Fair program announces 1000 copies printed for event
Secretaries note a lively fair with advertising posters and a week before opening. About a thousand copies of the brochure have been printed and will be available at the fair.
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 12, 1963
Page
1
YMCA registration week boosts activity program
The YMCA sees many memberships valid through October while others sign up for another year. Sid Snitz leads the board in hiring Jim Peal for evening and weekend teaching. Saltz notes interest and shortage of volunteers for Indies' ButMinastics. The program begins Monday with repainting done and a $400 donation from the Mens' club for sports equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Itc
YMCA
Sid Snitz
VY Board
Jim Peal
Acton
Saltz
Mr. Saltz
Ys Mens’ Club
Acton Industry Boosts Permits in August Total
Building permits in August rose to 203300 with McNair Products Ltd securing a 100000 mushroom plant permit on Highway 28 south of Acton. CHIC Radio from Brampton added 7000 for radio equipment and 30000 for steel towers. remaining permits funded houses and garages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McNair Products Ltd
Highway
Acton
William Hulls
Brampton
Councils Schedule Meeting on High School Addition Plan
Acton council to review Nasaa wers Esquesing Townships plan for a five room high school addition as an alternative to an 11 room project. Finance chair J Bert Wood notes the proposal fits end 1964 student enrollment and avoids increasing debenture debt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton
Nassau Wers
Esquesing
J. Bert Wood
Stone
Acton Boulevard
Jack McGeachie
Department of Education
No Place for Ladies Sparks City Crackdown in Ac ton
Ac ton council hears personal accounts of obscene language and disturbances on Friday and Saturday night in the main business district. Councillor Eric Johnston urges a strict policing response with foot patrols while the police committee is asked to investigate. Other members call for action on vandalized sandbags at Queen St E and Young St as damages rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton
Eric Johnston
Corp
Ray Mason
O.P.P
Mr. Johnston
Police Committee
Bert Wood
Queen St. E
Young St
Ontario
Liberal candidate Mullin rails at Tory backing in Hatton riding
Liberal Owen Mullin accuses the PC campaign of leveraging ministers including Premier John Robarts and ministers McCauley, Davis, and Yaremko to bolster George Kerr in Hatton. Campaign manager Bot Blake notes about SOC Liberal signs on county homes and a goal of 2 000 by election day. A Toronto team assisted with campaign tactics at a rally in Oakville drawing a large crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taries
Hatton
Owen Mullin
George Kerr
John Robarts
McCauley
Davis
Yaremko
Bot Blake
Jobin Wintermeyer
Georgetown
Oakville
Lange
Toronto
Me Mullin
N D P Candidate William Gillies Campaign Notices
Lawn and tree signs announce NDP candidate William Gillies. Door to door canvassing will start soon and an information booth will be set up at Acton Fall Fair with Mr Gillies present Saturday. Gillies toured Milton greeting merchants as party workers held a work bee to produce lawn signs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N.D.P
William Gillies
Acton
NDP
Candi ‘Date
Milton
Garbage Control Discussion At Council Meeting
The council heard a committee report on garbage collection costs with contractor George Ram for Georgetown style pickup. Aton would cost about 7.20 per year per household if Ram is hired, with a forecast that the current dump will be obsolete in two years and needs back filling and fencing. The meeting also noted residents reporting dogs and possible alligators as humorous side remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Wood
Hamilton- Peal
Council
George Ram
Georgetown
Peal
Acton
Ram
School principals report enrollments and repairs at Acton schools
Registration activity shows Robert Little school down four pupils from last year while M Z Bennett exceeds last year by 21 as 419 pupils start term at Bennett and 419 at Robert Little. Principals note desks filled, summer refinishing done, roof repairs approved, and expenses totaling about 16 471.72.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Little Public School
M. Z. Bennett
Public School Board
G. W. McKenzie
Robert Little School
Elmer, Smith
M. 2. Bennett School
Water Pressure Reduced Townwide After Valve Works
Townwide water pressure lowered to 50 pounds at the Main St water tower after valve work. Council heard from clerk Jack McGeachie and Insurance Underwriters about tests and recommended pressure limits. Officials planned periodic checks and questioned 40 pounds for some sprinkler needs while street signs await standards. Dog control reports four animals destroyed or rehomed, fines issued to four owners and warnings given to 19 for dogs at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. S
Jack McGeachie
Churchill Road N
Elway
Alf Duby
Township to Install Streetlights Along Guelph Line Near Mohawk
Nassarawega Township council approved a by law to install street lights along the Guelph Line near Mohawk Raceway. The Jockey Club Ltd operators requested the lighting and will cover about 3000 dollars in costs, with the township maintaining the system from Highway 400 cloverleaf to the Traceway. The council also granted gravel and quarry licenses to Lorne Hull and Dominican Tar and Chemical Company.
Charge Minors Recover Loot Within 15 Hours of Robbery
Two youths aged 14 were arrested after a robbery at A B Supermarket on Mall St. The pair recovered five cartons of cigarettes and three candy packages within hours, with police crediting citizen tips and a rapid investigation led by Constables Bowe Kreasler and Bruce McArthur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mall St
T Sears
OY Gartons
Henry Avinaam
Brine McArthur
Acton O.P.P
Pam
Citics
Bowe Kreasler
Bruce McArthur
OTR Diva
H Porter
Avinown
Free
Miss Acton Fair Contest Crown to Be Kept Secret
A judge will keep the outcome of the Miss Acton Fair contest secret until Friday night. The September 20 crowning will occur at the Fall Fair with the winner announced then.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton
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Acton Hydro Commission
Ute
Woodstock
Ken Hodgson
Wilfred Colley
Mullin
Alec Johnson
Ontario Municipal Board
Giuseppi Gitto
Glenlea
Gitto
O.M.B
Denny
Mill St
Tony Seynack
AL Lucareli
S.rocci
E. Mansini
Hamilton Peal
Albert Irwin
Irwin
Smith
Colin McCall
McKenzie
Tom Watson
Bob Anderson
M. Z. Benneth
Parrett
Louis Bennette
Roy Goodwin
Robert Little
Miuacle
Irene Swackhamer
Irene Aitken
Calvin Aitken
Acton Agricultural Society
Les Duby
Cub
Cian Bandere Aoan
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