Miss Minnie Bennett to Move to Parkwood Manor Waterloo
Miss Minnie Z Bennett longtime Acton teacher and seventh Citizen of the Year in 1964 moves from Lake Ave Acton to Parkwood Manor Waterloo this Saturday. Her 1903 teaching career began at Clay Hill school near Glen Williams with a pay of 325 a year.
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Acton
Minnie Z. Bennett
Bennett
Parkwood Manor
Cardinal Crescent
Waterloo
Lake Ave
Clay Hill School
Glen Williams
S.S. 10
Erin
Hornby
Beardmore firm rents final 9000 feet at Acton Centre
Norman Braida of Beardmore and Co Ltd announced the last 9000 feet of space at Acton Industrial Centre has been leased. A future news release will name the firm and product, not currently made in Canada, with production starting November 1 and about 30 new jobs. John Goy of Goy Transport will move in September 1 to a 6000 square foot distribution warehouse.
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Norman Braida
Beardmore and Co. Ltd
Acton
Braida
The
Free Press
John Goy
Goy Transport
Acton Terminal
Ballinafad
Erin Township
Old Fashioned Days Begin In Acton
Acton starts Old Fashioned Days Tuesday September 5 with 37 local businesses participating. Staff in period costumes hand out free coupons for a chance at five prizes valued over $500. Draws occur September 15 at the arena during the Fall Fair show. Coupons collected at purchase sites, entered in a drum for prizes, with Crest ads in the Acton Free Press.
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Acton
Acton Free Press
Halton Dairy Princess hopeful Carol Swackhamer advances
Carol Swackhamer, an 18 year old teacher and Halton Dairy Princess, won the first semi final at the Canadian National Exhibition grounds. She defeated contestants from Durham Glengarry Welland and Wellington and will compete in tonight's semi finals and Thursday's finals.
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Carol Swackhamer
Halton
R. A
Acton
Ontario
Durham
Glengarry
Welland
Wellington
Carol
Hornby
Acton Fall Fair Prize Lists Published for Exhibitors
The Acton fall fair prize book, free to exhibitors, offers 92 pages of class entries and guidance. It features a centennial cover and is supported by local and district advertisers.
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Acton
Hit-and-run damages car on Elith Drive
A construction worker Lena Pasquale of Downsview reported a hit and run at 4 45 p m on Monday August 28. He found about 150 damage to the right rear of his parked car on Elith Drive.
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Lena Pasquale
Downsview
Elith Drive
Acton Schools Prepare For Big Student Influx
Acton’s three schools brace for near 1,000 students after a June enrolment of 340. Principals McKenzie and Elmer Smith await Tuesday registration to confirm numbers. New staff include several veterans and newcomers from Lakeshore Teachers College. Portable classrooms may be needed if demand exceeds space.
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Acton
G.W. McKenzie
Elmer Smith
M Z. Bennett
Robert Little
M. Z. Bennett
O. Chapman
Free Press
Ted Hansen
Lakeshore Teachers College
Wayne Wheeler
Dorothy Fisher
Douglas Batkin
Tobermory
John Cavanaugh
Will Jiin
Doug Copeland
Cavannaughs
Georgetown
Rele
Scarborough
R. L
Richard Joe
June Doberthein
Jane Gamble
Margaret Masales
Maureen Mellor
Joy Pentula
Grace Reed
Donna Riseborough
Marjorie White
Glenn Banks
Stone School
Hill
Leaders Missing as Girl Scout Units Shrink
Mrs Lowrie fears a drastic drop in Girl Scout leaders with three Brownie packs two Guide troops and a Ranger group down to one leader. Over 100 girls train here and the centennial day in the park was planned. Ginger will shift from Guides to Rangers this fall leaving only one leader. Resignations moves and schooling reduce available leaders as Mrs Lowrie advertises for help.
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Lowrie
Burnt River
Fenelon Falls
Ginger
S E Griffin and Son Dominate Acton Crop Contests
Results from the Acton Agricultural Society show S E Griffin and Son leading the hay and cat competitions. Twenty one hay fields ranked top ten with Griffin followed by Norman Harris Duncan McPhedran and others. thirteen cat fields list Griffin again with a wide spread of entrants. Judges were A E Gray for hay and B C Alexander for cats. Ensilage corn entries total twenty three to be judged in September.
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Acton Agricultural Society
Stormont
Calvin Aitken
Howard Donnell
Rodney
Norman Harris
Duncan McPhedran
George Wallace
Garry
Ralph Denny
R. L. McEnery
Alex McNabb
A. E. Gray
Rockwood
B.C. Alexander
Georgetown
Lake dredging plan discussed by council and authority
Representatives from the Credit Valley Conservation Authority met with Acton council and Beardmore & Co to outline Fairy Lake dredging plans. Authority spokesman RR Parker described the project as stream management to improve flood control, expand storage by 70 million gallons, and use dredged silt to fill marshy areas while preserving the dam area.
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Credit Valley —Conservation Authority
Acton Council
Beardmore and Co
Fairy Lake
Les Duby
H. Hinton
The
Conservation Authority
Acton
RR. Parker
Authority
Roy McMillan
Orangeville
Black Creek
Credit River
Parker
Ontario
Arena
Elizabeth Drive
Cedar Swamps
Roy Johnson
Smallwood
Burlington
Council
Cummins Construction
F. Oakes
McMillen
Creat Valley Authority
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District
Bill Wandel
Paul Neilsen
Eve
Cooper
Fred Gordon
Miss Bennett
Canada
Ont
Dairy Princess
Milton Firefighter’s
Acton Citizens
McKenzie
Douglas Copeland
Kathleen Hannnah
Ryerson Grad
Home Ec
Brookville
Nassagaweya
Douglas Hines
Elaine Ellis
Lorenzo HI
East Flamborough
Helen Rognvaldson
Limehouse
Linda Braida
S. E. Griffin and Son
McMillan
Suc
Brantford
Grand River
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