Acton Council Sets Plans for Water Works and Wartime Housing
Acton Council discusses erection of ten houses in Leishman survey and water service for Cripps survey. They plan Wartime Housing site choices, approve land conveyance to Baxter Laboratories, and consider insurance coverage and municipal staffing. Fishing dates announced by Ontario officials follow.
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Council
Acton
C. Cook
J. H. Creighton
Wm. Coon
R. M. Aylsworth
F. J. McCutcheon
H. E. McKeown
Wilson
Acton Public Utilities Commission
Fred Turner
Wim-Williams
vAnother
Cripps
Anes Pwr
Baxter Laboratories
Department of Planning
Amos Mason
Bax_ter Laboratories
FL. Wright
Insurance Corther
Widletter
Sudbury
Lakeside Chapter 1.0.D-E Holds Formal Dance in Acton Town Hall
The Lakeside Chapter 1.0.D.E. hosted a formal dance at Acton Town Hall on Friday evening. Miss Marguerite Ryder served as Regent with Mrs. Helen Otterbein and Miss Jessie Coles as convenors. Balloons cascaded from a flag during a balloon dance, and Mrs. B. Hinton caught a specially marked balloon. A lunch was served at the intermission.
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Lakeside
D.E
Acton
Marguerite Ryder
Regent
Helen Otterbein
Jessie Coles
L. Kise
J. Rela
B. Hinton
Acton Public Utilities meets to discuss wartime housing water heaters
The Acton Public Utilities Commission held a regular meeting with commissioners McCutcheon and MacArthur present and M Hansen chairing. Items included details on installing strap on water heaters in Wartime Houses, potential flat-rate connections if allowed, a notice from the American Waterworks Association convention in Montreal, and scheduling a June 1st date for road access to the purse area. Jessie Walker authorized to sign checks.
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Acton Public Utilities Commission
FJ. McCutcheon
J. R. MacArthur
M. Hansen
Fred ‘Turner
Ayton Public Utilities Commission
Central Mortgage and Housing Commission
Gommisclan
Jessie’ Walker
Presbytery Sustains Calls to Ministers in Guelph Area
The Presbytery of Guelph met in St Andrew's Church and sustained an unanimous call from Knox Church Acton to Captain John M Anderson for chaplaincy service overseas with the Highland Light Infantry. Anderson will be inducted in Acton on April 24. A second call to Rev Fred Williamson for St Pauls Guelph Eden Mills and Rockwood churches was approved. induction in Rockwood on April 29. A resolution commending former minister Dr W Melvor was received from St Pauls Congregation.
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Presbytery of
Guelph
St. Andrew's
Presbyterian
Knox Church
Acton
John M. Anderson
M.C
Highland Light Infantry of Canada
Anderson
Wa. Melvor
Treland
Acton Home Garden Talk Showed Beautifying Ideas
A small Acton gathering, hosted by the Fall Fair Committee on Home and Garden, featured John Weall of the OAC Guelph as speaker. He shared practical backyard garden tips with a diagram of a model small back garden emphasizing shrubs, color borders, and pleasing views from windows.
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Acton
Council Chamber
Susplc
John, Weall
OAC
Guelph
Weall
Owls Show Mice Diet Evidence at Royal Ontario Museum
The exhibit demonstrates how owls consume mice, with pellets containing skeletal remains used to estimate meals. A single owl weighing about a half-pound can eat about 1,000 mice per season, illustrating a broad predator impact on rodent populations.
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Royal Ontario Museum
Highest mark in the province at Easter exams
Josephine Boyd grade 11A General was named student of the week at GCVTI for outstanding marks on the Easter report. Her Easter percentage was 95.5 percent, one of the province's highest, with 92.8 percent at Christmas. Born in Auckland, she came to Canaan before school and aims for university and a literary career.
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Josephine Boyd
F. A. Tramilton
GCVTI
Josephine
Auckland
New Zealand
Canaan
Hamilton
Mierary Ines
Junior Farmers At Home draws record crowds in Halton
The Second Annual At Home event by the Halton Junior Farmers drew between 600 and 700 attendees at Brant-Ink last Thursday. Music by Jack Ryan and his Orchestra energized the evening as George S. Atkins served as master of ceremonies and Mrs. Lloyd Crawford announced winners.
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Tiome
Hatton
Brant- Ink
Halton Group
Ontario
Pee Vida Hie
Jack Ryan
George S. Atkins
Lloyd Crawford
Wentworth
Mildred.Lucas
Appleby
Jean Chester
Norval
R. L. Davidson
Acton
A. H. Martin
J. E. Whitelock
P. A. Fisher
Prste
Edna ‘Aitken
Catiltron Wilson
Jamey Kean
Gordon A. Leslie
Halton Junior Fermere
County Council debates loan for engineer and salary raises
Halton County Council weighed a $400 loan to County Engineer for a new car with repayment by year end and voted to delay final action. By laws passed include retroactive salary gains for Warden and members, treasurer and clerk pay changes, and a tree cutting by law while debates on rescinding the loan continued.
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Acton Free Press
Ross Pearen
Halton County
Trafalgar
F. McCutcheon
Acton
Mary Pettit
Norman Craig
E.W. Smithy
Reeve A. McLaren
Georgetown
Warden Craig
Armstra
George Currie
William Deans
Reeve McLaren
Reeve Hall
Reeve Whitaker
Reeve Geoebave
Craig
Wanden
Women’s Institute Birthday Party in United Church
Announcement lists a birthday party at the United Church on Thursday April 24 at 2 30 PM with all welcome. A dance with Gib Jordan’s orchestra is set for Friday April 18 at Town Hall Acton admission 50 cents. The Acton Juniors Farmers meeting at Lorne School on Thursday April 24 at 8 45 PM with lunch provided and all welcome.
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Women’s Institute
United Church
Town’ Hall
Acton
Gib Jordan
Ampires Acton LO
Acton Junié
Lorne School
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Leishman Survey
Tt Municipal System
Wm. Williams
Brant Inn
County ‘Council
Knox W. M. Society
Y.M.C.A
Vaughn Monroe
Harry James
Charlie Spivak
Archie
Halton
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