Halton council debates site roads and nurses dispute
The Halton council discussed improving Main Street North industrial site with a possible roadway and heard Deputy Reeve Parker cautioning cost limits until developers show interest. Debate centered on nurses and Halton Board of Health with Reeve Hinton calling Toronto Star reports fabrications and noting the nurses’ strike threats and negotiating status.
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Council
Development Commission
Main St. N
R. R. Parker
Drinkwalter
Toronto
Halton
Halton Board of Health
Parker
Halton County
Board of Health
Obituary: Elijah Davies Rites Held for Acton Craftsman
Elijah Davies of 3 Young St Acton died in Guelph General Hospital on October 7 at 74. Born 1892 in Dudley England he immigrated 1920 to Canada and worked in waterworks tannery and building contracting. He was a stone cutter foreman and later superintendent at Baronston Quarries and served in WWII at Victory Aircraft. Funeral held October 8 at Rumley Shoemaker Funeral Home with interment in Fairview cemetery. Survived by wife Mary Florence Pritchard daughter Elsie, son Ronald, five grandchildren, two brothers in England. predeceased by one son and seven brothers.
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Elijah Davies
Young St., Acton
Guelph General Hospital
Rumley-Shoemaker
Dwight Engel
Fairview Cemetery
C. Holmes
W. Dumarsh
G. Simpson
Lodge
S. Snow
C. Leatherland
H. Ritchie
Davies
Mary Florence
Elizabeth Davies
Blackheath
Mr. Davies
Canada
Birmingham
England
Limehouse
Acton
Beardmore Tannery
Toronto Lime Co
Dolly Varden
Baronston
D. H. C. Mason
Georgetown
Church of Our Lady of Guelph
Maple Rock Shooting Range Slow Week With High Scores
A Maple Rock Shooting Range report notes slow hunting as many members were away on trips. Wayne Leadson led with 23 points, Gerry Lamarche had 18 and 17. Moose populations are strong with good calf crops and twins. tagging by Lands and Forests includes National Geographic crews and a Wild Kingdom TV feature. Hunters are asked to report tagged moose shots and to return lower jaws for age and health data. Rabbit season opens Oct 19 with a six per day limit on cottontails. Eight of ten southern Ontario counties reportedly approve a deer season this fall, including Wellington.
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Art Hawes
Maple Rock
Wayne Leadson
Gerry Lamarche
Matachewan
Department of Lands and Forests
Geraldton
National Geographic Society
United States
Halton
Wellington
Ontario
Rockwood Bowling League Scores Rocked by Week
This week in the Rockwood and District Bowling League the Rebels blanked the Bombers 7-0 and Tri Hards also defeated the Rockets. Munsters beat Big Six 5-2 and Nichol's Pals topped Kay Mobile Feeds. Standings show Munsters and Tri Hards tied for first with 19 points, Nichol's Pals second with 17, Rockets and Humes Texaco 16, Carney's Plumbing and Heating and Kay Mobile Feeds 14, Big Six 13, W P's 12, Bombers 10, Rebels and Ken's Novelties at 9. Individual highs include Bob Vincent 695 in men’s triple and Irene Lavoie 625 in ladies.
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Rockwood
Rockwood and District
Rebels
Bombers
Tri Hards
Rockets
Munsters
Big Six
W!P.’S
Hume
Texaco
Nichol
Kay
Carney
Ken
Tri
Pals
Humes
W. P
Bob Vincent
Irene Lavoie
Ted Jestin
Irene ‘Lavoie
Fires Drain Canada Industry Costs and Jobs
Fire incidents in Canada cut production and threaten employment as major fires in 1965 cost $31,172,800, rising from $14,290,100 the prior year. Structural faults and lack of sprinklers drive small fires to become large. In communities with a single plant, job losses hit hardest.
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Canada
J Whitham dies after yearlong illness in Acton
Joe Whitham a 30 year Acton garage operator died September 12 at Guelph General Hospital after a near year of illness. Born in Bradford England he came to Canada in 1921 and settled in Acton. He worked for Hewitson Shoe Co later in own garage business with Sandy Mc Isaac. He married Josephine McKeown in 1937 and lived on Young Street. He leaves his wife two brothers in England and was active in music planning and local church. Funeral at Rumley Shoemaker with interment at Fairview. He was former Acton Planning Board chairman and a member of Acton Garage Operators Assn.
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Joe Whitham
Acton
Guelph General Hospital
Mr. Whitham
Bradford
Yorkshire
England
Canada
Toronto
Hewitson Shoe Company
Force Electric
Sandy McIsaac
Josephine McKeown
Young Street
Benjamin Whitham
Anne Hall
Fred
Frank
Rumley-Shoemaker
Dwight Engel
Fairview Cemetery
Milton Watson
Duncan McMillan
Lloyd
Gordon
Irwin
Ralph McKeown
Whitham
Acton Planning Board
Acton Garage Operators’ Association
Urge controls Mice damaging fruit trees
Mice damage fruit trees by eating trunk bark at soil level and from shallow roots. In commercial orchards they threaten many trees, causing sickly appearance or death. control methods include keeping grass clear, tree guards, and safe use of poisons such as zinc phosphide or endrin, with safety concerns for children.
Easter Seal Campaign Planned by Ontario Service Clubs
Service clubs in Halton Brant Wentworth and Norfolk meet in Dundas to plan the 1967 Easter Seal Campaign set for February 23 to March 26. Arnice Bynum chaired the meeting with Acton Dundas George town Hamilton Milton Oakville Simcoe Waterdown Rotary clubs and Lions clubs represented. Representatives discussed braces wheelchairs camp holidays transportation and other vital care services funded by Faster Seals for crippled children in the region.
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Halton
Brant
Wentworth
Norfolk
Dundas
Ontario Society For Crippled Children
Service Club
Ure
Arnice Bynum
Lions Club of
Acton Rotary
Brantford
Burlington Lions
Dundas Lions
Georgetown
Hamilton Rotary
Milton Rotary
Oakville
Simcoe
Waterdown Rotary
Acton Rotary Club
Jim Ledger
Crippled Children's Committee
Fred Gordon
Easter Seal
Erin fair spotlights and area plowing fair notes
Sree Press reports a weekend Erin fair showing and the International Plowing Match under way in Seaforth with Halton attendees. Farmers gear up as frost bites in, Halton plow meet set for Oct 29 at Frank Peacock’s Oakville farm. October safety month aims to curb accidents.
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Seaforth
Halton
Halton County
Frank Peacock
North
Oakville
Halton 4-H Teams Enter Provincial Inter-Club Events
Halton youths will send six two member teams to the Provincial Inter-Club Competitions at University of Guelph on Oct 21. Teams will judge four classes, justify reasons, and answer project questions. Dairy reps include Elizabeth Norrington Rosemary Booth and Larry Pickett Don Brander Lois Hunter Larry Bennett. Beef entrants Keith Wayne Aitken. Field Crop teams Bill Lasby Walter Tryssenaar Dan Heatherington Doug Stokes. Last year Halton won the Field Crop section.
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Halton
O.A. C
University of Guelph
Guelph
Ontario
Elizabeth Norrington
Rosemary Booth
Jersey - Guertsey - Ayrshire Calf Club
Larry, Picket
Don Brander
East
Keith
Wayne Aitken
Acton
Bill Lasby
Walter Tryssenaar
Dan Heatherington
Doug Stokes
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Acton Free Press
Reeve Hinton
The
Star
Reeve
Hinton
Peel County
Victory Aircraft
Malton
Walker Lodge
J. Whitham
Jim
United Church Choir
Frank Taylor Proto
Wilbert Freeman
Sree Press
Erin Fair
Northland
Milton
Robert Little
Hydro
Plunkett
Jack McGeachie
M. Z. Bennett
Fred A. Hoffman
Optometrist
St. George’s Sq. Guelph, Ont
Jack Ridley Cartage
Lois Hunter
Larry Bennett
West Halton
Roxy
Cornel Wilde
Dana Andrews
Jerry Lewis
Janet Leigh
Natalie Wood
Tony Curtis
Georgetown Arts and Crafts
Riviera
Norval, Ont
Mil Street
GAC
GAC International
GAC International Finance Corporation
Main Street
Kitchener
King Street
A. Kerr & Son
R.R. No
Thompson Fuels Ltd
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