Acton High School Exams Loom as Sports Week Wraps
Final exam week nears with seven days of study left for Acton High School. After-school baseball results show Dawkins leading in wins while team-basket totals crown Coon, Dawkins, Footitt, and Arbic. A teachers’ picnic marks the end of the year as staff depart for new posts in September.
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Edward
Melody
Paul Gibbons
Peter Scholz
Delmar Watson
Bob Kerr
Dawkins
Coon
Footitt
Arbic
Arbie
Mesers
Heron
Ringler
Lowrie
Acton High School
Acton Soldier George Green 1914 Muster Veteran Dies
George Green one of Acton's original 20 volunteers who joined in 1914 died May 23 at 50 Main St. He served with the 4th Battalion CEF and was discharged in 1919. Born 1893 in Walsall England he lived in Acton 45 years and married Ellen in 1930. Funeral held May 26 with Canadian Legion honors.
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George Green
Acton
Main St. On
Bill Lee
Halton Rifles
4Th Batallion
England
Walsall
Beardmore Co
Toronto
Ellen Green
Church of England
E. Jones
Rumley
Canadian Legion
Fairview Cemetery
Charles Holmes
David Holmes
Frank Holmes
George Holmes
Charlie Green
Sam Scutcheon
Mr. Green
Town League Ball Schedule Shows Four Team Round Robin
Minor Sports League draws a wall schedule for Jets Muckers Wolf Hounds and Hot Shots. Games start next Tuesday at 6 15 PM Tuesday and Thursday with matchups listed for June July and beyond.
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Jets
Muckers
Wolf Hounds
Hot Shots
Hot Shot
High School Board Hires Three Teachers
Worth Halton High School district board approved the engagement of David Roberts and Mrs S Hardy for Georgetown staff and Miss G Gruber for Acton commercial classes at a Stewarts town meeting. May accounts totaling 15691 71 were approved. Moyer Georgetown truancy officer reported on his work. correspondence between the board and education department on Milton building was read. Milton school sale to the public school system was discussed. Cook Brown Cole Dills Pickett Hall Carbett attended. W Coon chaired.
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Milton
Cook
Brown
Cole
Dills
Pickett
Hall
Carbett
Stewarttown
W. Coon
Young People Union Visits Halton Centennial Manor
On May 29 the Young People’s Union of the Acton Baptist church visited the Manor with 12 youths and Rev Ray Costerus to conduct a Sunday service. The program featured piano accompaniment by Helen Landsborough and a mixed quartet, with readings and a sermon on faith led by Clarence Reid.
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Manon
Young People’s Union
A=ton Baptist church
Ray Costerus
Helen Landsborough
Costerus
Fay Garner
Frank Bean
Charles Landsborough
Clarence Reid
Mary Reid
Acton
Dump Fine Soil At Mill Dam
A few truck loads of fine soil have been dumped alongside Hortop's mill dam to make bathing more convenient for bathers and swimmers. Community notices describe church services at the Presbyterians and St John’s, local visitations, birthdays, farm weather impacts, and various village events and incidents including garden crop benefits from rains and a damaging storm with tree and roof damage nearby.
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Hortop's Mill
Ile
Woodworking
Charles Meredith
John, Noble
Lindsay Farm
Fred Currie
Georgetown
Konstantin Schakiel
Douglas Bird
Toronto
Campbell Sinclair
Hembruff
Manitoulin Island
W. A
Ivens
Eleanor Karn
Bill Millet
Russell Thompson
Orangeville
Doris Mitchell
T. H. Price
Islington
Toronto General Hospital
Harold Brown
Milton
Helen Mills
Betty Yake
Swine Club Meets At Alexander Farm
Halton 4H Swine club members leaders visitors and parents gathered for the May 26 meeting at the Alexander farm Georgetown. The session included a brief business period explanation of swine judging score card marking by Art Bennett and judging of a Yorkshire sow class. Mr Alexander outlined his feeding breeding program for his pig hatchery.
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Halton 4H
Mac Alexander and Sons
Georgetown
Art ‘Bennett
Alexander
Everton Wedding Highlights Social Services and Visits
Mr and Mrs Bob Woodhouse of Toronto now Alice Fountain were married at the Everton church. Sunday visitors included the Jestin and Murray families and many relatives from Guelph Milton Rockwood Galt and Hamilton. The Fountain Woodhouse family attended the wedding and a granddaughter Marion Fountain was christened at St Andrew's in Guelph. The McCutcheons left for a Churches of Christ convention at Yarmouth Heights from June 2 to 5.
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Bob Woodhouse
Toronto
Alice Fountain
Everton
Ted Jestin
Fred Murray
Wm. Head
Guelph
John Alton
Jennie Tovell
Albert Alton
Ian
Robert Patten
Roy
Ida Tovell
Fort Erie
Roy Hindley
Clare Ware
Oakwood
Charles Fountain
Fountain and
Woodhouse
T. D. McCutcheon
Churches of Christ
Yarmouth Heights
W A Honors Choir and Teachers Dinner Honors Church Staff
The Women’s Association of Acton United Church held a turkey supper on Thursday evening May 26 to honor choir leader and members and the Sunday school staff for faithful service. George Elliott Rev Poole and Rev Currey thanked the ladies for their work and the attendees expressed appreciation. Mrs H Burns said the supper was enjoyed by all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Association of
Acton United Church
George Elliott
Rev. Poole
Rev. Currey
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Acton Tennis Club
Billding
Tal Comfort
Acton’. High A
Liberal
SWM
Anderson
Legion Hall
Georgetown- Esquesing Liberal Association
Halton
Council Chamber
Oakville
F. W.B. Fitzgerald
Tima Pont
NCA
CEPR
High School
Halton Centennial Manor
Limehouse
Rockwood
Presbyterians ‘Church
St John’s Church
Charles Greene
Colonsay
Sask
K. B. Waller
Max. Milne
Cainsville
Lloyd ‘Hunter
Milne
L. Hunter
Swine Club
Alexander Farm
Acton Liberal Assoc
MR. W. Coles
Church St., Acton
W.A
Roxy Theatre
Mom West
Leslie Caron
Michael Wildingham
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