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Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Feb 05, 1948

Page

14

Milten Halton Pasture Contest Highlighted By Report

Halton Improvement Association annual meeting notes include Canadian Industries Special winner Booth from Township. Long Term Pasture demonstration plots near Milton show 4 acre demo with diverse seed mix and oats nurse crop. Milk data from Holstein herd used for calves, and hay yields cited. Short Courses in Agriculture wrapped up with lectures by Elliott and others on farming economics, weed control, and milking machine care.

Wea Booth Wor. Booth Tafalgar Halton Miltanoan Wm. Heath Kentucky

Walton Agricultural Society Elects Milton Joaem Hott President

Milton Joaem Hott elected president of the Walton Agricultural Society at the annual meeting held in the Court House that week. The text notes a social event at the Chisholm home on Court Street Mil ton January Ath marking a wedding anniversary and mentions Taranto Philharmonie Choate with the Wo S0-pece orchestra performing at Massey Hall on Thursday February 16. Mr Robert S.y Hately is cited as conductor, credited with elevating the Toronto choir to prominence over four years.

Joaem Hott TDT Walton Agricultural Society Court House Thos Chisholm Court Street Milton Taranto Philharmonie Choate Taranto Visetory Choir Ino Massey Hall Robert S.y Hately Torenta Tayman Canadhan

Georgetown school hockey team seeks entry and new classroom plan

Georgetown school reports on hockey team preparation and selective intake based on chest expansion. The inspector's report prompts call for a new classroom and tutor, with board meeting notes and new local chapter members named at a January gathering.

Bet Ge Ee Skuce P. Tro Harmsen Shool Board Countess of Strathmore Gerald McCallumo J. So Hughes Ray Whitmee Ro Wicks Frank Benner Harlate Grose Herald

Erin Leslie Ban Injured At Belfountain Wiring Site

Report notes Erin Leslie Ban suffered a head gash when a cross arm shifted and struck him during wiring at Belfountain. Other items mention legal notices, local officials, and Erin Agricultural Society elections with Donald Matheson as president and Henry Rutherford named Peel County Clerk.

Leslie Ban Graham Matthews Belfountain Messrs Ddl Mundell WF. MacEnery Earl Scott Echo Lake Ontario Erin Henry Rutherford Peel David Wilson Grenville Davis Erin Agricultural Society Donald Matheson Elmer McKinnon Wlfl MecEnery Sec -Treas George C. Burt Ernie Teeter Advocate

Burlington Officials Address Local School Board and Utilities Disruptions

At the public school board meeting Warren A. Nicholson was elected chairman for 1948. The town bell resumed after civic effort led by Ned Turcette. A campus show titled The God of the Atom was shown for students, a Macady Science Institute production. Burlington faced heat and gas outages due to a gas main break on Burlington Street in Hamilton, causing widespread discomfort.

Cnauggural Public School Board Central School Vening Warren A. Ncholson Ned Turcette Elizabeth Stross Belle Ringer Ninetothe Agnesdas Creathon Macady Science Institute Los Andeles Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship Burlington Wentworth Gas Co Burlington St Hamilton Gazatte

Canadian Boy Scouts Hit All Time High Membership

Canadian scouting reports record growth with 103,759 members, 9,806 boys in the Scout movement, and 9,954 volunteers guiding programs. The 1939 peak stood at 102,873, marking a new high in current years.

Canada

What Think Ye of Christ Exposition on the Bread of Life

Sunday School lesson explores Jesus as the bread of life and the Father’s will, emphasizing faith, knowledge, and eternal life. It discusses coming to Jesus, belief, and the Christ’s role as sustainer, with references to John 6 and related scriptures.

Christ Tolden Pest Odestus Jesus Mina God Paul Goa James Tris Hom

Fragmentary prompt yields uncertain historical snippet

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Canadian egg washing laws curb dirty eggs trade

Irish and Canadian officials enacted strict penalties to deter washing eggs. A first offence could trigger 400 pounds, with up to three months imprisonment for a second offence. The measures sharply reduced dirty eggs, with current rates often under two percent from Irish producers.

Irish Department of Agriculture

British export industry workforce rises by seventy seven thousand

Nearly 2,000,000 men and women in United Kingdom industry are now engaged in manufacture for export. Figures from the Ministry of Labor show the labor force increased in November by 77,000 to 1,911,000, a figure that doubles the prior year’s export‑oriented production.

United Kingdom Ministry of Labor

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