William Hoey dies suddenly on nautical coast trip
Nassagaweya Township Reeve William A N Hoey died of a heart attack in his sleep Friday while vacationing with friends in Digby Nova Scotia. He was 54, married to Elizabeth and father to Martha Jane and Judith Carolyn. Survived by two brothers, with a private funeral planned and memorial donations invited to the Heart Fund. Hoey served seven months of a two year term as Reeve and had previous Navy service as Lieutenant Commander in the torpedo section.
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Natsagaweya Township
W. Aln. Hoey
Digby, N.S
Heart Fund
Reeve Hoey
Nassagaweya
Elizabeth
Martha
Nova Scotia
Hamilton
William Arthur Nelson
Hoey
Navy
Elizabeth Gertrude Wilkes
Oakville
Bronte
Elm Free Farm
Sideroad
Nassapaweys
Martha Jane
Judith Carolyn
Peter McIlwraith
Moffat
Sheryl-Anne Elizabeth McIlwraith
Russell
Tampa
Fla
Robert
St. Claire
P. Q
Plan for five new stores on Main St turned down
Planning board rejected a proposal by T H Berry to build five stores with apartments above on the east corner of Church and Main. Parking concerns dominated the vote with 15 spaces proposed for tenants and 20 total, tied to town bylaw. Lake Manor Holdings Ltd was invited to attend to discuss a small shopping plaza nearby.
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Main St
Sight
T. H. Berry
Althea Thrush Construction
Church and
Mr. Berry
BUAS
Lake Manor Holdings Ltd
Main Street
Berry
Boar
Bob Drinkwalter
Drinkwalter
Planning Board
Aes
Alec Johnson
Beary
Flower
Aid
Johnson
Acton Jumple
Duby
Felto
Earl Masales
Mopety
Etobicoke
Char Street
Acton Combat Expo set for August 31 at Prospect Park
Flyers from States Canada will compete in the Acton Combat Expedition at Prospect Park on August 31. The Hi Flyers club led by Peter Puchyr hosts events in stunt speed and combat flying with prizes up to 200 dollars. Entries close August 15 and insurance through the Model Aeronautics Association of Canada backs participants.
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Toronto
Detroit
Cincinnati
Ohio
Ithaca
New York
Acton
Prospect Park
Acton Hi Flyers
Acton Chamber of Commerce
Pethiapa
Hi Flyers
Bill Davidson
Acton High School
Peter Puchyr
Ron Malcolm
Wendy
Terry Davidson
Glen Lee
Ben Switzer
Bob Toth
John Vanderkooy
John Brown
Bill Muelbacher
Ted Muelbacher
Model Aeronautics Asociation of Canada
M. Z. Bennett
M.A.A.C
Bill
Canada
United States
Acton Park
Playground Parade Week Culminates In Spook House Night and Final Parade
Activities at Playground '69 climax with a spook house at the arena tomorrow night from 7 30 featuring Dracula Frankenstein the Wolfman and the Mummy for a dime. Wednesday August 13 parade starts 6 30 at the park proceeding to Mill Street high school with Acton Citizens Band leading and six group floats followed by skits.
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Dracula
Frankenstein
Park
Mill Street
Acton
Two Vehicle Collisions Cause Minor Damage on Local Streets
A two car collision on Mill Street East last Friday caused about 40 dollars damage to each vehicle. Drivers were John Roazell of 10 Knox Avenue and Albert Schupp of Acton RR4. A second two car crash on Mill Street West Monday caused minor damage to both vehicles involving Henry Higgins, 22, of 190 Main Street and Ivan Beslic, 26, of 91 Hillcrest Street.
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Mill Street East
John Roazell
Knox Avenue
Albert Schupp
R.R
Acton
Mill Street West
John Henry Higgins
Main St
Ivan Beslic
Hillcrest St
Relief for farmers Three objections to zoning by-law heard
Nassagawega Township’s Restricted Area By Law 1169 faced only three objections at the Ontario Municipal Board hearing. The by-law cleans up and amends the 1967 measure to ease five acre limits for family or retirement homes on rural lots while preserving farmland protection.
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Nassagawega
Ontario Municipal Board
O.M.B
Planning Board
William Coulter
Gordon Agnew
van Every
Agnew
Fennes
David Thompsons
Murray J. May
Van
Leonard R. Chandler
Moffat
Chandler
John Varemko
Halton Juniors to compete in fifth annual Ontario field day
Halton County Junior Farmers will be well represented at the fifth annual Ontario field day at the University of Guelph Saturday. Over 300 champions from the ax zone field days will compete and 1,000 spectators are expected. Halton’s relay team from Cooksville will race, with Jeff Nurse Murray Harris Dennis Sinclair and Larry Campbell among the members. Campbell also rivals in the 100 yard dash and Nurse in shot put. Karen Campbell will represent Halton girls in high jump.
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Halton County
Ontario
University of Guelph
Cooksville
Jeff Nurse
Georgetown
Murray Harris
Milton
Dennis Sinclair
R.R
Burlington
Larry Campbell
Jeff Nuree
Halton
Karen Campbell
R.R. G. Milton
Free Press wins top prize in Canadian weekly awards
The Free Press earned first place in editorial pages and third in all-round paper, elevating to a higher circulation class. Publisher David Dills travels to Halifax to receive the P. George Pearce Memorial award and a certificate as Milton’s Canadian Champion celebrates a sweep of honors in its class.
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Acton Free Press
Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association
Free Press
David Dills
Halifax
Nova Scotia
C.W.N.A
P. George Pearce
Taber
Alberta
Halton-Wellington
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William Hoey
Mr. Johnson
W. A. N. Hoey
C. K. Browne
Main St. N
Arc
Browne
Grant Motors
Queen St
States
Dave King
Debbie McDonald
Council
P. H. Howden
Sandra Moore
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