Canadians Support Olympic Effort For Grenoble Team
Canadians confront the Grenoble Winter Games with pride and financial backing. Seventy two athletes compete across six sports while the Canadian Olympic Association seeks funds, urging citizens to donate two and a half cents each to reach a $500000 goal amid comparing Russian spending.
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Grenoble
France
Lylow Itrom
George ‘Orton
Paris
Canada
Henry
Roxy Borou
Mexico City
Canadian Olympic Association
Voluntery
Oaterbotiony
Bury power lines to curb storm disruption
The ice storm in southern Ontario left thousands without heat, light, and cooking facilities. Officials weighed undergrounding lines to reduce outages, noting costs and practicality. a gradual program could alleviate vulnerability while preserving esthetics.
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Ours
Canada
Ontario
Toronto
Bill Dennison
Playoff Season Kicks Off Amid Weekend Hockey Hype
Local hockey teams begin playoffs as fans brace for elimination contests. Weekend TV options feel dull without live action, but sports enthusiasm remains high as teams chase advancement and glory.
Flu, Faith, and Books in a Weekend Wardrobe
A cloudy tale of illness, family banter, and a weekend fever. The author laments a lingering flu while recalling past battles with German captors and wartime reading. He credits aspirin and humor for relief, noting how CBC pieces by Richard Hillary and Max Ferguson offer solace and perspective amid illness.
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Richard Hillary
Max
Max Ferguson
CBC
Wedding at St Josephs Church in Milton Vic and local skating carnival
Bertha Shirley married Herward Drew of Milton at St Josephs Church in a ceremony reported by the Free Press. The issue notes a skating carnival program with winners Carol Tyler May Spiers and others, a broom-ball game between Y's Men and high school girls, and mentions Mrs May Dumarsh leading the junior girls class at the Y.
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St. Joseph’s Church
Bertha Shirley
Wesley Marchmight
Herward Drew
Milton
Acton
Carol Tylor
May ‘Spiers
iGrapf
Withers
Gregory Barr
Wild Y
May Dumarsh
Kitchenar
Fire destroys Moffatt store. $8,800 lost in blaze
A lamp caused a fire on Friday morning at the Moffatt store, the building was destroyed, the fall of the lamp saved the stock, and about $8,800 was lost. The incident comes as the town faces economic strain and local discussions continue on relief and recovery.
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Moffatt
Why Bros
Acton Horticultural and Agricultural Sogciety
Mes
Srg
John Dutt
Jamas
Jamas: ‘Kirke Wodd »M.P.P
A. J. Currie
See
George Hynds
J. H. Matthews
John Williams
John Harvey
T. H. Harding
William Hamstreet
G. C. Clarke
R. Agnew
L G, Matthews
W. H. Storey
J. E. Corry
St. Valentina
James Matthews
A. B. Wright
the Gore
Doostrick Skule Drama and Ford Car Ad Drive Valley News Items
A 1918 advertisement touts Ford autos as economy savers priced from 495 to 970 dollars, highlighting reduced ongoing costs versus buggies and gear. The issue also reports the town hall hosting the Doostrick Skule drama under Intermediate Red Cross supervision with Dan Ritchie as the old-time teacher and a lengthy cast list of local residents and visitors.
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Ford
Red Cross
Dan Ritchie
Boyd Clark
Nell McNabb
A. G. Clarridge
Martha Graham
Olla Armstrong
Churches and Services in Acton Ontario Sunday Feb 18 1968
Local church listings show service times and contacts for multiple congregations in Acton Ontario including St Alban the Martyr Anglican Maple Avenue Baptist Church Georgetowns Presbyterian Knox Church. Services range from 9 00 am Eucharist to 10 30 am Morning Prayer Sunday School and Dutch English services with Bible classes and prayer meetings noted.
Inescapable Christ at Trinity Church Service Change
Trinity Church notes Sunday February 18 1968 morning worship moves to 11.00 a.m. with Sunday School at 10.00 a.m. Evening service at 7.00 p.m. features The Inescapable Christ and later evangelistic events. Various weekday meetings listed including Prayer Bible Study Choir and Crusaders sessions.
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Paul
Deadly horse disease hits East Flamboro in 1868
A fatal contagion sweeps through East Flamboro horses with tongue swelling and rapid suffocation deaths. Mr Reuben Sparks loses four animals in a week as officials warn about spread. Lothian post office suspended. Benjamin Jones offers cabinetmaking and undertaker services with coffins, bedsteads, chairs, and a hearse available countywide.
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East Flamboro
Reuben Sparks
Lothian
Halton
Benjamin Jones
Foster Street
Businss
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United States
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Porsy
Mill St
Kim
Iead Upton Sinclair
Hillary
Oxford
University of Suffering
Ferguson
the Man
I Ae
Free Press
Buhaur
Dristhig
David A. Bilis
Wublider
Dus Ryder Capfright
Aus
Church OF ST. Alban the Martyr
Anglican Corner
Willow St
St. Alban’s Drive
Rev. Ritchie McMurray, M.A
S.T.B
Gethel
Christian Reformed Church
Rev
P. Brouwer
Maple Avenue Baptist Church
Maple Ave
Georgetown
Robert C. Lohnes
Presbyterian Church IN
Trinity Church
United Church of Canada
Gordon B. Turner
George Elliott
Acton Baptist Church
Stanley Gammon
Tidey Ave
Evangel Pentecostal Tabernacle P.a.oc
Churchill Road
S. M. Thoman
Christ Ambassadors
Crusaders
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