Land deal and community notes from Hillsburgh district
Land developer buys part of the Howard farm land while Howard retains house and eleven acres near the Highs Way. Community visitors and relatives travel from Medicine Hat to Guelph and Worthington to Erin. Local weddings, nursing training, and congratulatory notices mark a busy social week including a trousseau tea for Marlene Fuller and planned marriage to Robert Hanna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.R. Howard
Mr. Howard
Bradley
Randy Matthews
Kevin Archibald
Acton
E. Archibald
George Grundy
Margaret Grogs
Waterloo
L. Ballentine
Medicine Hat
Alberta
David Stewart
Charles Gilleat
Guelph
W.C. McMillan
Shaunavon
Sask
T. Fines
Doris
Fines
Carl Gierhart
Kathie
Laurie
Mike
Worthington
Ohio
Fred McMillan
Ile
Quebec
Stan Fuller
Marlene
Robert Hanna
Linda Linham Returns From Maryland 4-H Exchange
Linda Linham has returned from a 4-H Club exchange trip to Maryland, U S A. She earned a high award though heavy rains hampered harvest of a large watermelon crop. Mr and Mrs Bourque hosted relatives from Magdeline Island and L Ouellet and Mr Peter Landry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Poot
Moorefield
Neil Anderson
Gordon Quinton
Meaford
Bert Benton
Linda Linham
Maryland
U.S.A
Rockwood Senior Ball Team Clinches Round Two Victory
Rockwood senior ball team defeats Goodwoods 8 to 0 in the Inter MED AORSA round two last night. Winning pitcher John Salmon leads the win in Rockwood. Commercial note states Douglas fir holds top market value among trees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockwood
A.O.R.S
Goodwoods
John Salmon
43rd Storey reunion at old Ashgrove school
The Storey clan held their 43rd annual reunion at the old Ashgrove School with ideal weather for sports enjoyed by young and old. George Brownlee and Andy Frank directed a lively kids program while a two minute silence honored Elmer Coxe. Dive Storey of Guelph spoke on the reunion and noted organizers like Neil Black of Arkell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Storey
Ashgrove
George Brownlee
Andy Frank
Elmer Coxe
Dive Storey
Guelph
Neil Black
Arkell
Jim Bell
Ohio
Sandy MacDonald
Toronto
Wm. Frank
Acton
Tom Michie
Alex Black
Tom Storey
Nassagaweya
Bob Brownlee
Melvin McCullough
Mary Wilson
Harold Mason
Susan Somerville
Karen O' Rourke
Norma Brownlee
Old Virginny
Sandra
Susan Dougatz
Lisa
Mary Kinsten
Acton Delegation At Ontario Municipal Association Meet
Mayor Les Duby leads Acton representatives at the 69th Ontario Municipal Association convention in Port Arthur. The four day session drew 976 municipalities and 1,000 attendees as debates covered education funding, hospital costs, planning, and late 1960s civic issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontario Municipal Association
Port Arthur
Acton
Les Duby
HH. Hinton
Frank Oakes
Oakes
Jack McGeachie
McGeachie
Duby
O.M.A
Cme
R.P. Milligan
Ontario Police Commission
O.M. A
Ajax
Fire destroys Leslie barn in Georgetown area
Spontaneous combustion is believed to have caused a hog barn fire at the home of Wilfred Leslie R. F Georgetown last week. Only the rubble, twin silos and the foundation remain. Built in 1913, it was a local show place. Firefighters saved a milk storage tank valued at several thousand dollars. Loss estimated at over $50 000. Georgetown fire department responded but arrived after the blaze was well underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilfred Leslie
Georgetown
Leslie
Sportsmen's show to feature contests movies and displays
The Acton fall fair centennial year hosts the unique Sportsmen's show with trap shooting demonstrations four team competitions and amphibious car boat displays on Fairy Lake. Continuous cinema in a large tent for up to 150 spectators and a world champion trap shooter candidate add to the big Saturday program with entries flooding in from London Toronto New York and Michigan for the model airplane contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton
Chamber of Commerce
London
Toronto
New York
Michigan
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Howard Farm
M. Jackson
Fred Baptie
Murray Millson
Alvin Fisher
Ida Woods
Erin
Robb Bailey
Mimosa
Etta Barden
Eden Mills
Lionel Watson
Alex
Elizabeth Stauffer
George Cruickahank
Gertrude Watson
Hillsburgh
D.G. Robertson
Emma Baldie
Linda Fereyuson
Linda
K. and W. Hospital
Kitchener
Howard Black
The
Acton Free Press
Limehouse
43Rd Storey
Old Ashgrove School
Sree
Anton
Delegaey
Reeve
Hintor
Reeve Oakes
County Council
Twin Cities
Dorothy O’rourke
Tish Brownlee
Dave Storey
Acton Group
Mr. Duby
Province
ACT
Jeff Barry Orchestra
Richardson's Radio & TV
We Service
Milton
Cecil Nelles’ Farm
Dels
Fairy Lake
Acton Boulevard
Queen S
T.S.A
Rai
Glen Williams
Speyside
Pineview
Milton Heights
Norval
Stewartsown
Hicken
No. 15 Sideroad
7Th Line
Stewarttown
Jr. & Sr
Glen Williams Town Hall
United Church
Esqueling
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