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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Mar 22, 1967

Page

4

Flower Show Marks Third Meeting of District Horticultural Society

The District Horticultural Society attended the Flower Show at the O’Keefe Centre and held its third meeting at Girvani’s on March 6 with 14 girls present. Vice president Catherine Graham now leads the group. Members learned about historic foods and seed diversity, sharing a meal of pea soup potato pancakes and chocolate, and reviewed early settlers’ influence on Canadian farming.

and’ District Horticultural Society O'Keefe Silverwood Girvani’s Catharine Graham Europe Canada

In Like a Lamb and Out Like a Hon March Warnings

March brings extreme weather notes and farm safety warnings about safe attitudes at all times. The piece emphasizes built in protections on farms and in homes regardless of clock or weekday.

GAC

Cattlemen's School Attended by Local Farmers

Don Brander and Bill Alexander of RR 1 Norval attended the Graham School for Cattlemen in Garnett Kansas. Founded in 1909 by Frank B Graham, the school is renowned worldwide for training herdsmen and breeders through visual demonstrations and on the farm methods of instruction.

Cattlemen's Don Brander Bill Alexander Norval Graham School For Garnett Kansas U.S.A Frank B. Graham

Erin Voters Back Liquor Sales In Plebiscite

Voters in Erin approve liquor sales in lounges and dining lounges by 72 percent while annexed areas vote 100 percent for the same questions and beer sales in licensed premises with meals.

Erin Maidstone

Georgetown Sees Construction Boom and New Schools Planned

Georgetown forecasts a population boom with 3 000 more residents possible over 18 months. Plans include 500 homes 250 apartments and expansion in the east end with three new public schools a second high school on 250 acres. Red Cross clinics may total four this year. In Fergus lacrosse braces for growth as Oshawa and Owen Sound join the Sr B league with Oshawa expected as power house from last year’s Minto Cup junior champions.

Georgetown Fergus Brantford Oshawa Owen Sound

PC nomination speech sparks Milton crowd in Halton region

Provincial Secretary Robert Welch delivered a fiery pep talk at the Halton PC nomination convention in Milton drawing close to 400 supporters. He urged campaigning through poll organizations, backed a Progressive Conservative victory in Halton East, and praised local MPP Kerr and the Ontario School for the Deaf in Milton as top institutions.

Ontario Milton Robert Welch Halton Welch Mir. Kerr Halton East Ince Tion Ontario School For the Deaf Robarts Puerimens Kerr

Big man for big job chosen for Halton East

Conservatives nominate Oakville contractor Jim Snow as their Halton East candidate in the Ontario election. At Milton District High School, about 400 delegates selected Snow on the first ballot amid brisk debate over red tape, education and community college plans. Snow pledged to aid teachers and push for Halton Peel Community College while stressing full-time representation if elected.

Halton East Progressive Conservatives Oakville Jim Snow Milton District Giant Jim William Bateman Oakville Board of Parks Management and William B. Sargant University of Guelph Halton M.P.P George Kerr Kerr Snow Halton County Skuce Halton Robin Skuce Hornby Area John Depew Jim Sargant Nets Halton and Peel Community College Jack Armstrong Georgetown Robert Hopkins Ed Byerman Milvan Byerman Mr.Bateman Queen's Park W.J King Bateman Alan Day Douglas Latimer

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