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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 26, 1966
Page
13
Short news item from the Acton Free Press dated May 26 1966. Readable fragments describe local happenings, with names and places that establish a small town record of events and notices. The piece preserves period voice and urgency within compact reporting bounds.
The article discusses lead strategy in contract bridge, emphasizing leads from sequences as safe. It recounts a recent Acton Bridge Club session with South dealer and various results, noting a mislead by West on a diamond sequence and the impact on the hand. Winners at the club are listed for North-South and East-West directions.
Road committee tenders approved for Elmwood Motors Port Credit half ton pickup 1146 and double cab 2150 while Trafalgar Motors Co Milton won a dump truck bid 2575.35. Warden’s dinner set for October 26 and committee appointed. Oil heating approved at old court house Brown St Milton for 2611.06. Whitehead and Worthington named successful bidder. Auxiliary parking area for 55 60 cars approved. Chester Service well claim unchanged after road widening. NassagaWeva Reeve Coulter opposed. Dinner for local councils planned June 15 with mayors and reeves to speak. salary adjustments for 119 county employees May 1. 50 trees to be planted around County Administration building. Municipal Spraying and Oiling Co tendered 22615.75 for bituminous road work in 1966. Drive safely: keep one car length per 10 mph. 20 mph two, 40 mph four. allow more space on wet or dark roads.
The North Halton Urban Board plans a June 22 meeting to press for a provincially operated ambulance service. Delegates from Milton Acton and Georgetown seek a shared solution including a provincial subsidy. A chart of ambulance costs over three years will be shown to MPP George A Kerr. Additional topics include shared garbage disposal and possible incinerator funding.
Halton County plans a revised Dairy Princess event on June 23 at Oakville for Rural Urban Night at Tom Hay's farm. Contestants aged 17 to 26 from dairy farms will milk a cow, give a speech on the dairy industry, and compete for a $35 prize with the winner advancing to the CN E Dairy Princess Contest. A barbecue and Old-Time Fiddlers’ contest are planned. Water levels in the Great Lakes are above normal.
Hree Press notes large crowds at Campbellville for the annual fireworks on Monday with many locals attending. The piece mentions Milton made fireworks and a townwide flag display during the holiday period. It also references a Slim for Summer course at the Y and ongoing graduations and weddings season.
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