North District School Board Meeting Notes Actions and Plans
North district school board notes a Tuesday session with trustees A Kirkness T Jones and G A D Hlis. Principal McKenzie asks repairs and a rear passage partition for Grade IV. An Upper School exam centre in Acton is authorized and arrangements for safety shows for students are approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Kirkness
T. Jones
G. A. Dhls
Acton’ School
J. . Chapman
McKenzie
Narloys
Acetor
Stewart
Acton Continuation School
Ontario
Toronto
Symon
Scientific
Bell Telephone
Masales Dairy
K.p
Watson Dairy
Brantford
Util
Highway No 25 Faults Point to Provincial Neglect
Fragmented OCR notes criticize Highway No 25 as a disgraceful sight near the entrance. The text laments poor maintenance, high taxes, and licensing fees, calling for better road work and governance.
New Buildings and Renovations Along Acton's Main Street
New buildings and renovations appear along Acton's Main Street with Watson's Dairy and Restaurant closing briefly for extensive interior revamp and new booths. McEachern's Electric Shop relocates to a reconstructed building beside Thompson Motors. Eril Cooper's drug store moves to modern premises with Manning Electric taking over the old site. Baxter's Drug Store receives a new mastic tile floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton
Mill Street
Watson’s Dairy
McEachern
Lashbrook
Thompson Motors
Eril Cooper
Cooper
Manning Electric
Man_ning Electric
Baxter's Drug Store
Georgetown Hosts North Halton High School District Meeting
Mayors Reeves and councillors from Georgetown Milton Acton Esquesing and Nassagawega met at Georgetown to discuss forming a North Halton High School district. Reeve McLaren argued Georgetown as ideal site offering park water sewer and transport advantages while addressing location disputes with Milton Acton and Esquesing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
North Halton
Tadies
United Church
Jos. Gibbons
Milton
Acton
Esquesing
Nassagawega
Alex. McLared
McLaren
Arts and Crafts Meet in Acton
Mrs WJ Beatty hosted the Acton Arts and Crafts meeting on March 20 with seventeen from Georgetown and five from Acton present. President Mr H Moyer presided. leather work lessons were discussed by new members. Donations to Red Cross and St John Ambulance were made. future meetings planned including a June garden-ten at Mrs Moyer’s Hight Farm. A Toronto Spinner and Weavers invitation was read for a display at a Toronto exhibition. A ten hour lay was provided by the hostess, assisted by Mrs Gowdy and Miss Pearl Smith. The May meeting will be at Mrs Arnott Early’s Georgetown home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WJ. Beatty
Acton
Georgootun
H. Moyer
Red Cross
St. John Ambulsance Asociation
Knox Congregation Calls New Minister to Pulpit Here
The Knox Presbyterian Church selects Rev. Captain John M. Andere B.A. M.C. and Bar as minister. The call comes amid local church affairs and changes in leadership at the pulpit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KNOX
Teen Towners Host Basque Night at YMCA Event
A town youth party in Acton featured an old fashioned hoe down with cow bells lanterns and square dances. Teens from Wellington and Guelph arrived by bus to enjoy music skits prizes of chickens and ducks were awarded for dances and a coffee and cake lunch followed the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Lamb
Paul Jones
Weton
Guelph
Acton
Elevor
Hicks
Roy Kirkness
John Agar
Lorne Arcie
Coming Events Announcements for April Activities
Dance in Brookville on April 2 under WT Gceod orchestra with 35 cent admission. The Acton Women's Institute presents The Arrival of Kitty at the Poon and Biri on April 16. Knox Church Mission Band hosts a tea on Saturday 3 to 5 at Mrs Rudolph Speiogg home. St Joseph's Baking Sale at Town Hall Saturday April 5 2 to 4 p.m. Limehouse Memorial Hall Euchre and Dance on April 9 admission 5 cents lunch and door prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton Women's Institute
Kitty
Poon
Biri” Wedinday
Mission Band of
Knox Church
Rudolph Speiogg
St. Joseph's Church
Limehouse Memorial Hall
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Council On
North
Sabet
Wagy
Skuce
Halton
Wellington
Verry Mane
Tee
Municipary Council
Ait Andoig
Ile Baay
Ven
Ithe Walton Chamylonship
Miltorby
Palermo
Tell
Patting
Ob Wilson
Prangte Forts
Gib Jordin
Bod Marshall
Bart Masales
Ray Everdell
Bic
Rongeler Dirk
Mel Jordan
Kerwin McPhail
Lorne Mosales
Gordon GoeIn
Watcon's Lunch
Iain
Gusta
Nent
Mayor Bland
McCutchen
Crawford
Sessow
Alton
Arts and Crafts
Tpper
Shay Men
John Hare
Betty Jlertries
Hazel Glidden
Lorne Simpson
Joan Coles
Peter Munro
Guelphy
Lena Lawson
Ken Papillon
Jacqueline Currie
Aly. M. Coa
Bertin
Brookville -Flair
Gceod Orchestra
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