Cancer canvass hits new high with six thousand pledge drive
Acton district reports a record high of 140 for the cancer canvass with $523.45 donated by Project Action students who walked to raise funds. Campaign leaders praised the total, noting Georgetown and Acton area aimed at $6,800 and expect about $9,000 after final results. Donations came from local groups including the Acton Legion, Dublin and Bannockburn WIs, Beardmore’s UPWA, Porter's union, and the Acton Junior Farmers, with proceeds supporting cancer research and patient care.
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Acton and District
Project Action
Ray Arfie
Acton Legion
Dublin
Bannockburn W.i.'s
Beardmore
U.P.W.A. Union
Porter's Union
Acton
Ballinafad Euchre in Half for Expo Trip Fundraiser
A Ballinafad Community Centre euchre event, run by Brisbane school, raised funds for a pupil's Expo trip. Twenty tables played on a Tuesday night with prizes for high and low scorers including Mrs. Robt. A. McEnery, Maggie DeForest, Wayne Jackson, and R. Payne. Also noted are visitors Mrs. Bernie of Scotland and family. sympathy extended to the Wood family after Mrs. Wood's sister Mrs. Grexton of Hornby died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robt. McEnery
Ballinafad
Brisbane
Robt
A. McEnery
Barden
Low
Maggie DeForest
Mr. Barnstable
R. Payne
Wayne Jackson
M. M. Jolliette
Bernie
Scotland
Leo Jamieson
John Wood
Victoria Day fireworks light Campbellville display again
Local Victoria Day fireworks at Campbellville drew good crowds while many residents found other events. Across Lakeview, buyers of new homes mostly from Toronto plan commuting habits. Movie night at the community centre drew few attendees as fireworks drew the crowd. Milton high school plans to send a second group of students to Expo in the fall, in at least three buses. First roller skating night in Georgetown drew 380 participants. Traffic heavy on district roads with picnickers warming hands over wieners. Golf enthusiasts testing swings across parks, school grounds, and backyards amid warm weather delays. Milton school board and council back consultative committee report proposing county changes. Cold and snowy weekend lures cottage owners northward. veteran campers stay home. May 24 weekend usually features lavish home garden displays, but cold spared only the hardiest flowers.
Visual impairment risks from carbon monoxide exposure
Surveys show carbon monoxide lowers the visual threshold and impairs acuity, especially with oxygen deficiency. Even small amounts inhaled by a smoker may cause slight deterioration in sharpness of vision.
Acton Area High School Levy Drives 1967 Township Budget
Nasagaweya Township approves a 293,433.36 expenditure plan for 1967 with notable items including 18,880 for Acton High School and 40,317 for Milton High School. Acton area taxes rise while Milton area taxes fall due to school levy shifts, and per capita grants increase to ease residential and farm assessments though commercial levies rise. A roads budget dominates and several public works projects and a stop sign survey are planned.
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Nas$agaweya Township Council
Actona
Milton Area
Milton
Township General
Acton High School
Milton High School
Eden Mills Village
Campbellville Village
Acton Fire Area
Milton Fire Area
Anne MacArthur
Acton High
Eden Mills
Campbellville
Acton
William Coulter
Chilly weather dulls Style Acres ranch horse show
Unseasonably cold conditions cut attendance at the Style Acres ranch horse show over the weekend. Co sponsored by the ranch owners and the Acton Rotary club, Rotarians and volunteers kept booths running amid the cold. Some English riding classes were canceled Saturday while Sunday's western events drew more spectators. The Rotary group reported a modest profit and donated to student helpers for Expo funds. Last year’s event was more successful, and this marked the first two day Rotary money raising venture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Style Acres Ranch
Acton
Rotary Club
Taking It With You Persists Beyond Departure
The saying notes the challenge is lasting value after departure, not merely packing something for travel. It emphasizes enduring impact or memory rather than mere possession.
Acton's Donations Boost Canadian Muscular Dystrophy Appeal
In the spring issue of a small magazine, a campaign report notes Acton's Shepete raised $287.38. The appeal surpassed half a million dollars through its annual drive and other sources, supporting Muscular Dystrophy research for over 10,000 Canadian victims and ensuring continued work in 1967.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton
Canada
Courtesy Patrol Assists Tourists on Regional Roads
The Hamilton Automobile Club will deploy its Courtesy Patrol to cover Wentworth Halton Brant and Haldimand Counties each weekend from Victoria Day to Labor Day for a seventh year. Since 1961 it has aided thousands of motorists including Expo visitors from Canada the United States and abroad. In 1966 the patrol helped 722 motorists and expects about 1000 this summer, providing aid from flat tire and electrical repairs to route guidance first aid and roadway cleanup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton Automobile Club
Wentworth
Halton
Brant
Haldimand
Mexico
Great Britain
France
Germany
Australia
Brazil
Cold Cub Camp at Orangeville Weekend
Seven Acton A pack cubs with Howard Coles spent a chilly weekend at Orangeville camp aided by Mrs. Robert Grant. About 40 to 60 boys from Acton Georgetown Norval Ballinafad gathered as the annual 24th of May weekend camp prepares 10 year olds for scouting through responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orangeville
Acton
Howard Coles
Leslie Coles
Gordon Gibbs
Russell Coultrup
Barry Payne
Mark Lowe
Barry Allan
Glenn Lee
Robert Grant
Georgetown
Norval
Ballinafad
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Lloyd Robinson
Joe Whitham
Dolly Robinson
W.hietala
John Barr
E." Browne
R. Drinkwalter
E. Parker
E. Lynch
Quinn
Bob Hart
George Bowman
Jack McCallum
Owen Coultrup
Jean, Marcoux
R. Vaughan
H. Helwig
C. Leatherland
John McHugh
Jean Barber
William McLeod
Sam Brunnelle
Ted Tyler Jr
M. Courtney
G. Sprowl
Jack Hargrave
Trevail
Vera Mattocks
Pat Waldie
Allan Elterby
W. Struther
Don van Fleet
Stan
Mayer Roszell
Ernie Marks
Agnes Holmes
Bill Spielvogel
Wilf McEachern
B. Chew
Harold Force
Alex Frank
Bert Hinton
John Smith
C. Landsborough
Basil Johnston
Art Ford
Henry Archie
Ed. Footitt
George Ware
Ab Irwin
Herb Cook
G. Jordan
Rene Johnston
Fred Kentner Sr
Len Lovell
Harold Townsley Jr
Harold Townsley Sr
Doreen McIntyre
George Gimmer
Mickey Holmes
Stan Matthews
Cam Sinclair
A. Brooks
W. Linham
Clarence Coles
Jack Fox
Wilma Moffat
Merle Young
T. Patterson
W. Dunbar
Keith Moore
Catherine Freeman
Catherine McMillan
Orma Gibson
Mildred Ward
Cal McIntyre
Horace Blyth
Ed Wilson
F. McCarron
Ed Norton
W. Britton
Chris Britton
Irene Douglas
Duncan Moffat
R. P. Bell
N. ‘Marshall
T. Vos
S. Chamberlain
H. ‘Schelke
Syd Newton
Joe Jacque
W. Charette
Murray Harrison
B. Veldhuis
Garnet McKenzie
Herman Freuler
Nino Braida
Sam Brunelle
Alma Braida
Toronto City Hall
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Cancer Society
City Hall
Ray Arcie
Bob Hall
Free Press
Gerry Ockenden
Barrie Elliott
Bob Browne
Phil Dupuis
Rob Radford
Ken Owen
Stu Johnson
George Bershiri
Tad
Lakeview
Toronto
Expo
Milton High School Board
Milton Council
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Derek DeMynn
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Whipper Watson
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