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Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Oct 16, 1952

Page

16

Halton County News Highlights Farm Ponds and Night School

Halton reports progress on farm pond subsidies with 55 applications in 1952 and aimed to complete at least 20 ponds this year. Community Night School plans advance with 18 course options across 12 Tuesday evenings starting November 25. International Plowing Match sees Halton competitors led by Stan May and others earning top placings and youth representation.

Polley Halton Tila Department of Lands and Forests Ontario Bone Conservation Committee Ontario Department of Agriculture Ontario Department of Agriicuure Department of Agriculture Engineering Ontario Agricultural College Haiton

Halton Plowmen Shine At Walton Event With Trio’s Strong Show

In a junior class competition Barry Archer placed second with Arnold Howden third and John Cunningham fourth among about 40 contestants. Walton’s “Little International” on October 23 will showcase the three youths with coach Harold Picket and Thomas Howden earning praise. Leonard Lister coached Cunningham, and prize lists and banquet speaker Dr. J. D. MacLachlan of Ontario Agricultural College are announced.

Den Firat John Cunningham Barry Archer Halton Arnold Howden Ino Ontario County Harold Picket Thomas Howden Leonard Lister Nove Walton Lorne Laing Farm Nelson Township J. D. MacLachlan Ontario Agricultural College Milton Town Hall

Former Actonians on Staff of New School Opened in Waterloo

Acton residents notable on the staff of a newly opened McGregor School in Waterloo. Principal N. A. McEacherne and teacher Annie MacDonald led the faculty. Education Minister Dr. Dunlop officiated at the ceremony as reporters highlighted the modern one story building with radiant heated floors built on the site of the old school deeded to the School Board in 1829.

Actonians Waterloo McGregor N. A. McEacherne Annie MacDonald Dunlop Kitchener-Waterloo

Modern families use more hot water than two decades ago

The article notes that contemporary households consume two to four times as much hot water as a similar family did twenty years earlier, reflecting bigger households and increased use of showers baths and appliances.

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