Halton's Roads and the 1870 Good Roads Lobby
The piece recounts Halton County road history from early complaints to the 1870 by law push for $100,000 in debt and higher taxes to fund gravelling and macadamizing. It notes opposition from farmers, debates on tolls, and the shift to county control beginning in 1907 with statutory road improvements and bridge building by local labor.
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Halton County Roads
Nelson and
Nassagawega
Bronte and
Acton
Trafalgar and Esquesing
Erin Road
Oakville
P. A. McDougald
McDougald
Trafalgar
Esquesing
Nelson
J. R Barber
Georgetown
James Lindsay
Lindsay
Toronto
Hamilton
Guelph
Grand Trunk Railway
Lakes
Es‘quesing
Erin
Legislative Assembly
Province of
Ontario
Limehouse Couple Wed in Georgetown Presbyterian Church
Lillian Mildred Askin and Arthur Joseph Melanson wed at the Georgetown manse with Rev. Alex Calder officiating. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eldin Askin of Limehouse, wore white nylon with blue floral accents. the groom is son of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Melanson of Georgetown.
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Georgetown
Lillian Mildred Askin
Arthur Joseph Melanson
Eldin Askin
Limehouse
Chester Melanson
Alex Calder
Mildren Timbers
Glen Williams
Ross Norton
Peterborough
Mrs. Melanson
Aluminum tubing eases irrigation from balloon era to today
A historical note recalls a 1890s patent for a balloon irrigation system hauled by farmers. Modern aluminum irrigation tubing, touted as lightweight and portable, lets one person water more land than many balloon operators. Canada is highlighted as a leading producer of the metal.
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Canada
Battery thefts prompt owners to mark their cars
Saskatoon police urged motorists to place identification marks on car batteries after a spate of battery thefts from cars and trucks.
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Saskatoon
Milton Swimmer Enters CNE Lake Ontario Crossing
Cliff Snowdon secured 25 foot boat backing to swim Lake Ontario across from Youngstown New York for the CNE event. Art Heaven will pilot with Ashvale Tree Surgeons colleagues aboard. training is underway for a September 5 bid for a 15000 dollar prize if conditions allow.
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Milton
C.N.E
Cliff Snowdon
Lake Ontario
Art Heaven
Brook
Cliff
Canadian National Exhibition
Youngstown
N.Y
False Fire Alarms Plague Montreal Fire Department
Anselma Filion, longtime assistant fire director in Montreal, laments false alarms as a drag on crews. He cites districts where engines were diverted to non emergencies, delaying response and costing lives. He notes last year the service responded 1,500 times for nothing.
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Montreal
Anselma Filion
Blotting Out Envy in a Poets Corner Lesson
A Thalia A Rochlitz poem urges poets to shed envy and celebrate the winner who earned first place. It contrasts aspiring fame with supportive praise for others, ending with a reminder that true greatness lies in helping others succeed.
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Thalia A.) Rochlitz
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Don Timmings
Prop
Doug MA Marring
RCA
Custom Cleaners
Jake
Don. S. Bexton
Four Jeweller
S.S. No. 3
Lassagaweya
M. J. Carton
Ture
Joan Frank
Halton’s
Gwen Clarke
Thus Proting & Publishing Company
Nassagaweya
Milton Agebess
Aluminum Company OF Canada, Ltd
ALCAN
Mayfair Restaurant
Agon
Brampton Monument Works
Mark A
WM. C. Allan
Queen St. W
Brampton
Tom Nicol
Brarepton
Cyril _. Titt
Decorator
Rockwogd
CNE Lake
Poet's Corner
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