Swift Current Boys Band Wows Acton Crowd in Park Concert
About 2,500 residents from Acton and surrounding areas greeted the Swift Current Saskatchewan Boys Band led by Bandmaster Charles Warren. Mayor B D Rachlin praised Gerry Candler and Lorne Wieck for organizing work. Master of Ceremonies Ken Aberdeen delivered greetings from Swift Current to Ontario. The band then headed to the Canadian National Exhibition competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton
Charles Warren
Swift Current
Saskatchewan Boys
Saskatchewan
B. D. Rachlin
Rachlin
Gerry Candler
Lorne Wieck
Cownell
Parks Committee
Geery Candler
Ken Aberdeen
Une Bkarden
Ontario
Swift Current Band Holds Third at C N E Music Contest
At press time Swift Current Boys Band placed third in the Canadian National Exhibition music competition with five points. Burlington led with 243 points, London 238, as the parade opened with the Gowan sisters and baton twirlers amid pageantry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reaults
Swift Current
Borlington
Prise
London
Uwirling
Shirley
Carmel Gowan
Page Five
Alice St. Hydro Building Tender Let At $9451
At the Public Facilities Commission meeting, a contract was awarded to Jones and Van Gils for burning a garage and workshop on Alice Street for 9451 dollars 12 cents. Work starts after transfer of Baxter Laboratory site and is expected to finish in three months, with cement block construction and stucco fronts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pern
Alf Duby
John Lambert
Thomas Cutting
Mill Street
William McLeod
Willow Street
Leathertland
North Halton High votes 9-3 on school program
The North Halton High School District Board reported a 9 to 3 vote in favor of the building program. The secretary noted absent-member polling, delays from County Council, and preparations for reopening after summer repairs at Milton and Georgetown schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Halton High
Brampton
North Halton
Guelph
Milton
Georgetown
Stewarttown
Messrs
Bell
Biehn
Milne
Pickett
Martin
Carbett
Nassagawera
Coon
Wood
Dills
J. Bell
Lorne Scots at Exhibition Competition at CNE
The Lorne Scots vie in the Canadian National Exhibition band competition in class A facing top bands from London Tech concert band and others including 47th LAA Ret Band Wellington Owen Sound City Band and RCA 424th Squadron. Preview concert in Georgetown aided expenses for new instruments. Gordon Lawson unable to play due to illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CNE
Halten
Wales
London Tech
LAA
Welland
Owen Sound City
RCA 424Th Squadron
Ken Allen
Nino Braida
Ray Agnew
Armand Braida
Rudolph Spielvogel
George Smith
Gordon Lawson
Judge Upholds Gas By Law In Acton Appeal
Judge W A Robinson upheld the town by law restricting gasoline sale hours in Acton. The appeal by Frank Toth Jr. challenged the petition by warage operators claiming Thompson Motors and MacSwain Motors could not sign the petition. The $5 fine plus $7 costs and $7 court costs were affirmed against F Toth Jr. Witnesses included F Toth J McGeachie R Thompson L MacSwain and R Banentine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.A. Robinson
Frank Toth Jr
Acton
F. Toth
Thompson Motors
MacSwain Motors
D. McConnachie
Robinson
Langdon
FL Toth
Atden
J. McGeachie
R. Thompson
L. MacSwain
R. Banentine
R. McCauley
Toronto
C. F. Leatherland
Oakville
F. Toth Jr
Dublin W I Quilt Heads for Further Judging
Dublin Women’s Institute held a May meeting at Mrs T A Storey Rockwood with strong attendance. The quilt won first prize at the district annual in June and is to be sent to Toronto for area and provincial judging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin Women's Institute
T. A. Storey
Rockwood
Institute
Mary Stewart
L. Ferguson
Toronto
Dublin W. I
Acton Agricultural Society
Bella Bella Hospital
British Columbia
Pearl Kennedy
Georgetown
Acton
Mildred Wilson
Ferguson T
W. I
Horace Blyth
Wm. McGlaughlin
Minnie Somerville
van Goozen
Moffat
Mildred, Wilson
Mansell Nellis
Storey
Fire Brick Plant Site Cleared After August Blaze
Workmen at the Len Arriss and Co site of the A P Green Fire Brick Co plant clear rubble after a destructive fire. Front end loader removes debris from the cement floor as cleaning continues. company statements were unavailable at press time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Len Arriss and Co
P. Green Fire Brick Co
Family Wansbrough reunion held in Brampton
Members and families of the Robert Wansbrough lineage gathered in Brampton on August 25 for a reunion. Attendees included Roy Wansbrough and Gordon McKay with families from Toronto, Harold Wansbrough and Bruce McKay families, Joe Thurston from Locust Hill, Anna Smith from Acton, Milton Greer from Aldershot, and George Day from Rockwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Wansbrough
Brampton
Roy Wansbrough
Gordon McKay
Harold Wansbrough
Bruce McKay
Toronto
Joe Thurston
Locust Hill
Anna Smith
Acton
Milton Greer
Aldershot
George Day
Rockwood
Traffic encounter hints at speed and wit on road
A traffic cop remarks on speed as a curve is approached and a woman driver responds that the bet ages them, highlighting a humorous exchange about driving style and perception.
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Ome
Labor Day Office Closure Notice
The Free Press office will be closed next Monday for Labor Day. Advertisers and news contributors are asked to submit items as soon as possible for the next Thursday issue.
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The
Free Preas
Negotiations Under Way for United Packinghouse Workers Accord
The United Packinghouse Workers of America Local 470 meets at the town hall this afternoon to discuss a new collective bargaining agreement with Beard more and Co. Ltd. after months of negotiation. A decision by the union on accepting the conciliation board's minority recommendations is expected in the next few days. The board proposes seven paid holidays, a 15 cent weekly living bonus with index-based adjustments, three weeks paid leave after 11 years, a 5 cent hourly raise, expanded welfare including life insurance, and a 40 hour work week with full take-home pay, though the board suggests 45 hours remain. The company backs the board’s majority report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United
Packinghouse Workers of America
Tate
Beard+more and Co. Ltd
Nw&e
Denton
Toronto
Unidty
Conciliation Board
Honest Swift Current visitor returns lost ten at Acton Park
During a concert by visiting bandsmen from Swift Current at Acton Park a gatekeeper received a ten dollar bill as change but the driver drove away with the bill in hand. He returned later, handed the money to the gatekeeper, and was thanked but did not leave contact details.
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Swift Current
Mushc
Acton Park
Acton Public School Opens In New Wing With Modern Classrooms
Acton prepares for classes next Tuesday as the public school expands with a large new kindergarten and grades one through eight in a modern wing. The facility features two tone color schemes, birch furnishings, a master bell intercom system, and updated washrooms, desks, and playground equipment.
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G. W. McKenzie
Acton
Ty Fatt Te
Mes Shales Dins
Joan Kirby
Kenora
Ralph McKeown
Miss Gumble
Wilkinson
Forster
Miss Anderson
Elmer Smith
Frank Fluott
Escapee Allan Thornton Flees Toward Acton
Allan Thornton a 20 year old Toronto man escaped from a reformatory near Guelph Monday evening while driving a truck. Officers and citizens trailed him to Acton where the truck was stopped briefly but Thornton fled on foot and remained at large by nightfall. He was serving an 18 month sentence for receiving stolen goods and had about half his term left.
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Acton
Ontario
Blow Press Ltd
Allan Thornton
Toronto
Thornton
Guelph
Arkell
Reformatory
Eden Mills
Bower Ave
Cooke
Acton Police
Guard
Thornen
Car Crashes Bridge Injuring Three Near Georgetown
Three youths were injured when an auto crashed into a cement bridge on a sideroad near Glen Williams, a mile east of Georgetown on Saturday night. Cpl. Ronald Coleman of the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps at Camp Borden suffered back injuries and an arm injury, while two passengers Michael McCristall and Charles Wilson received cuts from flying glass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Williams
Georgetown
Ronald Coleman
Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps
Camp Borden
Michael McCristall
Charles Wilson
Boulton and Paul Builds Arctic Cabooses for Expedition
Two large cabooses being built by Boulton and Paul of Norwich for a British North Greenland expedition feature a double aluminum skin and insulation with Nore glass to stabilize temperature and protect instruments. A secondary color named Gane results from mixing primary colors.
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North
Greenland
Boulton and Paul
Norwich
England
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Swift Current Boys
C.N.E
Alice St. Hydro
Duby
Commission
Hydro
Lorne Scots
Dublin
W.I. Quilt
A. P. Green
Smith and Stone
Georgefewer
Arctic
Saskatchewan Band
Y Ladies’ Auxiliary
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