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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 26, 1966
Page
12
A public auction of 41 all female Shorthorn cattle at Georgetown Ontario on June 4 at 1 p.m. from leading herds including daughters of champions and high producers. Catalogs available from Rockwood International Limited Box 67 Georgetown Ontario. Sales managers phone number Georgetown 416 877 4101.
Auction of farm equipment dairy gear and a 1961 Ford 350 truck including two tractors two Allis Chalmers D 14 and Cockshutt combine with accessories. Also listed are bulk milk cooler stainless sinks piping and miscellaneous items. Cash on day with no liability for accidents. Location 2 miles north east of Victoria and 10 miles northwest of Bolton.
E Curry RR 3 Georgetown hosts a June 3 sale at 1 30 p m of 10 grade registered cows, many Gold Seal, from a young sharp herd, plus milking equipment and 500 bales hay. No reserve as farm sold. Auctioneer A Mike Brubacher. Also brief notice on and wedding inquiry and 50th anniversary dinner planning for Duke of Devonshire Chapter ICCE.
In 1965 Canadians spent nearly 40 million dollars on herbicides, more than combined insecticides and fungicides. Ontario treated about one and three-quarters million acres. Weed killers must be used at correct rates and growth stages. Read labels and consult Guide to Chemical Weed Control. Potential harms include drift and vapor damage to nearby plants, soil movement affecting roots, crop damage from wrong chemical or timing, and risks to children and animals. Store chemicals in original containers and dispose of empties properly.
Dr D A Garrett physician and surgeon lists clinic locations at Willow and River Streets corner and River Street entrance with office on Church Street East phone numbers 853 0341 and 853 1750 hours 9 am to 6 pm closed Wednesday afternoon by appointment only secrets listed for office hours and contact details.
Donald E Skinner B.Arch MRASC lists a residential address at 17A Mill Street Suite 2 Acton and a Port Credit office at 20 Stavebank Rd with phone numbers 853-2740 and 274-3428. Office hours are by appointment.
Dr Ronald V. Hemsley received his Master of Science degree on Friday morning May 21 at Memorial Hall in Guelph. He is married with three children, son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Hemsley of Acton, and now works in Guelph. He previously earned a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine in 1954, worked with the federal Department of Agriculture, and now serves on the University of Guelph faculty in Avian Pathology and Wildlife Diseases. His doctoral thesis covered Escherichia coli in poultry.
A公 contact card lists main address 184 Main St Milton with phone 878 9972 and residential number 878 9678. Available times include Tuesday afternoons, Thursday evenings, and Friday mornings.
The Nassagaweya Women’s Institute met at Mrs John Henry’s home on Wednesday May 18 at 8 p.m. with good attendance. In the absence of the president the meeting was led by vice-president Mrs David De Blauw. A plant and slip roll call followed. An invitation from Mountain Union W I was read for June 15 at Mrs Velma Norris’ home. A Sunshine School for Retarded contribution was acknowledged and a June 10 bazaar and tea announced. The program committee led the session after other business. Mrs Malcolm Moffat read Every Woman is a Thing-Keeper. A contest yielded a prize to Mrs Prate. The meeting closed with Queen and grace and a luncheon hosted by the hostess.
Halton and Peel counties clash over representation on a five member board for a regional jail. Deputy Reeve Jim Young warns Halton could lose influence if the current population based rule stands. The dispute centers on a joint jail committee agreement and proposals amid solicitor involvement and ministerial signals.
The Halttag County Council approved a personnel by-law Tuesday changing hiring and firing procedures, updating the salary schedule for a minimum five percent raise across salaried staff, and relocating personnel records to the clerk administrator’s office. The measure, effective May 1, also calls for a standard employment form and advertising by the clerk administrator’s office, with interviews by the relevant department head.
Muriel Thompson longtime Halton Manor resident and former Brampton High teacher died May 17 after a career as a public speaker and community writer. She contributed newsletters to The Acton Free Press and The Prep Press, helped residents at the Manor, and assisted those unable to write letters. Her funeral was at the McCluren Funeral Home Georgetown with burial in Greenwood Cemetery.
Herb Ritchie is cutting the grass and sweeping the wading pool as part of park maintenance during the current week. The task emphasizes routine grounds work by city staff to keep the park orderly and ready for visitors.
At a Badton County Council meeting Reeve W Hunter of Georgetown opposed bringing both committee chairmen to discuss a jail break incident. He argued only the property committee chair should be summoned while Reeve Coulter and Reeve Gallagher supported inter committee communication. The $45.40 bill for the two chairmen’s attendance drew no further opposition.
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