h isloss mr ind mrs jick taylor if flint mich ind mrs will taylo of georgetown visited on sundav with mr and mrs robert borth wick jick spent a d y this wi k call ng on old school mates and friends pollock and campbell manufacturer of high grade memorials memorial engraving 63 warm st north oa1t telephone mil h s holden optomatriat eyes examined glasses fitted 7 douglas st oueiph your floors are our business many pulp and paper limits con tain today more wood than they did 20 30 or 40 years ago mrs elizabethan spent sev eral dajs last week with mr and mrs james wilson m acton i there will be no service in the local presbyterian church on- sun day owing to anniversary services in rock wood presbyterian church wedding bells arc ringing in our village this week sympathy of this communi y goes out to the family of the late mrs charlotte anderson in her sudden passing congratulations to mr and mrs art gibson also mr and mrs norm hopkins on tht arrival of baby boys different colors of ink can have different meanings in love letters if you want to get really romantic in your correspondence use red when writing to new love green for an old true love and purple for passion you may never meet her but you bavo1alked to herheard thai friendly voo willi a smite she is always there at your service like the telephone itself ready to save you time and trouble if you ever need help in an emergency you know she will meet that challenge too lake all bell people she brings to her work an understanding of how important the telephone has become in our daily uvea thi iill tiliphohi company of canada armstrongs nairns dominion inlaid linoleum and tiles rubber and plastic tiles quaker floors and congoleum 20ngowall quaker wall i plastic wall tiles venetian blinds plywood aluminum moldings waxes and cleaners sanding machines for rent clement floor wall covering satisfied shoppers del monte 28 oz tin fruit cocktail 43c libbys deep brown 20 oz tin pork beans 2 for 37c anthonylittle motors 341 queen st acton front end alignment bean line up equipment texaco gas oil marfax lubrication general repairs phone 1w- gordon oder manago acton taxi and snack bar 10 mill st w phone 260r 24 hour taxi service our cars are radio dispatched out of town tr ps a spec ally fhoui 2ux to f prem kam bologna 33c sunny morn coffee lb 95c grapefruit juice 2 for 27c brunswick tin sardines 3 for 25c daily arrivals of fruit and vegetables keeps our produce iga choice peas 20 oz tin 2 for 33c for yowr dog dr ballard s kibble or meaties 2 pkgs 33c iga dog meal 2 lb pkg 19c iga kibble 2 lb pkg 29c sunlight laundry soap 3 for 29c lux toilet soap 4 for 25c echo all purpose laundry soap 4 for 26c top quality beef round steak or roasts lb 65c lean boneless stewing beef lb 39c boof swifts premium smoked picnic ham maneys brookfield pure lb 17c pork sausage lb 49c 1 lb pkg 49c ledgers iga

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