Halton Music Festival Grants Two $50 Scholarships
The Halton Music Festival Association announced two fifty dollar scholarships for 1917. Milas Jean Chester of Georgetown and Douglas Keen of Burlington were selected by the adjudicator from eligible festival participants. The association aims to continue supporting vocal training as students resume term in September.
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Halton Moule Festival Association
Tds
Milas Jean Chester
Georgetown
Douglas Keen
Burlington
Halton
Milton Halton County district W I plans 50th anniversary event
The Halton County Women's Institutes District meets under Mrs. Lloyd Crawford at Agricultural Hall Milton to plan the May 5 event at Milton United Church Hall and to reference the 50th anniversary celebration at O A C Guelph on June 18. Twenty institutes attended.
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Halton County
Women's Institutes
Lloyd Crawford
Agricultural Hall
Milton
Milton United Church Hall
O.A.C
Guelph
Ada_HWL
Palermo
Campbellville
Halton Farmers Plan Field Day and Picnic at Milton
Halton County Federation of Agriculture schedules a field day and picnic for June 21 in Milton. Events include farming display, sports, tyeen and softball tournaments, with junior farmers trick events and an inter-township softball cup contested by Nassagaweya and other townships.
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Halton County Federation of Agriculture
Halton County Farmers
Milton
Halton
Nassagaweya
Mayor of Little Places in Andy Clarke’s Broadcast Reaches Listeners
Andy Clarke CHRO Contientata hosts Neighborts News and Sunday morning talks from 1207 CBC Toronto, sharing waterdoa and fish stories. He compiles week’s news from over 200 Ontario and Quebec papers, earning a reverent feature in the Globe and Mail describing his quiet, hometown journalism.
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Andy Clarke
Andy Chirke
Andy
Mike
Cbcs
Toronto
Ontario
Quebec
Globe and Mail
George A. Wright
Ands Clarke
Mother Earth
Little Places
Recollections of Acton and Local Events
Extracts from the Free Press May 18 197 a recount local incidents including Acton tanning yard expansion officers of the 20th Battalion Lorne Rifles Camp plans for June 7 Master Ernie Gurney drowns after rafting accident rescue attempt by John Arthurs and Balsam Milton Jubilee preparations town council actions a harbor league meeting and a baseball match between harness and sole leather tanneries results 7 to 5 born to Donald Douglas and Mary Fyde Douglas in Esquesing May 5 died aged 23 years 8 months
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Acton Tanning Company
20Th Batt. Lorne Rifles
Milton
Kearns
M.P.P
I Miagura
Ernie Gurney
Wonder‘son
John Arthurs
Balsam
J. S. Deacon
Wet Weather and Local Meets Highlight Week
In 1927 heavy rain dominated the period with a minor road accident on Main Street near Fairview Avenue. A Boy Scouts Association public meeting occurred in Town Hall where scouts showcased weekly work. The Acton Baptist Young People's Union hosted BAY.P.UL of Meadowview Mission Guelph and Mr Sandy McPhedran visited sister Mrs Robert Fisher. Local play by the C.G.L.T. and Taxis of the United Church drew crowds.
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Main Street
Fairview Avenue
Boy Scouts Association
Town Hall
Acton Baptist’ Young Peoples’ Union
Bay
P.ul
Meadowview
Mission
Robert Fisher
C.g.lt
Taxis
The
United Church
Rams for New Zealand shipment and auction price
A consignment of seven Canadian purebred Southdown rams was shipped to New Zealand. On arrival the rams were sold at auction for an average price of about 510 dollars.
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New Zealand
Georgetown to Build Municipal Building on Main Street
Georgetown Council accepted J. J. Mackenzie & Sons tender to construct the new Municipal Building on Main Street for 16251 dollars. A May 20 hockey banquet will honor the Intermediate A team as semi finalists, with Windbreakers and crests presented at the McGibbon House. The Countess of Strathmore Chapter raised 319.17 dollars for the Canadian National Institute for the Blind.
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J. J. Mackenzie,& Sons
Main Street
Mra
Victor Diggins
Countess of Strathmore
Canadian National Institute For the Blind
Georgetown
McGibbon House
Herald
Milton Chapter scrapbook wins first in provincial contest
Mrs McNiven announced the Milton Chapter entry won first place and thanked Mrs Clements for arranging news items and pictures. Kenneth Y Dick spoke on laws pertaining to married women and answered many questions. Milton civic matters include a May 16 interview with Gore & Storrie to discuss Milton sewage disposal. St Pauls Evening Auxiliary hosted Mrs Quinn from India who spoke of missionary work and her husband a medical missionary.
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Milton
St. Paul's
Canadlian
Chrmpion
Oakville Dredging Starts as Pier Plan Moves Forward
Oakville dredging operations have begun ahead of Senate action on a new 150000 dollar pier. Representatives from ten local groups gathered to discuss an outdoor swimming pool at a site that could form a community centre, sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce. Oakville hockey players across age groups were honored at a banquet in St Jude's parish hall attended by Syl Apps, famed Toronto Maple Leafs captain and Stanley Cup winner, now Ontario’s athletic commissioner.
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Oakville
Oakvile
Council Chamber
Commare
Oalsdile
St Jude’s
Canada
Elitle
Syl Appa
Toronto Mayle Coals
Ontario
Fifteenth Annual Physical Education Display Held at High School
Burlington reports the fifteenth annual Physical Education display held at the high school amid bad weather. Inspecting Officer Lieut. J. G. Hayes praised the event as tops. Dr James Goodbrand spoke to the Thayemanega Y C D E chapter on Scotland after a surgery course in Edinburgh. Police warn students walking home after a near-accident last week. motorist swerved to avoid pupils and hit a bread wagon.
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J. G. Hayes
James Goodbrand
Thayemanega
Goodbrand
Edinburgh
Scotland
Gazette
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Bell Telephone Company OF Canada
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