Acton Athlete Larry Nolan Sparks Guelph Win Over Hamilton
Acton’s Larry Nolan scored a late second goal to give Guelph Sette Bello a 4 3 victory over Hamilton Trinacria in Inter Nations Soccer League play. Nolan, a red headed Irishman in his third year with Guelph, helped push the club into strong playoff position. The town’s multi sport talent includes brothers and players across baseball and hockey, with local acts like the Lindsay and Lawson families contributing to Acton teams.
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Acton
Larry Nolan
Guelph Sette Bello
Hamilton Trinacria
Canada
Ireland
Fairy Tale Finish Gives Acton Intermediates 7 6 Win
Acton Intermediates rallied to beat Dundas 7 6 with three runs in the seventh inning. Scotty McCristall delivered a three hit game including a game winning drive, Don Lindsay and Harold Townsley contributed, while Dundas’s Thomson homered and tripled in a seesaw matchup.
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Dude ‘Lindsay
Ontario Cancels Caribou Hunt For 1960 Season
Ontario Lands and Forests Minister J. W. Spooner announced the open season for wood kind caribou in the province cannot be arranged in time for fall 1960. A special season for caribou in 1961 is under consideration. Estimated caribou numbers are 8,000 to 10,000, mostly north of the CNR railway through Cochrane and Sioux Lookout.
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Ontario
Move Midway For Celebration at Acton Park
Acton park becomes a beehive of activity as Barnard Amusements erects rides for the Minor Sports celebration set to begin tonight. Barnard and Barny Olfield report more rides arriving as labor shortages appear. Vic Masters of Minor Sports expects a large turnout to support town sports fundraising.
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Barnard Amusements
Offis
Barnard
Barney Olfield
Teyrouths
Vic Masters
Minor
Everton Visitors Prominent Over Civic Holiday
Miss Mary Fountain of Toronto spent the holiday weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Charles Fountain and family. Ken and Peter Fountain attend the Church of Christ Disciples Camp on Lake Erie this week. Mrs John Alton and Miss Jennie Tovell with Mrs Chia Blacklak of Toronto visited Mrs Lillian Suter and Miss Lois Black in Rockwood. Sunday visitors with Mr and Mrs Albert Ware included Mr and Mrs Ernie Edwards and family.
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Toronto
Mes
Charles Fountain
Ken
Peter Fountain
Church of Christ Disciples
Campoon
Lake Erie
John Alton
Jennie Tovell
Chia Blacklak
Lillian Suter
Lois Black
E Mb
Ted Jestin
Early arrival at bar as creatures await elusive host
A pink elephant a green kangaroo and two yellow snakes enter a bar early and check the clock while the bartender notes the host has not yet arrived. The odd group awaits a missing figure in a quirky night scene.
Portsider Jordan Hurls Legion To 63 Victory Over Firemen
In a week of upsets in the Acton Softball Association the Canadian Legion routed the Firemen 63. Portsider Mel Jordan earned the win scattering 10 hits. Legionnaires Ben Bayliss Chuck Shultis Ab Irvine led at the plate with two ribbies each while Vic Masters John Bill Shea and Bob Drinkwater added singles. Firemen’s Libald Bill Williams and Fred Arch kept it close with two hits apiece.
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Canadian Legion
Portsider
Mel Jordan
Sun
Mars Gin
Ben Bayliss
Chuck Shultis
Ab Irvine
Legionnaires
Vic Masters
John
Bill Shea
Bob Drinkwater
Archibald Bill Williams
Fred Arch
Libald
Bill Spielvogel
Bil Dayal
Johnny Turkos
Don Archibal
Miguel Holmes
Phil
Hendrie Bush Camp to Use Inmates for Forest Work
Ontario minister announces a camp to employ inmates from the Guelph Reformatory on the Hendrie forest near Anton Mills in the Barrie area. Preparations to begin soon. Inmates will later work on Lands and Forests projects in the Hending forest including pruning plantations and removing discardable trees.
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J. W. Spooner
Aber
Guelph Reformatory
Hendrie Forest
Anton Mills
Barrie
Department of Lands and Forests
Hending
Bronte Edges Acton In Tight Pitching Duel
Bronte right hander Thomas allowed three hits and shutout Acton through six and a half as Jim Lindsay of Bronte and Don Lindsay provided key defense. In the seventh inning Thomas doubled home the winning run to yield a 1-0 Bronte victory over Acton affecting the Intermediate A Ontario Baseball Association playoff picture.
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Paul
Pete Lawson
Jim
Don Lindsay
Oakville
Don
Bronte
Mone
Clayton
Lindsay
Carl Shields
Dundas Fire
Billy
May
Victha
Dundas
Jim Lindsay
Paul Lawson
Harold Tower
Morden
Rlin
Harold Townsley
McCristall
Thomas
Brother Don
Ontario Baseball Association
Uses Products Manufactured In Acton and Milton
A former Acton resident now living in Winnipeg wrote the Free Press this week to report using products made in Acton and Milton for repairs at his summer cottage. John Kere Brown, brother of R N Brown, expressed surprise at finding an electrician using Acton and Milton manufactured products while making repairs at his cottage. He sent a box top from screw nails made at Robertson Milton and a map from a replacement coil made at Force Electronic Acton. Brown left Acton nearly 55 years ago and, though still in the drug business, turned management over to his son.
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Milton
John Kere Brown
R. N. Brown
Winnipeg
Brown
Maddy
Po L. Robertson
Lakes Surveyed In Gogama Area For Fish Data
Ontario Department of Lands and Forests conducts surveys on 75 Gogama lakes to identify species, record temperatures for suitability of speckled trout, and measure light penetration to map vegetation growth. Data available at the district office for interested readers.
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Gogama
Fish and Wildlife
Ontario Department of Lands and Forests
Gagan
Peasants Rally Past Band in 12-9 Softball Win
In a Tuesday night game the Sailion Hotel Peasants defeated the Citizens' Band 12-9. Key rallies including a six-run second inning, with strong hitting by Forbes Cole Larry Nolan and Bruce Cargill, pushed the Peasants ahead after an early 4-1 deficit. Jim Greer led the Bandsmen with a three-for-ten day, as Belt Patterson struggled on the mound for the Band.
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Dude Lindsay
Bill Patterson
Fuzzy Mel Fun
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Ive Lambert
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Larry Nolan
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Bruce Cargill
R. Bruida
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Hee Lambert
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R. Wallis
B. Patterson P
J. Greer
Peasants
F. Colerf
L. Nolani
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Intercounty Lawn Bowling League STANDINGS at July end
Intercounty standings summarize late July results with four weeks remaining in the Beard mare trophy series. Two 10 end games per week award two points for wins and two for highest aggregate score. A final celebration is planned in Guelph in September. A boy experiments with the family television and reports a profit of three tubes and a condenser.
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Intercounty Lawn Bowling League
Guelph
Set Up Camp Sites Campers Flood Ont
Lands and Forests Minister J W Spooner announced Ontario provincial parks will host about 1.0 million campers this summer a 50 percent rise from last year. Campsite and facility expansions include more tables grills and shelters with overflow areas planned for peak weekends. Last year almost 374000 Ontario campers accounted for 80 percent of 465000 total across 53 percent of 60 parks. ten new provincial parks open to the public this year.
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Onta
J. W. Spooner
Ontario
United States
Rockwood Boys May Enter Acton Soap Box Derby
Rockwood boys wishing to compete in Acton Minor Sports Soap Box Derby on Saturday August 6 may register with Herb Saunders at Saunders Bakery by Friday evening.
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Rockwood
Acton
Darby
Herb’ Saunders
Saunders Bakery
500 Jr. Rangers Run Out Parks 500 Jr. Rangers Run Out Parks
Five hundred high school students ages 17 and 12 from across Ontario join 36 woodland camps in six forest districts to serve as Junior Forest Rangers for the summer. They will both work for the Department of Lands and Forests and learn woodcraft while combining recreation with duties. Some Indian students are included from reservations, sponsored by the Federal government's Indian Affairs Branch.
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Ontario Department of Lands. and Forests
Indian Affairs Branch
Fairy Lake Fish Die Off Probed With No New Reports
Healthy Fish Police report no fresh deaths at Fairy Lake after a previous incident two weeks earlier where about 15 dead fish touched off an investigation. No cause was found and no further reports have emerged.
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Fairy Lake
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