Personal Notes From Romans Visit Weekend in Georgetown Area
Personal notes recount visits and health updates among local residents. Mr and Mrs William MacKay return from Virginia. Rev Norman Hinton and Mr Shinoreha visit with Mrs Hinton. Auctioneer Roy Hindley and nephew J H Dampier travel in Johnson City Tennessee with relatives. Mrs Ron Rupert of Acton stars in Georgetown revue Operation 62 put on by Rotary for Georgetown Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Hinton
Shinoreha
H. W. Hinton
Roy Hindley
Johnson City
Tennessee
J. H. Dampier
Warren Wood
Steven of
St. Catharines
Georgetown
Ron Rupert
Acton
Rotary Club
Georgetown Hospital
Peter Andrews Places Third In District Speaking Final
Peter Andrews of Campbellville Public School placed third in the district speaking final at Percy Merry school on Tuesday. He spoke on the greatest invention of the past 100 years, television, earning a gift certificate and Ontario Hydro clocks for the top three. Judges included T Houghton, Rainsbury, and N Matheson as Percy Merry festival choirs performed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Andrews
Campbellville
Halton
Percy Merry
York County
Ontario
Jack Hurst
John A. MacDonald
York
Peel
Frances Marcosis
Oshawa
Simpson's
Ontario Hydro
Kay Stanton
Newmarket
Palmira Nucci
Ames
Pickering
Sport Credit
Caffinian
T. Houghton
Ontario County
Rainsbury
Lakeshore Teachers College
N. Matheson
Grass Fire Rips Along Acton Tracks Near Sprowl Home
Acton firefighters battled a fast moving grass fire Monday afternoon in two locations along the third line and CN railway tracks near John R. Sprowl’s farm on RR 4 Acton. The blaze spread toward Dolly Varden after a call summoned help and residents suspected a tossed cigarette started the flames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton
C.N.R
John R. Sprowl
RR. 4
Mr. Sprowl
Dolly Varden
Halton County Council Approves Childrens School Grants
County Council approves by law granting $1.50 per square foot for new Retarded Children's schools, notes tax subsidies and total project cost of $928,298 with net county expense $458,648. Reports weed inspector Vernon McArthur on control work and cooperation with highway, hydro, Bell, and conservation authorities, plus bids for eight typewriters and tenders for special care wing remodeling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilfrid Bird
Esquesing
C. A. Martin
Milton
Ontario Welfare Council
Halton Manor
Agriculture Committee
Vernon McArthur
Halton
Hydro
Bell Telephone Co
Crown Attorney
Burlington
Herb, Merry
Oakville
Manor Board
R. Smith
Stan Wilson
Guelph
Reeve Tev Ryckman
Engagement of Theresa Huisman to Ralph Fleddeussen
Mr and Mrs E Huisman announce the engagement of their daughter Theresa to Ralph Fleddeussen son of Mr and Mrs John Fleddeussen. The marriage is set for Acton on May 11 1962.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Huisman
Theresa
Ralph
John Fleddeus
Acton
Acton Hydro Commission Debates Volunteering for Fires
Mayor John Gay and Acton Hydro Commission members spar over hydro workers joining the Fire Department for grass and chimney fires during a midnight April 12 session. The vote settled on one man to out of town fires and two in town, amid concerns about emergency line work and coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparks
John Gay
Acton Hydro Commission
Hydro
Gordon McCutcheon
McCutcheon
Bic
Mr. McCutcheon
Gordon Beatty
Ray Archie
Doug Doug Mason
G. McCutcheon
Ted Tyler
Fire Department
Guy
Goy
Beatty
Mr. Mason
High School News Highlights From Gary Murr
Students face cancellations as the school dance is called off. Easter break arrives with many looking forward to rest. Grade 10 visit H K Porter and Ford Oakville plants while track and field practice continues after school. Bees arrive with 45000 insects cared for by grade 10 agriculture class. Science group plants seeds, collects plant slips, and reports vandalism in the greenhouse with broken windows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Murr
H. K. Porter
Ford Motor
Oakville
Mver
Rotary choice for four day Ottawa visit by Fred Dawkins
Fred Dawkins a Acton High School student departs Malton mid May for a four day Citizenship project in Ottawa. Sponsored by Acton Rotary he joins 220 Canadian youths touring Parliament National Gallery Rideau Hall and more. He will receive a Citizenship Certificate from Minister Hanfen Fairclough and later report his experiences to his hometown audience. Dawkins is 16 and in Grade 12 living with his parents Mr and Mrs Ed Dawkins Agnes 1. A car strike on Highway 401 near Kelso Dam killed another deer last week with minor damage to other vehicles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Dawkins
Acton High School
Maltin
Rotary Club of
Acton
Ottawa
Northwest Territories
Yukon
Rotary Club
Fred
Parliament
National Gallery
Rideau Hall
RCMP
Rockcliffe Park
National Capital Commission
National Capital
Carleton University
Fen Fairclough
Red
Ed Dawkins
Agnes
Free Press
Highway 401
Kelso Dam
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. Wiliam MacKay
Virginia
Mary Walson
Tom Watson
St. Joseph's Hospital, Guelph
Dean Leslie
St. Petersburg
Florida
David W. Gohn
Royal York
Toronto
Ontario Weekly Newspapers Association
Exeter
Henry Deveau
Jim Dilly
Arena Committee
Sharon Bradley
Cliff Bradley
Fort Credit
Lakeview Central School
Robert Little School
Hatton County
G. Roy Fenwick
Linda Linghem
Josie Murray
Marilyn Capps
Jacqueline Lee
Laura Ironside
Mananne Coles
Foow
Hafton
Janette Ledwith
Mary Kidney
Donna Manes
G. Fenwick
Glenn Banks
County Council Briefs
Coupcu
J. Ford Rogers
Canadian Association of Assessment Officers
High School News
Hinton's Florist
Graves
Boston
Dales
Bramptop
Hinton’s
Florist Department
Burns Shamrock
Aan
Royal Guest Coffee
Tablerite Wieners
Ipaz, Jar
Turkey
Maple Leaf
Acton Free Press
Rotary
Custom Cleaners
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