Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), October 26, 1944, p. 5

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nbacnw euuhbbbhiiv vkbs fsnytsn at i pte gerard karley visited ja action wer the taltad from mr and mra- g hemacher acton friends last weaend mlm marie clayton h over the pte victor patrick n home from brantfocd over the weakantf miai etta xmlls is vlattlns with her niece hn b cortes aft blnton cant johnny gray la home on fur- lough from st johns newfoundland mm c hhwwmi and brenda fines of hamilton nutted in team this lahwafajtowt parsnnagowar avsaata- october aath amc ornlng worship a man be overtaken sunday 3100 ajn m x xf hv fault 12j15 pirn oiurch school 700 pjmtevrenlng worship er- montwixat and who is god wed s pjow 14idwek sendee at the homeot mr and mra cbarl- wlutow street gome and worship everybody welcome mia edna brown of stajrner vlsttaa with mra k acton friends mr and mrs k e- ferryman lana betty gaorglna visited friends port credit on sunday- mr and mra w t aahton and mtn thelma aahton visited on sunday with mr and mra g ronnvaldson mra alex joe la in the hospital at guelph and friends will wlah for her prompt recovery and aetura to good health mis james symon and mrs mae synwn will be at home to friends on wednesday november 1st from 4 to 6 pjn and again in the evening from 8 to 10 at their residence on willow street anton mra george woods who underwent anopeiatlonreceutlyiawwoon vsleacwg utlhehame of her son joe woods in guelph many friend will be pleased to know she is pro- reaalng nicely ktnffflg the engagenient la announced of helen elizabeth youngest da of mr n demmons and the lata mrs dcmmom to allan harvey h son of mr and mrs henry h of eden mills the marriage to take place the early part of november sir and mrs oscar locker acton wish to announce the engagement of their only daughter loreaa mae to george allen younger son of mr francis a redman and the late mrs redman r r no 2 orton the marriage to take place quietly nov ember 4th at orton sunday octo 29th am 1100 sun morning wowliinibrul reads and hrnnklng wkw 300 pjn the sunday school i junior bible class 7jj0 pjn evening worship the value of the soul the rev win walr bja of fit andrews presbyterian church heap- ler ontario will conduct tooth ser vices thursday oct aflth at s0 the adult blhle class they that walt upon the lord shpll renew their strength slnxay october 29th 19w 1100 a m religion an edu 12ju pjn sunday school 700 pjn t union with christ cveryone welcome belgium hi arlaf days and months it seems since h have written to gnu bnt foope you will understand the trip through ifrance was pretty last once the line was cracked at caen the swoeptlon ln iflranoe was good tout dldnu stay long enoustuito enjoy it belgium ireally gave us a grand ceceptlan and we stopped while so enjoy at t people ate very iclean ana meat aadj are treating abe arikuer tgoofl bave not hiad anuen of si enance to souk around tout toawe been in few toomes and they sure make you welcome they iham sutteeed some from the jer and srre short of a sot of staple foods but fresh vegetsmes smd eggs are in abundance if you are lucky enough to get c skeai farm your egg future la assured havens seen any of the boys crom tkome for a hong time tout write to uiuke and idude cirtar hi ireoelved aulte a iew qoples of the vans kwass and are received wmh the greatest of pleasure sorry so boar of the tooys from borne who fttavej ibeen llnjuved tout toope sincerely they will fee better soon be aura m give them any beet and tell them often talk about them pflease oonvey any heartiest thanks to the war services for the ctgs which ihave reoelved regularly do you get any copies of the maple loaf and what do you think of this odltlont give my toest to all theolks and toope wont be too song till well be doing it personally all the best for now isacdonaurs used furniture antiques guaranteed highest quality work at reasonable prices 80 si- outstanding prize ust fob ualton puowing match if the prize hat la any criterion the halton plowing idatch to be held at thoa snows farm on the nelson- trafalgar town line on november 3 should have a record entry mer chants and citizens of acton buxungv ton georgetown milton campbell- vllle and oakvllle have all made gen erous donations of cash and goods in addition there are many outstand ing apeclala numbered amongst these la a 1000 war savings certificate by i fc the halton cream at butter co as a part of first prize in the class for hal ton county boys under 20 years with walking plows the bank of nova scotia trophy and silver relish dish to the halton plowman under 20 years with- the heat ridge the bank of commerce silver tray for the plowman with the best ridge in the field the t eaton co silver tray wlilch forma a part of first prize in v class 3 the robert simpson special which is offered as a part of 1st prize in class 1 then there is the salada tea specials of 1000 for the best ridge plowed by a halton plowman and last but not least the horse show the cash prizes for which are provided by nelson iloblnaon of norval alto gether the prize list totals mnr sfioo in cash and goods f we understand from agrlc rep j e whltelock that the display of farm equipment and labor saving de vices promises to be of real interest to spectators a special committee under the chmrmanshlp of stanley hall mpp is working on this fea ture and already they have corn sheaf loaders cdrn pickers tractor row crop cultivators buck rakes electric lawn mowers power chain saw power rip asw disc plows and a one way disc promised for the day prize lists are now available at the office of the ontario department of agriculture in milton a floyd smith jeweler wataasa iw jewelbsy 73 quebec street west guelph ont the five morgans dear arlaf once again i would tike to ear my sincere thanks to force electric for the fmss pass u baa been i riving regular and the talks at borne have no idea bow much tins aw letter from borne fr to us i e read the ads cans express my appreciation too freely tor the way tike war service league are looking after us tbey are doing a wonderful job in acton some of the things 1 took forw to to aee my loved ones again to hear the umpire au felay bait in a halton county league game or io watch a game of hockey between old rivals on a fast sheet of toe and in hear the band play therell be a hot time in the old town tbsugttt to meet old friends and see familiar scenes as i walk down the street funny how these things were taken so much for granted t trust the time la not too far distant when the threatened domination of those seek ing worldly power will be crushed forever by the united nations and once again we can live in a world of peace and loved ones will he united sincerely yours cpl e- w coles a big 500 worth lavatt ssjoo aaoatuy i t the two nun had been partner in btulnem for mora than fifty yean but now the partnerahlp was about to he dlnnlved for one of the two lay dylnx the sufferer called hla friend lb ms bedrid t know x havent much longer to live old man- he bald before x o rve cot a conf eanon x most make during our yean of partnership rve swindled yon out of thousands of dol lars can you lprg aiet there all kent eald the othw cheerfully tt yon worry about it x poiaooed you- i i lasarf maw tfaot 4 holptoaawe howard graff n0ith ametlcan life actoa oatario pkoaomiu gregory theatre nudav ootobeb 1 broadway hhythm george slrama in technicolor with murphy and glnny cartoon butcher of seville chapter 9 the masked marvel milton alan killed in fall from a railway bridge court fell fro bruxe ml tarsiley rhile taldiitf slurt- cut hatttriaav octobcb t maxfauw at hentty auw1ch8 lit tle secret with jimmy lydon and char lie smith 1 keep em slugging- dead end kids tok news montmav ocr6beb m eveopst biaknt anna baxter michael cshaa musical raridrntlieys rolbes disney tall falling feet from the cnjt highlevel bridge near tansley thos court s2 a veteran of the taat war was instantly killed early sunday morning police reported mr court had been visiting friends at tansley saturday officers ai stepping out of the house during the evening friends thought he was sit ting in a car waiting for a ride home falling to find him there a short time later they searched the neighborhood most of the night the body was found at thai bottom of the twelve mile creek ravine below the bridge officers said they thought he had lot his footing on the ratlmay trestle while taking a short cut home born in wales mr court came to canada in 1006 he was v member of the executive committee milton branch canadian legion he ca to muton is years ago and had been associated with the bell telephone co for 35 years he was a mason mr court is survived by hla mother mrs w waters london eiigland the funeral service was held yes terday afternoon with service in grace church and interment was in evergreen cemetery the mhto- brailch of the legion attertded and took part in the graveside service pictured above are ibm five sons of mr and mrs joseph morgan of to caibcart st hamilton all eav gaged in active service with the navy army and merchant marine tbey are the nephews of rev vin cent morgan pastor of acton and georgetown upper left kevin f leading stacker un upper light michael jo rcnvr centre joseph b merchant marine lower left thomas a ordinary sesy bcnvb lower right patrick b private wumiprg grenadiers 1st ba fight for burma hangs on battle about myitkyina town oo bnsrasujr btvcr becsvasttcsl ulftsb allst io oi b2 utpuc bdoctuju vv ncmsn osuwegi oalef h hanriatfrl rress la tl war ttmastre wasted and the costly ledo road quickly will be reclaimed by the j uncle by a serus of astute manoeuvre ltgen joseph stluwell has piloted tits army of americans and aznericau- tralned chinese more than 200 miles through northern burma through 4ajzve of the densest lungles in tiie world right into myitkyina but ihe japanese were there with first line troops and considered it so important that they were willing to risk thousands of men in a desperate drive into india in an effort to break the allied line in the thick jungle mud of north central burma a battle is being fought between two rainsoused arm ies with a supply road into desperate china as the prize the whole battle is being fought around a town whose pronunciation has tormented net paper readers for months it is tins town of myitkyina pronounced mlt- chenaw on the outcome of the struggle may hinge important battles if china presently no supplies get to china ex cept those flown across the hump t great cost the new burma road call ed the ledo road hi routed through myitkyina if the allies capture my itkyina and surrounding territory they can shove the road through in to china and open a land supply line at a time when the chinese are per haps the hardest pressed since their war started seven years myitkyina also would be tremend ously important as an air base per mitting air transport to take a low level and far less dangerous route from india to china if the japanese hold myitkyina all the daring american engineering of the past is months will have bean siillwelfs troops were not the on ly ones involved- british and indian chlttdlts flown into central burma in a daring glider operation have steadily fought their way northward to the outskirts of myitkyina not far from a little town called mogaung in addition a strong force of chin ese struck westward from china to backtrack the old burma road in an effort to help stluwell an enemy a worse than the japanese is the monsoon which struck just as the converging allied armies were about to pounce on their target in the burma monsoon rain falls in mothering torrents for days until about sept 1 200 to 600 inches of rain will pour down upon the allied armies by a quaint trick of nature the japanese are able to do most of tlielr manoeuvring and run most of their supply lines in a section of burma wliere only 100 inches of rain falls that is the central valley of the ir- rawaddy with myitkyina at th northern extremity as this la written the americans and chinese on one side and japanese on the other are fighting for contra of myitkyina but meantime the jap- e are fighting from tne inside and are able to bring in more supplies and rmrves the jajiancs invasion of india 309 rolletl to tile wast seems to be pater- iah out british and indian forces supported by allied airmen baas kept the japanese from taking imphal m a jiase from which to cut off the 4 supply line at its india end though they slowed deliveries of sup- piles to chins overthe hump sstj- menaord stlllwellposltlon la north central burms they failed to cut the supply line itiustsh may resume nobth sea fishing london cp now that the i marine me is being the british may be permitted to catch real fish in the north sea the ion- don dally mall reports that a ban on fihtng in those waters imniauil in the first days of the war may soon be lifted sole plaice turbot and otbar prime varieties of fish exist in the sea scientific experiments havo shown that the fish untroubled by trawling have multiplied 41jventle vandalism toronto cp two fivefesrokt girls swept through trinity angli can church on thanksgiving day ripped down harvest decccationa smashed a communion set of belgian glass broke a bronze lectern and torn pages from hymn and prayer books damage was estimated at 300 but the youngsters were said to come from a large family who would not likely be able to relnburae the church canned oslajrafburr canned grapefruit m glass contain ers has been tamiporaruy removed from the list of lationed fruits this announcement was recently road by the prices board ration adzmmstrgt- ut suspension of the rationing of this product la temporary to penult aalsa of last years pack now fat tha samaa of dealcra it win again b rauonad from oct u on the basts of 30 fluid ounces tor each valid pragarsni coup-

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