Eramosa marks transition to county unit administration
Eramosa township schools held a special night at Rockwood Centennial public school to mark the shift to the county unit system. Invited were school board members inspectors superintendents bus drivers and current staff. Attendees enjoyed activities cards games billiards volleyball and bingo followed by a pot luck supper prepared by Bramco public wheels staff. A Lake Inventory notice from Ontario’s Lands and Forests department warns of fire risk urging caution with forest fires.
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Eremosa
Bramoca Public
R.M
M. Dyer
L. McRse
H. Gruter
R.hoy
Ontario Lakes
Department of Lands and Forests
Rockwood
Rockwood Centennial
Eramosa
Nightingale
Geor e Wallace and McWilliams named to Grand River Authority
George Wallace of Erin ae and Albert McWilliams of Puslinch appointed as representatives on the Grand River Conservation Authority. They will represent the municipalities of Erin Eramosa Guelph township Puslinch Nassagawega Esquesing West Garafraxa and Fergus for a three year term. There are 74 municipalities in the watershed. Seven larger towns appoint their own members while 67 others form 10 groups to appoint one or two members according to population.
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George Wallace
Erinae
Albert McWilliams
Puslinch
Grand River Conservation Authority
Erin
Eramosa
Guelph Township
Nassagawega
Esquesing
West Garafraxa
Fergus
Retired Erin farmer Norman Matthews dies at 79
Norman Matthews of 27 Park Ave Acton died suddenly on December 28 at age 79. He farmed in Erin township before moving to Acton 18 years ago. Survived by wife Ella Mae Jackson and daughters Caroline Orton and Violet Malton. three sisters. Born November 21 1889 to Peter and Annie Matthews. Funeral December 30 at Rumley Shoemaker Acton, temporary entombment Coningsby Mortuary, burial in Nuxley Cemetery. Pallbearers and mower bearers listed.
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Acton
Norman Matthews
Park Ave
Erin Township
Matthews
Ella Mae Jackson
Caroline
Wm. Neville) Orton
Violet
Leslie Spy) Malton
G. Watson
Alliston
Ada Lambert
Rockwood
Martha Jackson
Ospringe
Peter
Annie Matthews
Golden Age Club
Church of Christ At
Hillsburg
Rumley-Shoemaker Funeral Home
A. H. McKenzie
Coningsby Mortuary
Nuxley Cemetery
Peter Watson
Arnold Watson
Alan Watson
Walter Biddle
Tom Neville
Lorne Peavey
Paul Donaldson
Bill McGowan
W I honors Mrs J Noble at Golden Wedding note
The W I met at the secretary treasurer's home to honor Mrs J Noble for her loyalty and James Noble's golden wedding anniversary. A gold china set was given on behalf of the WA. We note hospital updates for Jack Roughley in Toronto and Kirkpatrick in Georgetown. Communion at Limehouse Presbyterian next Sunday. Georgetown group enjoyed a Hills tobogganing party at the Listers.
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A. Benton
W. I
Neil Anderton
James Noble
Institute
Grisby
Noble
Jack Roughley
Toronto
Kirkpatrick
Georgetown
Limehouse Presbyterian Church
Wayne Lister
Nassagaweya Conservatives re elect S Cramp president
Nassagaweya Progressive Conservative Association members met for their annual meeting and re elected S Cramp as president for 1969 amid an otherwise new slate of officers.
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Nassagaweya
S. Cramp
Nassagaweya Progressive Conservative Association
Thunday
Obituary: Alfred Long Sr. dies after fall in Ontario home
Alfred Long Sr. died January 4 after a fall at his son’s home in Acton. A January 7 funeral at home was led by Rev G Turner with interment in Fairview cemetery. pallbearers included grandsons Don Ed and Russell Long and Bob Hart Jr. and others. Born in Walton on Thames, England, he served in Gibraltar and Malta, moved to Canada 50 years ago, and leaves a daughter Hildagard, a son Alfred, four grandchildren, and a sister in England. He was 65?. the obituary notes long residence in Halton Manor and prior work in insurance and real estate.
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Rumley-Shoemaker
Alfred Long
Guelph General Hospital
R. R
Halton Manor
Rev. G. Turner
Fairview Cemetery
Don
Russell Long
Bob Hart Jr
Kenneth Allan
E.G. Franwdin
Mr. Long
Walton-on-Thames
England
Alfred
Long
Mary
Ann Huckin
Martha Huth
Malta
Army and Navy
Gibraltar
St. . Andrew's Lodge
Canada
Toronto
Acton
Ospringe Visits and Community News
Mrs D G Robertson reports visitors in Ospringe with James Curran listed as a patient at Guelph Hospital with a heart condition. Another patient, William Thompson, is also admitted to the same hospital for treatment.
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James Curran
Guelph Hospital
William Thompson
Finishing Bridge Work This Month at Drayton
Officials of the Grand River Conservation Authority expect a new bridge over the Cofestoge River in Drayton to be completed by the end of January. Channel improvements, paused for winter, should finish by July to allow a single river channel. Total project cost is 266000 dollars with Wellington County covering 20 percent and 400 feet of channel work, while the department of highways pays 60 percent.
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Drayton Shold
Grand River Conservation Authority
Wellington County
Department of Highways
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Schoels
Rockwood Centennial Public School
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Acton Free Press
Geo. Wallace
Erin Farmer
W.I
J. Noble
Robert R. Hamilton Optometrist
Mountainview Road
Bowlin Acton
Main ST. Memaer
Alfred Long Sr
Halton
George Kerr
P.C
James Swanborough
Stewart Cramp
B.D. Young
L. Andrews
G. Thomas
Robert Elliott
Roy Wood
R. Haren
Walter Freeman
William Price
Art Gibson
Ken Murray
Thompson Fuels Ltd
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D.G. Robertson
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Mrs. Robertson
Harold May
Guelph
Regent's
Hearing Aid Service
Umshoure
Independent Order OF Foresters
Legion Hall
Milton
Huron County Country Gentlemen
Guardian Drug Stores
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