Acton Council Weighs Mill Street Line Case and High School Feasibility
Acton council discusses disputed street line at Mill and Willow where Bank of Montreal plans a new building amid town line setbacks. Dredging planned for School Creek next week and a request to study three high school zones across five municipalities. Council weighs land purchase for water drilling, sewer work at Lakeview subdivision, and a Maria Street bridge project.
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Dept
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Worrisome
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County Courte
Acton
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Queen Elizabeth Hospital
R. V. Anderson Associates
Lakeview
Acton High School
United Suburban Gas Co
McGeachie
Halton Natural Gas Co
Department of Health
Lakeview Subdivision
Maria Street
T. Brankiewicz
Brankiewicz
Acton News Briefs Highlight Local Events and Incidents
Over 75 applications pour in for the new So-Ed club at the YMCA. Maurice Rector speaks to the Rotary club. Acton institutions showcase at Milton fair. Local students return to universities and the OAC. Bill Coon Jr. avoids injury after a car crash in Guelph. Mundell Furniture in Elora suffers 1000 damage from fire. Waterdown milk truck incident near Rockwood injures no one. Free Press notes recent newspaper awards and displays an Acton coat of arms page from an English paper.
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Mundell Furniture Company
Elora
Acton
England
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Free Press Office
University to Call Tenders for Arts and Medical Building
The University of British Columbia will issue tenders next spring for a new arts building a medical science structure and related references totalling about 6 000 000 dollars.
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Mancouver
University of British Columbia
Cubbing Packs Expand as New Boys Wait List Grows
General notes outline A and B Cub Packs adopting new opening and closing procedures and campfire songs. Beginning next week Cubs receive neckerchiefs and proficiency badges earned over the summer. Yellow Six leads six-game Black division with 17 points. Red and Tawny Sixes tied at 14. White at 13. Nine new boys added to waiting list. packs at capacity making entry doubtful. Murray Scayne, Cubmaster. Remember to switch back to standard time on Sunday.
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Murray Scayne
Circle Fashion Show Highlights Fall Fashions for All Ages
The Friendly Circle of the United church presented a mini wedding and fall fashion show in the public school auditorium featuring models from toddlers to adults. Ann Symon led the tiny bridal segment while Ralph Nellis and Anne Lymon accompanied the wedding tableau. Judges and organizers including Mrs. Stella Adamson and Mrs. Fran Leyland praised the varied outfits from Mildred Belt with Don Bexton jewelry, as guests enjoyed crinolined skirts, modern coats, and 1920s Charleston numbers amid light entertainment and fundraising.
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Friendly Circle of the United Church
Fran Leyland
Friendly Circle
Stella Adamson
Mem
Edna Hufnagel
Joy Bell
Garner
Marg .Wallace
Dorothy Rognvaldson
Elsie Kinread
Jean Johnson
Joyce Buchanan
Irene Douglas
Helen Little
Joyce Schroeder
Edna Nellis
Ena Jennings
Edith Jennings
Truus Veldhuis
Pauline Symon
Dorothy Allen
Merle Harris
Stephen Wolfe
Paul Wolfe
Diane
Laurie Ironside
Anne Lymon
Ralph Nellis
Kay Dennis
Travelled 7 000 Miles on Vacation by Reverend Armstrong
Reverend R H Armstrong spoke at a joint Acton Junior Farmers and Acton Junior Institute meeting at Kathleen Stanley’s home on September 14. He shared slides from his Western Canada trip of 7 000 miles with only 150 miles repeated on the same Ontario routes. He visited Neepawa Manitoba where he had a three year charge. Earl Wilson, second vice president of the Acton Juniors, spoke at a separate Junior Farmers session about the soil and land use tour.
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Acton Junior Farmers
Acton Junior Institute
Kathleen Stanley
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Ontario
Neepawa
Manitoba
Earl Wilson
Acton
Baxter unit rushes lifesaving blood solution to Kathmandu
A 500 c.c. unit of Baxter Laboratories anticoagulant solution used in transfusions was flown from Canada to India and then to Kathmandu to aid an Indian woman whose son helped conquer Everest in 1953. The shipment followed a Red Cross request and involved Transport from Malton to London to Bombay and Nagpur before reaching Kathmandu.
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Everest
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Nagpur
Kathmandu
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Laksena
Hindustan Times
Learn
London Daily Mail
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Daily Mail
Ottawa
Dempson
Saksena
Red Cross
Baxter’s
Biochemistry Department
McGill University
Baxter
Bill Benon
Ken_Mann
Don Schroeder
First Fall Meeting For Knox C G L T
The first Canadian Girls in Training meeting at Knox church was September 19 in the Sunday school room. Officers for the year were elected: Ann Watkins president Ruth Scheivogel secretary Alvena Hill vice president Betty Lemon reporter Margaret Armstrong pianist Rhona-Mr Eachern treasurer. A questionnaire was completed and Mrs Roy Kirkness introduced as the new assistant leader. The meeting closed with taps.
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Knox Church
Ann Watkins
Ruth Shcielvogel
Alvena Hill
Betty Lemon
Margaret Armstrong
Rhona
Eachern
Doug Davidson
Roy Kirkness
Busy Bees Plan Fall Fair Displays and Bazaar
The September Busy Bees Women’s Institute meeting at Mrs. Roy Lindsay’s house opened with the Mary Stewart Collect. Chairing due to illness, Mrs. Oscar Locker led roll call on Fall Fairs. Mrs. Little spoke on agriculture and plans for the Guelph convention and the bazaar as the main project.
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Busy Bees Women’s Institute
Roy Lindsay
Mary Stewart
Oscar Locker
SS. Coxe
Little
P. McLean
Acton High School Field Day and Rugby Teams Named
Nell Benton reports Acton High School settles after moving. Field Day captains for boys and girls are named and interschool meet set for next Wednesday in Milton. Rugby teams list nine players each, with hopes to win the cup from Preston last year.
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Milton
Acton
Bob Coon
Ted Footitt
Joe Jany
Gary Dawkins
Laurie Ritchie
Elizabeth Jany
Frances Oakes
Ruth Landsborough
W. Currie
R. Sinclair
RB. Thorarinson
G. Dawkins
B. Coon
B. Skilling
T. Footitt
B. Oost
J. Jany
W. Wagner
B. Kerr
C. MacColl
B. Ingles
H. Vandenheuver
F. Cooper
D. Watson
B. Benton
Acton High School
Preston
Football Fans to Sleep Afloat Ahead of Grey Cup Final
About 260 football fans heading to Vancouver will sleep aboard the Canadian National liner Prince George in the harbor. The accommodation has already been reserved.
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Vancouver
Prince George
New Piano Teacher Joins Acton Rockwood Classes
Acton and Rockwood welcome Joan Kucharski as the new piano teacher succeeding Miss Joan Pickering. Kucharski earned top marks in teachers’ exams, won the Vida Coatsworth prize, and holds the Grove Dictionary award. She also teaches singing and studied with a conservatory bursary.
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Rockwood
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Misa Kucharski
Vida Coatsworth
Groves Dictionary of Music and Musicians
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Miss Pickering
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Kucharski
Pickering
Russell ‘Oke
Engagement Announcements From Campbellville and Westmount
Edna Maud Stokes engaged to Mervyn Ethelword son of Harry and Mrs MacLeod of Acton Ontario. Quiet wedding planned October 1 at St John Anglican Nassagawega 7 p.m. Anne Joy Baker engaged to John R Mainprize of Montreal son of Harry and Mrs Mainprize. Wedding set for October at Westmount Park Emmanuel United Church Westmount Ontario.
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James Stokes
Campbellville
Ontario
Edna Maud
Mervyn Ethelword
Harry MacLeod
Acton
St John A Anglican Church
Nassagawega
George C. Baker
Westmount
Anne Joy
John R. Mainprize
Montreal
Harry Mainprize
Acton Ontario
Westmount Park
Emmanuel United Church
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