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Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Sep 27, 1956

Page

8

Local School Meet Highlights Varied Track and Field Performances

The report lists numerous events and athletes across girls and boys divisions. Highlights include high jump, running and standing broad jumps, soft ball throws, and multiple dash events with names such as Ruth Landsborough, Blair Hotchen, Denise Wright, Mara Verlis, and Frank Cooper. Open and relay events feature teams from Acton and Milton with distances from 50 to 100 and 220 yards and pole vault and shot put standings.

Blair Hotchen Denise Wright Betty Allenby Joan Copperthwaite Doris Edwards Faye Thomas M Bev Wilson Jim Richardson Bob Hinton Walter Dickson Richard Jacobs Walter Dixon Pete Sherratt John Cummins Ron Hayward Rojland Hancock Lorne Thompson Dave Anderson H. Smith Garry Ellis Brian Gervais Glenn Wilson B. Stevens A. B.iscak Ed McMullen Ken Beam Barry Jeffries Frank Mariscak Bob Coxe D. Horton Billy Brush Les Griffiths Frank Cooper Wayne Arbic D. Phoenix John Bainbridge Don Brown

Changes in Free Press this week noted and events listed

The week covers time changes to Standard Time and evening openings at the library. District attendees visited Georgetown Fair last Saturday while Brucellosis Act details are explained by J. E. Whitelock. Campbellville edged Cobourg 6 to 4 in 10 innings as it nears the Intermediate A title. Applications for night school roll in with a next Wednesday deadline and venues listed. Gardens recover from a late snow episode, and night school spreads to Georgetown Milton Acton Erin.

Georgetown Fair Minafad Madaday Jean Collier van Gowan General Hospital School For Halton J. E. Whitelock Campbellville Cobourg Ledger I.G.A Watson's Wiles the Clansmann Cooper's Baxter's Free Press Office Petunias Glads Milton Georgetown Acton

Helen Benton Fills Vacant Gra-Y Club Post

The Novelty Gra-Y club opened its season with Helen Benton becoming president after a resignation. Lorraine Bennett elected vice president as members plan a charter dinner on October 24 and a Niagara Falls trip.

Helen Benton Yarls Bishop's

Births and obituaries from September 1956 notices

Ellis announces the arrival of Catherine Fay Ellis on September 19 1956. Lowe, Force, Hepburn, Watkins, McCullough, McCutcheon, Krantz, Hall, and others listed for births and deaths with funeral details and family acknowledgments. Names include Robert Ellis, Hugh Lowe, Don Force, Pat Force, Bob Hepburn, Georgres Hepburn, Ruth Watkins, Bill Watkins, James McCullough, Eva Gibbons McCutcheon, Mary Elizabeth Krantz, Margaret Hall, and families in Guelph Acton Eramosa and Toronto. Funeral services held at Rumley Funeral Home and interments at Fairview and Everton cemeteries.

Don Pat Danny Wayne St. Joseph’s Hospital Toronto Linda Watkins Ruth Bill Scott William Queensway Hospital Heather McCullough Guelph General Hospital James McCullough Rumnecy Stone Church Eramosa Krantz Elgin St Acton Mary Elizabeth Bugg Fred Krantz Arthur Milton Heights Bertha Ellen Harold DeForest Sr Nora Georgetown Fairview Cemetery Hall Guelph Margaret Na Hall Nettie Arthur Thomas Hall Dorothy Harvey William Hartley Boyes Minnie William Newland Marion Everton Cemetery

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