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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

May 07, 1959

Page

3

Hatton Pasture Development Program Aims to Improve Farm Management

Hatton Soil and Crop Improvement Association finalizes details for the Hatton Pasture Development program. Hallmarks include pasture management scoring in June and August, with prize money from the association and notes from Halton Co-Operative Supplies. J. Norman Bird of Georgetown to judge, zone and provincial contests to follow, plus an May instruction session on pasture management.

Brock Harris Hatton Soil and Crop Improvement Association Hatton Halton Associaton Halton Soil and Crop Improvement Association Halton Co-Operative Supplies J. Norman Bird Georgetown Bird Ontario Department of Agriculture Canadian Seed Trade Association Cyanamltd of Canada Limited

Victoria Park Building Site Planned in Milton

Halton County Council met Thursday evening to decide the site for a new municipal building. If built, it would stand in front of the Court House at Victoria Park Milton with a landscape plan planned to preserve the park and possibly relocate the memorial nearby.

Halton Victoria Park Milton Court House

Oakville Prepares West Side Twelve Mile Creek Park Plan

Oakville planners will draft a park plan on the west side of Twelve Mile Creek north of the Queen Elizabeth Way bridge. The parks committee with Municipal Planning Consultants will submit the plan to the Twelve Mile Creek Conservation Authority and the Onlack government Parks Integration Committee. The board faces funding limits while promoting major projects. D. M. Blenkthorne, chairman, also cites potential truck route consideration in Trafalgar township.

Oakville Twelve Mile Creek Queen Elizabeth Way Parks Committee Oakville - Trafalgar - Bronte D. M. Blenkthorne Trafalgar Township

Bible returns to Polish museum after 19 years

A Gutenberg Bible over 500 years old is returned to a Polish museum where it was taken for safekeeping during World War II. It is valued at more than $500,000 along with other art treasures.

United States

Six Year Olds Win Medals at Peel Music Festival

Two six year old girls from this district won silver and bronze medals at the Peel Music Festival in Port Credit last Thursday. Miss Sandra McGlaughlin, daughter of Mr and Mrs Marshall McGlaughlin, earned a silver medal. Miss Karen O Rourke, daughter of Mr and Mrs James O Rourke, won bronze. Both are pupils of Mrs Moughlin.

Port Credit Sandra MecGlaughlin Marshall McGlaughlin Karen O'Rourke James O'Rourke Moughlin Acton Public Garnet W. McKenzie Robert Little W. D. Elmer Smith M. Z. Bennett

Rockwood Trio Honors: Fountain Made College Honors List

Mr. Thomas Fountain of Rockwood Ontario was named to the Honors List at The College of the Bible Lexington Kentucky. Dean Myron F. Hopper announced he is among eight students recognized for outstanding academic achievement in the winter quarter. Fountain is a first year graduate seminary student pursuing the B D degree.

Kentucky College Thomas Fountain Charles Fountain Rockwood Ontario College of the Bible Lexington Kentucky Myron F. Hopper Fountain Graduate Seminary The Disciples of Christ

Burlington Plans Expanded Professional Planning Staff

The Burlington planning board, after studying its functions, decided to hire a professional planner and reorganize its staff to meet growing demands for comprehensive technical planning services. The move aims to provide the community with more thorough planning capabilities.

Burlington Thre— Aire Ceneane

Halton County Weed Control Plan Outlined for 1959 Season

The Halton County Council outlines the 1959 weed control program detailing recommendations to municipalities, early owner notices, chemical control experiments with the Halton Soil and Crop Improvement Association, farm sprayer assistance, eradication of Corylus berberri? and co operation with railroads. Publicity includes county press articles, weed posters, and talks for organizations.

County Council Halton Aeaeon Roodwill Halton Soil and Crop Improvement Association Francis Coryman

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