Township council tackles waste of dead fowl in dump
Esxquesing township residents stir debate as 400 dead turkeys and other animals were reportedly left at the township dump. Councillor Pat Patterson and Deputy Reeve Tom Hill call for proper disposal and council approves notifying turkey and chicken growers to give notice before using the dump.
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Esxquesing Township
Pat Patterson
Patterson
Tom Hill
Bud Snow
Council
Art Benton
Acton St John Ambulance awards 21 certificates at Beardmore plant
Acton's St John Ambulance Brigade awarded 21 beginner certificates at a Beardmore and Company dinner last Thursday. Plant supervisor R L Evelan urged safety as good business and praised first aid training for calm action. Guest speaker Mr Potter offered continued safety sessions and team contests. The group included Theo Papillon receiving his seventh label and 19 Beardmore employees among the new holders.
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John Ambulance
Ontario
Mr. Potter
Les Duby
Beardmore and Company
R. L. Evelan
Evelan
Acton
St. John Ambulance Brigade
Joyce Carpenter
Linds Gordon
Will O
St. John Home
Theo Papillon
Brigade
St. John
Cyril Bishop to run for new county school board
Local board notes show Cyril Bishop announcing candidacy for the new county school board. Meeting covers enrolment shifts at Bennett and Robert Little, transfer buses to General Brock Academy Ind Voc School, and calls for vocational needs in north Halton.
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Stridal
Tyler Bis
North Halton
Esquesing
Acton Group
Bennett School
Robert Little School
Smith
McKenzie
Hamilton
Guelph
Rockwood
Milton
Georgetown
Mississauga
McNeill
Ontario Housing Corporation
Middleton
Linda Parker Graduates RN At Sick Kids In Toronto
Linda Parker daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Parker Acton graduated from Toronto Hospital for Sick Children Wednesday September 4 She completed a year at Western University before entering Sick Children's She plans to finish her Bachelor of Nursing this fall to pursue public health or nursing administration Her parents attended Convocation Hall University of Toronto campus graduation ceremony
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Linda Parker
Robert Parker
Acton
Toronto
Hospital For
Miss Parker
Western University
Sick Children’s
Acton District High School
Havergal
Convocation Hall
University of Toronto
Sidewalk Sales Weekend Planned by Acton Merchants
Acton district shoppers will browse displays outside stores during a sponsored Sidewalk Sales weekend. Merchants have organized the event to offer bargains and ensure its success with others expected to join. Merchants interested in joining the project should contact The Free Press by Friday.
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Acton
Free
Three charged after theft at Duncan's Variety store
Waterloo youths and a Waterloo juvenile face charges after theft of $117.17 from Duncan's Variety store on Saturday night. A late model car, police investigation by Roy Wood, telex to forces, and a linked robbery at a Norval service station preceded the car being found in Orangeville the next morning. About $50 of the roughly $150 total was recovered.
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Waterloo
Duncan's
Roy Wood
Milton
Georgetown
Four year old struck by car on Mill Street
Four year old Vicky Loutter of 10 Willow Street North darted from between two parked cars onto Mill Street Monday and was struck by a car. Corp. Ray Mason took her to Dr. Vander Bent then to hospital for a small scalp laceration. The driver was Johannes Jensen of Esquesing township.
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Vicky Loutter
Willow St. N
Mill St
Corp
Ray Mason
Vander Bent
Johannes Jensen
Esquesing Township
Collision on Highway 7 causes $S00 damage near Milton
Two cars driven by Margaret Kent of R. R. 1 Georgetown and Clayton Rayburn of Sixth Line Oakville collided Thursday morning half a mile north of 22 Sideroad. Milton O.P.P. investigated the crash.
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Margaret Kent
Georgetown
Clayton Rayburn
Sixth Line
Oakville
Sideroad
Milton O.P.P
Defective Light Sends Girls Home Police Intervene
Early this morning Cons. Nick Farion stopped a car at 4 20 am to inspect a faulty light. He grew suspicious after checking the license on radio and learned the car was stolen. The two girls in the car were arrested by Toronto police.
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Nick Farion
Toronto Police Department
Acton Advertises for Deputy Clerk Treasurer Role
The town of Acton is seeking a deputy clerk treasurer to partially fill the duties of the recently resigned clerk administrator Jack McGeachie. The position is advertised this week at the town office as part of a temporary transition plan.
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Acton
Lerk
Jack McGeachie
Hate literature mailed to Acton residents shocks family
Mr and Mrs Norman Turner report receiving a fat packet of anti Jewish material marked Brantford. The bundle contains US articles and a bumper sticker urging unite Germany. They seek return to sender but no address is found. Local post office recalls no sorting of the letter. The Burlington Gazette notes another woman complains of similar mail.
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Norman Turner
Acton
Brantford
United States
Germany
Burlington Gazette
Turners
Reeve Outlines County Board Composition
Reeve George Currie told councillors the apportionment of members for the new county school board follows the Ontario Municipal Board scheme. Burlington and Oakville will be heavily represented, while the north end gains only four of the two member board: Georgetown, Esquising, Milton, and Acton Nastagaweya. Councillor Pat Patterson called it an intriguing election.
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George Currie
Ontario Municipal Board
Burlington
Oakville
North End
Georgetown
Uesing
Milton
Acton-Nastagaweya
Pat Patterson
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McNally Construction
M. Z. Bennett
Gebhardt
Beardmore
St. John Staff
Southern Ontaro
Potter
C. Bishop
New. School Board
Robert Little Schadol, Co
Sbs
Cyril Bishop
New County School Board
McGeachie
Murray Smith
R.N
Charles
Queen and Yonge Sts
Danse Fog Hansen
Duncan
Spprev
Salty
Allen Bennett Craim- Livray
J. McGil
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