Council debates site work and nurse dispute with board
Street loitering topic continues as council weighs improving the Main Street industrial site with a road. Deputy Reeve Parker cites caution until developers show intent. Debate over Halton nurses and Health Board gets heated as Reeve Hinton condemns a York Star report as fabrication. He notes reduced nurse staff and lack of negotiator for Peel County. Reeve also recounts Europe trip.
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Development Commission
Main St. N
R. R. Parker
Drinkwalter
Toronto
Halton
Halton Board of Health
Parker
Halton County
Board of Health
Reeve Hinton
The
Star
Reeve
Hinton
Peel County
Obituary: Elijah Davies Dies at 74 in Acton Hospital
Elijah Davies of 3 Young Street Acton died suddenly at Guelph General Hospital on Friday October 7 at age 74. Funeral held October 8 at Rumley Shoemaker with Rev Dwight Engel. interment at Fairview Cemetery. Surviving wife Mary Florence Pritchard a daughter Elsie and son Ronald plus five grandchildren and two brothers in England. He was born 1892 in Dudley England and came to Canada in 1920 settling in Limehouse. He worked in waterworks tannery and as foreman for Toronto Lime Co later. He was a craftsman in stone and carpentry, superintendent of Baronston Quarries, and a World War II contributor at Victory Aircraft. He moved to Acton in 1944 and later retired from building contracting health permitting. He was a member of Walker Lodge.
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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
Acton
Beardmore Tannery
Toronto Lime Co
Dolly Varden
Baronston
D. H. C. Mason
Georgetown
Church of Our Lady In Guelph
Victory Aircraft
Malton
Canada
Walker Lodge
Moose hunting notes and tagging efforts at Maple Rock Range
Action was slow at Maple Rock Shooting Range as many members were hunting. Wayne Leadson led scores with 23, Gerry Lamarche 18 and 17. Moose season started poorly elsewhere, despite good prey conditions and a likely harvest near last year. Department crews film moose tagging for National Geographic and Wild Kingdom. Hunters are asked to report tagged moose and return jaws for age and health data. Rabbit season opens October 19 with a 6 per day bag limit on cottontail rabbits. 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 Report
The Rockwood and District Bowling League results show Rebels defeating the Bombers 7-0 and Tri Hards beating Rockets. Munsters toppled Big Six 5-2 while W.P.’s beat Hume’s Texaco. Nichol’s Pals edged Kay Mobile Feeds and Carney’s Plumbing and Heating downed Ken’s Novelties. Team standings place Munsters and Tri Hards tied for first with 19 points, Nichol’s Pals second with 17, Rockets and Humes’ Texaco each 16, Carney’s Plumbing and Heating and Kay Mobile Feeds at 14, Big Six 13, W.P.’s 12, Bombers 10, Rebels and Ken’s Novelties tied at 9. Individual high scores include Bob Vincent 695 for men and Irene Lavoie 625 for women. Ted Jestin 27 high for men and Irene Lavoie 259 high for women.
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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 ‘Hards
Pals
Humes
Irene Lavoie
Ted Jestin
Irene ‘Lavoie
Fires in Canadian industry drive costly losses and job risk
Fire causes production stoppages and unemployment across Canada. In ten years industrial fires cost at least 600 million dollars. In 1965 Canada saw 56 major fires costing over 31 million, up from 14.29 million the prior year. Structural faults and lack of sprinklers or alarms amplify small fires into large ones.
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Canada
Whitham Garage Operator Dies After Yearlong Illness
Acton loses J Whitham a 30 year garage operator born in Bradford England died September 12 at Guelph General Hospital after a yearlong illness. He came to Canada in 1921 lived on Young Street with wife Josephine McKeown and had brothers Fred and Frank in England. He worked for Hewitson Shoe Company then Sandy McIsaac before starting his own garage in 1936. He was active in minstrel shows church choir and planning board leadership. He leaves wife two brothers and many friends and was a devoted TV sports fan. Interment at Fairview Cemetery following funeral conducted by Rev Dwight Engel.
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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
Controlling Mice Damaging Fruit Trees In Orchards
Urges pest control for mice harming fruit trees with bark stripping and root damage. Notes fall food scarcity drives bark eating, recommends keeping trunks clear, using wire guards, and methods like zinc phosphide corn or endrin spraying, warning toxicity to children.
Service clubs plan Easter Seal campaign
Halton Brant Wentworth and Norfolk service clubs meet in Dundas to arrange the 1967 Easter Seal Campaign set for February 23 to March 26. The Ontario Society for Crippled Children called the district meeting. Arnice Bynum of Dundas Lions chaired as clubs from Acton Brantford Burlington Dundas Georgetown Hamilton Milton Oakville Simcoe and Waterdown were represented.
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Halton
Brant
Wentworth
Norfolk
Dundas
Ontario Society For Crippled Children
Service Club
Arnice Bynum
Lions Club of
Acton Rotary
Brantford
Burlington Lions
Dundas Lions
Georgetown
Hamilton
Milton Rotary
Oakville
Simcoe
Waterdown Rotary
Acton Rotary Club
Jim Ledger
Crippled Children's Committee
Fred Gordon
Easter
Erin and Seaforth fair updates and local notes
Local readers report many from the Halton area attended the Erin fair weekend while the International Plowing Match opened at Seaforth. Halton competitors travel to the event and the county plowing match is set for Oct 29 at Frank Peacock's farm in North Quakville.
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Erin Fair
Seaforth
Halton
Halton County
Frank Peacock
North Quakville
Halton 4-H members head to provincial Inter-Club contests
Halton 4-H will be represented by six two member teams at the Provincial Inter-Club Competitions at the University of Guelph on Friday October 21. Teams will judge four classes, justify reasons, and answer questions on all project phases across dairy beef and field crops. 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
Larry Picket
Don Brander
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Jim
Nelly
United Church Choir
Frank Taylor Proto
Wilbert Freeman
Sree Press
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
Keith
Wayne Aitken
Bill Lasby
Walter Tryssenaar
Dan Heatherington
Doug Stokes
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, Ltd
Main Street
Kitchener
King Street
East
A. Kerr & Son R.R. No
Thompson Fuels Ltd
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