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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Nov 08, 1962

Page

12

Remembrance Services At Cenotaph on Sunday

Remembrance Day marked by poppy campaign across Acton Rockwood and Haltonville with services at cenotaphs. Legion plans a brief Sunday ceremony, wreaths read by Max Storey, and a band parade to Know Presbyterian church for services.

Canada Acton Acton Legion Hamilton Pout Legion Ladies Auxiliary Vur Legionnaires Acton Home Purnishings E. BE. Barr William Middleton Know Presbyterian Church Acton Clinens’ Band Legion James Milne Cherainy Max Storey Frank Simian Res AH McKeonate Rockwood Haltonville Presbyterian Church

Bannockburn W I Group Seizes School Building

A chaotic provincial notice reports Bannockburn One Room School, closed when Limehouse Central opened, was divided for six months then allotted to Bannockburn W I Group. Esquesing school board debated selling nearby schools while trustees argued over upkeep and future use. A party at Heshey confirmed possession under conditions.

Tate Bannockburn Limehouse Central School Bannoshburey W.L Esquesing Gibraltar Blue Mountain Mac Spoonl Wol Lawhey

Cenotaph Repair Plans Mention New Housing in Canada

Fragmentary text notes cenotaph repair and names, alongside a reference to 844 000 new housing units pictured in Canada. The readable parts touch on memorial restoration and housing construction, but lack coherent details or dates.

Canada

Additional Two Rooms Planned for No 2 Eramosa

The Eramosa School Board approved a two room addition at No 2 Eramosa in a special October 30 meeting with one dissenting vote. The plan aims to handle rising enrollment and continues closing one room schools. Architects interviewed included John F A Haager of Guelph who was engaged.

Eramosa John F. A. Haager Guelph Children’s Aid Society Western Ontario Trustees’ Convention Grimshaw

High School Board Minutes Outline School Needs and Budget

The board notes an incipient building repair need and missing parking signs for staff. Snowstorm delays highlight treacherous rural roads and a bus ending in a ditch. A five year capital plan estimates 100000 dollars for 1965-66 and possible school closure if population grows. A Bell Telephone PA system hook up is approved along with TRAM Company equipment and paving accounts totaling $1R RSS 7.

Rage Transportation Committee Maltat Fradas Council Thes Stone Pavemient

Night School Display Planned For December Show

A high school committee meeting Monday set display night for December 1 as part of the annual Night School program. Classes run through November 20 and 21, with new and existing courses highlighted including Basic English taught by Mrs. Rogers and Oscar Drijber. A new class serves six Yugoslav workers and demonstrations such as a fashion show will accompany exhibits. Registration stands at 356 across 14 classes.

Attarggwedts Rogers Oscar Drijber

Pat's Proposal Meets Busy Day Plan

He asks Pat to marry him, noting he knows she has much to look at but proposes anyway. She agrees, adding she will be out working most of the day.

Pat

Eden Mills Social Notes From Sunday Visit Record

Visitors and guests appear in Eden Mills column with Mr and Mrs Jim Cann and Mr and Mrs Fred Reily hosting Sunday meals. Moorefield guests stayed with Stan Wilson family while Jack Nesbitt attended Frank Richardson funeral in Oshawa. Mr and Mrs R Wright hosted Philip Bennet and family on Sunday in Guelph.

Gordon Cann Jim Cann Fred Reily Moorefield Stan Wilson Jack Nesbitt Frank Richardson Oshawa R. Wright Philip Bennet Sun Terr Guelph

Phones Silent Hour Monday

Phones across town were out of order for hours Monday morning. Bell employees stood at the exchange building as hundreds of calls failed. The cause was unknown. Repair crews faced delays as a locksmith’s key opened the door in a way that phone lines could not.

Bell Dial Exchange

Record Hop Sparked Student Council Fracas

Highlights by David Lidken notes the Student Council sold ID cards at 25 and hosted a Record Hop with UNICEE Don Price as disc jockeys. event allegedly got out of hand but cooled by Saturday. Mentions public skating return, basketball practice for juniors and seniors, and a chaotic sequence involving students and classrooms with gym use.

David Lidken Don Bucky Butle Reds

Culture Class and the 4H Club Commencement Exercises

Parents are welcomed to the Commencement Exercises on Friday Nov 6. Coffee and cookies will be supplied by the home economics department afterward.

Home Economics

Wrong Directions Send Acton Firefighters Far Off Course

Acton firefighters were misled by wrong directions this Thursday causing a seven mile detour to the wrong scene. A farm wiring short sparked a blaze later extinguished before their arrival. Mick Holmes urged callers to give proper details to prevent disasters.

Acton Giller Adolph Maran Mick Holmes

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