Halton County Holds First Postwar Music Festival
Halton County stages its first postwar music festival at Knox Presbyterian Church in Milton after a four year hiatus. Winners in vocal solo urban girls and boys earn medals cups and shields as officials note fewer entries but strong training across schools.
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Halton
Milton
Knox Presbyterian’ Church
Milton Iast
Dlr- Yeretii
Ftrat
Nasangaweyna
Hart
G. Roy Fenwick
Toronto
Provinciag
IL L. Skuce
P.S.1
Voecal
Solo
Urban Girls
Betty Mae Fosbury
Acton
June Eason
Georgetown
Elleft Hunt
Oakville Central
Elizabeth Perkins
Burlington Central
Carole Graham
East Burlington
Beverley Castle
Bronte
Vivian Ivorenko
Sabdra Scott
Peggy Oakes
Elsie Springle
Strathcona
Myrlene Showers
Nancy Lewis
Dalzell Barrowman
Strathconna
Carol Stevenson
Anne Pickard
Muriel McDowell
Elizabeth Ireland
Lois McMillan
Burlington
Joan Trimble
Marjorie Fountain
Ruth Milward
Isabel Currie
Sylvia Vanaickle
Strathcarn
Margaret Erbe
Beverley Orr
Beverley Easter
Betty Breckon
Marilyn Bell
Metty Mae? Fosbury
Acton Public School
Golo
Acton Y's Men Visit Kitchener for Anniversary
The Acton Y's Men Club visited Kitchener last Monday to attend the second anniversary of the K W Y's Men's Club. An attendance of about 200 drew clubs from Woodstock Ingersoll Guelph and two Kitchener clubs Pan Pallter and Xeritus. The evening featured a parade by Acton and Guelph clubs led by the Guelph Air Force Cadet Bugle Band and a chicken dinner with speeches from local leaders and international officers.
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Acton V
Kitchener
Kitchener- Waterlood.mec.a
Acton
Guelph Y
The
Guelph Air Force
Woodstock
Ingersoll
Guelph
Pan Pallter
Xeritus
Lou Buckley
Kitchener Y.M.C.A
Dind Jor Conneh
KW. Club
Gard Henry
Archie ‘Rarner
Canada
Jim Kendrick
World Outlook
Dick Benn
Mr. Little
Galt
Acton Y
Eleven Mile Strip Passable After Grading Work
The highway from Milton to Acton on the eleven mile strip has been made passable again after a power grader tore up the surface. Travel should stay under 30 mph as crews continue repairs, with hopes for more permanent improvements to connect the county’s north and south through its center.
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Highway 25
Milton
Acton
Rev J M Anderson Delivers Experiences In Mission Fields
Knox Church hosts Rev J M Anderson of THA as guest speaker sharing experiences from mission fields while student minister. The program included devotions, offerings, piano solos, and a luncheon, followed by a prayer and notices of theft at Erin Creamery where two gasoline engines and two electric motors were stolen.
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J. M. Anderson
Jeles
Knox Church
Akaffering
Erin
Auburn Wright
Citizenship Service Held at Junior Farmers Gathering
Seventeen Halton County youths aged 20 to 25 were inducted as Canadian citizens at Memorial Hall on the Ontario Agricultural College campus in Guelph. Judge Munro presented certificates, with remarks from W J Robertson and Norman C Lindsay, stressing rights, responsibilities, and citizenship training for future adults. Certificates were awarded to Edna Aitken, Thomas William Alderson, James Ward Brownridge, Beatrice Georgina Burkholder, and others. several applicants could not attend.
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Iny Memorial Hall
Ink Ontario Agricultural College
Guelph
Ontario Junior Farmer Conference
Halton County
Munro
Halton
Pai[ermo
Ato
Ashgrove
George S. Atking
Ontario Adult Education Board
Atkins
W. J. Robertson
Vothip
Maaintain
Canada
Norman C. Lindsay
Lindsay
Tralton
Norman H. High
Economics Department
OAC
Edna Aitken
Thomas William Alderson
James Ward Brownridge
Beatrice Georgina Burkholder
George Douglas Currie
John Henry Hunter
Marion McGill Hunter
Josiah Witham Lambshead
Gordon Alexander Leslie
George Edward Pelletterie
Elizabeth Jane Ruddell
John Joseph Ward Ruddell
Gordon Wesley Sovereign
Arthur Edward Spencer
Helen Rena Spencer
Cornelius van Vilet
Norman Charles Lindsay
Robert Craig Alexander
Janet’ Bablon Atkins
John McLean Bird
Edgar Martin’ Breckon
Agnes Euphemia Fairbrother
Albert Liewsllya Fairbrother
Cedric Harrop
Ismoy“Keen
Henry Craig Reld
Halton Presbytery elects officers at Georgetown meeting
The Halton Presbytery of the United Church of Canada held its second regular meeting at Georgetown United Church on April 1. Officers were elected including Chairman Rev. G. W. Porter. Secretary Rev. Truax. Convener Christian Education RC Todd. Convener Evangelism and Social Service R R Ware. Three resolutions urged health requirements for marriage licenses and civil marriage options.
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ST of Halton
R. R. Ware
Mill
J. F. Sanderson
A.W. Fosbury
Gi W
General Council
Commission On Christian Marriage
The
Christian Home
FE. W. Brearley
Simcoe
Victoria University Finance Campaign
Victoria
Halton Presbytery
Acton Band Plans June 21 Musical Treat with 18 Attending
At a joint meeting of the Acton Branch Canadian Legion and Acton Boys and Girls Band it was decided to hold a Band on June 21. Plans aim to make it the season’s premier musical event inviting eighteen bands to participate.
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Acton
Canadian Legion
Acton Council and Utilities Commission Appoint Treasurer
A joint session of Acton Council and Public Utilities Commission appointed John Meiencinne as Secretary Treasurer at 1600 per year after withdrawing the previous applicant. They also named McGeachie as Corporation Treasurer and Tax Collector with Miss de Walker as deputy. The group discussed water main extensions and authorized Ewing and Vines to begin a 600 fact extension next week, with financing via debentures if needed.
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Acton Council and Public Utilities Commission
Public Utilities Office
Hansen
William Williams
Public Utilities
John Meiencinne
McGeachie
Arena to Be Re Painted Wartine Housin Unsettled
Eastern Thankoffering meeting of the Women’s Missionary Society of the United Church was held in the Sunday School Room. The guest speaker was T. City Millea of Guelph, who spoke on wartime China relief work and evacuation plans. Dr Miller’s trip to China was described, with thanks extended to her.
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Women's Missionary Society of the United Church
Oon ‘Tueson
Mors. Caldwell
N .T. Brown
F. Cleave
R. J. Johnson
Mowat
G. MacDonald
G. Lambert
N. H. Wilson
Ching
M. Z. Bennett
Miller
Calliwell
Bride and Groom Honored With Gift Shower at Cedarvale School
A Monday evening gift shower honored Mr. and Mrs. Burt James at Cedarvale School with a program led by R. J. Davidson. Performances included duets, solos, and readings, followed by an address, speeches, the National Anthem, and lunch.
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Cedarvale
Burt James
R. J. Davidson
Sinclair
Garner
Olga Lacker
Sid. Speers
C. Hurren
Lofthouse
Smith Griffin Jr
Con
St Albans Guild Euchre and Local Events Announced
Community notices list St Albans Guild Euchre in Parish Hall on Thursday May 1 at 8:30, a Minstrel Show at Acton Town Hall on Friday April 25 at 8:30, and a Home Baking and White Elephants sale by the Scout and Guide Mothers Association at Town Hall on Saturday May 3 at 3 PM.
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St. Alban'a Guild Euchre
Acton Town Hall
Scout and Guide Mothers’ Association
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