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Newspaper
Ontario Georgetown Herald
Location
Georgetown, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 29, 1966
Page
3
Christmas program featured the Eden United Church choir with Ruth Mason directing. A duet by Laurie Frine and others highlighted the service, followed by gift exchange and lunch. Mrs. Alfred McCracken attended after hospital release, planning a euchre party for January 5 at Percy Merry School.
A partial OCR note records a social event at the home of Mr and Mrs Karl, mentioning Mrs Jack Thorne and Miss Milfred McMillan in an unclear sequence of names and numbers.
At a recent board meeting a $1000 cheque was announced from the Georgetown hospital ladies group for ongoing equipment needs. The radiothon on CHIC Brampton raised funds for Georgetown Memorial and the Etobicoke Building Fund. Dr. J Paul Panabaker succeeds Dr. Thompson as chief of staff, with appreciation for Dr Alan Thompson’s leadership.
Brock Harris of Milton R R 6 led the Halton Soil and Crop Improvement Association barley contest with 69.4 bushels per acre from five acres of Herta barley planted April 15 and harvested July 30. He will receive the Gold Watch at the association's January 11 meeting. second through seventh place finishers are named with bushel counts. Barley acreage in Halton County is rising due to its high energy yield per acre.
The 1966 oats season faced a harsh drought as grain headed, undermining yields and marking a difficult year for farmers relying on oats.
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