Halton County Council elects Warden and organizes committees
The inaugural Halton County Council met January 24 at Milton Court House. Warden-elect W W Robinson Oakville was unanimously chosen. George R Harris Burlington declined. Standing committees were named for Finance Education Printing County Buildings Special Communications Railways Legislation Agriculture County Bridges Old Age Pensions and Good Roads with Harris as Chairman of Good Roads and a proposal to reduce its membership failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Harris
Burlington
Halton County Council
Milton
George Currie
W. G. Appelle
Nelson
F. M. Readhead
G. Leslie Peer
Peakville
W. N. Robinson
James J. Hewsoff
George R. Harris
Acton
E. T. Thetford
Georgetown
Harold Cleave
Jas. W. Blain
Harris
Robinson
Munro
Blain
Morden
Breckon
Cleave
Currie
Readhead
Good Roads
Duncan Campbell
Good Roads Committee
Brecken
Halton
Peel
Norval
Peel Boys
Shearer
Inter
George Bishop
Fred Shortill
Harold McClure
John Stackhouse
Professor Graham
Guelph
Rose
Laura Littley
Stanley
Walter “Littley
Leslie
Edward
Ivy
Lambton
Canadian National
Dundas Road
Walter Littley
Mansford Brooks
Railwa
Canadian National Railways
Justice Wright
Supreme Court of Ontario
Supreme Court of Canada
Supreme Court
Erin
Wellington
James
Erin Village
County of Wellington
Court “House
Justice
J. H. Armstrong
Nichol Township
Armstrong
Jack Beattie
Reeves Armstrong
McColgan
Mills
Walkey
Heppler
Ezra Smith
Reeves Justice
Sinclair, Jackson
Thompson
James Justice
153Rd
Local Interest Returned Home From Hospital
Mr. Chas. Spiers, seriously injured a month ago, has returned home from the hospital. He is able to take short walks about town each day and is gradually gaining strength but still suffers considerably from the injury.
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Chas. Spiers
Spiers
Public Utilities Commission delegates attend Hydro convention
The Public Utilities Commission report notes L G King appointed as delegate to the Hydro convention in Toronto. Officials expose a possible relief fraud racket linked to 3000 December relief cases, with two arrests for obtaining goods from the House of Industry. Ontario Hydro exchange negotiations end with municipal approval and a Niagara Falls resolution.
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L.G. King
Hydro
Toronto
Ouilines Progress
House of Industry Sby
Civic
A. W. Laver
House of Industry
Ontario Hyrde
United States Exchange
Ontario Hydro Commissioners
Ontario Hydro-Electric Commission
Provincial Commission
L. G. ‘King
Acton” Commission
Main Street
Ontario
Acton
Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario
Cri Electric Power Commission
Ebt
Acton Community Notes Includes Art Exhibition Valve
Acton hosts an art exhibition by Canadian Artists with the Canadian Art Guild at the Continuation School on Feb 3. Proceeds fund school pictures. admission 25¢ and 15¢. The Acton Business Men's Association held its annual meeting with officers elected and a social euchre session afterward. The Acton Women’s Institute meets Feb 1 with Miss Wallace addressing attendees.
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Canadian Art Guild
Acton Business Men's ’Association
E. E. Barr
We D. Talbot
E. J. Hassard
W. M. Cooper
A.h.bishop
B. D.rachlin
W. B. Rumiley
Acton Womenrs Institute
Liberal Party
Acton
Lasby’s
Knox Presbyterian Church
Mission Band
Young Women’s Auxiliary
Young People’s Guild
Ladies’ Aid Society
Sunday School
Women's Missionary Society
John ‘Cameron
Messrs
D. McDougall
Wm. Robertson
Alex. Bell
Acton Defeats Burlington 4-1 In Hockey Showdown
Acton topped Burlington 4 to 1 in Milton as Burlington, short on ice and practice, fought hard with Lee in goal. Acton netted in the second period and added two more before Guelph used a long drive to pull ahead 3-2, then sealed the win with a late goal.
St Alban’s Women’s Auxiliary Elects Officers
The St Alban's Women's Auxiliary opened the year with its first business meeting at the Rectory on January 19. The group reported good attendance and read reports showing a splendid year’s work, with officers elected for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Alban’s ‘Women’s Auxiliary
Council Adjourns Meeting to January 31 1933 At 1 P M
The minutes record a motion carried to adjourn the council meeting to January 31 1933 at 1 00 p m The entry mentions a statutory grant amount of 73508 17 and notes authorities aiding highway improvement.
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Readhead
Currie
The Wheelbarrow Lesson Aims To Push Not Pull
A humorous fable is told of a dirt hauler pulling a wheelbarrow instead of pushing it. A bystander suggests pushing is easier, but the worker says he finds looking at the barrow tiring and prefers to keep it behind him.
Acton Juniors Fall 3–4 to Guelph in Tight Game
Acton Juniors suffered their third defeat of the season, losing 4 to 3 to Guelph. The locals dominated much of the play with the Mooney Marzo Gibbons line active, while McGeachie and Lantz nearly connected on several chances. Guelph capitalized on breaks, Jackson scoring the opener after Bryne was beaten.
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Acton
Monkhouse
Klein
Guelph
Invaders
Jackson
Byrne
Uelph
Tyler
George
Brush
Young
Mooney
Marzo
Marshall
Lantz
Lawson
McGeachie
Guelph Reed
Donnybrook
Jones
Wings
Federick
Beattie
Meron
Steep
E. Marzo
M Marzo
Gibbons
Avith Guelph
Mooney-Marzo-Gibbons
Beatty
Bryne
Local Hockey Standings Shuffle After Weekend Games
E Marzo of the Juniors suffered a high stick blow in a Friday defeat to Guelph. Results this week shook league leaders as Burlington beat Georgetown, with playoff spots uncertain and teams at the bottom staging comebacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Marzo
Guelph
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Oakville
Halton County
Trafalgar
W. H. Morden
Victor Hall
Nassagaweya
Readhead, Cleave, Harris and Thetford
Thetford
Peer
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Blain, Breckon, Hall, Peer
Hewson
Hall Peer
Appellee
Welington
Appelle
Gurrie
Public Utilities Commission
R. J. Kerr
L. G., King
Reeve Thetford
Niagara Falls Commission
Women's Institute Meeting
Hydro Accounts
Bell Telephone Co
McCutcheon, Express
Corporation of Acton
Ontario Hydro Commission
United Typewriter Co
Knox Young People’s Guild
Lorraine Wilson
Robert Burns
Jos. Hurst
Knox Church Congregational Meeting
Devonshire
Welfare Board
Milton Fair Officers
Agricultural Society
David Hartley
Nelson Township
A. Bedwoodley
Trafalgar Township
E. Ayer
C. H. Heslop
A. L. MacNabb
J. M. Denyes
Ontario Commission
Canada
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Dominion
H. H. Stevens
Bulington
Terry
Lee
Thomas
Huffman
Woods
Greer
Bcttom
Spooner
Anderson
R. Banks
Holloway
Bill
Walters
C. "Lee
P. Lesner
Hamilton
Gibbons and Greer
and Anderson
G. Lee
C. Lee
O. Thomas
C. Connelly
A. Crombie
P. Banks
L. Tuck
H. Martin
McCallum
St. Alban’s Women’s Auxiliary
Acton Juniors
Lake- Shore
Joe Kenter
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