Local residents report visits and movements in Guelph area
Free Press notes Mr James Gibbons in hospital and many town residents traveling to Expo Montreal and Montreal, visits to Hamilton, Copenhagen and Vancouver. University of Guelph results announced Janet Rognvaldson completes second year. New town arrivals include Mr and Mrs T V Allen from Woodstock. Families travel to West Canada, Nevada and Yellowstone. Watson family picnic at Niagara Falls. Local hostings and moves span 41 Bower Ave Acton to 181 Mill St Oakville and Sunny Side Beach Meaford.
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Watson
Niagara Falls
Watson’s
Norman Todd
Steven
Susan
Pontiac
Mich
Acton Area Personal Notes From Summer Scenes and Moves
Mrs Ralph McKeown Glen Williams has a peer attending summer school at Belleville and will teach at the School for the Deaf in Milton in September Brian McCristall is still spreading himself pretty thin He lived in Acton worked on the Milton paper played ball for Georgetown and spent social life in Guelph and Kitchener Now he lives in Abbotsford BC writes for the Chilliwack newspaper plays ball for Mission City and goes to Vancouver for entertainment Three Acton friends Terry Wilson Bob Dennis and Jim McDonald visited Brian and Bill Dawkins during a motor trip to the Wastichast Wishes Mr and Mrs Lloyd Murr spent two pleasant weeks in Winnipeg with Fit Lieut and Mrs Richard Keith and children Mrs Keith is the former June Murr Keith was transferred last November from British Columbia to Winnipeg and is the establishing officer for the unification of the armed forces there While there the Murrs enjoyed seeing the Pan Am village with flags of all nations flying a performance at the last open air stage in Canada the Rainbow stage the armed forces precision motorcycle team and the Centenaires air show at Portage la Prairie destined for this year s CNE A paddle wheel cruise up the Red River was another highlight The Murrs then spent the following week in Huntsville with their son Charles Murr and Mrs Murr before returning to Acton
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Brian “McCristall
Acton
Milton
Georgetown
Guelph
Kitchener
Abbotsford
B.C
Chilliwack
Mission City
Vancouver
Terry Wilson
Bob Dennis
Jim McDonald
Brian
Bill Dawkins
Lloyd Murr
Winnipeg
Richard Keith
Keith
June Murr
British Columbia
Murrs
Pan Am
Canada
Armed Forces Precision
Centenaires
Portage la Prairie
CNE
Red River
Murr
Huntsville
Charles Murr
Duval Caswell wedding at St. Joseph's Acton
Yvonne Marie Duval and Stephen Jerome Caswell wed at St. Joseph's Church Acton with pink snapdragons and white mums. Officiating was Father W. J. Morgan at 1 pm on Saturday July 8. The wedding featured a pink theme with attendants in shocking pink crepe and a cake by the bride's mother. They reside in Acton and Cooksville areas and left for a Pocono Pennsylvania trip.
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Stephen Jerome Caswell
St. Joseph's Church
Acton
AR. 2
Yvonne Duval
St. Joseph’s Church
Yvonne Marie Duval
W. J. Morgan
Royal Bank
Brampton
Wilfred J. Duval
Bomac Steel
Cooksville
Harry Caswell
John Colburn
Toronto
Burna White
Janet Braids
Murray Gibson
Philip Caswell
Pocono Mountains
Pennsylvania
Fort Williams
Kitchener
Welland
Georgetown
New Ideas At Acton Agricultural Society Meeting
Mrs. Morgan Madill hosted the Acton Agricultural Society lady directors meeting on Thursday evening August 3. President Mrs. M McCullough presided and twelve members attended. New ideas for hall classes were discussed and the hall committee to arrange decorations and small flags. Volunteers planned painting juice cans for Mower classes. Sept work bee at the Arena on Sept 13. Hostess lunch by Mrs. Walter Linham Mrs. Melvin McCullough and Mrs. Stan Nathews.
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Morgan Madill
Acton Agricultural Society
M. McCullough
W.J. McDonald
Walter Linham
Melvin McCullough
Stan Nathews
Wm. Thompson
Limehouse Des Moines Family Camp at Ross Lake
A Des Moines Iowa family was camping at Ross Lake this week. Mr and Mrs H Mulder and their young daughter moved into a new home east of the village. Mrs F Nunes and children stayed with her parents near Moorefield. Mrs R B Storey of Toronto is visiting her sister Mrs Mills. Miss Dale Hayes returned home from Nairobi Africa after a brief stay. Mrs A Benton reports Mrs Dalziel of Woodbridge visiting her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs John Glynn.
Student transfer of recreation course to Toronto this September
Pete Lawson, summer program supervisor at Sault Ste. Marie, is taking a brief holiday return. He is a student in the recreation course being moved from the University of Guelph to Toronto this September.
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Pete Lawson
Sault Ste. Marie
University of Guelph
Toronto
O Canada Karavan Tour Sparks Pride Across Ontario Streets
The centennial caravan of eight brightly painted trucks toured from Guelph to Georgetown via Acton last Thursday morning, with a police escort sounding the first four notes of O Canada. Early risers heard the horn as the convoy moved through town, stirring new patriotism in the morning routines. The caravan then proceeded to Brampton and was slated for Milton later this month.
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Acton
Guelph
Georgetown
Brampton
Milton
Deer flee as cement unloading harms family at town hall
A touring company report notes a mother deer and three fawns sheltered in a stack of cement blocks used for new town hall stairs. The blocks were moved, destroying their makeshift home and forcing the animals to flee after a rough journey.
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Town Hall
Trey'a
Ontario County Officials Attend US Convention in Detroit
Hinton of Acton led Ontario Counties Association delegates at the National Association of County Officials convention held at Cobo Hall Detroit. Other observers included Mrs. Ion secretary Wil Gould Carl Bateman and Ralph Hunter. Speakers included Vice President Hubert Humphrey and Detroit Mayor Cavanaugh. Ontario delegates noted US county systems and forecast Canadian participation next year in Washington.
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Ontario Counties Association
National Association of
United States
Detroit
Michigan
H. H. Hinton
Acton
Ion
Wil Gould
Ontario County
Carl Bateman
Hastings County
Ralph Hunter
Simcoe County
Cobo Hall
Hawaii
Hinton
Europe
England
U.S
Hubert Humphreys
Hinto
Halton
Cavanaugh
Romney
Ontario
Washington
Department of Highways and Road System
Los Angeles County
Detroit Rioters Cause Widespread Damage Tourment by Hinton
A group arrived in Detroit the same day as the militia. Mr Hinton toured the 18th Street district where rioters caused most damage and witnessed extensive devastation in the burned area.
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Detroit
Mr. Hinton
18Th Street
Police warn about break-ins in Acton holidays
Police warn residents of rising break in activity during holidays after five Acton homes were broken into in a week. Only one reported theft. intruders were frightened off otherwise. Police urge lights on, inform milkman and paper boy, and to close windows and lock doors when away.
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Acton
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