Acton Council Debates Monday Closing and Board Membership
Acton council amends by law to permit Monday all day closing after a Chamber of Commerce petition showing 74 percent support. Debates dog control costs, NLH UR board value, and a new zoning by law presented by planning consultant Alex Deacon continues on to page sir.
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Acton
Suteriason
Chamber of Commerce
F. Terry
Terry
C. of C
J. Greer
Cook
North Halton
J. Goy
NHUB
Gov
FE. Focutt
G Bardeau
Red Rachlin
Alex P. Deacon
Municipal Board
Miss Bennett School Opens In Acton Public District
Miss M Z Bennett public school was inaugurated with ribbon cutting by Board Chairman C Bradley. L Skuce praised the educator and noted plans to add six more rooms after a fire, while Mayor W Cook urged high educational standards. Former mayor E G Tyler and Joe Hurst lauded the community effort and Miss Bennett spoke of parental support and pride in the new school.
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PUPHS
Mics
M. Z. Bennett
Acton
MA. Z. Bennett
T. Watson
C. Bradley
M. Smith
by. L. @kuce
Halton
M.Z. Bennett
Chaiman C. Bradley
Bradley
Citi Pens
Wo Wolfe
L. Skuce
Aristotle
Hen Nett
Skuce
AH. Mackenase
Ceam
Wo Cook
Ario
E G Tyler
Joe Hurst
Pupjla
Miss Bennett
Ton Wateon
Murray Smith
Bennett
Ahe
Mas Bennett
Bwat
Smith
Thin School
Inga the Childzens
Sisiters
Acton Library Circulation Rises Amid Gift Encyclopedia Award
At a library board meeting acting chief librarian Tsobel Watson reported a rise in overall circulation from 27 963 books in 1886 to 3 234 in 1957. Rev Gordon Adams chairs the board with members Dunham Creighion Kirkawas Law Tyter and Mayor Cook. The Richardson Century Fund will donate 23 complete sets of the Encyclopedia Canadiana to Acton among libraries province wide. volumes begin arriving soon.
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Acton
Tsobel Watson
Libbrary Board
Gordon Adams
Beler Dunham
Jack Creiahion
Charles Kirkawas
Jee Law
Ted Tyter
Cook
Wegetary
Miss Tuylor
Richhardson Century Fund
Acton Library
Canada
Richardson Century Fund
Mat
James Richardson
S Lld Opn
Agra
Police Hunt Stolen Dynamite Incident at Porter Site
Police hunt for 19 sticks of dynamite and 38 fused caps stolen from the H. K. Porter industrial site after an eight year old boy described strangers opening a box. Corporal Mason’s team questioned the youths and recovered 16 sticks and 19 caps, with three sticks and 18 caps still missing. investigation continues as swarms of parents are urged to remain alert.
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H. K. Porter
Here End
Musan
Acton Detachment O. P
Auame
Cape Corpore
Mason
Acion
Eight-Year-Old Rescues Friend In Village Pond
Eight-year-old Jimmy Early a Campbellville public school student is nominated for a Hed Cros reequa award of merit after pulling seven-year-old Christopher McLaren from icy pond waters last Thursday. Jimmy saved his classmate at the Campbellville mill pond where the ice broke as they walked home from school.
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Jimmy Early
Arads
Campbellville
Campbellville Mill Pond
Jimmy
Christopher McLaren
Rampus
James Early
China
Jim
Pearl McLaren
Broadcaster Arthur Phelps Takes Over Neighbourly News
Arthur Phelps of Whitby replaces Don Fairburns as CBC Neighbourly News host for Sunday mornings. The change aims for a quicker recovery from disruptions that affected the program in recent weeks.
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Arthur Phelps
Whitby
Don
Hon A Kelso Roberts Voices Justice at Rotary Dinner
Ontario Attorney General Hon A Kelso Roberts QC addressed the Acton Rotary Club dinner on Tuesday. He urged strong administration of justice to preserve good governance and spoke on employment, safety devices, and Ontario’s police system.
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Acton
Bill Mattocks
A. Kelso Robarts
Mrs. Roberts
A. Kelso Roberts
Ontario
Roberts
Atorney - General
Acrom Ontario
Lloyd DD Dingle
Rotary
Wo Mattocks
Ted Hansen
Roberta
Wo Woodburn
Manor
Shoemaker
K Y Dick
Milton
Mayor Wood Cook
EG Tyler
Ro McKeown
F Terey
W Benson
HK O'Hara
M Herness
C & Denny
Jo Marshall
C Sprew
Ro Mason
A Braida
J Last
WoMeeKays
J Reid
G Huran
Two Vehicle Collision Causes 475 Damage at Peel and Wellington
At about 4 35 pm on Sunday January 19 a two car crash at the Peel and Wellington intersection caused 475 in damage. Appice Sikkema, driving west on Peel, collided with John Hussel, driving south on Wellington.
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Acton
Peel
Willington
Appice Sikkema
Peel Street
John Hussel
Wellington
Flames Engulf Truck In Early Morning Fire
Firefighters responded to a Sunday morning blaze at Acton Park where a town garbage truck inside a storage shed was gutted. Fire Chief J Newton and police found a garden hose and five gallon gasoline can at the scene. Authorities suspect theft as the cause and ongoing investigation aims to determine responsibility.
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Acton Park
Acton
Ted Fooutt Yer
Ted Allen Im
J Newton
Overheated pipes cause damage at Queen Street home
Firemen answered a call at 150 on Saturday morning to a house on Queen Street east owned by Darwin Cripps. Fire Chief Jo Newton reports a space heater caused the overheated stove pipes and a fire in a partition and ceiling of one room, totaling $125 in damage. The child was removed from the house as there were no occupants inside.
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Queen Street East
Darwin Cripps
Jo Newton Reporta
Mc Cripps
Partison
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Mattocks
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