Questions on designation of retailers and band funds
The Acton Citizens Band seeks the return of a half mill tax to cover rising music costs, bandmaster pay, and instruments. Council advised a petition of 15 percent of property owners to place the issue on a ballot, noting the cost to each taxpayer would be about 35 cents annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton Citizens
Mason
Ramsden
McGeachie
C. F.leatherland
Bank of Montreal
Mill St
Hinton
Dept.store
Mill Street
Tyler
Beardmore Co
Fairy Lake
Home and School Association
A. McIisaac
A. Kirkness
Milton talks on school sale and fire area plan
Milton council discusses proposed sale of Milton High School by District Board with Nassagaweya opposition noted. Clerk presents annexation compensation basis and fire area agreement signatures among Erin Esquesing Nassagaweya townships. Budget talks cover road expenditures and subsidies while Agnes Street closure and property plans proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyler
Hargrave
Milton
Milton High School
Milton’ Public School Board
Nassagaweya Council
Acton Council
McGeachie
Mionth
Esquesing
Acton
Erin
Nassagaweya
W. Morrison
Cook St
Cobble Hill
Wallace St
Department of Highways
Willow St
Beamish Construction Co
Agnes Street
Beardmore Home
Brunelle
E. Braida
Glenlea
Weick
R. Langford
Mill Street
Fall notices and community updates across Milton district
Community briefs report upcoming sales notices and fall meetings. District rural teachers hosted by Mrs. Fletcher. Junior Farmer clubs prepare displays for Milton fair. Erin district high school opens with three staff and four classrooms. CNE and Ottawa exhibitions featured. A benefit dance aids the Looyenga family after a fire. St Alban's and St John's Rockwood join the Anglican Church of Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Middleton
D. Wilson
Sarnia
Customs Office
Citizens’ Forum
Erin
Halton
Ottawa
Toronto
St. Alban's Church
St. John's
Rockwood
Anglican Church of Canada
St. Alban’s
Church of England In
Canada
Engagement announced for Freda May Cunningham
Mr and Mrs William Cunningham of RR 1 Guelph announce the engagement of their daughter Freda May to William James McGilloway son of Mr and Mrs William McGilloway Agton. Marriage is set for Saturday October 1 at 10 am at the Church of Our Lady Guelph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Cunningham
RR. 1
Guelph
Freda May
William James McGilloway
William McGilloway
Agton
Church of Our Lady, Guelph
Tennis league finals set for Milton challenge
Acton finishes outside finals in six team loop. Woodbridge Hespeler Port Credit and Brampton contest finals spots with Milton to host winners. A league banquet is planned to present the challenge shield and trophy amid lingering memories of Hurricane Hazel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton
Woodbridge
Acton Message Board Notes Summer Holiday Visits
Personal notes recount local residents and guests visiting Wasaga Beach Muskoka Lake and Toronto during the holiday weekend. Mentions include Mr Al Bennett in Acton Miss Edna Pendergast bride-to-be Miss Alana Leishman back from Huntsville and a long list of relatives and friends visiting from Oshawa Toronto Islington Niagara Falls and Flint Michigan. Several travel updates and social events wrap up with wedding plans and a Nuptial in Emmanuel College chapel Toronto.
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Jean Rowe
Port Elgin
al Bennett
Huntsville
Acton
H. Helwig
Wasaga Beach
Cam Leishman
Alana
Stuart Lantz
Carole Anne
John
Doris
W. Landsborough
Toronto
Walter Landsborough
James Duncan
Gary and
Bruce
Massachusetts
Harold Perkins
W. J. Wood
W. Green
Islington
J. Wood
Clare Pickett
A. Fryer
Toronto General Hospital
Jack Bauer
Jake Bauer
Guelph
Whitney
Vic Rumley
Doble Lappin
James Gibbons
Oshawa
Gibbons
Ronald Langfor
Emma Cole
Newpaptrat
Vancouver
B.C
Wesley Howe
Terry
South River
Harry Murray
Bern Martin
Ted Newman
Port Huron
Mich
Gordon Currie
Ami
Harry Otterbein
Brian
Flint
Michigan
F. Anderson
John Black
Fergus
Black
Menzies
Europe
Fred Salt
K. Fryer
Gail
Linda Masters
Ron Salt
Hamilton
Barbara Norton
Mary Grischow
Mary Chalmers
J.B. Adamson
Kenneth Adamson
Detroit
Adamson
Willard Adamson
J. B. Adamson
Edna Pendergast
Colin McNabb
Corleen
Nassau
Bahamas
Mr. McNabb
Neil McNabb
Alana Leishman
Alan Leishman
Drew
Winnipeg
Chicago
Weekly Bulletin Introduces Rotary Venture and Bulletin
The Acton Rotary club approved a regular weekly bulletin after a meeting with three visitors from Fairbank Toronto Ken Jefferson Al Sutton and Ivor Hunt. Ken Halford Amos Shoemaker and Dave Dills named to the committee First bulletin issued this week. The park project and program committee including Art Padbury Tommy Jones Dave Dills Bill Mattocks and Jim Ledger were formed Art Wood of Guelph attended and business items were discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton
Art Wood
Guelph
Journey to West for CWNA Rally
Editor G A and Mrs Dills travel to Vancouver to represent this newspaper at the Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association 36th annual convention. More than 500 editors will gather to discuss printing techniques and tax and other issues. Premier W A Bennett of British Columbia is among the speakers. Special CWNA awards will be presented to top newspapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Bennett
British Columbia
District boards clash on school sale and district split
At a meeting the Milton and Acton officials debated dissolving the North Halton area to form separate districts. G. E. Johnson and S. D. Randell cautioned that county council must follow Education Department rules, noting enrolments may exceed 300 per school and that splitting would be complex and costly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keeve Martin
Miltch
North
Milton Feeve
Department of Education
Acton
G. E. Johnson
Armstrong
Georgetown
Tyler
Esquesing
S. D. Randell
Asuany
Warning Signs Gleaming White For First Day Of School
White warning signs were painted across the highway by Ac ton municipal workers for the first day of school. Bright lines and the lettering SCHOOL CROSSING draw attention to the area as drivers approach the school zone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton
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iSeries Uber
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Err
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Mrs. Dutton
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W. Middleton
Woodstock
Mr. Middleton
R.” Leavens
Edna Leavens
Fonthill
Violet J Leavens
Marguerite “Leavens
R.n.-Of-Niagara Falls
N.Y
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Lake Ave
Douglas
Dunk
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Guelph Hospital
J. B. Chalmers
North Dakota
Minnesota
NATO
England
France
Lac Ronald L. King
Nassagawega
J. A.jochu
R.R. 2
Labor Day Council
Synod of
Kingston
Jim Greer
Harry Mainprize
Presbyterian Church
G. A. Dills
Ed Sullivan
W. J. Hall
Meauforte
Nellie Hall
Vila Sprowl
Mary Snyder
Hugh MacLean
Faith Lutheran Church
Aiso
Andrew Molozzi
Athlone
Imperial College, University of London
Andy Molozzi
R.R- 2
New Rotary Venture
Pollock
Dad
Monarch
Lipton's
Pickle
Dave
Ingersoll
JAR
Peas
CLARE
Woodbury's
Libby
Peg
Pearl
Calif
Bartlett
Bskt
Bos
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Wwe
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