Best Man Won in California Actonix Golf Match
The Free Press received two conflicting accounts of a golf match between Rev A H McKenzie of Acton and Mike Coxe of Acton, separated by about 3000 miles. Coxe claims McKenzie arrived rested. McKenzie says Coxe fatigue and gear swap shaped the 18 holes. Coxe praises the padre as a grand golf companion, while the paper hints a rematch at Cutten Club next summer.
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California
Actonix
A. H. McKenzie
Mike Coxe
Californian
el Cajon
Mike
Canada
McKenzie
Acton
Free Press
Padre
Cutten Club
Dominion Hotel Triumph In Tight Softball Duel
Don Grein scored the decisive fifth inning run as Dominion Hotel edged Fire Fighters 3 to 2 in a pitcher’s duel. Ed Phillips and Freddy Archibald battled as the two hurlers allowed only a handful of hits, with Grein’s steal and overthrow creating the winning run.
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Don Grein
Dominion Hotel
Grein
Damion Hotel
Fire Fighters
Ed Phillips
Tae
Herb Dodds
Phillips
Freddy Archibald
Leo McGilloway
Sooty McCastall
Holmes
Bill Spielwager
Bill Duval
McCristall
Larry Porte
Dominions
Playutshy
Archibald Fanning Cive
Harry Lawson
Scarce Nix Mor
Freddy
Maple Leafs Edge Kitchener 11-10 In Opening Playoff
In the Acton Minor Sports Interparnty league opener Guelph Maple Leafs edged Kitchener 11-10. Both teams led until a late surge gave Guelph the edge, with key scoring by Tern Cale Terry Churchill and Wayne Deforest as Kitchener answered with runs from Mike Jeffries and Rosy Butler.
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Geaph Maple Leafs
Kitchener
Acton
Guelph
Leafs
Tern Cale
Tern Churchill
Mike Jeffries
Fad Buller
Parr
Labs
Pur Tern Cole
Bill Diawak
Mike Vale
Rosy Butler
Allan Reiner
Ron Jutinson
Wayne Deforest
Terry Churchill
Beanie Berton
Bill Divezak
John Churchill
Ron Johnson
Fort Butler
Ted McDowell
Craig Perkinsons
Tern Cole
Berne Benton
Bill Diaceak
Bill Jeffries
Allan Retner
Bill Field
Job Churchill
Ross Bader
Mike Dotb Boden
Perkins Ted McDowell
Jim Stevenson
Mrs Bill Chisholm Wins Bingo Draw At Acton
Mrs William Chisholm of 17 Main St Acton won a hostess can in a bingo draw at a Thursday event. The weekly Acton residents bus to Milton departs 7 30 pm. Milton resident Mrs Vern Bridgman won the $1000 jackpot.
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Acton
Milton
William Chisholm
Main St
Vern Bridgman
Oaks Edge Red Sox To Reach Halton Cup Final
Halton County intermediate semifinal saw Oaks defeat Milton 93 in five and a half innings amid protest over late arrival. Oakville advances to face Campbellville in a best of three for the Halton Cup with first game Saturday in Campbellville and a second game Sunday in Oakville.
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WasyHie
Halton County
Milton
Red Sox
Oaks
Oakville
Campbellville
Oakvill
Campbellville Exacts Halton County Showdown Victory
Campbellville and Acton intermediates split their series as Campbellville swept Dundas 60 64 in two straight penies. The Halton champions led by Stan Henderson who hit 466 with 48 hits and eight homers across 25 games, push toward a potential title clash with Acton or Dundas as playoff dates loom.
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Dundas
Campbellville
Acton
Indsay
Milton
Oakville
Oaks
Halton
Halton County
Stan Henderson
Baden-Powell Praises Acton Scout Camp Visit
Lord Baden-Powell praised the Blue Springs Scout Reserve near Acton during a two hour visit. He toured with Reg St. John Tenet and met senior leaders at a leaders course, noting the camp’s similarity to English camps and enjoying Canadian cheese. He later headed to Niagara Falls to meet Hungarian freedom fighters he befriended in the war.
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Peter Baden-Powell
Acton
Peter Baden-Powen Ue
Boy Scout Movement
Lord Baden Powell
Blue Springs
Baden Powell
Sea
Reg St. John Tenet
Ontario
The
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Giheell
England
Baden-Powell
Wiagara Falls
Thinning Underway At Rockwood Park
Ontario conservation area Rockwood Park shows early thinning as Grand Valley Conservation Authority purchases land. Activists began work in two to three zones along the Eramosa River near the Woollen Mills and near the lake where the river widens at Eramosa Fourth Line.
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Ontany
Rockwood
Grand Valley Conservation Authority
Eramosa
Bandsmen Roll Over League Leaders 20-8
The Bandsmen defeated Dominion Hotel 20 to 8 Monday night to pull into a tie for second in the six team league, with Butch Richmond limiting Dominion to six hits and the Bandsmen hammering 14 hits including three home runs.
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Whamp Dominion Hotelers
Acton Citizens
Dominion Hotel
Stration Hotel
Butch” Richmond
Dominions
Four Teams Ready Set the Scene for Softball Playoffs
Four teams prepare for the upcoming local softball playoffs with Dominion Hotel and Station Hotel Peasants among the contenders. Ed Phillips leads the Dominion ace staff while Normie Morton backs him with veteran options. Citizens Band, led by Butch Richmond, and Freddy Archibald’s Fire Fighters also eye the title in a tight four‑way race.
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Dominion Hotel
Staten Hotel
Citizens’ Band
Fire Fighters
Normie Morton
Edl Phillips
Dominion House
Dominions
Bill Johnston
Soso
Acton Tennis Club Prepares for Inter County Tournament
President Ron Lewis leads Acton Tennis Club in readying courts for Saturday inter county event. At 10 am ladies from Port Credit North York Brampton Mimico and Acton will contest singles and doubles championships. Ten matches lead to classing trophies for winners and consolation prizes for runners up.
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Ron Lewis
Acton Tennis Club
Port Credit
North York
Brampton
Mimico
Acton
Bob Angel
Sear
Ron Lewi Scargtary
J Graham
R. Bruce
Wdumarch
Mill Street
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Millen
CBA
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Dude” Lindsay
Lynn McLaren
Chuck Jewell
Jeff Fryer
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Bernie Dore
Jim Lindsay
Lindsay
Jim
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Paul Lawson
Harold Townsley
Pete Lawson
Tracy Barrager
Centre Garden
Bob Bruce
Scotty McCristall
Red” Anderson
Jim MacGregor
Red” Barber
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Stall Philo
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Halton County Mutual Aid Fire Bureau
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Norm Morton
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Domition Hotel
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Tinny" Mosales
Butch
Dominions Club
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Henry Deveau
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House OF Intrigue
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Tibet
Wiles’ Confectionery
Acton Lions Club
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