Ospringe store closes after 56 years of service
Mrs D G Robertson details the Ospringe general store in Erin Township Wellington County, tracing its history from 1910 through 1966 when the building will be demolished for highway expansion. The piece recalls former owners, daily life, prices from the 1920s to 1930s, and the shift from horse delivery to rural mail and electrification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. G. Robertson
Wellington County Historical Research Society
Ospringe
Mirs. Robertson
Free Press
Dorothy Lighthart
Margaret Evans
Erin
County of Wellington
England
Anderson
Baldie
Guelph
Josiah Stewart
David Stewart
Charles Anderson
George P. Anderson
Stewarts
Department of Highways
United Church Bible School Begins August 15
Vacation Bible School at the United Church runs for two weeks starting Monday August 15 led by Rev Dwight Engel. Sessions run 9:30 to 11:30 each morning with special material and a volunteer staff. Children of any denomination may attend, with classes divided by age.
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The
United Church
Dwight Engel
Stone school facelifting during summer holidays
The former Acton continu ation school, later known as the stone school, is undergoing a facelifting during summer holidays. One room downstairs, two upstairs and a hallway are being dressed with tile. Carpenter Pete Turkesz plans to lay about 4 000 tiles. The roof at Robert Little public school is being repaired with a new nonleaking application. The same work was done at M. Z. Bennett school months ago. A Tuesday downpour flooded some classrooms where roofing work had been removed as caretakers mopped up Tuesday night.
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Acton Continuation School
The
Stone School
Pete Turkesz
Robert Little Public School
M. Z. Bennett
Fell from car girl injured near Acton
A four and a half year old Rockwood girl, Sharon Welsh, fell from an open rear window of her father’s car on Highway 25 near Acton. She suffered severe back and head abrasions, was treated by Dr. Bo Hutchinson in Acton, then observed at a Guelph hospital. Constable L Kneal investigated for Milton OPP.
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Rockwood
Acton
Milton O.P.P
Sharon Welsh
Kenneth Welsh
Bo Hutchinson
Guelph
Highway 25
Acton Town
Const
L. Kneal
Milton Opp
Local history features in centennial year Free Press
The Free Press announces immediate publication of material on Ospringe store and Ballinafad Church written by Miss Ben Hills as part of centennial year preparations. More archival pieces will follow and readers are urged to clip and save these histories now for future compilation.
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Free Press
Ospringe
Ballinafad
Ben Hills
Ballinafad Church
Halton warden Bert Hinton named honorary Texan at New Orleans conference
Halton warden Bert Hinton attended the National Association of County Officials conference in New Orleans as an honorary Texan and bearer of Texas and Canadian flags. The Ontario Counties executive member received the Baton Rouge city keys and joined a post conference tour to Mexico. He plans study tours in England Germany Sweden the Netherlands and Denmark to learn regional government details. Garden vegetables like beans spinach beets and cabbage are ripening as sun and water improve tomato growth.
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Associon of American Counties
New Orleans
Halton
Bert Hinton
Association of
Ontario Counties
U.S.A
Europe
Hinton
Texas
Baton Rouge
Dumas
Ausociition
U.S
Washington
Mexico
Civ
Acapulco
England
Germany
Sweden
Netherlands
Denmark
New Policeman Joins Milton OPP Detachment
Constable Bill Joyce has joined the Milton Ontario detachment to replace Constable Bruce Kressler during his injury recovery. Joyce began duties last week and will remain for the balance of the month, while Constable Bressler is expected to return to duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Joyce
Milton O.P.P. Detachemnt
Bruce Kressler
Joyce
Bressler
In the account of Dolly Vincent and Paul Renwick’s wedding
The Galt wedding of Dolly Vincent to Paul Renwick is recorded. An omission noted: on July 14 the bride’s grandmother Mrs. C. D. Holmes of Owen Sound was left out, and the bride’s mother is the former Gladys Holmes of Acton.
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Dolly Vincent
Galt
Paul Renwick
Township cleans road as dumpers persist in Nassagaweya line
Nassagaweya Esquesing Township line cleanup continues despite ongoing dumping. Road supervisor Grant McMillan told council the area south of Milton Heights was cleared Thursday and filled again today. To combat dumping the township will deploy police patrols and post $80 fines, and a water tank was rented for 14 days due to low rainfall to prep roads before calcium application.
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Nassagaweya Township
Grant McMillan
Council
Mr. McMillan
Nassagaweya
Milton Heights
McMillan
Bible school at seven homes this August
A five day summer Vacation Bible School for children five and over runs Monday August 15 to Friday 19. Sponsored by Child Evangelism Fellowship of Ontario two missionary girls lead classes at homes in town and Limehouse with songs Bible stories and coloring. Registration at nearby locations. Homes listed include Mrs Landsborough Lake Ave Mrs Scovne Fr Elizabeth Dr Mrs Allan Ellerby 54 Ac ton Blvd Mrs Stain Cripps 95 Agnes St Mrs Gordon Ralston 60 Mowbray Place Mrs William Rochester Churchill Rd S and Mrs Carl Hill Limehouse.
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Child Evangelism Fellowship of Ontario
Town
Limehouse
Thertt
Charles Landsborough
Lake Ave
Murray Scovne
Elizabeth Dr
Allan Ellerby
Acton Bivd
Stain Cripps
Agnes St
Gordon Ralston
Mowbray Place
William Rochester
Churchill Rd. S
Carl Hill
Appointment of Eric Ladner as Milton Department Store GM
Mrs Hannah Servos announces Eric Ladner named general manager of Milton Department Store Ltd. Ladner, long-time Streetsville resident at 28 Britannia Road East, brings 12 years of managerial experience and 14 years in clothing. He chairs church wards, serves on arena board and chamber, and is married to Mary Davis with two children Todd and Cobina.
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Hannnah Servos
Milton Department Store Ltd
Eric Ladner
Ladner
Mary Davis
Todd
Cobina
Britannia Road
East
Streetsville
Streetsville United Church
Streetsville Arena’ Board
Citizens’ Centennial Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Brampton
Georgetown
Eric Ladner Limited
Ontario Heart Foundation Notes Progress on Congenital Heart Disease
Model research advances are making strides in diagnosing and treating inborn heart defects, according to the Ontario Heart Foundation. The group highlights new approaches and the potential impact on patient care and outcomes nationwide.
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Ontario Heart Foundation
New Bus Stop Rules in Highway Traffic Act Update
Legislation introduced by Hon. Lewin Haskett sets September 1 as the start for new school bus stop rules. Motorists must stop when overtaking or approaching a stopped bus with flashing red signals on highways where limits exceed 35 mph. Drivers may proceed only when signals stop flashing or the bus moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewin Haskett
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Ningham
Stewart
Robert Lindsay Gordon
Arkell
Gordon
Gordons
Peter Sims
Ada Ecclestone
Fred
D. G
Robertsons
David
Lorne Matthews
Five ‘Point
Kannawin
Oscar Locker
Arnold Sunter
Gertrude Smit
United Church Bible School
Felm Cera
Kodak
Hinton’s
Tasco
London
Ontario Municipal Association
Mr. Hinton
States
Lou
Bible School
Belfore
Wujalker
Woolwich St. — Guelph
Milton
Milton Department Store
Clark
Best Buy
Manhattan
Home Grown — NO
Pollock and
Campbell
Water St. North
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