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Newspaper
Millbrook Reporter
Location
Millbrook, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 26, 1957
Page
1
The Millbrook Village Council will meet Tuesday October 1 at 7 30 p m in Town Hall. A representative from Consumers Gas Co will discuss the gas question with the council. The public is welcome, especially those interested in gas matters.
A reader notes finding a 1925 dated nickel last Saturday and recalls only 201,921 coins were minted that year. Most coins likely ended up melted at the Ottawa mint, with the item being the second such find in a decade through natural channels.
At the local Legion branch meeting on September 9, 1956, E W Bradley and Geo Jones explained the Veterans Land Act for Durham County. They outlined eligibility, qualifications, and amendments increasing aid for farm and home construction with up to 8000 dollars loans, interest free during construction, and Department-funded legal costs. About 21,000 homes had VLA aid by mid 1956, with many more since.
O P P Constable Edwards chats with Councillor Lavern Gibson in his car amid chatter of recent car damage. Mushrooms sprout beside the senate bench near the town hall while heavy rains wash new reformatory property into Millbrook lawns. Electric workers swap wires after a long power-off, beans appear on streets signaling autumn, and a bean ball pun lands amid fall street life.
Jack Bailey will not return to Friday nights at the Town Hall. He impressed fans with Cliff McKay on Holiday Ranch at the Toronto Exhibition before Cliff invited him to stay. Bailey receives about 1000 fan letters weekly. Best wishes to Jack.
Grace W M S will meet at the Manse on Friday September 27 at 2 p m. Note the change of date.
Mrs H MacLeod, a former Millbrook resident, died September 11 at St Catharines Hospital after a period of ill health. She leaves her husband and son Dr Harry MacLeod, both of St Catharines, with Millbrook friends offering sympathy.
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