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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Apr 23, 1959

Page

13

Halton Music Festival crowns Milton groups in choir and duet wins

Ten schools from North Halton compete as 27 choirs and 10 duets take part at Acton Robert Little Public School Auditorium. Milton schools dominate with six firsts and four seconds. Acton earns three seconds. Winners span junior to senior choirs and multiple duet categories with officials praising program and planning further contests Friday.

Halton Robert Little Bruce Street Milton M. Z. Bennett Acton Glen Wiliams Campbellville Ubder Holy Rosary Stewarttown N. Keith Barber North York E. W. Foster R. Barnhold Actan Public School Board Actan Foster

Planning Board Recommends Mill Street Zone Change

The Planning Board on Tuesday evening approved sending to council a recommendation to reclassify property owned by Mrs Woolray Ma Street West from residential to commercial. The owner sought the change to sell land to Reimer Construction Company, with board discussion on area zoning and a high traffic plaza near Grants Motors.

Act Grants Motors Jos Stewart Deacon

Thermoid of Canada Plant Opens Operations Here

Nusa vice president and general manager announced Thermid of Canada Limited completed expansion and opened a new warehouse and factory in Sew Division. The subsidiary will manufacture and sell clutch facings and brake linings for the automotive replacement field and expects cooperation from partners as production expands.

Thermoid of Canada Ins HOF Nusa H KO Porter of Canada Iis

Oath of Office Taken by E. Pope

Edward Pope, a prior election candidate, took the oath of office Monday night to fill one of the vacancies on the town council after the resignations of F. Watts and J. T. Hurst. Town clerk J. McGeachie said Pope agreed to serve the balance of the year. The remaining vacancy may be filled by council appointment on recommendation from the administration committee.

E. Pope Edward Pope J. McGeachie Pope F. Watts J. T. Hurst McGeachie

Engage Hydro Linesman P a C to Tender for Truck

Acton Public Values Commission held a special meeting on April 11 naming Darsen Frizzell of Beamsville to a vacancy in the hydro department after A Showers resignation. At a second meeting on April 16 the panel agreed to solicit bids for a truck and base crew, with accounts approved for power and fuels payments and a note that tires were not removed from private property without consent.

Acton Public Values Commission Darsen Frizzell Beamsville Passion Hydro Department Frozzelt Tharsday Imembers PAC Mason Commission

Hold Line Rate County Sets Rate at 5.75 Mills Bulb Profits

Profits rise from bulb sales as over 2000 bulbs are sold by a local troop. The A troop sent 15 scouts to a camp after a Saturday door to door effort, raising funds through bulbs and related items for community activities.

Bulb Ibs Dy Lada Ines BSE

Tape Bicycles Check Vehicles On Safety Day

A fragmented report describes a Safety Day event involving tape inspections of bicycles and vehicles. It mentions figures, obligations, and local government actions including a Special Levy and debt charges. The text references various budget items, committees, and a meeting of the Hulton County Council with discussions on a school board and paving projects.

Hulton County Coane North High Scherd Tasteet Board Georgewan

Luxton Memorial Hall Dedicated in Memory of Local Rector

The Luxton Memorial Hall at St Alban’s church was dedicated by Bishop G N Luxton with Bishop W E Bagnall. The late Rev W G Luxton, former rector from 1848 to 1952, initiated the project and attended via memory. Budding parishioners and visiting clergy filled the church and parish hall for the ceremony and presentations.

Luxton Memorial Niagara W. E. Bagnall Cy Ranney John Rathbone St. Alban’s Church Glen Williams Sam Snow Les Duby William Barratt Stokrees Bagnall Bishop Luxton Koya Me Snow Lixten Ryama Kitehe Ehaphius Luxton Christan Fellowship Lea Duby I Snow Laxton Memorial Hall Trafalgar Weabhe Rop Jefeffares Campbellville D. Powell Milton Welsh Guelph Phillip Sawyes Ralph Brice St. Albani’s Church Luxton Memorial Hall D.D G. N. Luxton J.D Huron W. G. Luxton

200 Masons Hear D.D.G.M. Deputs Grand Master Warship

A fragment reports 200 Masons hearing the Deputy Grand Master at Walker Lodge. The event included address by WM Linke MeKeree and a banquet with a stated aim to uphold lodge precepts.

Warstipf Walker Lodge Ne Right Cig Len Hertel Mespeler Legion McKennie

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