Acton News Briefs Highlight Local Events
Easter seats confirmed. Street cleaning underway by town men this weekend. No mill rate complaints this year. Lions Club donated tables and chairs to the community centre. Acton firefighters doused a grass fire at the Crescent Wednesday evening. Brownies enjoyed an early spring hike. A Letter to the Editor arrived unsigned. A Georgetown golfer was seen practicing on Saturday. Local youngsters watched the school creek for suckers over the weekend. Mrs A M MacPherson wins an Esquire Men’s Treasure Hunt opening continues. Actonians at the Toronto Home Show saw Micro Plastics exhibits. Acton’s customs office has operated 50 years under Murray McDonald noted in Back in 1912. More bicycles on streets. drivers urged to watch for riders. The Rangers plan to travel to Stratford to see The Taming of the Shrew. A grass fire near the new county museum at Kelso Monday. Millen fire truck and cars stuck in mud. A coin box from Gordon’s Hardware pay phone was emptied recently with little loot recovered.
Protest Scrapyard Site Sparks Township Petition
Nassagaweya Council heard a petition from about a dozen residents opposing a copper scrap yard, with rumored relocation to Lot 20 Con 4 near the Guelph Line north of Brookville. Officials said no formal request exists and would likely be rejected. Council also discussed liquor permit suitability, budget allocations, gravel tender, hall insurance, and road school attendance.
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Nassagaweya Council
Council
Lot 20
Guelph
Brookville
Nasgaweya
Ation
Operational Budget Approved by Acton District High School Board
Monday evening trustees approved an operational supply budget of 8,375.00 for the Principal. Items include Agricultural Science 175.00, Dung and examina 600.00, Typewriter ribbons 50.00, Commercial 575.000, Duplicating supplies 200.00, Home Economics 600.00, Shop 1,000.00, Geography 900.00, Physics 200.00, Chemistry 880.00, Biology 220.00, Library 600.00, Periodicals 25.00, Scholarships 600.00, Geih equipment 1,200.00, Football equipment 300.00, Printing of Student Handbook 0.00, Encyclopaedia Americas 200.00, to 1ndicated totals and item notes.
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Acton District High School Board
Ela
Mit
Geih
Encyelopaedia Americas Na
Harold S. Nicklin Named to Hall of Service
Harold S. Nicklin, a former Guelph waterworks engineer and Acionian, was named to the Waser Maths Hall of Service. The sword was presented Tuesday at the American Water works Association banquet in Toronto. He chaired the Canadian Section and led pollution control efforts in SedT, plus served as president of related institutes.
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Harold S. Nowklin
Guelph
Chavage Ae
Sharman
Gindian Sesgen
Canadian Institute On Pollution Control
Passes and Failures In High School Exam Results
High school board discusses publishing pass and fail counts per grade to curb gossip. Engel and Reid press for detailed result data, while Force warns about informational duties and the need for quality teaching and guidance services. New hires listed. resignation noted as Van Binsbergen to Guelph.
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Engel
Tru Engel
Reid
Engel, Reid
Wallace Swackhamer
Duncan Moffat
Force
Acton School
E. S. Force
Diefenback
Th Baard
Pe Robinson
Ross Lambourn
William Patterson
Jean C. LeRoy
Oscar van Binsbergen
Guelph
Hansen
Acton
I Finish Fifth Quilt at Knox Ladies Aid Meeting
Mrs. A M MacPherson opened with a thought about giving with two hands. The meeting featured quilting reports, a piano sing along, and a responsive reading of Psalm 90. Four quilts were being processed, with one in frame, and plans for upcoming projects were discussed.
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Knox Ladies’ Aid
A.M. MacPherson
Knox Ladies Aid
D. Moran
C. Hansen Ted
Moran
M. F. Anderson
W. J. McLeod
Mathews
C. Hansen
Geo. Somerville
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Fone
Georgetown
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Esquire
Toronto
Murray McDonald
Rangers
New County
Kelso
Millen
Gordon’s Hardware
Liquor Licensing Board of Ontario
Milton Fire Area Committee
12 Mile Creek Conservation Authority
Grand River Conservati Authority
16 Mile Creek
Harrison Construction of
Rockwood
Grant McMillan
Road
Harold S. Nicklin
Dwight Engel
Ise
Love Engel
Telh
Jack Reid
Engel’s
Mr. Force
Patricia Diback
Department of Education
Michael Bevan
Ray Thompson
Fuels Ltd
Milton Milling Company
Martin ST
Milton TR
Robin Hood Flour Mills II
A. Orr
Jean Barber
United States
Teen Ensemble
Gospel Belles Trio
Musical Messengers
Teen Quartette
Robert Little Public School
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Guelpal Youth For Christ
John Lastar
Ancaster
Ont
Miller
Jackson
Acton Motors
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