Centenary celebration at Eden Mills United Church marks 100 years
Eden Mills United Church celebrated its 100th anniversary with two packed services. Guests included Rev. Carmen Dyer of New Toronto and Rev. O. Glenn Taylor of Melville. The event featured choir performances, a birthday cake, and a luncheon. Old families such as Langdale and Rudd were represented, with attendees traveling from nearby cities.
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Eden Mills
O. Glenn Taylor
Melville United Church
Guelph Prebytery
United Church
E. Miller
Rockwood United Church
Rockwood
R. R. Rudd
Sadie Roberts
Joseph Langdale
Argos
Aulds
Langs
Wilgons
Wrights
Hampsons
Bolés
McFarlanes
Hazel Mack
Eden Mills United Church
Fergus
Kenneth Griffiths
Chilly Nights Prompt Furnaces Fire Up Across Town
Nights have grown notably cold and residents are lighting furnaces to keep homes warm as winter sets in.
Erin Council approves fire protection contract and school addition
At a August 23 meeting Erin township council authorized a fire protection contract with Erin village featuring a 500 dollar standby and 200 dollars per call. A August 31 meeting gave tentative approval for a four room addition to Erin district high school with township debentures up to 70 000 dollars. John Boyko's wrecking yard license was canceled for non compliance. A land purchase bylaw from Lloyd Deeth for Mountainview Crescent Lot 13 Con 9 was passed for road widening plus a township water supply for a drinking fountain on the site.
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Erin
Erin Village
Harold Griffin
Lloyd V. Deeth
Mountainview Crescent
John Cunningham and Tommy Hunter Chosen for Plowing Match
John Cunningham and Tommy Hunter were chosen to represent Halton Juniors at the Inter-county Class Plowing Match to be held in October near Brooklin Ontario. The boys were picked at the Halton Juniors Plowing match on Saturday of last week. About 20 counties will be represented in the Brooklin match when the two youths compete for Halton.
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John Cunningham
Tommy Hunter
Halton
Brooklin
Ont
Daughters Welcome Mrs A McKenzie at Knox Meeting
The Daughters of Knox met in the Sunday school room on September 10 with Mrs E A Hansen presiding. Betty Lemon spoke on a camp she attended, a tour to the Artex factory was planned, and Mrs A McKenzie was warmly welcomed as the new minister's wife. A Hindu religion film was shown and a lunch followed.
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Daughters of Knox
E. A. Hansen
Jesus
Inez McLellan
Betty Lemon
A. McKenzie
Hansen
Artex
Mel Jordan
India
Limehouse Institute Fall Fair Trophy For Patsy Crawford
Patsy Crawford won the trophy for most points at the Limehouse Women's Institute annual fall fair held in the Memorial Hall. The event featured junior and senior produce displays with awards to Patsy Crawford among others, plus a program of piano and flute solos and demonstrations on artificial respiration and lily culture.
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A. Currie
Ada Currie
Ospringe
Women's Institute
D. G. Robertson
G. Grundy
Temperance
The
Temperance Society
R. Taylor
Fisher
QO. Fines
W. Awrey
E. Stubbington
Mr. Brown
Hillsburgh
Rathbun
Cedar Valley
George Taylor
Lynne Snyder
Cecil Parker
Bobby Bruce
Ronald
Patsy Griffin
Georgina Wragg
Bob
Gordon Grimsey
George Rennick
Dundas
David Stewart
S. Baldwin
Joyce Robertson
Kitchener
Port Arthur
Sault Ste. Marie
Foreman
Gordon Aitken
Petrolia
Mr. Foreman
Hugh Moorehouse
F. Johnston
M. Jackson
Elvena Winter
Joanne Smith
Stratford
Teachers’ College
Limehouse Women's Institute
Memorial Hall
W.I
Bruce Pargeter
Acton
Betty Anne “Brown
Mary Lou Brown
Charlie James
Eleanor Karn
JoAnnne Kier
Donna _ Kier
Eleanor’ Karn
Alex Eccles
Jo-Anne Kier
Betty Anne Brown
Donna Kier
Paul Turner
Johnny Clarke
Petunias
Ary Louw Brown
Michael Noble
Ken James
Robbie Roughley
Rene Leferink
Edgar Karn
Kenney James
Onions
Chard
Rene ‘Leferink
Robbie Roughrey
Junior Bird House
Fred Gisby
Audrey James
Karen Crawford
Blue Bird House
Peter Glynn
Wren House
Patsy Crawford
George Scholz
Peter Eccles
Heather Clarke
David Roughley
Zinnias
Asters
Cosmos
Linda Clarke
Mr. Pargeter
Jo Ann Kier
Marie James
Pargeter
F. T. C. Brown
Ruth McBride
Roughley
Pearce
Rosedale Floral
Sandy Best
Gusby
James Noble
Miss Ives
Toronto
Muss! Tvens
George Yro
Savant Lake
Quibelil's
Donald Bird
Stamcee
Sanclair‘s
William Mills
Mily
Helen Malls
Ww. T. Mills
Churchill Congregation Holds Picnic and Sunday Service
Reverend George Stephenson led morning worship at Tor onto with a church picnic after. Congregants socialized and welcomed Mr and Mrs Stephenson. Mrs Stephenson shared homebound pictures from Muriel in India and Isabel in Japan, and showed Norman’s home scenes contrasting Canada’s North. Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Tony Strokow on their eight pound baby born at Guelph General Hospital Wednesday morning.
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George Stephenson
Toronto
Guelph Pipe Band Competes at Detroit Tattoo
The St. Andrew's Society tattoo in Detroit drew bands from a wide radius last weekend. The Guelph Pipe Band, with Acton players Phil Caddick Bob McVey and Bill Patterson, placed ninth out of 17 in their class. Fergus pipers also competed.
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St. Andrew's Society
Detroit
Guelph
Acton
Phil Caddick
Bob McVey
Bill Patterson
States
Fergus Pipers
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