Local residents and visitors noted in Acton area notes
A long list of personal visits moves and relocations across Acton and nearby towns. Residents visit relatives in Oakville Georgetown and Guelph while others move to Nelson Court London England and Palo Alto California for work or study. Local families attend birthdays and events, with church and community involvement noted for Roy Knapton and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Molozzi
Ottawa
California
Palo Alto
Aoton
Roy Knapton
Wendy
Jim
Heather Anne
Churchill Rd. S
Nephton
Peterborough
Knmpton
Acton Limestone Quarries
Industrial Minerals Ltd
Roy
United Church
Choir
Legion Choraliers
Walker Lodge
Betty
U.C.W. and
Assoc
Brownies
Explorers
Guelph Milton officials gain two year term in office
Bree Press notes elected officials in Guelph and Milton now serve two year terms. The piece also mentions local events including Royal Winter Fair attendance by high schoolers and a Santa Claus parade in Toronto. It highlights cold sunny weather, a Milton Figure Skating Club veteran, and ongoing public notices such as a new weekly police report system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guelph and
Milton
Miles
Free Press
Tenders Sought for Brookville Public School Addition
Township of Nassagaweya invites sealed tenders for a classroom addition to Brookville Public School in Campbellville Ontario. Tenders due December 1 1966 at Kruschen and Dailey office Waterloo Ontario with plans available to general contractors and deposits required for plans and specifications. Bid bonds and performance bonds required. Lowest bid not necessarily accepted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kruschen and Dailey
Waterloo Square
Waterloo
Ontario
Ditea
Wedding Anniversary and Travel Notes Across Continents
LIMEHOUSE Florida, Africa as destinations for travellers Mr and Mrs Glendon Scott and children attended the diamond wedding anniversary of his uncle and aunt Mr and Miss Harry Tarnwell in Toronto on Sunday. Miss Dale Hayes left Mahon by plane for London England then to Kenya in Africa. Mr and Mrs G Scholz returned from a two week motor trip to Florida. They hosted Mrs Dittmann from Karlsmuhle Germany and Mr Grat of Hillmilton. Sympathy extended to Mr and Mrs John Crichton and Jacqueline in the sudden passing of his mother in Georgetown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glendon Scott
Cand
Harry Tarnwell
Toronto
Dale Hayes
Mahon
London
England
Kenya
Africa
G. Scholz
Florida
Dittmann
Karlsmuke
Gertiny
Mr. Grat
Hillmilton
John Crichton
Jaqueline
Georgetown
Arena booth and first aid room issues on committee agenda
Acton Recreation Committee tackled arena booth access, booth stock control, and curling club access. It heard from Roy Goodwin about booth management and proposed a key system. The panel also discussed a two to three year roller skating contract, an educational grant for figure skating, and plans for a first aid room with upstairs movable walls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton
St. John Ampbulance Brigade
Roy Goodwin
Oeene
Goodwin
Curling Club
Lovell
Hero Ritchie
Ted Tyler
Herb Ritchie
Ln Oruwning
Sug
Phil Elliott
Elliott
Bob Hart
George Hargrave
St. John Ambulance Brigade
Harold Townsley
Hart
St. John Corps
Townsley
Howard Pearce
Nineveh road code: ancient post decrees death for parking
A fragmented note cites the Ontario Safety League and an ancient Nineveh law on the Sacred Processional Way. It claims engraved posts warned that anyone blocking the road with a chariot or vehicle would be slain and impaled before his house. The text mixes modern traffic phrases with cryptic names, presenting a cautionary, though uncertain, historical claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontario Safety League
Nineveh
Sroyar
Ron Lee
Heart Fund backs comeback stories from heart disease
Heart Fund supports medical research and education enabling patients to return to productive life after battling heart disease. Readers are urged to donate to sustain this life saving effort and inspire further comebacks through funded programs and awareness.
Hunters Verify Ammunition Matches Gun Safety Rules
The Ontario Safety League advises hunters to use correct ammunition for the firearm and to confirm with local sporting goods stores if unsure. It emphasizes safe handling with rules such as treating every gun as loaded, always pointing the muzzle in a safe direction, and positively identifying the game before shooting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Ontario Safety League
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gordon Sikcock
Monteith
E. Frank
Mis St
Golden Age Club
Zone
Oakville
George Campbell
Georgetown District Hospital
R. Sissons
Longfield Road
John E. Duncan
Brigden
John C. Dennis
Dean Leslie
Inlaw
Warren Wood
Steven
St. Catharines
Fred .Henderson
Sam Holmes
J. Boman
Nelson Court
Kitchener
Mr. Boman
Robert Algie
Bower Ave
Gordon ‘Algie
Sault Ste. Marie
Melvin Burns
Dorothy Simmers
Clifford Hall
Guelph
Lloyd Bartlett
Port Colborne
Norwood Bartlett
Bowley
Hamilton
Fred Anderson
Jack Frank
Tom Kerr
Williisville
J. Galbraith
Chesler
Alex MacDonald
Manitowaning
R. Brown
Owen Sound
Kenneth Hardman
Polypence (Canada) Limited
Ron Perrot
Lakeview Subdivision
Tom Murphy
Neil Bowles
R. H., Elliott
Brian McCristall
Denis Gibbons
U.S
South Lansing
Michigan
Notre Dame
L. Broostad
Mr. Broostad
Micro Plastics
Robert Buckner
Malton
New York
American Airlines
Janet Buckner
Bree Press
Legion
Mary Jane
Force) Robinson
Milton Figure Skating Club
Confederation
Canada
Acton V
Humber Valley
Acton Pairs and
Santa Claus
Mill Street
United Church Women
Chamber of Commerce
Gerry Tighe
Chicago
Will McEachern
Will Duvalts
Mr. Tighe
Youth Bowling Council
Jackie Palmer
Acton Free Press
Pettit
Evers
Dills
Don Hayward
Brookville
Campbellville
Limehouse
Thompson Fuels Ltd
Safeconsurance Denny’s
Mill St. W
Safeco
Harold
Mr. Goodwin
Len Lovell
Helen Otterbein
Pearce
Charles Leatherland
Leo
Green Giant
York
Loin
Billyandt
Main St.n
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