Unrest and Vandalism in Acton and Nassagaweya
Letter writers lament the desecration of Mill Street tennis courts and bowling greens once cared for by Beardmores, urge town use, and accuse officials of neglect. A second letter describes poor conduct at Nassagaweya Committee of Adjustment hearings and criticizes ethics, spending, and response to land issues, ending with voter disillusion.
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Acton
Mill St
Iertainly
Bowling
Cloged
Beardmores
Pargoer
Witnesses Attend Four Day Jehovah’s Assembly in Kitchener
Members of Acton’s Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses will attend the Good News for All Nations District Assembly in Kitchener starting July 4. The four day conference features a Sunday highlight on July 7 at 3 p.m. with Kenneth Little, head of work in Canada, speaking to the assembly. Henry C. Loewen, acting as presiding minister in Acton, urges all local members to attend each session.
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Committee of Adjustment
Nassagaweya
Acton
Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses
All Nations
Correction on Milwaukee attendee at Mackinac convention
Last week Mr. Paul Lawson of Milwaukee Wisconsin attended a leather convention at Mackinac Island. The Fiue Press incorrectly labeled it the teachers convention.
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Paul Lawson
Milwaukee
Wis
Mackinac Taland
Fiue
Hall family reunion held Sunday at Acton scout hall
The Hall reunion gathered June 30 on the school lawn at the scout hall with seventy registered relatives. Weather was fine despite rainclouds. Activities included baseball horseshoes and races. a meal of salads cold meats sandwiches desserts was served. Two minutes silence honored two recently deceased cousins. Next year’s reunion decision rests with the late William Hall’s family. Attendees came from Collingwood Toronto Wingham Georgetown Guelph Niagara Falls Hamilton Glen Williams Limehouse Milton Hillsburg Thornhill Oakville Wroxeter King City and Acton.
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J. H. Price
Josie Kentner
Acton
Ada Ainsworth
Toronto
Norman Price
George Hall
Collingwood
Wingham
Georgetown
Guelph
Niagara Falls
Hamilton
Glen Williams
Limehouse
Milton
Hillsburg
Thornhill
Oakville
Wroxeter
King City
New teachers named from Lakeshore Toronto Colleges
Last week announced graduates include Acton district girls Linda Linham Kathryn McKenzie Rita McCrae Mary Lou Brown and Batty Cook. A Sunday School tale of Lot's wife turning to salt is retold with a child’s joke about his mother turning into a telephone pole.
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Lakeshore
Toronto
Teachers’ Colleges
Acton and District
Linda Linham
Kathryn McKenzie
Rita McCrae
Mary Lou Brown
Batty Cook
Lot
Johnny
Fairy Lake dredging far from finish amid delays and noise
Officials from the Credit Valley Conservation Authority report about 150 000 cubic yards of silt dredged at Fairy Lake with 400 000 valued for the project under a pilot Ontario government contract. Delays blamed on dredge breakdowns and 24 hour noise from nearby residents. Dredge currently on the Lakeview side pumps silt along Elmore Drive toward a basin near Elizabeth Drive.
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Credit Valley Conservation Authority
Free Press
Fairy Lake
Authority
Cummins Marine
Ontario
Roy McMillan
C.U.C.A
White
Lakedew Subdivision
Lakeview
Elmore Dr
Tidley Ave
Elizabeth Drive
Acton Rotary Plans Year of Community Projects
Rotary club members held a two hour planning session outlining community and Rotary International projects. A rotary exchange program and Senior Citizens initiative were among suggestions. The fall Sea-Do grand prize display and a $5 ticket sale were noted, plus August 16 costumes for a Rotary Mawailan dance. Nineteen members attended as new officers set a busy pace.
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Rotary Club
Rotary International
Campbell's Welding
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