Orton Areas Reunions Highlight Holiday Gatherings
Rev A L Alton of Toronto renews acquaintances in the village during a recent visit. Local families including the Lush, Lacey, Dearing, Watson, Lyons, Cook, Bolton and Ballentine households hosted and joined in holiday calders and a family gathering in honor of a newly married couple on May 12th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Alton
Toronto
Albert Lush
Bramoan
George Lacey
Hillsburg
George Lush
Harvey Dearing
Melba Dearing
Ed. Dearing
Beverley
Bonnie
Reg. Shaw
Guelph
Cliff Watson
Harvey Drang Wid Ware
Seeee Tans Loan
Community notes and visits from Limehouse area
Social and club activities recounted from Limehouse and surrounding towns. Blue Cross plan explained by W T secretary Mrs Ellerby at Limehouse Memorial Hall. Numerous visits from Toronto and Guelph residents noted along with local gatherings and demonstrations. A Rotary plan for Acton July 1 is announced along with a remark on coal shortages affecting rail freight costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Limehouse Memorial Hall
W.T
Ellerby
Blue Cross
Halton Medical Service
Federation of Agriculture
H. Norton
Benton
Sanford
Kay Norton
NASSAGAWEYA May meeting and Local society notes
The Ladies Aid and WMS of Naxagaweya Presbyterian Church met at Mrs. David Henderson's home to plan quilts and a layette for their bale while the Ladies Aid sponsor a supper. No. 7 won in Halton Musical Festival with a silver trophy for under 15 choir. Martin Davenport earned high marks for boy's solo 11 and under. Busy Bees W I held annual meeting electing officers. Wm Price recovering from appendectomy. Several local visits noted and Busy Bees executive planning next year’s programme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ald
Naxagaweya Presbyterian Church
David Henderson
WMS
No. 7
Halton
Martin Davenport
Marka
Busy Bees
W.I
Alf Allen
Peter McLean
J. J. Kennedy
Stan Robinson
Sec.Tronas
C. E. Davenport
Wm. Price
Miltor
Arthur Davenport
Iar
H. C. Player
Freestor
M. Wilsor
Vernon Coles
David
Guelph
R .B. Davenport
Halton Federation of Agriculture
Campbellville Liberal Supper and Quilt Pageant Highlights
Local events feature a Brookville Hall Liberal supper with speakers Dr. Deans Oakville Hughes Cleaver MP Burlington and others. Campbellville Womens Institute staged a Quilt Pageant with about 75 attendees and a chairlady. Social visits and a freewarks display for Campbellville Beach drew 300 spectators while convoys of visitors and family guests were noted at various residences and a Brookville Hall dance event had limited attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookville Hall
Deans
Oakville
Hughes Cleaver M.P
Burlington
Edward Mahon
Murray McPhail
John Robertson
Campbellville Women's Institute
Frank Quinlan
Rockwood Victoria Day Visitors and Local Fire News
Victoria Day brought visitors including Miss Minnie Nickell and Mr Seth Ward of Toronto along with other locals. A minor stockroom fire at Rockwood Lime Company caused limited damage to paper bags. Rockwood volunteers contained it with Guelph assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria Day
Minnie Nickell
Toronto
Seth Ward
Fred Day
Hamilton
Rockwood Lime Company
C.N.R
Rockwood
Guelph
Everton Social Roundup Highlights Local Visits
Mr and Mrs Walter Couling hosted in Orangeville with Miss Kate Reed and friends. Week end visitors included Mr and Mrs Harvey Jestin with Genelle Guelph guests. Local families welcomed relatives from Toronto Guelph Acton and Kitchener as a busy social week concluded with a funeral attendance for John Jestin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Couling
Orangeville
Kate Reed
Harvey Jestin
Stanley McKay
Guelph
Robert McCutcheon
Kitchener
Fred Murray
W. Head
Muriel
Barbara Benham
O. Parker
Ben Simons
McPhedran
John Jestin
Johnstone and Rumley Funeral Home
Acton
Fed Jestin
Patricia Suzanne
Bert Palframan
W. H.hortop
Norman McTood
Toronto
Will Robertson
Mac McLeod
Bruce
Horonto
Duncan Kingsbury
Blair
Omar Parker
Sauce for the Gander In Government Finances
The surplus of receipts over expenditures for ten months ending January 1st reached 741 millions. About 348 million was absorbed by credits to other countries, akin to reinvestment for future growth. The piece argues against singling out taxes as excessive and notes symmetry with profits.
Wartime Oakville Leader Served as Mayor and Organizer
Wartime Mayor of Oakville 1941 42 43 44 elected by the largest majority in the town history. First President of the reorganized Oakville Lions Club. Chairman of Lions International District of Ontario and Quebec. Organized Oakville’s first O H A hockey team. Chaired Wartime Ration Board for Oakville Trafalgar Township and Milton and led the local Civil Defense Committee branch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakville
Lions Club
Board of
Governors Lions International
Ontario
Quebec
Dr. Deans
Trafalgar Township
Milton
Civil Defense Committee
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District News
Warloud
Vienna
Orton
Limehouse
Elwood
Caldwell
A. Kerr
Miss Swackhamer
Elaine Morrow
Angus McDonald
D. S. McDonald
Gisby
W. S. Newton
Barrie
A. Grant
Kenneth
Smethurst
Russell Ross
Jessie Marlow
Mitchell's
Spitzer’s
Breslau
K. ‘Tubman
Babe
Newcastle
Kirkpatricks
Jas
Kirkpatrick
Bobbie
Tullamore
C FE Meredith
E Karn
Eleanor
Harold Karn
Niaxara Falls
Acton Rotary Club
Plan Row
St.Thomas Times- Journal
Campbellville
A. Clarke
Annie
Gertie Holmes
Audrey Donovan
Lloyd McGeachie
Robert Inglis
Olive Mahon
Brown
James Roberts
Fred Hammond
Frank Bhi
Malcolm McLaughlin
Waterloo
Roy Woods
Edgar Cairns
Howson -Lush
Elle Schell
Hamiton
Jack Wheelman
William Mitchell
Kilbride
George Harris
Campbellville Beach
Robert McPhail
William van Sickle
Beach
Hardy Purdy
Harry Halliday
Elda Dickenson
Mill St. Acton
Brampton
A.B.C. Farms
Highway 7
West
Brampton Horsemen’s
Princess Theatre
Cartoon and Smythe
Secret
Walter Mitty
Danny Kaye
Virginia Mayo
Cass Timberlane
Lana Turner
Spencer Tracy
Sitting Pretty
Robert Young
Maureen O'Hara
Olive DeHaviland
Ray Mill
WEB OF Danger
Edgar Bergen
Dinah Shore
Don Castle
Patricia Knight
the Swordsman
Larry Parks, Ellen Drew
Frontiersmen
Celias Starrett
Bride Goes Wild
van Johnson
June Allyson
Johyon Hewatt, Simeone
HL. Er
N.Y
L. J. McMahon
McMahon
Ranney
St. Alban's Church
Everton
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Halton Poultry Products
Lions International of Canada
Department of Soldiers
Las
Oakville Legion
Legion Hall
O.H.A
Oakville Baseball Club
Oakville Golf Club
Oakville-Trafalpur
Dr. Deans X
Halton Liberal Association
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