Relief in Sight Lions Club Plans Minstrel Show
Acton Lions Club outlines plans for an annual minstrel show in November. Grants for renovations and equipment at the Stone school were not yet available from government funds, though a $20,000 project is planned. Trustees discussed boundary changes for district students and travel reimbursements for teachers.
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Ed Lions Club
Act On High School Board
Stone School
High School
Boundar
Scrap Book On Fire Prevention Display At Acton Library
A fire prevention display featuring a 1961 Halton Fire Prevention Bureau scrapbook will be shown at Acton Public Library for the next tenth. Fire Chief Mick Holmes arranged the exhibit with Jerome and Ernie Marns. Lions honored outgoing president Ray Bie with a plaque for his service and urged continued support for the new chief. Plans for a float in the fall fair parade and a Lions golf tournament were finalized as members welcomed prospective new Lions Ed McDonald and John Greifeneder. A visit to the Rexdale club is planned for September amid gavel discussions and club activities.
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AL Lindtyr
Barry Inscoe
Alec Johnston
Ray Archie
Sunshine
Lake ‘Joseph
Lions of Canada
Lion Jack Docheriv
Stratford Club
Lion
Jacksy
Acton Public Library
Halton Fire Prevention Bureau
Mick Holmes
Jerome
Ernie Marns
Raybie
Bian
Ed McDonald
John Greifeneder
David Hunter
Hunt
Rexdale
Ales Johnson
Braida Golden Anniversary Celebrated in Acton Home
Mr and Mrs Eugene Braida marked fifty years of marriage since vows in Graverealy with a weekend of celebrations in Acton. More than 200 visitors attended calls, Mass at St Josephs Church, and a family dinner. The couple, born in Sally, moved to Canada 56 years ago, built a life in Bracebridge and Acton, with sons Norman and Nino and daughter Rena.
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Graverealy
Teresa Guigielmo
Eugene Braida
St. Joseph's Church
Elma Braida
Rena
Ray Arcie
Norman
Nina Braida
W. J. Morgan
Pius XXIII
J. F. Ryan
Hamilton
Father Morgan
Braida
J. J. Ryan
John Diefenbaker
John Robarts
John Wintermeyver
Br. H. Harley
M.P
Vanier
Canada
Province of
Ontario
Acton Council
G Igtter
Frank Terry
Owen Sound
Ray Mason
D. H. Lindsay
Carl Rothney
Mary Papillon
Rae
Mary Braida
Peter Defend
L. Robinson
D. Timmings
Rae West
Toronto
Oakville
Mrs. Braida
Sally
Bracebridge
Anglo-American Leather Company
Elma
Ning
Acton
Huntsville
Mr. Braida
Beardmore and Co
Mill St
William Benson
Corona Shoe Company
Nino
Ray Arbie
Bill Mariscak
Fred Cooper
Queen St. East
Das
Jon
Thar
Braid
Students Win Two Dominion Provincial Bursaries
Two Acton area students earned Dominion Provincial bursaries to continue their education. Denis Gibbons begins studies at St Jerome's College Waterloo with a $500 award as the son of Mr and Mrs Neil Gibbons. Kay Dennis, a grade 13 student at the local high school, received a $100 bursary and is the daughter of Mrs Harry Dennis.
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Acton Mgn
Dominion
Denis Gibbons
St. Jerome's College
Waterloo
Neil Gibbons
Kay Dennis
Harry Dennis
Two-Car Collision Causes 200 Dollar Damage on Highway 7
Howard Janks slowed for a turn on Highway 7 near George Ontario. William L Howell, following, failed to stop and struck Janks rear, sending Howell’s car onto the shoulder. Constable W Griffiths of North Halton OPP investigated the Saturday accident.
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George
Towa
Howard Janks
William L. Howell
Janks
W. Griffiths
North Halton
Just In Time Racy Scene With Garbage Man
Mabel gossiping on the phone hears the garbage man outside. She races to the back door in curlers and a bathrobe, asking if she is too late for the package as he jokes about jumping in. A dentist quips about a two second tooth extraction.
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Mabel
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Middleton
Garfield Brown
Milton
Georgetown
Stone
Wallace Swackhamer
Dwight Engel
Raving
al Posidion
Lions
Murray Harrison
al Lauder
Ray Arbig
Alec Johnson
MacKay
Acton Lions Club
Acton Legion Auditorium
Little Caesar and the Consuls
Don Timmings
Acton Free Press
Thurncday
Fairlane
Thompson More
Deitee Main St
Pho
Acton’'S Meat Centre
Tin
Maxwell House
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