Police Games feature Toronto actors and YMCA youths
At Varsity Stadium in Toronto last evening the Toronto Police Association district meet included 12 boys and girls. Results list Frank Cooper fourth in the 100 yard dash and third in the 220 yard dash, Frank Mariscak fifth in the 0 yard dash for under 16, Morris Van Hemmen and Wayne Arbic fourth and fifth in the 880 open, Acton second in the girls relay, Acton third in the 440 yard boys relay. Participants named include Wayne Arbic Bill Skilling Frank Cooper Morris Van Hemmen Frank Mariscak Peter Newton Peter Gibbons Don Price Ann Daintith Carol Bradley Ruth Landsborough Gerturde Oost.
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Y.M.C.A
Toronto Police Association
Varsity Stadium
Toronto
Frank Cooper
Frank
Mariscak
Morris van Hemmen
Wayne Arbic
Acton
Bill Skilling
Frank Mariscak
Peter Newton
Peter Gibbons
Don Price
Ann Daintith
Carol Bradley
Ruth Landsborough
Gertrude Oost
180 Children Back to School Bible Theme
Vacation Bible school runs this week across three churches with the theme The Bible. Over 50 juniors, 35 preschoolers, about 60 kindergartners, and nearly 40 primary students attend daily morning classes. Rev. Gordon Adams oversees as superintendent under the Ministerial Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Church
St. Alban's
Knox Church
Ministerial Association
Gordon Adams
Arlene Gordon
Ann Symon
Ken Adams
Guelph Doubles Defeat Acton In Inter-County Lawn Bowling
In the Inter-County Lawn Bowling League, Guelph mixed doubles beat Acton 75 to 69 last Wednesday July 4. Acton skips were W Near Jim Fleming and B Veldhuis with leads Mrs W Inglis Mrs W Woodburn and Mrs O Cairns. Rockwood beat Georgetown 91 to 88 as Rockwood remains league leader while Guelph moves above Acton by two points. Schedule: Rockwood at Acton Georgetown at Guelph.
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Guelph
Acton
Chris Robinson
W.near
Jim Fleming
B. Veldhuis
W. Inglis
W. Woodburn
O. Cairns
H. Rogers
M. Bell
D. Drysdale
B. Holmes
Rockwood
Georgetown
YMCA Summer Horseshoe Contest Winners Named
Tuesday’s special events at the YMCA saw eight junior competitors led by Ted Quinnell who won, with Bob Groenebeer second and Bob Price third. In the senior division Don Price won and Bill Churchill placed second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y.M.C.A
Ted Quinnell
Bob Groenebeer
Bob Price
Don Price
Bill Churchill
Commission Deals With Reports And General Business
The PULC held a regular session focusing on superintendents reports and general business. A six inch water line for the Beverley House development was debated and held for later decision. HP C payments and pole rental revisions were noted, with details on water resources meetings and new evergreen planting. A valve issue on Main Street was addressed, and insurance for post break in damage discussed. Churchill Road power switch over planned with extra linemen from Guelph. siren repairs and storm damage reviewed.
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PULC
Beverley House
Church St
Commission
Hydro
R. Mason
Churchill Road
Glenica
H.E.P.C
Guelph
Town Hall
Mason
Repair Broken Valve By Force Electric
Hydro workers labored into the night Tuesday to fix a broken valve beside the Force Electric plant on Church Street. Water was off in some areas and pressure was low elsewhere during the repair.
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Hydro
Church St
Force Electric
Winner Mrs Mason Takes Home Cash From Appreciation Day Chest
Mrs Doug Mason won the Appreciation Day draw last Saturday. She pocketed 40 from the chest and an extra 5 for naming the Merchant of the Week. Next week's chest rises to 400.
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Doug Mason
Conservatory of Music Exam Results Honor Acton Pupils
Lillian Phillips earned first class honors in grade two piano while Lesley A Duby gained honors in grade four piano. These results supplement last week's report on Acton piano pupils and their achievements.
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Conservatory of Music
Lillian Phillips
Lesley A. Duby
Acton
Learn to Swim Classes Expand for Summer
Fifty nine or sixty children are enrolled in the early sessions as instructor Bob Murrow, a police officer, directs ten classes in water familiarization and basic strokes. Two more classes may open this summer, raising totals to eighty with Doug and Mrs Tarrant stepping in to teach.
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Bob Murrow
Doug Tarrant
Boys Going Nowhere In Hurry in Contest
About 20 boys competed in a YMCA walking race. Fred Landry won in eight minutes 10 seconds, with Don Harris and Ted Quinnell close behind. The course traced a loop from the YMCA along John Street to Agnes Frederick Guelph Wilbur Mill Frederick Church and back to the YMCA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Landry
John St
Agnes
Frederick
Guelph
Wilbur
Mill
Church
Don Harris
Ted Quinnell
Robin Hood Star Dawkins Tops YMCA Archery Meet
Bill Dawkins led the YMCA archery competition, earning first place by topping three categories target distance and time. Jim Bullough and Bill Henry tied for second, with eight boys advancing to finals including Don Harris Frank Morton John Price Neil Franklin Bob Tracy and others.
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Robin Hood
Y.M.C.A
Bill Dawkins
Jim Bullough
Bill Henry
Don Harris
Frank Morton
John Price
Neil Franklin
Bob Tracy
Newlyweds Honored At Family Gathering
Mr and Mrs Ron Hunter received congratulations from relatives at a Friday family gathering held at the home of Mr and Mrs Ken Hunter in Georgetown. The couple left Ontario this week for the west and received attractive gifts from guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ron Hunter
Ken Hunter
Georgetown
Ontario
West
Hamilton Men Lead Baptist Service at Acton
Ash ton Turner of Hamilton spoke at Acton Baptist church in a Sunday service. Turner, a Mount Hamilton Baptist member and secretary of the Baptist Men’s Brotherhood for Ontario and Quebec, was accompanied by Bill Graham who sang a solo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton Baptist Church
Ashton Turner
Hamilton
Mount Hamilton Baptist Church
Baptist Men’s Brotherhood
Ontario
Quebec
Bill Graham
Esquesing Denies Acton Creek Pollution Charges
A hearing on alleged pollution of Black Creek by Acton tannery concluded with officials denying most charges. Clerk J McGeachie and J H Creighton defended Acton disposal methods and urged inquiry if needed while noting two disposal methods and occasional accidental discharges. The town seeks new water sources and a 1 million gallon reservoir to support growth.
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Acton
J. McGeachie
A. M. Snider
Black Creek
Clement Foster
Credit River
Exsquesing
Campbell Sinclair
Tamnery
Beardmore and Co, Ltd
McGeachie
J. H. Creighton
Com
Creighton
Parks Board Plans Grandstand Tear Down After Safety Findings
A Parks Board meeting with the Agricultural Society discussed the unsafe grandstand in the local park. The old structure will be torn down with Grant Allen winning the demolition tender for 35 dollars and Milton Lunch Service awarded the summer concession bid of 100 dollars.
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Parks Board
Parks Board of Management
Agricultural Society
Board
Grant Allen
Milton
Reliable Taxi
Acton
Council Names Engineers Survey Work Begins On Paving Plan
Council approves R V Anderson Associates as town engineers for this summer's paving project. Survey crews are at work establishing levels and grade marks. Completion expected this week with tenders likely in early August and supervision by F Pallesen to finish by September. Council also discusses arena power costs and requests PLUSC supply water for a park wading pool. J Bullock notes dump cleanup delays and rat control issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council
PLUSC
J. Bullock
Rate‘payers’ Association
London
Call Accepted To Knox Pulpit
Rev. Andrew H. McKenzie has accepted the pulpit at Knox Presbyterian Church and will begin ministry the first of September. A unanimous call followed a contrepathona mean. He and his wife and five children reside in Islington.
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Andrew H. McKenzie
Knox Presbyterian Church
Mr. McKenzie
Islington
Bigger Office or Secretary Y M C A
Y M C A secretary Bob Brayshaw has a new office this week. He has been painting his quarters while Jones and Van Gils handle woodwork and plastering. The office is enlarged to two rooms with a reception desk and a private secretary space. Meetings will be held there.
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Y.M.C.A
Bob Brayshaw
Jones
van Gils
150000 Pennies For Home Missions at Braeside Camp
The Women's Missionary Council of Acton Pentecostal Assembly sent six members to Braeside camp Paris on July 4 for Penny Day. About 150000 pennies were collected for home mission work, including 1500 dollars destined for a church building. A large display room showcased missionary handiwork for Africa Japan Britain West Indies the Canadian North and Bethel Home for Girls Toronto.
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Women's Missionary Council of
Acton
Africa
Japan
British West Indies
Bethel
Toronto
Ontario Police May District Accident Report
Ontario Provincial Police figures for May show 204 accidents in No.3 district covering five southern Ontario counties including Halton. Four fatalities occurred with four people killed and 69 injured. 14368 vehicles were safety checked, 3417 warnings issued, and 1118 charges laid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontario
Halton
Sunday Concert in Ac ton Park Delights Shaded Crowd
Seated in the shade of a large clump of trees, red coated bandsmen played an impromptu concert in Ac ton Park Sunday afternoon. Hundreds enjoyed the sun or cool sea breeze as Bandmaster Perrot conducted a program sparked by earlier crowds.
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Acton’s
Perrot
Town council road committee clash over meeting delays
A flare up in the town council over intersect ion dips escalated for nearly half an hour as Councillors Cook Brown bickered with Mayor Tyler and road committee chairman Brown. They argued over committee meeting notices and cooperation with the chairman. The dispute cooled as Brown urged a return to business.
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Cook
Brown
Browth
Tyler
Counelor Cook
Councillor Brown
W. Wilson
Cooke
G. Barbeau
Taxi Fare Increases Sought By Reliable Taxi
At a council meeting Reliable Taxi pressed to raise fares from 35 cents to 50 cents in town and 25 to 30 cents per mile out of town citing higher car fuel and labor costs. The engineer will review driveway issues after C Mason spoke on damage. The minutes copy proposal failed twice with no action on Sprowl’s fence dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Mason
V. Peycha
M. Sprowl
J. Hargrave
Sprowl
P.U. C
Port Arthur council approves claim and bridge by law
Council accepts a relief claim and notes written highway approval for a $73 000 Maria Street bridge supplementary by law. The June police report and magistrate summary were read, with remuneration approval for HS EPC members set at eight dollars per meeting for chairman and six dollars for commissioners up to 24 annual meetings.
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Port Arthur
Department of Highways
Maria St
Hs-E-P.c
P.U.C
Halton Assessor's Association
Mill St
John
Elgin
Jeeve Wilson
Lindsay
New Maria St. Bridge
Acton Councillors Hear Across Atlantic Greeting
A telegram read at the council session conveys greetings from Acton London and expresses happiness and pride on the inauguration of Greet. The message highlights international goodwill and ceremonial welcome to the event.
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Acton
Atlantic
London
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H.e.pc
Ontario Water Resources Commission
Brampton
Acton Brief of
Council Names Engineers
Bullock
Glenlea
A. Kirkness
EF. Tyler
Knox Pulpit
John Robson
North Halton
Peterborough
Barbeau
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