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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Aug 18, 1955

Page

8

Acton Council Tackles Water Storage Upgrades and Local Issues

Acton council approves continued installation work on Third Line and top layer removal for prep to trenching. Discusses poll tax fairness, transit pipe options, Warren Grove well test, and Be ardmore Co water use. approves by-laws for Halton and Anthony Gas franchises. A Welcome sign and road repairs urged, grant received, and local notices on indigent claims and council schedules noted.

Pallesen Acton Murray J. Scoyne A. Irwin Irwin Warren Grove Beardmore Co Halton Natural Gas Co Georgetown Ontario Fuel Board Acton Agricultural Society Electrical Contractors Association G. W. McKenzie Acton ‘Y Bell Telephone Company MacDonald Blvd E. Footitt J. Newton Elgin Agnes Acton P.A.C. Hydro Acton Free Press Scott Air-Pak Beardmore & Co Chamois Gordon's Howe Mdse Acton Woodcrafts Toth's J.-B. Mackenzie & Son L. Garner Motors Isone Motors Akes J. Dennis F. Coles

Moffat Anniversary Marks Nassagaweya School Centennial

Nassagaweya S S No 3 in Moffat celebrated its 100th anniversary on August 12 to 14 with an Olde Tyme Dance attended by about 5000. Weather caused some events to shift to August 15. Highlights included square dance, fiddlers contest, a garden party rescheduled, a church service under tents, and a bronze plaque by Mrs. Jim Fisher. The weekend ended with a Haltonville Juniors vs Old Boys baseball game 9-8 and a Terry Troupers program.

S.S. No. 3 Nassagawega MacMillan Orchestra Killean Jack Mast Puslinch William Mitchell Kilbride George Watson Clappison’s Corners James Martin Badenoch Fergus Young Joan Frank Campbellville George Simpson London Winn Cooksville W. F. Slinn Ebenezer Church Jeffares St.John‘s—Anglican Lowvile Quartette Jim Charles Morton Bert Elsley St. Lewis del Moffat Harry Buckwalter Dalton Ohio Thomas Amos Seipabers Thomas Simpson

Acton Scouts Lead at World Jamboree Camp

Acton represented by a jamboree leader and a scout as thousands of scouts gather at a lakeside camp on Lake Ontario. The Brampton press will publish Brampton papers in German and Spanish with feature stories on activities. Acton scouts break camp to return Sunday, August 28.

Acton David Dills Brampton Lake Ontario Timberlands

Acton area notices mix of fairs roads and events

District attendees head to the Convention of Churches of Christ in Toronto. Acton fair preparations continue with books nearly ready. Roadside repairs and new air conditioning appear in town while storms affect Fairy Lake and high school plastering. Labor Day safety tips and Labor Day weekend fatalities are noted.

Finals Unlikely For Tennis Team

The tennis club faces slim chances to reach the finals after a 12 0 loss to Hespeler on Acton courts. The Acton club attempted to assemble a full team and could not secure Woodbridge for the match. Next week Port Credit visits Acton while Milton hosts Woodbridge in the league. Six teams compete with four entering the playoffs. a play off schedule and banquet are planned for the next meeting.

Hespeler Acton Sesseta Woodbridge Port Credit Port Creat Wall Woodbriary

Peanut Day yields 558.50 for Rotary club projects

Treasurer Walt Woodburn reported at the Rotary meeting that Peanut Day raised 558.50 after expenses, slightly below last year’s 568.00. The event funds crippled children work and other service projects, with plans to attend the Toronto district conference and a Scout Jamboree drive to Niagara-on-the-Lake.

Walt Woodburn Rotary Rotary District Toronto Niagara-on-the-Lake

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