Local Notes of Travel Visits and Family Updates
Personal notes record trips and visits among residents including Mr. and Mrs. Bob Frank and Diane on a motor trip to Fort William, E. Guay family from Trenton, and Regnvaldson families. Cadet Harold Smith F C of Claresholm returns from two weeks’ holidays in Acton with parents. Dr. Paul Beer leaves Budapest amid conflict. Bud MacDonald injured in fog accident near Orangeville. car damaged.
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Mrs
Bob Frank
Diane
Fort William
Mrs. E. Guay
Trenton
Regnvaldson
Harold Smith
Claresholm
Alberta
R.C.A.F
Acton
Wm. Ballentine
Federated Women's Institute of Ontario
Royal York Hotel
Toronto
Paul Beer
Budapest
City
Bud. McDonald
Orangeville
Milton night school enrollment and local activities noted
Milton night school began with about 200 students. Local events include Halton Centennial Manor staff house opening, rising milk prices province wide by one cent per quart, fog causing Scottish Dancing Club cancellation, and early Christmas sales. Also mentions Anne Matthew’s Warm Wind West Wind novel and unseasonably warm late autumn weather with blooming roses and 65 degree days.
Farm barn fire destroys valued Nel son county barn
Loren W Laing’s farm near Milton in Nelson township saw a barn leveled by fire on Tuesday morning. Fire crews from Milton and Nelson fought the blaze and saved other buildings. 15 000 dollars in damage was estimated with 2 000 dollars of insurance on the barn. About 3 000 bales of hay 700 bushels of wheat 700 bushels of oats and 50 hens were lost. Neighbors called the barn one of the district’s best and said replacement could reach 20 000 dollars. The cause remained undetermined and water was drawn from a nearby stream to help extinguish sparks on adjacent roofs.
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Loren W
Laing
Milton
Nelson Township
Bell
No. 10 Sideroad
Nelson
Unusual 1800s Frigate Model On Display In Vancouver
A bone scrap model of the British frigate Amazon, built by French prisoners at Dartmoor around 1808, is shown at the Vancouver City Museum. The 850 ton 44 gun ship served in the Napoleonic wars and captured prisoners after an engagement on July 13, 1797. Curator Thomas Ainsworth calls the origin mysterious. the piece likely came from an anonymous donor about 50 years ago.
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Vancouver
Canada
Vancouver City Museum
Dartmoor
Devon
England
Thomas Ainsworth
Museum
Steep Rock Mine names streets after birds surveyor swap
In Steep Rock Ontario a new trailer development's street names will honor birds after a surveyor changed plans from personages to birds when a commentator quipped the idea was “strictly for the birds.” The shift reflects a lighthearted change in the project’s naming scheme.
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Atikokan
Ont
Steep Rock Iron Mines
Truckers Strike Spreads in Halton Construction Areas
A two week independent truckers strike in Halton County disrupts construction with violence and police arrests. Hayward and Pickett pit crews reach a tentative wage agreement and resumed work while convoys continue to Bur lington under police escort. The Nelson Crushed Stone quarry sees clashes, arrests for brick throwing, and guards manning Guelph Line as the strike extends toward Toronto and firearms are reported among demonstrators.
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Halton County
Hayward
Hayward's
D.C
Nelson
Nelson Village
Guelph
Toronto
Knox Nov 5 Meeting Opens with Girls Split for Crafts
The November 5 gathering in Knox started with a Sunday school room activity for girls split into crafts and games, then moved to the service and business segment. 17 girls attended as the roll was read, minutes reviewed, and Mrs. Greer led a Bible study before inviting members to a Presbyterian church meeting on November 12.
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Knox
D. Davidson
Presbyterian
Mobile Library With Big Stock Proved Popular
Edmonton public library reports two bookmobiles with about 3 500 volumes accounted for over 22 percent of city circulation in 1955 56. A new 2 100 volume custom bus replaced the older model expanding access with wider aisles and fluorescent lighting. The service operates from Sprucewood branch with 26 688 volumes citywide and will visit 27 stops weekly including schools and remote communities.
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Edmonton
Edmonton ‘Public Library Board
Hall
Spracewood
Civil Defence and Armed Forces Unite to Aid Civilians
Canada’s armed forces, while built to fight, will aid civilian bodies in disasters. Deputy Civil Defence Coordinator G. S. Hatton says military help will come at civil authorities’ request and under joint army civil defence directions, including mobile support groups where needed.
Army to bolster civil defence with mobile support groups
Brig. R. R. Rothschild notes five mobile support groups to assist civil defence across Canada. Army commanders will appoint liaison officers to work with local authorities. Groups are designed to aid civil defence mainly in war but will provide emergency assistance as needed.
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R. R. Rothschild
Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee
Ottawa
Civil defence seen as permanent partner of military defence
Officials note no defence is perfect and three warning lines are being built across Canada and the United States. Even with these measures, bombers could breach defenses and threaten about 40 North American cities. Retaliation remains a deterrent, but passive defence is now essential and permanent.
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Canada
United States
U.S. - Canada
U.S
North America
Independent Shoe Maker Stays True to Maritime Heritage
LOWER SAULNIERVILLE, NL. Shoe maker J. Willie Comeau runs F. G. Comeau and Sons with six employees producing about 5000 pairs annually. Since 1910 he fought price wars and kept the business in the Maritimes, believing small firms can survive without rapid expansion despite competition from large American and Canadian factories. Once 50 workers, his firm once served from Halifax to Vancouver. now two other plants remain in the province.
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Saulnierville, NL
J. Willie Comeau
Maritimes
F. .G. Comeau and Sons
Halifax
Vancouver
Comeau
Obituary for John Duncan Keith Farmer of Headingley Manitoba
John Duncan Keith Farmer, 70, farmer in Headingley district Manitoba for 42 years, died at Winnipeg General Hospital. Born Acton, son of the late Ian Keith, he worked with his uncle Neil Keith in railway construction before moving to Headingley in 1914. An elder of Headingley United Church, he played sports and belonged to Headingley Curling Club for over 25 years. Surviving: wife Annie Jones. two sons Lester and Neil. four daughters Alice Thaxton Kathleen McGuire Doreen and Jean. sister Alice Keith of Vermilion Alberta.
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John Duncan Keith
Headingley
Manitoba
Winnipeg General Hospital
Acton
Ian Keith
Neil Keith
Brownie cookie sale a big success in Acton
Acton supporters thank volunteers for a busy Brownie and Tweeney cookie sale that sold 480 boxes by 3 p m Saturday. Top sellers included 42, 29 and 28 boxes. two new volunteers joined. Waiting list forms as packs reach 50 children, with two after school meetings planned. enrolment applications paused.
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Acton
Mollie Cantlay to Wed W Rev Arnold in Toronto
The engagement is announced between Mollie Cantlay and W Rev Arnold. The wedding is set for Friday November 16 at 7 oclock in Glenview Presbyterian Church Toronto.
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Mollie
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Georgetown
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Dean Leslie
R. W. Dredge of
Mrs. McEachern
Windsor
R. G. Langford
Huntsville
Halton Centennial Manors
Harold Bell
Anne Matthew
Milton Fire Brigade
Halton Construction
E. Hall
Miltonl
Credit River
Huttonville
Jean Nesbitt
Albert Cloutier
A.R.C.A
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G. S. Hatton
Federal
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TH. S. Holden
Optometrist
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John Duncan Keith Farmer
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Brownie News
United Auto Benders Ltd
Thompson Motors
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