Board Appoints Department Head Tightens Clamps on Weak Students
District votes to appoint Ross Lambourn acting department head for English after inspectors praise improved class conditions. Trustees discuss policies to cut failures, repeat years, and curb defeatist attitudes while confirming top scholars and extended English courses through Easter.
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F. W. Vickers
E. A. Hansen
Vickers
J. Stevens
Ross Lambourn
Lambourn
O.ce
Hainer
State
Hansen
Teather
Hahng
Prady Ul
Public skating gates crowd as season opens with 550 admissions
The first full season of skating kicked off last Thursday at the arena drawing 550 paid admissions. New sessions and adult skating plans emerge, with Saturday and Sunday programs drawing teens, women curlers, and county teams.
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Mt Thrashes
Satuday
Astiussian
Firefighters Stop Fire Threat At Mill Street Shoe Store
Five unknown origin events endangered downtown business at Toth's shoe store on Mill Street. A semi-invalid tenant Mrs Maghrand, upstairs, was near when the plate glass window exploded, showering glass as flames and smoke filled the hallway and lower floor. Firefighters arrived within 15 minutes and quickly controlled the blaze. Hose lines stretched across the block from Main and Mill hydrants. two trucks pumped water after booster lines. Mr Toth, a councillor and fire-police committee chair, left minutes before to buy pies and rushed from Hlotchen's Bakery to deliver them to the Presbyterian church once the siren sounded.
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Frank Toth
Mill Street
Toth
Peter Maghrand
Main
Mill Streets
Fire and Police
Tad
Hlotchen’s
Mid Street
Presbyterians
Acton Boy Hurt by Tractor in Shock at Georgetown Hospital
Archie Bus, five years old, of Acton district, was struck by a tractor while riding with his father Cornelius Bus on a farm near Georgetown. He suffered shock and internal injuries but no ruptures or broken bones, and was admitted to Georgetown District Hospital. Fire damaged Watson's Restaurant and AB Supermarket on Main Street in Acton as flames spread from a store window. Fire crews protected adjacent shops. Len Williams and Chief Mick Holmes investigated the blaze, with repairs and insurance claims following.
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Acton District
Archie
Georgetown District
Cornelius Bus
North Halton O.P.P
Dave Richardson
Watson's Resturant
Harold Wiles
Coe
Wiles
Orwell Johnson
Len Williams
Toth
Frank Tor
Nut
Aboet Diwueyon
Esquesing Township Hall Funding and Contracts
Esquesing Township Council and the Acton Fair Board accepted bids for a new town hall construction with $70 000 debentures and $200 to the Acton Fair Board plus $80 to Jurtham and Co. for a par. total permits amounted to $107 600 in October. Bell Telephone Co representatives secured permission for water service trenching along roadworks. The township will finance repairs and a Bathated Community Centre contribution of $2 500 to be shared among parties, with the main temperature maintenance plan under review.
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Esquesing Township Council
Agricultural Society
Acton Fair Board
Jurtham and Co
Par Halton Agricultural Society
Clave
Sir. Wardlocs
Bell Telephone Co
Anstall
Cabie Wall
Esquesing
Mahweld
Cane Dan
Counil Tavere
Georgetawi
Esqueserg
Draw for Doll Mes in Scarborough Winner Named
A draw for a doll was won by a girl in Scarborough. Sid Latta oversaw the Lingywork table at Le gran Laghes' bane. The event was omitted from last week's age and of the badgane.
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Sid Latta
Legran Laghes
Bane
Scarborough
Broken Cable Pleases Pupils As School Temperature Drops
Morning chaos at Robert Little School ends as underground cable fault cuts power to the heating. Hydro crews install temporary lines, restoring warmth by noon and prompting a half day excusal while board members debate damages from a football related incident and parental payments.
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Robert Little
Doug Price
Nyaro
Hydro
Mo7
Bennett School
Enrauie Tao
Endow Pringpal Elmer South
Township Winter Work Plan Includes Roadside Cutting
Nassagawey Township council approved a winter works program with roadside clearing and brush trimming. No new gravel pit licenses were issued this week. the plan includes brush work along Cam 40 and tackling township roads, with projected costs around $20 and a grant case totaling $840 in the federation.
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Nassagawey Township
Vineral
Cou al
Cook Township
Comstacnen Ca
Hattat Federation
Agienttarc
Former Acton HS Student Lauds Board Policy
A former Acton high school student thanked the board for enabling his tuition to be covered so he could attend a commencement in Guelph where he earned first class honors in grade 11 and won the Guelph Automobile Association award for top academic and shop standing. He studied at Acton District High School through grade 10 and sought an auto mechanics course not offered locally.
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Politi
Margaret Mackensie
Ant
Dirt
Nicki Newton
Aeformer Acton
Loacarold Rink
Whet Strassen
Wherstra
RRL
Acton
Acton Wheel Beard
John F. Rens
Guelph
Avion Doard
Guelph Automobile
Ae Sonaton
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Tom Taihire
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E. S. Forve
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Secuhk
Prides 9
Prade UL
Wallace Swackhamer
UW O
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Sai
Citvenstip
Aire
Fecomayenhiti Iy
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Caffeen
Aghot
Cager Shar
Legion's Minor
Accen
Piystan Ain
Henhitye
Ton Casburn
Corte
Wilk
Mil
Earl Beerman
Main Street
Ace
Ita Watson
Hames
Prinipal G. W. McKenzie
Property Committee
Doug Manning
Boley
Smith
Aventive
Andrew Drenters
Mr. Drenters
Susan
Trev Patrick
Acton HS
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