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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

May 19, 1960

Page

8

Halton Holstein Breeders Plan Twilight Meeting and Dairy Princess

Halton Holstein Breeders plan a Twilight Meeting at Hays Sales Arena Trafalgar on Friday May 20. The event features trading judging and a Dairy Princess contest with three Halton contestants Mary Lou Taylor Lillian Finnie and the McKay Georgetown interviewed by judges and presenting talks on the dairy industry. A five member judging panel led by Ross Segsworth will decide prizes with safety demonstrations and a panel on Dairy Cattle Management.

Halton Hays Rena Trafalgar Dairy Princess Club Halton Holstein Club Ross Segsworth Burlington Segsworth Canadian Holstein-Friesian Association of Canada J. H. Taylor Hatton Holstein Breeders’ Club J. A. Francis Hatton George Drennan Heksman J.C. Rennie D. S. Dunton Brampton Holstein, Friesian Association of Canada Abner Martin Waterloo County Stein-Friesian Association Extension Branch Ontario Department of Agriculture W. Ross Milne Mary Lou Taylor Lillian Finnie Hornby McKay Georgetown Halton County

White Grubs Threaten Halton Grass and Gardens This Year

Extension bulletin warns Halton residents of white grub damage to tawna parks and pastures this year and notes a history of heavy beetle flights and prior infestations. The larvae threaten roots and underground plant parts with cycles peaking in late summer. Four insecticides aldrin chlordane dieldrin and heptachlor are recommended for control with application timing during beetle flights and soil treatment guidance from the Ontario Extension Branch bulletin.

Tawna Halton Howe Ontario Department of Apriculture

Silverwood Institute Plans May Meeting Highlights

Sixteen members attended the Silverwood Institute May session hosted at Mrs. D. Williamson’s home. Delegates were named for the district annual in Lowville, and a June 1 pottery demonstration invitation from Georgetown W.I. was noted. A coffee booth for W.F. Earle’s May 14 sale was arranged, and guest speaker Joe Gibbons discussed Canada’s prime ministers from Confederation to present day, with emphasis on federal powers and Ontario Municipal Board duties.

Silverwood Institute D. Williamson Tweedsmuir Georgetown W.1 Lowville W. R. Norton W. F. Earle C.wilson George Burt Douglas Peek Joe Gibbons Canada Confederation Ontario Municipal Board Peck H. Lindauer

Religious Services Calendar for Acton May 1960

Sunday schedule lists multiple churches in Acton Ontario with service times May 1960. Includes YMCA programs at 9 00 am 10 00 am and 11 18 am at Morning Worship plus nursery care. Church of the Mack 4 Queens Bow 46 and St Alban the Martyr Anglican with Eucharist services. Pentecostal Tabernacle and Baptist Church also publish May services and prayer/bible study times.

YMCA Eucharist Church School Marins Acton Pentecostal Tabernacle Churchill Road Paoc Kenneth J. Reid Cook St Morning World Evangelistic Paoe

Wedding Guests Visit Parents at Temple Hill Ceremony

Mr and Mrs Bert Benton attended the Sewell Gamble wedding at Temple Hill United church and the reception at Fairmount Anglican church on Saturday. They spent the weekend with her parents Gordon Quinton and Robert Patterson. relatives from Houston were present.

Bert Benton Sewell - Gamble Temple Hill United Church Fairmount Anglican Church Gordon Quinton Robert Patterson Patterson Houston Sam Gisby Guelph Swinkels St. Joseph's Hospital

Holstein Calf Club Studies Bulk Milk

The Hal lon Holstein Calf Club held its second meeting May 9 at the Agricultural Hall Milton with the Fitton Jersey-Guernsey Calf Club. The session opened with a film on milking by bulk and a display committee for Milton Fair was named including Marion Hunter Linda Pelletterio Sandra Carney Anne Nurs duds Wells and Allen Brownridge.

Hallon Agricultural Hall Milton Fitton Jersey-Guernsey Arthur Lawson Marion Hunter Linda Pelletterio Sandra Carney Anne Nursduds Wells Allen Brownridge Doug Jackson

Dogs Run Wild Spark House of Lords Debate

The House of Lords recently debated that seven people die or are injured daily in Britain from road accidents involving dogs. The discussion cited the need to train or restrain dogs especially during their breeding season when females roam free, posing hazards as other dogs may follow.

House of Lords Britain

Riddles Hint Hidden Garden Puzzle

A cryptic riddle describes letters hidden in phrases. The clues refer to positions in words like hayn glass window partition wall and ends with a final answer linked to a garden and past week’s puzzle name Haiti.

Stoney Haiti

First artificial eyes hailed from Minuchin by Pierte Gonpel

A report notes developments in early artificial eyes credited to Minuchin and associate Pierte Gonpel in New York. The item highlights institutional research without detailing methods or patient names. Further context remains unclear from the fragmentary text.

Pierte Gonpel Amat New York

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