Georgetown votes 34 to one for auxiliary public school
Final returns show 303 in favour and 82 against the new school after a Georgetown vote on Monday. About 385 eligible voters cast ballots, with roughly 00 names on the special voters list. In other news, Frank M. Kennedy, 27, a former Georgetown resident, died in an accident in Chatham Tuesday morning. Mrs. Jane W. Englby, born in England, died after surgery in Guelph General Hospital.
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Chatham
Frank M. (Norne) Kennedy
William F. Engleby
Guelph General Hospital
Jane W. Scott
Durham County
England
Herald
Milton Baggageman Sees 2 Million Miles in Service
Joseph Heary known as Jor, born in Lowville, retires after 47 years of baggage handling. He logged nearly two million miles of travel at a rate of thousands of miles per month as he served railroading. Crowds gathered at Milton Arena on Monday evening for the Maher radio program and bingo prizes, while milestones at Hamilton General Hospital Drill Hall noted graduates including Dev erley Jennings, daughter of Ted Jennings of Martin Street, from McMaster University on June 7.
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Jor
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Lowville
Milton Arena
Milton
Hamilton General Hospital
Drill Hall
McMaster University
Deverley Jennings
Ted Jennings
Martin St
Jennings
Burlington Chamber Dinner and Planning Board Talk
The Burlington Chamber of Commerce hosted a dinner and meeting at the Estaminet where a Area Planning Board representative spoke and community matters were discussed. St John’s RC church held a successful Centennial bazaar and carnival. The Public School Board expects the Central School addition ready for fall term occupation and will furnish the East End School basement for extra fall term space. All teachers have been engaged for the coming year.
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Chamber of Commerce
Area Planning Board
St John's RC. Church
Public School Board
East End
Garette
Canada population shows 1949 age gap affecting pensions
Population figures as of June 1 1949 total 13 549 000 with ATT N Boo between 16 and 70 not eligible for old age pensions or baby bonus.
Jacob’s Transformation and Covenant With God
The lesson outlines Jacob as a mix of frailty and faith, tracing his exile to Haran, the Bethel dream, and the covenant at Mizpah. It notes his name change to Israel after wrestling with the divine messenger and emphasizes God’s providence over human plans, with Bethel and Padam Aram as pivotal revelations shaping his lineage and destiny.
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Bethel
Isaac
Haren
Lay
God
Abraham
Leah
Rachel
Laban
Miz- Pah
Faau
Faan
Esau
Heavenly Messenger
Israel
Rome
Dinah
Shechem
Padanaram
Padan-aram
Garden tour raises funds for hospital auxiliary in Oakville
The Hospital Women's Auxiliary garden tour grossed 2496 dollars with Mia Bremner Green in charge of publicity. Trafalgar Township council opposed more apartment houses without sanitary sewers at its Monday meeting. A Chisholm Street street dance last Thursday boosted proceeds for the Mrs Garland Guy Disaster Fund Journal.
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Hospital Women's Auxiliary
Mia Bremner Green
Trafalgar Township
Chisholm Street
Mrs
Village votes on Municipal Waterworks question
Ratepayers in the village approved a municipal waterworks system by a narrow margin of eight with ninety nine in favor and ninety one against. The Windsor era included bylaw changes and new high school areas in Mount Forest and Arthur Grey regions. A June 17 1950 silver wedding at Hilltop Lodge Enn Ontario was noted for Mr and Mrs C Weddell. The printing press for The Advocate was dismantled after fifty years.
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Department of Education
Wellington County Council
Mount Forest
Arthur Township
Grey County
Grey County Council
Hilltop Lodge Enn
Ontario
C Weddell
Advocate
Canadian Railways Growth Since 1850
In 1850 Canada had about eight miles of railway. Now the Canadian National Railways operates over 24 000 miles of track across all ten provinces and the United States states.
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Canada
Canada National Railways
United States
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