High School Students Attend Royal Winter Fair Event
Nearly 100 A.D.H.S. students visited the Royal Winter Fair on Monday. In charge were Mr. Evan and Mrs. Orr aboard two crowded buses. Agricultural classes held a field day, while home economics students gathered information on learning areas. The Param Food Theatre featured cooking demos and home decorating. A horse show and car display drew crowds, with late-night duties keeping some students until the fair concluded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.D.H.S
Evan
Tommy Hunter
Ducky
Acton Audience Buoyed by Credit Valley Choir
Vic Bristow thanked the Credit Valley choir for visiting Acton to sing a concert sponsored by the Lions Club. Forty singers performed while about a dozen more audience members attended, a smaller turnout than expected, but attendees clapped and joined in the songs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vic Bristow
Credit Valley ‘Choral Group
Acton
Pounding the Sports Beat From Western Canada and Beyond
A fragmented sports note outlines a Western Canada trip with teams and intercity matchups. Mentions badminton and local gym registrations, with a call for students to register and wear proper footwear. Includes a fleeting reference to Canada touring Windsor and Soviet teams, along with scattered dates and names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page
Canada
Beas
Werner
Chass
Acton and
Dasteed
Vane Albeads
Saul
Sean Han
Jim Cosburns Hookers School
Raine
Fiat
Windsor
Russia
Propose Three New Members For Parks Board Vacancies
Parks Board vacancies prompt council to consider George Williams Alec Zheethoff and Keith Black for three year and one year terms. Resignations by Mrs Fryer and Mr McKenz ie leave two terms expiring this year with Joe Hurst’s prior resignation affecting a one year vacancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parks Board
Council
George Fryer
G. W. McKenzie
George Williams
Alec Zheethoff
Keith Black
Joe Hurst
Recreation Committee
Norman Fryer
al Green
Acton
Lakeview
Obituary John Allen Harris Dies After Long Illness
John Allen Harris of Brantford and Rockwood dies after a lengthy illness at Wheatminster Hospital London aged 40. Born in Rockwood to Charles H. Harris and Elsie A. Chapman he worked for Bell Telephone, served in the RCAF, and was remembered by Dr. Laurenschlager and Rev. R. R. Connor at Rockwood United Church. Pallbearers included Jim Milnes Don Hills Jack Clendenning Alec Graham and nephews David and Laverne Harris.
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John Allen Harris
Brantford
Rockwood
Wheatminster Hospital
London
Charles H. Harris
Elsie A. Chapman
Guelph C.V.1
Bell Telephone
RCAF
Rockwood United Church
Laurenschlager
Emmanuel College
Toronto
Mr. Harris
Air Force
England
Harris
R. R. Connor
Lautenschlager
Jim Milnes
Don Hills
Jack Clendenning
Alec Graham
David Harris
Laverne Harris
Agnes
Ewood
Arthur Elmer
Stanley C
Gordon S. Harris
Acton Hydro Receives Action Push On Immediate Repairs
The commission urged contacting Ontario Hydro for urgent measures after Acton Hydro’s trouble. A fall meeting of the Electrical Utility Safety Association is set for November 26 with Milton and Georgetown crews to view accident prevention films.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton Hydro
Ontario Hydro
FE. G. Trier
Electrical Utility Safety Association
Acton
Milton
Georgetown Hydro
Hydro
Duby
Beatty
Archie
Acton Hand
Curling results and standings from weekly acton rink draw
The report lists Monday and Tuesday curling results by time and division. It records team match outcomes, individual wins, and current point standings for several mixed and ladies leagues, along with the season's team rosters and skips.
Teams listed for event with players in four groups
Four teams are named with listed players Ethel Holmes May Wikk Nellie Beatty A Holmes Gwen Tyler Peg Coon Fran Beatty B Oakes Banna Krapek Nan Hurst Mary McPhail E Nielsen May Dumarsh Lois Mackenzie PL McCutcheon L Lovell. Scores and garbled OCR data follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Holmes
May Wikk
Nellie Beatty
A. Holmes
Gwen. Tyler
Peg Coon
Fran Beatty
B. Oakes
Banna Krapek
Nan Hurst
Mary McPhail
E. Neilsen
May Dumarsh
Lois Mackenzie
PL McCutcheon
L. Lovell
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Huntsville
Trinity United Church
Marion Mae Martin
Aubrey Martin
William Gerald Hamilton
Grenville Hamilton
Rev
W. E.stanford
Chevre
Cher
Osher
Clemens
Mums
Pam
Tyler
Agton
Lions Club
Mike Dore
Husner
Ton Sw Lamb
Pittsburgh Plate Pairrors
AV Staes
Glenlea
Acton Plaza
Qutol
F. & S. Mover
Georgetown
Ont
Optometrists
la Uesyd Davis Jewellery Shop
C. Valentine Force
Douglas Street
Guelph
W. D. Graham
Mills, Spence & Co., Limited
Tid King St
Montreal - Winnipeg - Gelt
New York
Eng
THE
Toronto Stock Exchange
King St West
Taranto Gelt - Guelph
Curlers Co
C. Rognvaldson
W. C. Kirkness
LL. A.zbeetnoff
W. E. Holmes
L. F. VanWvyck
L. A. Kirkness
W. C. Zbeetnoff
L. C. deJong
M. Blow
B. Wood
A. Kirkness
BL Wood
C. deJong
A. Zbecino
J. Krapek
B. VanFleet
G. McCutcheon
J. Goy
B. Hunter
W. Coon
D. Rowley
Elsley W. M. Holmes
L. Bonnette
Coon C. Bonnette
Elsles
Krapek
Holmes
McCutchen
Viet Pleet
Hunter
Gov
W. E. Tyler Li
A. Nolan
W. E. Cooper
Vo Patrick ET
WJ. Ridley
W. K. Moore
M. Toth
Ridley
Moore O
Nolan
E. Cooper
Watscen
Patrick
G. Cooper
Jordan
Anderson
B. Toth
Sidies
W. Hewitt
W. M. Toth
Li ¢ deJong
L. C. Holmes
W. D. Mas Kay
L. E. Cooper
E. Holmes
W. G. Tyler
Dd. Krapek
L. M. Dumarsh
Willa Hewitt
P. Patrick
J. McHugh
SS. Armstrong
Mary Toth
Bo Dabow
G. Price
J. Coles
Corinne de Jong
D Jordan
R. Leatherland
G. Maltby
Charliots Holmes M. Bonnette
Po Svimon
Ko Haosen
Dorothy Mackay
Jackie Blow
TL. Williams
R. Holmes
Eve Cooper
DL Creamer
Ho Wood
Acton Free Press
Jan
G. Jan
Peg
Les Robert
Quebec
Wayne Shubert
R.R
Speyside
Jack Ridley Cartage
ACYON
Holy Cross School Association
Riviera
Norval
Ledger
IGA
Nassau
Dempster
Westen
du Maurier Cigarettes
Napeaies
Fraservale
FISH
Florida Marsh
Ontario
Sey Apples
Beg
Monarch
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