Streetsville Dial Telephone Building To Be Built
W O Misener Bell Telephone manager for the area announced the purchase of property for a new dial telephone building in Streetsville. Construction will start soon and the building will be designed to fit the village. When erected the project will include dial switching equipment and related apparatus with a planned completion and switch over to the new system in 1956 for the exchange area.
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Streetsville
W. O. Misener
Bell Telephone
Ma Misener
Chamber Endorses Burlington Ward Vote
The Chamber of Commerce directors endorsed a referendum to re divide Burlington wards and elect councillors by ward. Doug Woolley, president, presided as the group discussed civic affairs after the motion.
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Burlington
Chamber of Commerce
Doug Woolley
Georgetown council warns on future bylaw infractions by contractor
Deline owners receive notices as Tower of a Toronto law firm notes several houses near the sideline at 3.97 feet and others too close to the street line. Deputy-reeve Norton backs tougher action while Reeve Allen and Dr. Sargent oppose broad fines, fearing more abatements and possible ground torn downs.
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Georgetown Council
Deline
Tower
Toronto
Allan
Norton
Mr. Norton
Stan Allen
Doug Sargent
Allen
Delrex
Gargent
Sargent
Leeee
Armstrong
Trafalgar Township Stages Fast Summer Road Work
Trafalgar township accelerates summer road work with regrading gravelling and equipment preparations for winter. Township Superintendent Jack Orr said last week the projects are pushed to finish before seasonal closures. Parks were seeded last week.
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Trafalgar
Jack Orr
Multitalented Mrs. Kok Runs Dog Biscuit Factory After Global Career
Mrs. Leslie Kok, native of Vernon British Columbia, traveled the world for 20 years in entertainment and business roles. She later settled in Vancouver and operates a dog biscuit factory while having designed gowns in India and Pakistan, sung in Burma India and Egypt, and served as a British Army adjutant and Red Cross radio announcer. Her golden voice hosted Calling Blighty and she also painted Indian character portraits.
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Leslie Kok
Vernon
B.C
England
Far East
Adam Richardson
India
Pakistan
Burma
Egypt
Sophie Tucker
Woman's Army Corps
Red Cross
All-India Radio
Golden Voice
Kok
Summer Arrivals Spark Bronte Station Debate and School Expansion
The Bronte Chamber of Commerce and Bronte Village Council seek CN Rail to restore a Bronte station agent after a businessmen petition. In Burlington, unexpected summer arrivals force the board to hire another grade nine teacher to split nine classes and manage 9860 total enrollment.
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Bronte
Bronte Station
Burlington
Pen pals meet in Highgate Ontario visit Scotland friend
Two pen pals from Scotland and Canada shared a joyful reunion in Highgate Ontario. Miss Aice Purvis Allan of Edinburgh wrote of the pleasant relationship with Mrs. Marion Raine and visited at Mrs. Raine's home.
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Highgate, Ont
Aice Purvis Allan
Edinburgh
Scotland
Marion Raine
Highgate
Gloucester county's oldest resident dies at 103
Helarion Bienneau, a farmer and lifelong fisherman from Beresford Nova Scotia, died at 103. He is survived by five sons and two daughters and their families.
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Beresford
N.S
Helarion Bienneau
Gloucester County
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