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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 06, 1968
Page
33
A stack of baled hay behind Mr. H. R. Howard’s home on the highway near Alliston was set ablaze during Halloween night. Four ponies lost their winter feed as flames consumed the hay stack while villagers accounted for visiting relatives and a quiet observance.
In Acton Bridge Club game South North vulnerable, six diamonds contract departs from expected. Declarer pursues a ruffing finesse after a club lead, hoping for seven diamonds, a heart, a spade, and cross ruffs, while fate, or the Goddess, tilts the cards in a dramatic misguess.
In a bridge game the declarer used the ace of trump after opponents cooperated by each holding three spades. The ace of clubs and heart ace secured the last tricks. Last week at Acton Bridge Club winners were Harris and Coats first, Nolan and Coats second, Patullo and Dickson third, and Sinclair with Mrs. Coats fourth.
Notices detail nomination meetings for Halton County Board of Education and Halton County Roman Catholic Separate School Board. Locations include Burlington Central High School Oakville Administration Building Georgetown High School and Milton Martin Street Public School. Separate meetings for Nassagaweya Acton and Milton areas. Polling, if needed, set for December 2 1998 in all Halton municipalities.
Municipal council proposes By-Law 27-48 to close the road allowance in Esquesing Township between Concessions 2 and 3 in front of Lot 15 and to convey the stopped up parcel of about 0.664 acres to adjoining owners. The description includes bearings, distances, and references to King’s Highway 25 and Registered Plan 421. The act would transfer the land to the adjacent proprietors upon passage.
The Town of Milton will conduct the nomination meeting for one seat on the Halton Roman Catholic Separate School Board at Martin Street Public School 184 Martin St Milton. If needed a polling day is set for Monday December 2 1968 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Returning Officer J T Hurst identified the location list includes Trafalgar Road Gymnasium 70 Guelph Street Georgetown and Baldwin Street Burlington.
Magistrate H R Howitt called the speeding conviction not a serious breach of the HTA. On appeal counsel argued he would likely dismiss the charge if hearing the evidence. Crown attorney Richard Chaloner admitted doubt over a turn signal. The magistrate said it was an error of judgment, not a quasi criminal act, and questioned why the other car waited ten seconds on the highway before turning.
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