Pte Wilson Gordon Killed in Action Serving in Italy
Local notice reports Pte Wilson Gordon of Acton killed in action in Italy just before Christmas. Born in New Brunswick, he moved to Acton in 1933 and worked at Canadian Wool Co before enlisting in March 1943. He trained at Brantford Camp Borden and Farnham before overseas service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Gordon
Main Street
Wilson Gordon
Italy
Gordon
Allan Gordon
Holland
Alvin Gordon
Windsor
Ellen
New Brunswick
Acton
Canadian Wool Company
Acton S.O.L
Black Knights Lodge
Guelph
Brantford
Camp Borden
Farnham Que
Seaforth Highlanders
Pte
Wm. Thompson
Jos.Thompson
R.R
Cpl
Thompson
Irish Regiment of
Canada
Alstera
Friendly Circle Elect Officers For The Year
The Friendly Circle held its officer election at Mrs. N. Baird's home. Newly named officers include Teacher Miss M. Z. Bennett and Assistant Teacher Mrs S. Adamson, President Miss Erma Wilderepin, Vice President Mrs Doris Kentnor, Secretary and Second Press Reporter Miss Doris Wilson, Treasurer Mrs Mary McKenzie. Group Leaders include Mrs Elale Kinread and others. Lunch was served and a pleasant half hour enjoyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Baird
M. Z. Bennett
Aant
Mra S. Adamson
Erma Wilderepin
Mra
Doris Kentnor
Sec
Ond
Doris "Wilson
Mary McKenzie
Elale Kinread
Edna Huffnagel
Alziona Priestly
Muriel Ralston
Milas Myrtle Lambert
Thora Thorarinson
Helen 4
Simpson
Dorothy Baird
Helen Culen
Stella Adamson
Miss Bennett
Dorothy Simmons
Elsie Johnston
Helena Cunningham
Edith Jennings
Elsie Kinread
Pastor Wallace Receives Gift During Christmastide
Members of the due Baptist Church presented Rev. W. H. Wallace with funds in appreciation of his services. He could not lead services Sunday, and visitors delivered the gift to his home. The Hobby and Handicraft Club planned holiday activities and a first meeting for boys on January 5 1945 with ongoing sessions each Monday and Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Due Baptist Church
W. H. Wallace
Wallace
Armstrong
Graham
Hobby and Handicraft Club
The Ammy Marches On 118 Fret
High grade leather has gone into a pair of Canadian military footwear since the beginning of the year. The project aims to supply three pairs of Sun eat quality for every child in Mnner 26.
Ontario approves $12.5 million hydro deal adding eight plants
Ontario cabinet approves the Hydro Electric Commission purchase of Northern Ontario Power Company for 12.5 million dollars in two bonds dated Jan 1 1945. The deal adds eight hydro plants and 739 miles of transmission lines to public power. Mines served included Co b ale New Liskeard Cobalt Timmin gloo and Kirkland Lake areas. New contracts with mines to be negotiated and no staff changes expected. Vocational and academic training for veterans expanding with Ontario Training and Re establishment Institute in Toronto. Tax relief measures discussed with Leander Frost noting municipal levies to be reduced as school levies fall. A Bracelbridge veteran returns home with a windfall stake in Wass Lake Gota Mines, northern Quebec, now valued around 70 000 dollars with 50 000 shares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Ontario
Hydro-Electric Commission
Northern Ontario Power Company, Limited
Northern Ontario Power Company
Cobale
Halleybury
New Liskeard
Timmingloe
Porcupine
South Porcupine
Cobalt
Kirkland Lake
Canada
Drew
Leano Frost
Lindsay
Spr
Martin Vancleaf
Atock Hic
Braco‘bridge
Ont
Wass Lake lGota Mines
Quebec
Halton Plowmen hear Morwick on soil and water care
Professor Frank Morwick of Ontario Agricultural College Guelph spoke at the Halton Plowmen's Association annual meeting in Milton on Saturday December. His illustrated talk focused on soil and water conservation and showed Ohio State Conservation Service projects. Officers elected included President W J Robertson and Past President W H Robinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Morwick
Solls
Ontario Agricultural College
Guelph
Halton Plowmen's Association
Milton
Morwick
Ohio
State Conservation Service
Stanley Hall
M.P.P
W. H. Robinson
W. J. Robertson
J. A. Elliott
Claude Picket
Sec. Treas
J. E. Whitelock
Besquesing
J. C. Cunningham
M. T. McNabb
Clebert McDowell
Nassagaweya
Roy Currie
Arthur Diamond
J. E. Ellenton
Nelson
Ross Legsworth
W. K. Shields
Jack Taylor
Geo
Readhead
Plans and Specifications for Sewage Disposal Presented
Acton Council last night received plans and specifications for a new sewage disposal plant with an estimated total install cost of 184000 dollars. The proposal centralizes lines near Main and Brock Streets and routes the trunk sewer to the disposal plant at the town’s snout end, with water mains extension north of the CNH track estimated at 4500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron Avenue
A. E. Hebbert
Calldron’s Aid Society
E. E. Harrop
Detroit
County Council
Wool Combing Corporation
G.C. Wallace
Yancoln
England
Yslington
Ontario
Reeve McDonald
Lord Bamby
Acton
Canada
Main
Brock Streets
C.N.H
Oakes and
Boulton
Christmas Mail Peak At Acton Post Office Record
The Acton Post Office reports record Christmas mail handling with both outgoing and incoming totals rising. The peak occurred Monday with 20 bags on the evening outgoing train, and Christmas morning deliveries filled two bags despite bad roads. Fern Brown led the staff through long hours to complete the holiday mail task.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton
Fern Brown
Ume
The Heavenly Jerk Camp Shilo Debuts In Manitoba
A first edition of a new paper titled The Heavenly Jerk appears at the USS Canadian air Parachu Training Centre in Shilo Manitoba. The name draws from the sudden jerk felt when a parachute opens, capturing paratrooper sensation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Shilo
Man
USS Canadian Air Parachu Training Centre
Knox WMS Elects Officers at Annual Meeting
The Knox Church WMS held its annual meeting in the church dara room last Thursday. Mrs Blow presided and led a devotional, with scripture read by Mrs Cordiner and prayer by Mrs Allison. Officers elected include Hon. President Mrs Q F Thomton and President Mrs F S Blow, plus vice presidents, secretary, treasurer, and various sectional secretaries. A social lunch followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knox Church
W.M.S
Dara
Mra
Q. F. ‘Thomton
Mre
FS. Blow
E. J. Haseard
George Murray
H. Malnprize
R. M. MacDonald
C. Hansen
F. McCutcheon
F. Anderson
A. B. McLean
G. W. Masales
Cordiner
F. L. Wright
R. PF. Watson
A. Robinson
Glad
Alex H. Wallace
Mias
Annie Stalk
Appeals Against Magistrates Decision Succeed in Court
Two appeals against convictions and sentences imposed by Magistrate Lashgdon at Milton succeeded in the Court of Appeal in Toronto. Harold E Spafford had his auto theft conviction quashed and sentence reduced. John S Ford had lashes reduced from 15 to 7, but armed robbery conviction and three year penitentiary term were sustained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lashgdon
Milton
Toronto
Robert S. Robertson
Ontario
Tlee
J. G. Garlanders
J. C. McRuer
Harold E Spafford
Reformatory
John S. Ford
Weekly War Commentary on Allied Fronts in Europe
The piece reports on grim fighting on the Western Front as Canadian British American and Allied French Belgian and Polish troops grapple with German offensives. It notes slowed German advances near Bastogne St Hubert and Sedan, renewed Allied air strikes, and Soviet advances on the Eastern Front with a tank battle and a camp atrocity report at Lwow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Canada
Britain
United States
Caen
von Rundstedt
Belgium
Eizenhower
United Nations
Exnemy
Luxembourg
Bolrium
Bastogne
St. Hubert
Sedan
Washington
Corman High Command
Une
Moscow
Lwow
Poland
Italy
Fuents
Bologna
Athens
Churchill
Anthony Eden
Damasknos
Cologne Plain
Meuse River
Elections in Esquesing and Trafalgar Townships Next Monday
Elections will be held in Esquesing Trafalgar and Nassagaweya townships on Monday with acclamations for Reeve G. W. Murvoy in Esquesing and Reeve W. N. Gilbert in Trafalgar. Nassagaweya and Esquesing trustees plus Trafalgar school trustees face races among named candidates for council seats and trustee posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Namagaweya
Accie.ee
Esquesing
Trafalgar
Nassagaweya Township
Alex Near
John Robertson
Lloyd Crawford
Edgar Ellenton
W. Vansickle
Jos. Franklin Co
J. VanGoozen
Eequeeing
G. W. Murvoy
Geb. Cleaves
Geo. Currie
Wroward May
R. N. Brown
W.O. Brownridge
W. N. Gilbert
Jana W. H. Biggar
Emerson F. Ford
Wm. H. Devlin
Wilkered S. Hall
Wm. G. Sargeant
Kenneth Giles
T. & H. Gibbs
James Marshall
Milton McCleary
Perry Merry
John D. Orr
D. H. Pope
Milkweed Pod Drive Reaches 1800 Bags Collected
Agricultural official notes Halton Public School pupils collected 1800 bags of milkweed pods for floss used as kapok substitute in life jackets. Halton rural schools led with 124 sacks by Tansley and Milton centre with 142 sacks. A Milton shipment of about 4000 sacks was sent to Michigan for life jacket production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Whittelock
Halton
Agricultural Supplies Board
Ottawa
Java
Chas. Howitt
Tansley
Miss Beasle Alderson
Unifh
Milton
E. W. Foater
Michigan
Pot and Canadianism Echo in Prairie Opinion
Poem fragment argues for honesty and decency to unite the nation and reclaim Confederation ideals. It attacks false thinking and personal responsibility failures as weakening Canada, urging citizens to work together for the common good and to embrace solid Canadianism.
Upcoming Dances In Erin, Brampton And Acton Halls
Town hall scenes host dances featuring Fisher Orchestra in Erin on December 30 with 38 cent admission. Brampton hosts Stewart Eliot’s Orchestra at Orange Hall on December 20. Acton’s Town Hall dance under Acton Legion auspices, with Acton Orchestra and admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erin Town Hall
Fisher’ Orchestra
Orange Hall
Brampton
Stewart Eliot
Town Hall
Acton
Acton’ Legion
Also Mentioned on This Page
Christmars
Wm. Thompaoa
Friendly Circle
Hobby and
Memorees
A. Mason
W. J. O. Oaken
J. H. Boulton
Chas. L. Kirkness
Mason
J. M. McDonald
Leatherland
Margaret Somerville
Commiltteg Ooereneene Guelph
F.L. Wright
Roberton
Knox W.ms
R. F. Thomson
Mission
N. Small
Allizan
Blow
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