Acton Ys Men Campaign Donates 825 to Arthritis Society
Representatives from Acton’s Y’s Men campaign presented a cheque for 825 to Mauri Vallee of the Canadian Arthritis and Rheumatic Society. The donation, raised by local businesses and residents, exceeded expectations and supports arthritis patients. a local branch is urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton
Mauri Vallee
Canadian Arthritic and Rheumatic Society
Kitchener
Vallee
Bill Henry
Ross McKeown
C-I-L
McKeown
Africa
England
Good Hearing Pileated Woodpecker Finds Larvae Inside Trees
The pileated woodpecker can hear woodboring larvae within a tree and digs to remove the colony. The tree often survives, though large holes may become nest sites for other animals, according to the Federation of Ontario Naturalists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federation of Ontario Naturalists
Multiple Church Schedules Across Decades
A collage of Sunday worship times, classes, and events from various churches. Includes notices for English and Dutch services, Bible studies, evangelistic Crusade with Don Cantelon, baptism plans, and choir practices. Also lists church ministers, contact numbers, and dates for October across 1948 1958 and earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Cantelon
Canada
Christ” Crusade
Christ Ambassadors
Halton
Harald Swallow
Guelph
Peter
Halton MP outlines regional development and immigration focus
Aud L Whiting, newly elected Halton MP, expresses pride in joining the Regional Development Committee and Labour Manpower and Immigration Committee. She cites ARDA and FRED programs, soil and water conservation, her prior conservation authority role, immigrant job challenges, and a plan to ease dental credentialing for Czechoslovakian professionals to help address Canada’s needs with minimal red tape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ARDA
Agriculture, Rehabilitation, Development Act
Fred
Halton Region Conservation Authority
Halton
Canada
Oakville Manpower Centre Expands Services
Canada Manpower operates 331 centres nationwide. In Oakville the centre, in the Federal Building under Evelyn Hartwell, serves Oakville Milton and parts of Mississauga with job listings from employers. From April to Sept 1968 the Oakville centre secured 2098 permanent jobs and 1272 casual man days for residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada Manpower
National Employment Service
Canada
Oakville
Evelyn Hartwell
Milton
Mississauga
Georgetown
Acton
Brampton
Erin
Guelph
Jamie
Keith Webb
Georgetown Agricultural Society
Anne
Oakville and District Chamber of Commerce
Walton Liberal Association
Pine Room
Oakville Arena
Oakville United Appeal Campagn
Paul Thibault
Edith Toland
Bell Lines snapshot from the Acton Free Press 1968
In October 1968 Bell Canada reveals a landmark install in Montreal a 400-pound memory unit mounted seven floors up a building. The crate and a champagne glass taped to the top arrive untipped signaling a safe start as the system promises 1,100,000 operations per second and links to Bell Canada offices across Ontario and beyond. The piece reflects on driving caution and the evolution of computing for corporate scale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell Canada
Montreal
TVX
Dataspeed
Proltition
Ontario
Local Ads Campaign Highlights Big Savings
A call to readers to shop the newspaper ads to maximize savings and keep more money in their pocketbooks, emphasizing value and local deals.
North Halton teachers hear about the new County Board plan
Teachers packed Georgetown High School to learn the new County Board of Education system. William Lawson explained ISOC role and urged clear communication among students, teachers, principals, and board. A forecast of staff transfers and job assurances followed as restructuring aims to widen services across the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halton
Georgetown High School
County Board of Education
M. Furlong
Tom Ramantarsingh
William Lawson
Esquesing School Board
ISOC
W. Lawson
Lawson
H. B. Playfair
Ontario Teachers’ Federation
W. L. McNeil
O. G. McDowell
North Halton
Georgetown
Burlington
Oakville
A. E. Robinson
J. W. Singleton
Robinson
Eric Balkind
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Focal
Jim Lindsay
Watch
Y's Men’s Club
Pony Bateman
Arthritis Society
Fort Erie
G. W. McKenzie
Dundas
Hallowe'en
Lc.e.f
Hkree
Beth-El
Maple Avenue Baptist Church
Maple Ave
Robert C. Lohnes
Evangel Pentecostal Tabernacle P.a.oc
Churchill Road
S. M. Thoman
Presbyterian Church IN
Knox Church
Andrew H. McKenzie
E. A. Hansen
Churchill Community Church
Churchill Road North
Robert G. W. Hyde
B.A
the Church OF SY. Alban the Martyr
Anglican
Willow Sr. and
St. Alban's Drive
Rev. H. J. Dawson, B.A
B.th
Trinity
Church School
Trinity Church
THE
United Church OF Canada
Gordon B. Turner
George Elliott
Acton Baptist Church
Stanley Gammon
Tidey Ave
Ottawa
Aud L- Whiting
Czechoslovakia
Canadian Dental Association
Acton Free Press
Egypt
L. G. Denby
Bell
New County Board
Robert R. Hamilton
Optometrist
Mountainview Road
S. Etown
Ada
Halton & Peel Trust
Interast
John A. Edgar
W. J. Beatty
John T. Armstrong
Reford Gardhouse
Maurice C. Beaty
Michael Ledwith
John Gay
B. D. Young
Lorne Skuce
Simcoe
Delhi
Cooksville
Canada Trust - Huron & Erie
Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation
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