Acton and District Social Notes and Engagements
Acton and district residents are featured with visits and travels among Toronto Sarnia Parry Sound and Woodstock. Engagements include Audrey Bessie Chalmers to Elmer Grischow and Grace Beatrice Gordier to George Day. Upcoming weddings set for September in Rockwood and Toronto. John Winter restored to health in England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse L. Gordier
Rockwood
Ontario
Grace Beatrice
George Franklin Day
Frank Day
Rockwood United Church
Mrs Thos L Close Family Express Gratitude
The family of Thomas L Close thanks friends for kindness during illness and after the death of the husband and father your sympathy has been greatly appreciated and will be remembered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thos. L. Close
Fifteen Cent Sugar Expected Soon In Toronto Dealers
The Exree Press notes expected 15 cent sugar soon for Toronto dealers and suggests 10 cent sugar would be better. Acton notices include a Methodist Sunday School picnic with large attendance at Pred Dennas-Krove-onr-the Pirst- line and a gathering by the Acton Farmers' Club with Elite Ladies Quartette and Jimmie Fox performing. A move to California is announced for Mr and Mrs He Pettingill of Main Street. Births and deaths are reported in local hospitals and towns with brief notices for Jolly, Frankham, and Stuart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Pred Dennas—Krove
Pirst
He Pettingill
Main Street
Acton
California
Department of Education
County Council
Forest Hill Village
British Evacuation Scheme Children to Be Sent via Aid Society
Notice from Mr G Thompson Milton Ontario superintendent of the Children's Aid Society for Peel and Halton counties requests all persons expecting British children to forward details. Include child age name and address and the parents or guardian in Great Britain to aid in placement on arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Great Briain
G.—¥.Thompson
Milton
Ontario
Children's Aid Society
Peel
Halton
County Schools Observed Under Inspector Partridge Feedback
Inspector J. A. Partridge commends Halton County rural and urban schools for ground beautification, mural and crafts work, singing, and travel learning. He notes cooperative boards, new itinerant teachers, improved facilities, and rising teacher salaries, with a focus on pupil responsibility and group work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Education
Toronto
O.A.C
Halton County
Department ’ of Education
Fapil
Nelson
Trafagar
Canada Plans Permanent Joint Defence Board And War Measures
Ogdensburg meeting yields a joint defence board for Canada and the United States to study sea land and air issues with four to five members from each nation. Canada to issue a new war loan around 250 to 300 million dollars. bondholders may swap maturing Dominion bonds. Key appointments include Victor G. Brodeur as Naval Attache and H F G Letson as Military Attache. Canada’s naval strength and convoy duties praised by Admiralty. armor and CASF brigade expansion planned with 200 tanks. War-time registration runs for three days covering eight million Canadians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogdensburg
New York
West
United States
Canada
Dominion Canada
Victor G. Brodeur
Royal Canadian Navy
H. F. G. Letson
M.C
Washington
C. G. Power
Army
Navy
Newfoundland
St. John's
C.as.f
F. F. Worthington
Canadian Armored Fighting Vehicles Training Centre
Camp Borden
CSAF
Veteran Home Guards
Veterans Home Guards
Veterans Guard
Assessment Equalization Is Discussed In County Meeting
County council debated assessment equalization and approved payments totaling 1 720.52. The county Buildings Committee will seek coal tenders for county buildings. By-law No 744 received three readings to levy the current artificial year rate. Expenditures show reductions from 1939 to 1940 with total rates falling to 199 824.15 from 205 906.35. Cornell adjourned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heslop
Byers
County Buildings Committee
Halton
Cornell
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Mary K. Smith
John Irwinl
Sarnia
N. F. Moore
Mr. L. Johnston
Mrs. M. ©. Overholt
Walter Flood
Woodstock
George Chapman
J. H. Reed
Pointe Au ‘Baril
Parry Sound District
Ernest Coles
Georgetown
Gordon Swanston
Walter
Eramosa
W. J. O. Oakes
Mar
Fred Pratten
Stella Pratten
Nanticoke
R. J. McPherson
A. H. Bishop
George Bishop
Red Lodge
Shequindah
Manitoulin Island
John McDowell
Frank Wrigglesworth
Erin
Clarence Wrigglesworth
Brian
Stratford
Florence
Elliott
Acton and
John Winter
England
William Mainprize
Hazel Elizabeth Dennis
Reg. N
Wm. J. Dennis
Cyril Christopher Knight
C. M. Knight
Bus- Hill Road
L. E. Mason
Thos. Downing
David Keith
Elora
Anderson
Guelph
Wm. Lambe
West Palm Beach
Florida
Mary Low Lambe
Meadowgate
Helen Elizabeth
John Richard Marlow
Mr. Marlow
Archibald
Thomas Cameron
William McNabb
St. Stephen's Church
Liicence
Exree Press
Jolly
Wae Hospital
Ene
An Robert Jolly A
Abu
Frankham
Marriston
J. Prankum
Stuart
Os Cc. Murray
George Wallace
Clothes
Yonge St
Ryrie Birks
E. P
Eyesight
St. George’s Square
Guelph, Ontario
Clark Gable
Joan Crawford
Ian Hunter
Tom Turkey
Dick Tracy
Flight Angels
Virginia Bruce
Wayne Morris
the Gleasons
Fox News
Johnny Apollo
Tyronne Power
Dorothy Lamour
Alex In Wonderland
Virginia City
Errol Flynn
Wilbur Street
Bower Avenue
Beswick
A. McIsanac
Frederick Street
Young Street
Perrymin Estate
Mill Street
Guith
C. F. Leatherland
Acton, Ontario
Skuce
International Harvester Company
Nassagaweya Township
Township School Area Board
Brookville Township
Township School
Esquesing
Nassagawera Township
Nelson Township
Trafalgar Township
Bilal
Burlinegton
Miltomoy Ywee
Oakville
Eee
J. A. Partridge
Angus Macdonald
National Defence
Vincent Massey
London
Naval Services
Admiralty
Britain
Department of National Defence
Hume
Boston
Schneider
Per Tod
Lovell Bros
Western Canada
Eastern Canada
Haggage ‘Checked
Amy Agerit
Oldsmobile
FORD
Chevrolet
DODGE
Plymouth
Daymond Motors
Quebec St
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