Acton Women’s Institute Opens With Lessons And Plans
The first Centennial meeting at Mrs Earl Lambert’s home featured Mrs Lindsay’s opening poem Age is a Quality of Mind, a roll call, and a vote on changes to laws. Discussions covered Sabbath observance, Christmas remembrances for shut-ins, penny sales, a World of Food in Canada training session, and invitations for Acton Fall Fair. A safety quiz, school games contest, and a New Year resolutions reading followed, ending with the Lord’s Prayer and a luncheon hosted by the committee.
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Acton Women's Institute
W.1
Milton
Canada
Turner
William Evans
Harris
Acton
Wilderspin
Denny
Winn
Lindsay
Youth Arise Theme for Presbyterian Winter Rally
About 175 to 200 young people are expected at the first Winter Rally of Presbyterian Young People from Brampton Presbytery to be held at Milton Knox Church on Saturday January 8. The theme is Youth of the World Arise with Rev D R Nicholson of St David's Campbellville as speaker. The day includes a banquet discussion groups work with Canadian Indians at Kenora open film and a hootenanny led by Miss Shirley Ella Campbellville.
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New Presbytery
Brampton
Presbyterian Church In Canada
Milton
Knox Presbyterian Ae
Rev
R. Nicholson
St. David's Church
Campbellville
Kenora
The
Presbyterian Young People's Organization
Shirley Ella
Timely tips on health and safety by American Medical Association
Health column warns households about common poisons in everyday items and urges locking cabinets storing cleaners medicines and garden products. It emphasizes never transferring products to food containers labeling all containers keeping medicines in original bottles and seeking immediate medical help with poison exposure.
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American
Medical Association
Nassagaweya Inaugural Appointments Highlight 1967
Nassagaweya Council holds inaugural meeting to reappoint key officers and form committees. Clerk J C McIntyre retained as multi post, M R Mac Anderson reappointed assessor, Vera Cockram as assistant clerk, and Grant McMillan as roads superintendent. New staff hired and by law set salary ranges. Planning, conservation and community centre appointments updated with several two year terms and new members named. Reeve Coulter named council delegate to Nassagaweya Planning Board.
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Nassagaweya Council
J.c.mcintyre
M. R. “Mac” Anderson
Vera
Cockram
Grant McMillan
Fred Edwards
Brookville
Sam Scott
J. S. Norrish
E. J. Parsons
A. N. Norrish
Nelson Howard
George Dredge
Ed Cairns
Jim Robertson
Charles ‘Lasby
Ross - Carbett
Milton ‘Board
Duncan Moffat
Acton
A. R. Service
Milton
Percy McGillivary
Jack Milne
Anne MacArthur
William Coulter
Halton
Grant Campbell
Alex
Planning Board
Fred Benson
Campbellville
Douglas Beattie
Eden Mills
Stewart Cramp
William Lowry
Reeve Coulter
Roy Wood
Ken Moore
Len Andrews
Jack McPhail
Claude Inglis
William Mahon
William Hoey
Ross Gordon
Centenary Meeting Sparks Old-Time Costumes by Duke of Devonshire Chapter
The Devonshire chapter of the 1.C.C.E. held its centennial year opening with past century costumes at the Regent Mrs. H. R. Force home. A brief business meeting followed. Tom McKeown sent thanks for the scholarship. McGeachie outlined immigration and citizenship work across municipalities. Some members assist new Canadians at courts while others help establish centres for better relations with Indigenous people. The nominating committee for next year includes Mrs. McGeachie Mrs. Force and Mrs. Whitham. A new member Mrs. R. L. Robinson was welcomed.
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Duke of
Devonshire
1.C.C.E
H. R. Force
Tom McKeown
McGeachie
Ceac
Force
Whitham
R. L. Robinson
Holiday visitors share time at Saverwood homes
Mr and Mrs Chaplin and family of Georgetown and Mr and Mrs Watson and family of Bramalea spent Christmas at the Burt family home with their parents Mr and Mrs G Burt Holiday guests with Mr and Mrs Marchington were their son Bob and grandsons Craig and Kevin of Picton Mr and Mrs F Duffield entertained their goddaughters Sara and Juliet Young of Agincourt during the holidays
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Chaplin
Georgetown
Watson
Norton visits kin and local family party headline
Mire Norton visited relatives in Acton while Mr and Mrs Harry Scott joined a Streetsville party to celebrate. Mrs Burgess spent holidays in the Oshawa district. Money talks but who can keep it long enough to start a conversation.
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Mire
W. J. Norton
Acton
Harry Scott
Streetsville
G. Burgess
Oshawa
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Safeco
Denny's Insurance Agency
Paul Se. W. Residences
Harold
High School Board
Dwight Engel
William
Statt
Photo Middleton
Tom’ Watson
Chester Anderson
Joe Bray
E. A.hansen
Ray Arcie
Kerwin McPhail
Nassagaweya
Don
Hoey
Anne ‘MacArthur
Gordon
MacArthur
Mahon
GAC
Iin Street
ACTO
Main Street
Osee Mitchene
King Street
Ent
Crisup
Ave
Libby
Vesechone
Bologna
Chef Boy-Ar-Dee
Tae
Aerevel
Pollock and
Campbell
Water St. North
GALT
Caroline Nurseries Garden Centre
Caroline
Highway 7
South Side
U.F.C. Wire Service
Saverwood
Fred A. Hoffman
Optometrist
St. George's Sq. Guelph, Ont
Pioneer
A. Kerr and Son, Farm Equipment RR
Ontario
PHONG
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