Halton election year ushers in county board plan
Halton residents face an election year as the province weighs a single annual election date for municipal and county school board races. The plan envisions a two year term for County Board of Education officials and synchronized voting across municipalities to prevent cross influence. South versus north representation must balance, with focus on fair, even education across the county.
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Halton
County Board of Education
Acton
Nassagaweya
Education
Moral of the Paper Borrowing Tale
A humorous tale shows a factory worker's son borrowing the neighbor's Free Press. A chain of mishaps erupts from a beehive sting to a broken watch, a fire, a flooded basement, and a rabid dog. The punchline: subscribe to your hometown paper rather than borrow it.
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Free Press
End of Holidays and Start of School Life
The author reflects on returning from long holidays to work and routine, noting men prefer steady jobs and women welcome school days for privacy and quieter mornings. He recalls a summer of small joys and missed adventures, then looks forward to teaching, meeting new and returning students, and the energy of September.
Reopening of Public Schools and Local Fragments 1918
Fifty years ago Free Press notes public schools re open Tuesday September 3 with staff including W H Stewart principal Pearl Baker assistant Minnie Bennett Entrance Teacher and others. Janitor Harwood keeps premises tidy. painting and new cement walks added. Other items mention Knox Church sermon by Rev McLeod harvest work by local labor from factories merchants and farmers. Local social visits and a tannery accident bruise to W L Worden are also noted.
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W. H. Stewart
Pearl Z. Baker
Minnie Z. Bennett
Jean McLeod
Daisy Forster
Muriel Fleury
Olla B. Armstrong
L. M. Royce
Sergt. Harwood
Town Hall
McLeod
Knox Church
Emerson Anderson
William Landsborough
Milton
W. L. Worden
Muriel Brown
Laura Wilson
Collingwood
John Brown
Willow Street
Editorial notes warn about litter as safety threat
The piece urges vigilance against all litter as a crash risk and injury hazard. It warns that blowing paper can distract drivers, trash on the ground can cause broken limbs, and glass poses sharp, enduring danger. It notes non-returnable bottles may worsen glass litter and forest-fire risks.
Holiday driving study flags rural roads in fatal crashes
The Hamilton Automobile Club survey of 363 fatal accidents shows most victims were not on holiday trips during holiday weekends. A disproportionately high share involved drivers with bad records, and nearly 70 percent of fatalities occurred on rural two lane roads.
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Hamilton Automobile Club
Photo caption: Brampton sports group with Marguerite Ryder
A photo from the Free Press shows captain Marguerite Ryder with Jessie Morton E Ryder and umpire in the front row Madeliene Masales Eva Johnson Thos Yhauburn and Brampton Jean Kennedy Jessie Anderson. The image was lent by Lil Bradshaw for publication.
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Marguerite Ryder
Jessie Morton
E. Ryder
Madeliene Masales
Eva Johnson
Thos. Yhauburn
Sports Committee
Brampton
Jean Kennedy
Jessie Anderson
Lil Bradshaw
Advertising terms and payment notice from printing house
A damaged OCR style notice from a printer outlines advertising space conditions and payment rules. It mentions publication, signatures, space allocation, and balance due at applicable rates, with references to a printing company and the publisher.
Stolen cash tale echoes across Hargrave station scene
In 1948 September, cash of 192 dollars vanished from Hargrave's Service Station after a visitor distracted the clerk. Only 14 dollars remained in the till as Chief Harrop investigated. local life notes follow with showers for Miss Shirley Duval, visits by Mr. and Mrs. Dobbie, a canary joke, and folks traveling to Georgetown to view a train wreck.
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Hargrave
Shirley Duval
New Jersey
Jessie Coles
Penetang
Stratford
H. K. Dobbie
Toronto
James Wilds
Georgetown
Matrimony at Eramess and a World’s Fair cattle display
Ninety three era report notes the wedding of George Vincent and Julia E Townsend at Eramess, a reception in Acton with an addressed purse for the groom, and amusement. It also mentions thirteen head of cattle owned by William Rudd Eden Mills showcased at the World's Fair, a Campbellville fire destroying a local barg, a novel combed pincushion trend among girls, a New York undertaker discount offer tied to a burial coupon, and a quip about reserved seats in heaven.
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George Vincent
Julia E. Townsend
Eramess
Acton
William, Rudd
Eden’ Mills
New York
Touter
Trinity Church Announces Minister and Music Director
The Free Press notes Trinity Church under The United Church of Canada has Rev. Gordon B. Turner BA BD as minister and music director with Organist Mr. George Elliott MA PhD.
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Trinity Church
THE
United Church OF Canada
Gordon B. Turner
George Elliott
Presbyterian Church IN
Canada
Knox Church
Acton
Andrew H. McKenzie
E. A. Hansen
Combined Summer Services Begin at Trinity United Church
The notice lists church services across Acton and area churches on Sunday September 1 1968. Details include Trinity United Church summer services with Rev Gordon B Turner, and schedules for The Church of St Alban the Martyr Angli Acton and The Christian Reformed Church with multiple English Dutch services, Sunday School, and prayer meetings. It invites families to attend and notes contact numbers for Acton and Georgetown locations. John 5:12 quotation closes the notice.
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Trinity United Church
Gordon B. Turner
Acton
Georgetown
Stuart Burnham
Guelph
Notice to Boys and Local Appointments in Halton
One hundred years ago a notice calls boys who frightened corn with rotten eggs to claim payment from Levi Wilson at Willow Grove Farm. Milton Volunteers complain of unpaid Dominion Day 50 cent bonuses. John Dewar Jr takes Keeper of the Peace and County Attorney posts for Halton after G T Bastedo’s death. locals praise the appointment amid magistracy support.
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Levi Wilson
Willow Grove Farm
Milton
John Dewar, Jr
Halton
G. T. Bastedo
Dewar
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