Acton News Briefs Roundup and Local Anecdotes
Last weekend’s rain welcomed farmers who could work the fields. A consolation winner in the Irish Sweepstakes was Gordon Colquhoun of Acton. Students took country visits. demolition of the old school looms. Rail locomotives are rare now. A May 1 date is noted to avoid weekend holidays. A highway crash near McCullough’s Corners damaged two cars, with minor injuries to Henry Sweeney. Miltonemployment figures show 67 without full time work, 22 seeking to emigrate. A panhandler asked for 800 dollars to see a movie, prompting local amusement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Perkins
Acton
Henry Sweeney
Kitchener
Highway 7
McCullough’s Corners
Sweeney
Ontario Motor Accidents in 1958 Reported by Transport Dept
Ontario data show 76 884 motor vehicle accidents in 1958 with 1 122 deaths and 30 106 non fatal injuries plus over 15 million in property damage. The rate per 10 000 miles traveled marked a record low. city activity noted and safety day planned in Acton Chamber of Commerce.
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Ontario
Department of Transport
Acton Chamber of Commerce
Baaid
Cool Co
Scottish Dances and Songs At Club's Final Ceilidh
The final Dance Club ceilidh at Lux ton Memorial Hall gathered guests from Scotland, England, Ireland, Germany, Australia and local towns for lively Scottish tunes and dances. Performers included Donna Rennick, Joyce Rennick, Andrena Camella, Penny Izatt, Jeannette Salmond, Cheryl Mellhavey, and the Acton Junior Pipe Band along with community helpers. The evening closed with Auld Lang Syne and appreciation for the organizers and participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galt
Acton Scottish Dance Club
Kathleen
Margaret
Thompson
Phil Caddick
Acton
Donna Rennick
Scotland
Joyce Rennick
Godon
Christopher Denny
Andrena Camella
Milton
Penny Izatt
Clarkson
Jeannette Salmond
Cheryl Mellhavey
Toronto
Shear Trews
Kathering
Margaret Thomson
Gah
Laird of
Corkpen
Imo Seng Weil
Chris Othe Laird
Sdine Mastress
Josus Graham
Heather McGeache
Chaversha
Lea
Anne Gurdon
Rabbie Buckner
Woth
Anne McMollan
Ch Tune Foyers
Heatheranne Dumarch
Terry Dowding
Dra Anpher
Bers
Lawrence Wallg
Bill Wilson
Fred Wright
Guelph
Ace
O. Moran
D. Diggle
Jim Katt
Mr. Currie
Geraldine
Jackie
Danny Calder
Sally
Dougal Dick
Jobin
Christine Foyers
Anne Gordon
Jill
Mark Hurst
Ruthanne Leatherland
Johnny
Heather McGeachie
David
Anne McMillan
Angela
Evelyn Ross
Ellen Wissenz
Avid
Lang Syne
Be A Sport in Fishing Etiquette for Opening Trout Weekend
The piece urges anglers to seek permission from landowners before fishing to avoid trespass, litter, and damage. It notes landowners are generally willing to grant access when asked and stresses courteous conduct during the opening trout weekend contest.
Catholic Center Tendered for Oakville Parish Complex
Rev Vincent Priest er announces tenders for a $169,002 split level Catholic Center to be built behind St James Separate School on Morden North of Rebecca Street. The facility includes gymnasium auditorium stage two lounges a banquet room kitchens and offices linked to St Andrew's Parish and Knights of Columbus activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakville
Vincent Privester
St. Andrew's
Knights of Columbus Club
St James Separate School
Morden
Rebecca Steet
Brake technique urged to prevent injury to pedestrians
An Ontario Safety League advisory urges drivers to maintain full control at all times to avoid collisions. It explains that braking to the moment before impact, then releasing, can reduce harm when a dog or person cannot be avoided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Better
Ontario Safety League
Georgetown Tax Hike Looms as Debentures Rise
Georgetown faces a tax increase of about 13 mills with higher levies for homes and industrials. The town projects $50 more in taxes for an average home, citing a $2,552,000 debenture debt and $70,000 budget shifts from 1950 expenditures as part of the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gar
Lota
Sene
Tor
MecGilvray
Georgetown
Ho AL Lever
Shortest manhunt ends as 10 prisoners captured
O P P officer from the local detachment halted traffic at 1 30 this morning to pursue 10 escaped prisoners from the Ontario Reformatory in Guelph. Fifteen minutes later the search was called off as all escapees were recaptured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Moreau
O.P.P
Ontario
Guelph
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Gordon
Colquhoun
Crescent St. Acton
Maple Leaf” Stadion
Vialt, ‘Arms
Mutual Employment Service
United States
United Kingdom
Acton -Free Press
Dorson Frizzell
Acton Hydro Department
A. Showers
Frizzell
Beamsville
Ontario Hydro
D. Mason
E. Evans
D. Anderson
Edmonton
Alber
John Pruden
Hudson’s Bay
Halton Uencikteies
Applaond
Phot
Caddick
Robt. R. Hamilton
Fred A. Hoffman
Optometrists
E. P. Head
St. George's Square
Moore
Gordon Hardware
Mill St
Studebaker Dealer
Acton Motors
Imperial Oil
Esso Service
Main ST. S
Acton Billiards
TenPro Distributors
Scarfe
Dominion
LINO
Armstrong Excelon
Congo
TenPro
Main St. N
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