Zoning Board Rejects Gas Station Plan Under By Law Study
The Planning Board reviewed the Shell Oil request for a Queen Street Meadowvale Road gas station but refused it for nonconformity with zoning rules. Chairman William Mattocks noted the site sits in C2 while gas stations require M1 or M2 zones. Secretary J McGeachie resigns effective year end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Act On Planning Board
P. Allan Deacon
Gordon Dean
Shell Oil Company
Queen St
Meadowvale Rd
Dean
Mr. Dean
William Mattocks
J. McGeachie
Planning Board
Y's Menettes Inducted At Y's Men annual Christmas Meeting
Fourteen wives of Y's Men were inducted into the Y's Menettes club at the Y M C A. Malcolm S Bowman officiated and addressed the group. Pins for charter members were presented by Bill Gould. A turkey dinner, gifts, dancing, and swimming-lesson guests followed.
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Y.M.C.A
Y’s
Y's Menettes Club
Malcolm S. Bowman
Bill Gould
London
Y's
Y's Men. A Delicious Turkey Dinner Was Served By the Ladies’ Auxiliary
Charlie Leatherland
Satta Claus
Dinner Meeting Concludes Year For Area Board
Chairman Ross Carbett hosted the final North Halton High School District Board dinner at Hawthorne Lodge. The year ended with a small credit balance that will improve when Georgetown debentures for the new school are available. The session covered routine matters and honored longtime director G A Dilis who has retired after serving since the district began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Carbett
Campbellville
Hawthorne Lodge
North Halton
Georgetown
G A Dilis
Minor Hockey Loop Forms 14 Teams for Season
The executive prepared 14 teams for the season at a weekend meeting. Games are set for Tuesday and Thursday evenings after the New Year. Interested people should contact President Gord James or Secretary-Treasurer Roy Kirkness for involvement while team rosters will be published next week.
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Gord James
Roy Kirkness
Transient Convicted For Monday Assault
Thomas Miller 38 of no fixed address was convicted of drunkenness in a public place and fined 10 dollars and costs with 10 days jail. Police say he entered G Holloway barber shop in Acton on Monday, demanded a shave and haircut, then attacked Holloway when told to pay. Corporal Mason of the Acton O P P detachment arrested him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Miller
Miller
Mason
Acton O.P.P
Saltfleet Township
Hamilton
Gaffney Construction Company
Maria Street
Acton Music Study Group Holds December Christmas Meeting
Members exchanged gifts at the Acton Music Study Group December meeting held Monday evening at Mrs Charles Heller's home. Christmas music featured solos by Mrs Robert Buckner.
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Acton Music Study Group
Charles Heller
Rovert Buckner
Christmas Office Hours and Publication Schedule
The Free Press will close on Christmas Day and reopen with usual hours Friday and Saturday morning. Monday and Wednesday the office will stay open, and the paper will publish Thursday as usual. Advertisers and correspondents should submit copy early due to the holiday.
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Free Press
Refugee Chaba Teglas Visits Acton Cousins for Christmas Food
A Budapest native now in Toronto and living with Jo and Janus Jany in Acton enjoys Acton food and radishes and oranges. The architect Teglas plans work with a Toronto firm and learns English while awaiting a return to Janus' for Christmas and more food. He escaped possible imprisonment with only a knapsack and his books.
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Cousins
Budapest
Chaba Teglas
Jo Jany
Acton
Teglas
Red Cross
Toronto
Janus
Teg
Ontario Police Impaired Driving Crackdown This Holiday
The Ontario Provincial Police announce immediate fines and license suspensions for holiday drivers. Highway squads will patrol all sections, with periodic sobriety checks at exits to towns. No warning tickets issued. suspected drivers face immediate detention, fines, license suspensions, and possible car confiscation.
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Ontario
Legion Ladies Present $500 Check at Banquet
The Legion Ladies Auxiliary hosted their annual banquet at the Legion auditorium on Monday evening. After a turkey dinner served by Legion men, the ladies presented a $500 cheque for the building fund, followed by banquet films, dancing, and Christmas gift exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion Ladies’ Auxiliary
Legion Auditorium
Legion
Tomorrow’s Shortest Day and First Day of Winter
The brief notes indicate tomorrow marks the shortest day of the year and the start of winter. The event signals a seasonal shift and the astronomical occurrence guiding daily weather and daylight expectations.
Music and Movement Display Aids Developmentally Disabled Children
Acton Parish Hall hosted a rhythmic program led by Mrs Eileen Buckner and KAAL London with pupil performers. The event featured storytelling, singing, acting, and a pupil band with drums tambourines and bells. Proceeds funded percussion instruments and a rhythm activity record for Sunshine School Milton and developmentally disabled children.
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Acton
Eileen Buckner
K.aaal
London
England
Roberta Moran
Acton Town Band
Sunshine School
Milton
Peter McWalliams
Toronto Man Mails Christmas Cards Here
A Toronto resident travels to Acton to mail Christmas cards to friends and family, hoping the Acton postmark delights recipients. He compares Acton’s Bree Press with his hometown Acton in England, promising to bring back a copy of Acton England’s newspaper for display at the Free Press front window.
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Toronto
Acton
Acton, Boland
Carmain Jones
Bree
England
London
Renin At¢Eins
Hasgiay
Free Press
Esquesing
Aocar
Acton Council Seeks Retraction Over Welfare Appeal
At its 1956 meeting Acton council demanded a retraction from Brampton radio after an appeal claimed local couple aged 72 and 62 were starving and in dire need. Officials noted groceries had arrived, a new well hardness report was discussed, and road and town projects along with firemen compensation were reviewed.
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Acton Council
Brampton
Acton
J. McGeachie
Council
McGeachie
Barbeau
Hamilton
International Water Supply, Ltd
Department of Health
Churchill Road
Reeve Hargrave
Roomner
Maria Street
Glenlea
Iti
Acton Volunteer Firemen’s Association
Finance Committee
Financial Committee
Planning Board
E. Footitt
T. Jones
F. Salt
Post Office Extends Work Day Amid Christmas Rush
Acton post office faces heavy mail with peak 14 hour days amid December rush. Manager Terry says staff plus four temporaries will finish by week end. Public urged to mail early as special holiday hours are in effect December 24.
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Terry
Peter W Terry
Acton
Post Office
Post Office Department
Christmas Celebrations Across Churches Planned This Week
Christmas services and pageants are scheduled across Acton churches from Sunday through Christmas Day. St Alban s Anglican Church will hold candlelighting and carols, with Christmas Eve choral communion and Christmas morning Holy Communion.
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St. Alban’s Anglican Church
Acton Baptist Church
Santa Claus
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Knox Presbyterian
United Church of Acton
George Eliott
Sunior
Acton Citizens' Band Sparkles With Impromptu YMCA Concert
Wednesday shoppers enjoyed a surprise impromptu concert at the YMCA by the Acton Citizens' Band. Carols and popular Christmas songs drew in the crowd and added festive charm.
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Y.mlc.a
Acton Citizens’ Band
Toboggan Party Held Inside Due to Snow Shortage
Gray hosts annual Christmas party at the YMCA with indoor toboggan games directed by Verna Churchill. Elaine Daintith and Jill Morton served refreshments. The event was moved indoors because there was no snow.
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Novelty Gray
YMCA
Verna. Churchill
Elaine Daintith
Jill Morton
First Cross Country Race Yields Medal for Bruce Andrews
Bruce Andrews earned a medal by finishing second in his first cross country race, a two mile event in Waterdown among 18 runners. His next race is the New Year’s Day road contest in Hamilton.
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Bruce Andrews
Waterdown
Hamilton
Bannockburn School Concert Draws Crowd
Bannockburn school was crowded Tuesday evening for the annual concert. Santa Claus closed the show with a visit. Clarence Coles introduced the program featuring choir selections, a drill, recitations by Bryan Phelps Annie Duenk and Ruth Coles, a duet by Dorothy Ann and Sharon O Rourke, piano solos by Linds and Carol Swackhamer, and a guitar number by Donald Swackhamer.
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Bannockburn School
Santa Claus
Clarence Coles
Bryan Phelps
Annie Duenk
Ruth Coles
Dorothy Ann
Sharon O'Rourke
Linds
Carol Swackhamer
Donald Swackhamer
Bethlehem
Jo Anne Burd
Robert Denny
Luca Schnieder
Mumbers
Advance Christmas Presents at Draws
An early Christmas gift to Mrs. J Jo Stewart was her 114 inch mer chants vouchers won at last Saturday afternoon's Appreciation Day draw. The regular five dollar award went to Mrs. H McIntyre. For the two weeks before Christmas merchants have given gifts drawn for at the post office. Eight special items were given last Saturday by Manning Electric Ridsdale's Mild red Bell Ledger's IGAT Acton Home Furnishings Bexton Jeweller Gorton Hardware and Watson's Music Store. This Saturday there will be a dozen more advance Christmas gifts as well as the usual voucher draws.
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J. Jo Stewart
H. McIntyre
Manning
Electric
Ridsdale's
Mildred Bell
Ledger
Igat Acton Home Furnishings
Bexton Jeweller
Gorcon Hardware
Watson's Music Store
Christmas tree sales surge at Y's Men’s lot
Boosted by holiday shoppers, the Y's Men's Christmas tree lot behind the YMCA reports brisk business with prices from a dollar to high prices and nearly 500 trees sold.
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YMCA
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Bob Morrow
O.P.P
Tarrant
Bowman
Gauld
Area Board
Anthany Leatherland
Sally Wilson
Jon Hurst
Ent Kiwanis Music Festival
Guelph
Helen Landsborough
Mrs Moran
Pauline Costerus
Mark Wolfe
Miss Landsborough
Angela Ross Jill Hurst
Buckner
Allglong
Kith
Bll Wilson
Dougie Allin
Helen
Bernie Benton
Jeanie Bulmer
Robbie Buckner
Ruthie
Karen Gervais
Bully Hansen
Jill Hurst
Diane
Laurie Ironside
Joanne
Billy Landsborough
Ruthann Leatherland
Eddie Long
Billy McKeown
Alan MccNabb
Hilary Pope
Angela Ross
Gail Ross
Ricky Schroeder
Jeanie Sproston
Anne Symon
Paul
Stephen
Michael
John Mark Wolfe
Miss Goodwin
Statil Phata
Adeste Fidelis
Rudolph the Red- Nosed Reindeer
Acton Band
Steps of the Y
Columons
JO McCallum
W. H Coon and
J. H. Creighton
Tyler
Ho Lowe
F Watts
J Goy
Brown
W. Edwards
J. Newton
Mutual Aid
Lakeview Greenhouse
the Telegram
Bell Telephone Co
Acton P.ac
Lawrence Motors
Acton Woodcrafts
Toth's Motors
Symon Holwe
Brida
Brantford Coach & Body Ltd
Whitham’s
Netlhs
Acton Free Press
C.E Hickey& Sons Ltd
Sifte Salts Ltd
R. V. Anderson & Assoc
Co Overland
Insulin
Toronto Star
Ted
Rot-Torn
Joseph
Jany
Prank
Acton Pentecostal Assembly
L.O.L. Hall
Crewson's Corners
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