Local notes reflect town life and events in Acton area
Community items include paving delays on No percent Highway plans, Christmas tree shipments reaching town, scouting gatherings at Blue Springs Reserve, missionary address in Georgetown, school addition cost projections, rising prices post Korea, and local club activities with prizes at Royal Winter Faire and Hatton retail soirée.
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Bruce Leitch
Acton
Rover Moor
Canada
Blue Springs
Wm. Wilson
Public Utilities
Wm Wilson
Chas. Wilson Ware
E Griffen and Son
Hauser Je
Guelph
Harter Labs
Georgetown
GRC
Hatton
Stewarttown
Mrain Kirkwoot
Erin
Pos Sinclair Florin
Mrn
Walter Lawson
Dr Car
Martin Milton
Dearie Mulls
Arena operation discussed by Acton council continues
Town council discussed arena viability for hockey this year and confirmed it would operate as usual. A council committee proposed office staffing changes with Clerk McGeachie overseeing the office and Crump assisting mornings, while assessor and building inspector duties move to afternoons.
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Acton
EP Rowman Surves
Hufnagel
Acton Free Press
Treas Dept of Health Insulin Sheridan Fauity Co
Norwich Union Fire
Mackenzie & Son Lumber Can Legion
Rachlin
Rilton & Perry Ltd
Talbot
Adameen
McGeachie
Crump
Cauner
A.J Buchanan
Buchanas
Sacred concert patrons rally at local churches
A Sunday Sacred Concert at the Presbyterian Church featured talent from Stone, St John’s, United, and Presbyterian churches. Performers included a quartette, trombone solo by Martin Bauer Jr, duets, violin solos, and readings. Proceeds supported missions. a Variety Fair at St John’s raised about 200 dollars.
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Presbyterian Church
Stone Church
St. John's Church
United Church
Albert FE Gray
J OW Olver
Martin Bauer Jr
Robinson
Linda
George Cox
Fred Oakes
Fow Olver
A Thompson
F Oakes
Hasking
St John’s Church Choir
Georgey Cox
Tiers
Sheha
Warne Hosking
St Pauls
Presbyterian
Births Marriages and Deaths Notice Fragment
Births and memorial notices show a 1950 birth in Guelph General Hospital for Glen Williams Kory Parker and multiple bereavement messages. Includes expressions of thanks from families for sympathy flowers and cards after recent losses.
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Sinclair
Guelph General Hospital
Norman Sinclair
Kory
Glen Williams
Vast array of used items advertised for sale
Classified ads list numerous used goods including pullets, heaters, a hearing aid, baby carriage, galley furniture, a house for sale in Galtsin, a Bitter wood desk, a Milford office set, and various clothing items. Contact details and locations across Georgetown Acton Milton are provided for each listing.
Community event notices and sale listings from a regional paper
Local events highlight auctions, social evenings, crafts fairs, and softball league notices. Featured are sales of furniture, vehicles, and farm equipment, plus recruitment and classified requests for purchases, farming supplies, and home services across Acton, Georgetown, and surrounding areas.
For Sale Sedans and Tractors In Excellent Condition
For sale today a list of used cars including a Mercury Sedan 1944 Dodge Sedan 1941 Nash Sedan and a Ford Sedan in very good to excellent shape with many extras. Also offered are a 139 Destte Sedean and a Road Coach and a Bizmun Veen Pord ehte spertate. Tractor listings appear alongside vehicle ads with prices around 280 dollars.
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Dodge
Plymouth
Nash
Ford
Bisnis
Miscellaneous local services and repairs listing
An out of date classified listing notes accountants, sewer contractors, radio and electric repairs, sewing machine service, theatre advertisements, and upholstery offers. It mentions Ernie's Radio and Electric Georgetown, the 465 Roxy Theatre, and Kitchener Upholstery with low service prices and a one week turnaround.
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Waster
Ernie
Georgetown
Roxy Theatre
Kitchener
Actan
Mackenzie News Cold Winter Coal Prices and School Plan
Mackenzie and Son advertise coal at 24.00 per ton briquettes 21.50 Manhattan egg coal 17.25 and doors with glass and screen 16.50. They note stainless bakelite hardware 1.90 and brass hinges per pair. A public school addition plan is on display in Lowell Tree window.
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Lowell Tree
Acton Town Meeting Sets Question On School Addition
The Acton town notice proposes a ballot question at the November 1980 meeting asking voters to approve a school addition with an estimated cost of 200. The Mayor will appoint poll attendees for the Council Chambers at 8 pm on November 8. Clerk J McGeachie signs the notice.
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Connent
Reandmore and Co
Council C
Council
School Board
Reeve Tyler
Greer
Hargrave
Roszell
Hatchen
A. Mason
Halon Rural
Milton Town Hall
Johnny Feeles
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Othe
Acton
J. McGeachie
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