Acton student recalls Rotary Citizenship Adventure in Ottawa
Rita McCrea describes her Ottawa trip for the Rotary sponsored Adventure in Citizenship. She met Col. Peace and host Enns, attended events at Chateau Laurier, Parliament, Rideau Hall, and the National Gallery, and earned citizenship certificates with 248 Canadian teens including a Diefenbaker luncheon, a Supreme Court visit, and a farewell at Parliament.
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Peacoe
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Vincent Massey Park
Haali
National Capital Commission
Supreme Court
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Confederation
Jean Marchand
Halton 4-H Club News May 10 Open House at Geneva Farms
Halton 4-H Sheep Club toured Geneva Farms near Brampton leaving Milton Agricultural Office at 8 30 am with Agricultural Representative Henry Stanley and Mr Stokes. Guests demonstrated docking and castration plus wool grading and clipping. Don Harris led wool processing as Ed Warner showed clipping. Geneal spoke on methods and operations. club thanked Genev a and Remington before returning to Milton.
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Milton
Henry Stanley
Stokes
Benington
Geneva Farms
Coulson
Needham
Guelph University
Ed Warner
Mr. Remington
Warner
Don Harris
Stanley
Eva
Teachers Dinner Honors Acton Georgetown and Baquesing
Retired teachers from Acton Georgetown and Baquesing Township will be honored tonight during a dinner at North Halton Golf and Country Club sponsored by the Women Teachers' Federation. Past presidents of the association will attend and colored slides on Pakistan will be shown after the dinner.
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Georgetown
Baquesing Township
North Halton Golf and Country Club
Women Teachers’ Federation
Association
Pakistan
Tarzwell pays second high price at Holstein sale
The Hillmac Holstein herd of Jack F. McDonald dispersed May 16 at Shore Sales Arena Glanworth Ontario selling SS head for a total of 43410 and a general average of 789 per animal. Top price 3500 for Hillmac Royal Right bought by Wellington Shively Forest Lee Farms Springfield Ontario. Howard Tarzwell Georgetown Ontario paid 2950 for Hillmac Mastereign Aberkerk and bought a milking female for 625.
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Thamestford
Ontario
Shore Sales
Glanworth
Canada
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Wellington Shively
Forest Lee Farms
Springfield
Howard Tarzwell
Georgetown
Hillmac
Aberkerk
W L annual meeting of Halton Women s Institute Ballinafad
The Halton Women s Institute district annual meeting was held at Ballinafad Community Hall all day Wednesday with elected officers and a guest speaker on the agenda. A skit by the Acton Fall Fair Board ladies was shown and dinner served at Ballinafad church. Empire Day project awards were announced Friday and members visited classrooms while many out of town fishermen attended the park over the holiday weekend. A full meeting report with pictures will appear in next week s Acton Free Press.
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Ballinafad
Acton Fall Fair Board
Acton Free Press
Rats Are Pests Warn Residents and Farmers
Rats are a dangerous vermin carrying germs and causing damage. Authorities urge extermination and notification of local health departments to prevent spread in homes and businesses. On farms, consult local agricultural representatives for safe removal methods.
Safety Council to sponsor fair display 4-H contest
The Halton Farm Safety Council met May 9 at the Milton Agricultural Office. The 1966 theme Lets Reduce Farm Machinery Accidents guided plans for a 4 H Poster Competition with the winning entry to be shown at the Royal Winter Fair and Ontario Farm Safety Conference in Guelph next year. A Farm Machinery Safety Display will also be set up at the Milton Fair. Prizes of first aid kits and Stow Moving Vehicle signs were announced for the June 4 H Safety Rallies. A film titled A License to Kill, produced by the Windsor Police Department, was shown, addressing the dangers of drunken driving.
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Agricultural Office
Milton
Ontario Farm Safety Council
Ontario Farm Safety Conference
Guelph
Walton Council
Milton Fair
Safety Council
Windsor
Progress Against Cancer Newsletter Seeks Readers
The Canadian Cancer Society announces its Progress Against Cancer newsletter to inform on the society’s latest humanitarian activities. To receive regular issues, readers should apply through their local society unit.
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Canadian Cancer Society
Progress Against Cancer
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