Acton Ladies Banquet Honors Bowlers and Sponsors
Acton Ladies Bowling League held a banquet at Acton Scout and Guide Hall hosted by Scout and Guide Auxiliary mothers. Trophies went to Family Store playoff champs and high performers Kitty Allen high average Donna Manes high triple Grace Robertson high single. Cameo team received crests and pins. sponsors named. Mary Sidrrow to lead new executive for fall season.
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Acton Ladies
Acton
Scout and Gulde
Mothers of the Scout and Guide Auxiliary
Frea Press
Kitty Allen
Donna Manes
Grace Robertson
Ben Anderson
Jean Smith
May Swackhamer
Betty Cheyne
Alice Hat+field
Ruth McNaughton
Acton Jersey Dairy
Ruth McLelland
Nielsen's Clothing
Mary Paplton
1.G.A
Cameo Shoppe
Central Cartage
Caroline Nurseries
J. Little
Mary Sidrrow
The Man and the Boy Halton County Industrial Film Debut
Halton County premiered a 26 minute color and sound film The Man and the Boy produced by its Industrial Development Committee. The project spanned two years with hundreds of man hours and featured Halton County scenes from the Bruce Trail to local industry. Officials and MPs praised its soft sell portrayal of life and work, with 10 prints purchased for distribution in schools and groups locally and beyond.
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Halton County
Thurzeday
Ronald Cooksley
Robert J. Meyer
Dundas
Harry Harley
George Kory
Jim Snow
Ufe
Bruce Trail
Halton
Confere
Cooksley
Warden W. Hunter
Industrial Committee
Joe Hurst
Acton
Halyon
County Council
Graduation photograph policy for news stories
The Free Press seeks notices about university graduations and related events. It invites readers to inform on significant graduates and allows large graduation photographs for reproduction. Submit details of the ceremony, the graduates, and any accompanying news angles for publication consideration.
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Free Presg
Uraing
Lions Gate to Olympic Lacrosse Star Merv Marshall Shines
Merv Marshall emerges as a key factor in Detroit Olympics lacrosse with goalkeeping heroics and timely assists. The Toronto Maple Leafs rookie battles him twice, while Marshall, son of Albert and Mrs Marshall, unites Green Gaels and Olympics duties, scoring in overtime and earning bracket-worthy performances.
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Merv Marshall
Toronto Maples Leafs
Merv
Aes
Albert
Marshall
Roseford Terrace
Acton
Ie ‘Green
Catrolt Netminder
Mary
Leafs
Gans
Hiz
Step
Jim Bishop
Olympics
Green Gaels
Nets
Peterborough
Lakers
Ore
Release of 1968 softball league schedule announced
League president Harold Townsley released the four team schedule featuring Herb's Delivery LG A Station Hotel and Dominion Hotel. Playoffs: semi finals three out of five finals four out of seven. Series run May through August with multiple weekday and weekend games and a period of travel between venues. A separate item notes Guelph youths joined a 14 mile charity marathon walk from Guelph to Rockwood and back, four hours, one dropout.
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Harold Townsley
Herb
Lg.a
Station Hotel
Dominion Hotel
Guelph
Rockwood
Slaven Sets Two Records At CWCSSA Meet In Guelph
Acton athletes shine at the CWCSSA meet with Jim Slaven breaking two records a junior mile in 4 minutes 30.1 seconds and two miles in 9 minutes 52.2 seconds. Other Acton winners include Bob Andrews and Bob Roughley in hurdles, Mark Nielsen and Barry Breen in field events, Laurie Chisholm and Jim Lee in sprints, and Brent Marshall in the 220 yard dash with several athletes advancing to Thursday’s track meet in Guelph.
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C.W.C.S.S
Guelph
Acton
Jim Slaven
A.D.H.S
Bob Andrews
Bob Roughley
Mark Nielsen
Barry Breen
Bill Spehar
Laurie Chisholm
Jim Lee
Mike Marchmont
Brent Marshall
Juni
Bob Price
Acton Sace
Bob and- Freng
Mike Marchment
Harrison wins Lions draw top prize after misread ticket
Murray Harrison believed he had second prize but the exact second number ticket was not sold. He ultimately held the top prize. Second place went to Ron McEachern from Rockwood district and a Toronto woman named Jeanette who bought her ticket from John Griefenedor.
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Murray Harrison
N.hll
Lions
Ron McEachern
Rockwood District
Toronto
Jeanette
John Griefenedor
Death of Cyril Titt Painter and decorator in Acton
Cyril Ernest Titt a longtime resident of the area died in Toronto General Hospital on April 29 at age 78 Rev H Dawson led a private service at Rumley Shoe maker Funeral Home Acton A Masonic memorial service followed and interment was at Rockwood Cemetery He came to Canada from England in 1907 married in Verdun Quebec in 1916 served in the Royal Horse Artillery and received Meritorious Service Medal He is survived by wife Margaret daughter Sybil two brothers and a sister seven grandchildren and was predeceased by son Donald and two brothers
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Cyril Ernest Titt
Toronto General Hospital
Rev. H. Dawson
Rumley-Shoemaker Funeral Home
Acton
Mr. Titt
Walker
Lodge
Rockwood Cemetery
Pajitesters
Norman Armstrong
Harvey Bayod
Howard Doonell
Alex McPhedran
Wilbur ‘Palteredty
Bing ‘Remaden
Rockwood
Thway
Canada
England
Verdun
Quebec
Canadian “Royal Horse Artillery
Pw.w.l
Margaret
Sybil
Michigan
Donald
Students Tour ROM and Halton County Museum
Grade nine students visited the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto last Thursday aboard two chartered buses. After a morning at the Sunshine School, Miss Atkey's grade 12 health class moved on to Halton County Museum to view the exhibits.
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Royal Ontario Museum
Toronto
sAfter
Sunshine
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