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Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Nov 08, 1956

Page

3

Red Letter Day at Halton Manor Dedication Service

Halton Manor celebrated the completion of a new staff residence on Sunday November 4 with a dedication ceremony led by Reeve Robert H. Shanforth. Government and local officials praised the project and a flag raising marked the moment, followed by tours and tea. The article also notes Halloween festivities extended over several days with Halloween cake and jack o lantern decorations.

Halton Manor Muusic O Canada Board of Management R.F. Snyder E. Orsborn Stanley A. Allen Georgetown County of Halton Earl Ludiow Homes For Province of Ontario Ludlow Stanley Hall Legislative Assembly of Ontario Union T. A Hutchins John Milton Tod.e F. W. B. Fitzgerald Lorne Scots Eric Clarke Russell Lewis

Elliott Heads Halton Conservatives Annual Meeting

George E. Elliott was named president at the Halton Progressive Conservative Association annual meeting in Milton. The gathering named Lés Clark first vice president Esther Taylor second vice president and M C Sprowl as P.C. president with Sandy Best as secretary and R O Slipp as treasurer. Delegates to the Ottawa convention were Alan Nicholson W S Thomson and Bruce Fitzgerald with alternates Sandy Best George Kerr and Glen Cooper.

George E. Elliott Milton Halton Progressive Conservative Association Lés Clark Georgetown Esther Taylor Acton M&c George Elliott Bennett John Hamilton York West Miss Bennett Stanley Hall M.L.A Progressive Conservative Association of

Halton Opens Staff Residence at Centennial Manor

The official opening of the newly built staff residence at Hallo Centennial Manor drew about 150 people. Board chairman Robert Shannon highlighted a $1,000,000 county investment in senior care and noted five years of planning. Stanley Hall M.L.A. said the province aims to serve seniors, while Minister Ludlow read a message promising the manor as a lasting memorial beyond 2000. The ceremony included a Union Jack presentation and a dedication prayer, followed by tours and refreshments.

Halton Hallo Centennial Manor Robert Shannon Stanley Hall M.L.A Louis Cecile Ludlow Government of Ontario Department of Welfare A. Tilbey E. Clarke T. A. Hutchinson D.E F. W. B. Fitzgerald M.B.E Halton Centennial Manor Earl Ludlow Homes For the Aged Burlington Eric Clarke

Repaint at St Alban’s Church

Exterior of St Alban's church has been repainted in an attractive Indian red shade. The parish hall will be painted next.

St. Alban’s Church

Township hall slips on flat bed in Timmins transport

In Timmins Ontario a township hall slipped off a flat bed while being moved a mile and a half to a new location. No window damage occurred and the frame was raised back onto the truck within four hours.

Timmins, Ont

Track Club Adopts Black and Gold Uniforms

Track Club members will switch to black uniforms with gold trim and begin ordering the new outfits soon.

Rifle Found in Beaver Dam After Six Years

A Civil War rifle stolen from M. L. G. Armstrong’s summer cottage six years ago was recovered from a beaver dam near Wasaga Beach. Beavers reportedly used the object as a structural prop for their dam.

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G. E. Elliott Conservatives Annual Meeting C. L. Palmer Sybil Bennett M.P Mr. Hamilton George Drew Namby-Pamby Clarke Canada United Nations Korea A. T Brown Mrs Clarke Milton Rotary Club Liberal Party Hamilton Ottawa Stars and Stripes Mr. Hall Robert Snyder Emmanuel Baptist Church Knox Presbyterian Church Stanley Allen Brampton WM. C. Allan Queen St. W J.-Res Tom Nicol Churchill Road Robt. R. Hamilton Fred A. Hoffman Optometrists P. Head Guelph St. George's Square Scott Motors Ltd Chevrolet Oldsmobile Mill East Ww United Lis The Acton Free Press Y.M.C.A. Track Club Beavers Ieverae Ottens Nesrets Television Service R. W. Grant Watsons Music Store Imperial Oil Limited
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