Obstruct Snow Plow and Pay 50
Provincial traffic notice cites Highway Traffic Act penalties for obstructing snow plows with fines up to 50 dollars. It notes penalties, vehicle removal, storage costs, and authorities empowered to enforce under Mechanics Lien Act provisions. Week's Bridge Club Winners listed as 1st Jack and Bill Coats, 2nd Mrs Helen Hyde, Cam Sinclair, 3rd Duke Wilson, Tom Barber.
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Jack and
Bill Coats
Helen Hyde
Cam Sinclair
Duke Wilson
Tom Barber
Georgetown Centennial Celebrations Begin New Year Eve
Georgetown plans a year long centennial program starting at midnight on New Year’s Eve with a factory whistle siren and church bell signal. A council meeting on January 9 will unveil the full 12 month schedule including contests parades fairs a soap box derby and a Centennial Caravan visit.
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Georgetown
Can‘agatech
Centennial Park
Maple Avenue
Centennial Caravan
Council l
Eassay
Halton Council Seeks OMB to Complete Milton Annexation
Halton County Council unanimously asked the Minister of Municipal Affairs to have the Ontario Municipal Board finish Milton’s annexation application promptly. Reeve A Ledwith stressed Milton’s growth is hindered until annexation proceeds, while other officials noted the Plunkett Report would not affect the plan. The group approved the motion to push for completion without County favoritism.
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Halton
Minister of Municipal Affairs
Ontario Municipal Board
Milton
Reeve A. Ledwith
Plunkett Report
W. Coulter
Nassagawega
Charles Mendy
L. R. Cummings
County Council
Thomas Plunkett
Smoke Only Damage In Ferro Steel Fire
A small fire at Ferro Structural Steel on Armstrong Ave caused heavy smoke but little damage. A night watchman reset a temporary blast furnace while on rounds, triggering the alarm around 1 a.m. Fire Chief Erwin Lewis arrived and used a dry chemical extinguisher to douse the flames in a new factory addition where portable heaters were used until the furnace is installed.
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Ferro Structural Steel
Armstrong Ave
Erwin Lewis
Toy Walkie Talkies Disrupt Georgetown Police Dispatch
Georgetown police report post Christmas chaos as children flood the dispatch line with toy walkie talkie chatter. Officers describe a noisy, schoolroom atmosphere in the Main Street office, with occasional bursts of humor amid the continuous high pitched messages. authorities expect the flow to subside within a week as kids return to school and gifts lose novelty.
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Georgetown
Cubs Prize Goes to Crippled Children at Hall Meeting
The Georgetown Cubs met at St. John United Church for a regular meet ing. The green six won the points and their prize was a donation to the Crippled Children Fund. Geoffrey Walker led the Sixers with John Veitch as second. The next meeting is planned for January 5, 1967.
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Cubs
Georgetown Cubs
St. John’s United “Church
Crippled Children Fund
Geoffrey Walker
John Veitch
Weather Summary Figures Show Below Normal Temperatures
Average high 26.6 and average low 10.3 mark a cool period with a mean temperature of 18.5, about 7 degrees below normal. Snowfall totals 0.8 inches, sunshine 25.5 hours, or 41 percent of possible.
Smiling Wife Warns Husband At New Year Party
A wife at a New Year’s Eve gathering jokes with her husband about his drinking, telling Henry not to take another cocktail as his face begins to blur from intoxication. The lighthearted exchange captures a festive moment amid the celebration.
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Henry
Holstein dispersal sells 30 head at $536 average
A Holstein cattle dispersal at Georgetown Sales Arena on December 10 sold 30 head belonging to Howard Dolson of Georgetown for a total of $16,080. An unrelated line recalls a couple debating who should drive in a snow storm, with a wife prompting a rest.
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Georgetown
Howard Dolson
Warden Critical Of Town Motion On Nurses
Georgetown council passed a motion expressing concern over the warden H Hinton and the warden's special committee's actions with public health nurses. Deputy Reeve J Young said the move was not political and called the committee a clique. He urged an open mind next year and noted nurses would return if negotiations began immediately but now must be certified.
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Georgetown
Reeve J. Young
Christmas Baby Kevin Andrew Hunter Born at Georgetown Hospital
Kevin Andrew Hunter, the only baby born on Christmas Day at Georgetown and District Memorial Hospital, arrived at 9 am weighing seven pounds four ounces. He is the son of Mr and Mrs William Hunter of Delrex Blvd. His grandmother shares a birthday with Christmas, and he has a sister Camilla and a brother Scott aged four and two.
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William Hunter
Delrex Blvd
Kevin Andrew
Georgetown and District Memorial Hospial
Camilla
Scott
Merchant Will Be 92: On New Years Eve
A familiar Main Street figure, Jim Richardson of Richardson's Crest Hardware, will celebrate his 92nd birthday on New Year's Eve. He and his wife have four children Walter Kenneth and Mrs Fred Maveai of town, and Harold of Pickering, plus 13 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren.
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Merchant
Main St
Richardson
Crest Hardware
Jim Richardson
Mrs. Richardson
Walter
Kenneth
Fred Maveai
Town
Harold
Pickering
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Bruce McLaughlin
Metropolitan Halton Development Co
Delrex Development Holdings
General Fireproofing Co
Stanley Randall
Guelph St
Georgetown Industrial Commission
Brig
Brig. F. C. Wallace
R. R
Glen Williams
Ontario Racing Commission
O.P
P. Warn
Areca
Crek
Aspes
Giant Bonfire Lions Club
Xmas Trees
Delrex
Cedarvale
Centennial Valentine
Ymca-Ywca
Soap Box
Maple
Ave. Hill
Jaycees
Centennial
Confederation
Miss Georgetown
Remembrance Service
Lions Club
County Coucil
Reeve Menery
Cumming
Oakville
Oak
Orary
Department
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Ronnie
Holstein
Halton County
H. H. Hinton
C. Mi
Kevin Andrew Hunter
Hospital
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