Moffat Scouts Create Camp on 30 Acre Estate North of Geneberville
Scoutmaster Don Kennedy leads a 30 acre First Moffat Scout Camp project north of Geneberville. Volunteers clear swamp land, dig wells, set up a refrigerator well, fireplaces and log shelters as Cubs and Boy Scouts from Fergus Blora Rockwood Puslinch Aberfoyle Campbellville Milton prepare to use the camp. The camp aims to host troops from multiple communities once finances allow.
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Moffat
Geneberville
Don Kennedy
Kennedy
South
Wellington Dis
Campbellvillle
Fergus
Blora
Rockwood
Puslinch
Aberfoyle
Guelph
Campbellville
UMEHOUSE Anniversary Service Brings Pulpit Exchange
Rev R D A Currie of Waterdown exchanged pulpits with Rev A Calder B A B D who preached anniversary services at Waterdown on Sunday. The W L met at Mrs Harry Browns on Thursday. E Karn and W Karn visited relatives in London. Mrs W Karn stayed near a very sick son in hospital. Harold and Carl Karn visited him Tuesday. Mrs Ramsbottom of Toronto visited the C A Fosters and Miss Ramsbottom recently. Mr and Mrs Charles Sinclair and daughters of Welland with the Patterson family on Sunday.
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R. D. A. Currie
Waterdown
A. Calder
W.L
Harry Brown
E. Karn
William Karn
London
Harold and
Carl Karn
Mrs. Ramsbottom
Toronto
C. A. Foster's
Miss Ramsbottom
Mrs. Albert Huard Interred at Fairview
Mrs. Albert J. Huard of Dresden, long-time Acton resident, died in Toronto after months of illness. Rev. Evan Jones led the funeral at Rumley and burial took place in Fairview cemetery. She was born in London, England and came to Canada 49 years ago. survived by two daughters Mabel and Kathleen, a son James, and brother John Knowles.
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Albert J. Huard
Dresden
Acton
Toronto
Evan Jones
Rumley Funeral Home
Fairview Cemetery
Grace Knowles
Albert Huard
Mabel
S. Burkholder
Kathleen
H. Farnsworth
James
John Knowles
Leyton
England
London
Canada
German cabin steward recalls long sea career aboard Seven Seas
Otto Kars ten, 68, of Bremerhaven, Germany, serves as a first class cabin steward on the Seven Seas docked in Montreal. He began in 1905 and cannot recall how many ships he has sailed on. People buy the Free Press to read and read the Free Press to buy.
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Montreal
Otto Karsten
Bremerhaven
Germany
Urge Organization of New Farm Forums
A provincial board urges rural organizations and educational groups to form Farm Forum chapters in neighborhoods. Farm Forum invites questions from interested groups and discusses them for findings to be passed on. County committee members offer help. Farm Radio Forum is a tool for farm people to use.
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Farm Forum
Water Shortage Prompts Farm Pond Use In Ontario
Lake Erie District Forester J K Reynolds of the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests warns that water supplies are diminishing in south western Ontario as urban demand and mechanized farming grow. He urges storing spring runoff in land and expanding farm ponds to maintain groundwater and summer stream flows, tying pond availability to soil conservation and grazing.
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Ontario
Lake Erie
J. K. Reynolds
Ontario Department of Lands and Forests
Reynolds Saye
Farm Union Presents TV Lamp to Couple
Farm Union members visited Mr. Fred Boyd's home on Saturday for a social gathering and presented the couple with a TV lamp. The Boyds plan to move to Carlisle. Ken Cotton and wife are moving to Marsville after purchasing a farm there. Rasberrys of Carlisle attended Sunday church and visited the mother.
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Farm Union
Fred Boyd
Mrs. Boyd
Carlisle
Mr. Boyd
Mrs
Ken Cotton
Marsville
Rasberry
Ponds as Water Source For Drought and Fire Protection
Mr Reynolds notes ponds as the most reliable water source and emphasizes farm ponds for drought resilience, irrigation, pasture denervation, and fire protection amid rising costs. Recent droughts spark interest in ponds to safeguard cash crops and recreational use.
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Reynolds
Thanksgiving Speaker at Eden Mills WM Society Fall
The WMS of the Presbyterian Auxiliary Eden Mills held the Fall Thankoffering with guests from Knoxchurch Acton United Ebenezer Rockwood and Eden Mills. Mrs John Smith spoke on Thanksgiving. the gathering included poems solos readings and a social tea follow up. The piece notes local visits and farm work during a long Indian Summer.
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W.M.S
Presbyterian
Knoxchurch
Acton
United
Ebenezer
Rockwood Presbyterian
Eden Mills
W. Lowrie
Mino
C. Leishman
Cowell
Eden Mills United
Griffiths
John Smith
Edna Smith
St. Paul's Church
Guelph
J. D. Lowrie
Lee Lasby
School Represented at Hillsburgh Speaking Preliminaries
Students from the local school took part in the Hillsburgh preliminaries of the Provincial public speaking contest. Five contestants performed creditably but did not place in the top ranks.
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Sharon Bessey
Sandra McEwan
Georgina Wragg
Garnet Bruce
Garry Warren
Hillsburgh
Saint David’s guest Harry Kuntz in Campbellville service
Ministry student from Waterloo College attended worship at St. David’s Presbyterian with the male choir providing special music. A St. John’s Anglican Women’s Association card party drew strong turnout with prizes awarded to Mrs. Turner Mrs. Deer Bill Deforest John Robb and Harold Small. Next party November 15. Nineteen boys from Moffat and Campbellville joined a Cal meeting at Moffat Community Centre led by Mr. and Mrs. Donald Kennedy and Russell Elliott.
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Harry Kuntz
Waterloo College
St. David's Presbyterian Church
St. John’s Anglican Women's Association
Turner
Deer
Bill Deforest
John Robb
Harold Small
Moffat
Campbellville
Cal
Everton Disciples Speaker Rev N Robertson Visits Erie Region
The article notes Rev Norman Robertson spoke at the Church of Christ Disciples in Everton on a Sunday morning. It records multiple local visits and moves including H Uiterwyk family relocating to Hamilton and the Cuttings moving into their cottage in Acton.
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H. Uiterwyk
Hamilton
Tom Cutting
Acton
Everton
Robert Patten
Guelph
John Alton
Norman Robertson
Church of Christ Disciples
Esquesing Township Council Hears Gas Distribution and Finances
Esquesing township council met with reeve Walter Linham presiding to discuss elections and licensing. The United Suburban Gas Company was permitted to distribute natural gas in Stewarttown. Trailers licensing by-law was assigned to the clerk. Various payments were approved including George Martin for a fax destroyed and multiple road and utility accounts.
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Township Council
Stewarttown
Walter Linham
United Suburban Gas Company
Corner Brook weighs street light costs rise for wards
Corner Brook for the city to fund night lighting costs $27 000 annually. Mayor Allison Bugden cautioned that with new street lights for all wards the bill could grow to about $37 000.
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Corner Brook
Mfld
Allison Bugden
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