Art Cooper to fill vacancy in town council
Council notes include discarding movies after losses, park and arena repairs planned, dredging adjustments, new drainage changes, and a possible bylaw review. Roller skating events, ambulance room completion, and playground program tweaks discussed. A roller marathon and dance night were proposed as fall activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John Ambulance Room
Lake Ave
Arena
Townsley
Mr. Townsley
Wr.Townsley
Glenlea Park
Prgram
M.Z._Bennett
OSpringe Summer Visitors Highlight News
A long list of summer visitors graces Ospringe community life with family ties to Toronto Guelph and nearby towns. Michael Ferguson travels with his aunt and uncle the Tranahs of Toronto while others like Randy Marsh Edna McKinnon and Alexandra McKinnon Munn join local hosts across Parry Sound Bar rie and 3rd Line. Several weddings and family visits from Saint Marie Acton Oakville and Holland mark a busy holiday period with residents including Mrs. Hardy and Mr. Buck spending time with relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Ferguson
A. Tranah
Toronto
Maritimes
Randy Marsh
M. Hardy
Guelph
Ben
Edna McKinnon
Stuart McKinnon
Clyde York
S. McKinnnen
Saint Ste Marie
Anne Fall
Michigan
Alasvielehia
Christine
Vanderbalst
Fteaaly Ts ii
Vai Phila- Gebhia
K. Klooster
Len Buck
Parry Sound
Golding
Cathy
Aleck
Stewart
Greg Millson
M. Jackson
Martin Vanderheide
Toni
Holland
Ward Bruce
J. Lambert
W. Cole
Acton
Karen
Ken Robertson
Donna
Oakville
D.G
Robertson
George Cooke
Bill
G. McKengie
Murray McKitrick
Nancy Grundy
Kenny
Crippled Childrens Hospital
George P Stephens longtime Acton resident dies at 68
George P Stephens retired construction superintendent of R R 2 Acton died August 14 in Georgetown Hospital after a lengthy illness at age 68. Survived by wife Verna G Linstead and daughter Betty with four grandchildren. Born March 18 1899 he married in Toronto May 10 1917. Funeral August 17 at Rumley Shoemaker with interment Queensville. Pallbearers include nephews and friend Harry Hatherly. Also noting unsafe swim areas along Speed River and pollution at Wellington Street bridge in Guelph, while Riverside Park pool remains safe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George P. Stephens
R.R. 2
Acton
Georgetown Hospital
Stephens
Verna G
Linstead
Betty
Tony Damm
Albert
Earlby
Sutton
Tom
Toronto
Fred
Los Angeles
Karen
Joan
Linda
John
R.A.2
Georgetown
Rumley-Shoemaker
K. Johnson
Queensville
John Gill
Jim Arnold
Arthur Starr
Peter
Brian Stephens
Harry Hatherly
Conran Posed as Inspector Warns on Phone Scams
Police warn after Conran posed as an inspector and urged residents to phone a special number. Legitimate officers or bank inspectors contact locals in person, with bank issues routed through local managers Chester Anderson or Ted Pratt. Out of town investigators require two officers, one local, to accompany a bank visit. Citizens should stay on the line, avoid sharing details, and report suspicious calls, as three similar incidents were noted last week in Guelph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Anderson
Ted Pratt
Guelph
Dominion
Pol Ice
Acton
Milton
Acton O.P.P
Langdon
OPP Report Tracks Shifts in Crime and Traffic July to August 1967
The Ontario Provincial Police weekly report notes a pattern: one week highlights criminal occurrences, the next emphasizes traffic incidents. For August 13 to 19, 1967, the bulletin outlines shifting focus between categories in the summarized statistics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O.P.P
Centennial traveller visits western Canada amid farms and museums
A Centennial traveller recounts a bus tour through Banff Edmonton and British Columbia with visits to Lake Louise Sulphur Mountain Pigeon Lake Reynolds Museum and an Indian Reservation. She notes vast 2 000 acre pig and cattle farms praise for Western hospitality and differences in schooling and travel programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Banff
Lake Louise
Great Divide
British Columbia
Edmonton
Parliament Buildings
Planetarium
Ballinafad
Pigeon Lake
Reynolds Museum
Centennial Commission
Kathryn
Sons
Sheldon Elliott wedding at St Alban’s Delhi
The double ring ceremony and Holy Communion service for Anny Helen Sheldon and Alfred James Elliott occurred at St. Alban's Anglican Church, Delhi, officiated by Rev. Lloyd Davies. The wedding featured daisies and ferns, with winter guest organist and a Boys’ Choir from Ingersoll. numerous relatives and guests attended from across Ontario and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rel. Lloyd Davies
St. Alban’s Anglican
Ashcroft
British Columbia
Anny Helen Sheldon
Alfred James Elliott
St. Alban’s Anglican Church
Delhi
H.E. ‘Winter
St. James Anglian Church
Ingersoll
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Acton Free Press
Art Cooper
Ospringe
D. G.robertson
Cork St. East Guelph
Pollock
Campbell
North Galt
George Stephens
Speed River
Wellington St
Riverside Park
Ake
Mercury
Credit River Boat CO
Norval
Conran
Hangry
Centennial Traveller
D Ware
Gordon Hardware Limited
S. E
Department of Transport
Peter Stoke
Upper Canada Village
John McRae
Fairy Lake
Munday -Stroyan
J.G.H. Stevenson
Marrie Age
F.A. Sheldon
St. George St
Gmelin’s
Preston
Pamela Hall
Bradford
Pennsylvania
Geraldine Garratt
A.J. Sheldon
Woodstock
Bette Sheldon
Nancy Oakes
Etobicoke
Steven Oakes
Barrie Elliott
T. R. Sheldon
Rose Garden
Ontario
Quebec
Longfield
Ontario School For the Deaf
Trafalgar Motors
Mississippi
First Line TV
Hinton’s
THURS
Aden
Colér
Aldo Ray
Mimsey Farmer
Tim Rooney
Riot ON
Sunset Strip
Plus
Annette Funicella
Fabien
Thunder Alley
Shirley Maclaine
Jerry Lewis
Michael Caine
Tony Curtis
BOING
Seerts
Acton Pharmacy
Bile Yunor- Syneaee
N. Acton
Birrice Earls
Wats
Toronto Bus Terminal
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