Dr Faludi backs town planning board at council meeting
Dr E G Faludi planning consultant told Monday’s meeting the town could act as planning authority but urged forming a Town Planning Board to work with the municipal council. He outlined board powers over subdivisions zoning land sales industrial and residential areas with five to nine members and terms up to three years. He proposed immediate setup to keep the old town aligned with new development and noted a $1000 fee for surveys due to his work on the Delrex project.
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E. G.faludi
Rex Healop
Delrex
Faludi
Phartiny Board
Municipal Board
Faluda
Faluds
Malone Native Mrs Exley Dies at 74
Mrs Gertrude Mary Roby Exley died February 6 in St Lambert Quebec at age 74. She was born in Malone in 1881, widow of Charles Roby, and mother of six with ties to Malone Georgetown Bellmore Chazy Lake and Duruchie. Funeral held in Malone last Wednesday.
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Exley
St Lambert
Quebec
Douglas Duruchie
Malone
Gertrude Mary
Charles Roby
Centenary Methodist Church
Charles and
Archie
Ivan Crabtree
Georgetown
Larry Foster
Bellmore
William Paul
Chazy Lake
Duruchie
W. D. Roby
Harry Roby
California
Former Minister McAlpine Dies After Long Ministry
Rev W. McAlpine of Georgetown and Brampton, longtime minister at First Baptist and Foret churches, died at home after retirement since 1931. His wife Martha Leslie recently celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary.
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Foret Baptist Church
Georgetown
Heslop Moves to Acquire Shain Highway Farm
Negotiations wrap this week for Delrex Developments to buy the 66 acre Shain farm on No 7 highway from the estate of AF Shain. The purchase is part of Heslop's plan to add eleven farms to Georgetown's upcoming large subdivision. The project remains in planning with surveys and master plan updates as development aims to balance homes factories and commercial space between Georgetown and Norval. A CNH railway spur has been completed through the McClure farm with tracks to be laid next week and heavy equipment yards planned. Building is set to begin with housing on the BE Craig Read farm adjoining the old town limits.
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No 7 Highway
Delrex Developments, Ltd
AF Shain
Rex Heslop
Georgetown
Norval
CNH
McClure
Wilbert Clease
McCluree
Be Craig Read
Old Town
Dundas Marsh Nature Talk By Conservationist
Senior pupils from two local schools heard Woof Lamoureux of the Royal Botanical Gardens Hamilton speak about the Dundas marsh. He showed coloured slides of a 1700 acre water, bush and marsh tract set aside for nature study and fielded questions after the lecture.
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Woof Lamoureux
Royal Botanical Gardens
Hamilton
Dundas Marsh
Thieves Foiled At CNR Station Break In
Cost Don Smith, patrolling the CNR station at 345 am, spotted an open south window and heard a car speeding away on Victoria Street. Police arrived, preventing any theft as nothing was touched and the thieves fled.
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CNR
Cost Don Smith
Cst South
Victoria St
Mrs Barlow Accident Victim Buried After Fatal Car Train Crash
Mrs Charles Barlow 62 died in Brampton after a Georgetown bound freight struck her car at Centre Street crossing. Her husband injured, with a fractured skull, remains in Peel Memorial Hospital. Funeral held at McClure Funeral Home with pallbearers named. Survivors include three children and four grandchildren.
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Brampton
Charles Barlow
McClure Funeral Home
Edith St
Lily Hartley
Leeds
England
Canada
Edmonton
Toronto
Milton Heights
Georgetown
Presswood
Town
Heather Rasmussen
Glenn
Michael Broomhead
David Press_wood
Sis‘ters
Morgan McFarlane
Stuart Young
Hugh’ Dickie
Willements
Don
Jourdain
Georgetown Fire Department Gifts $1000 to MDA Campaign
Georgetown Fire Department members send a $1000 donation to Muscular Dystrophy Association headquarters in Toronto after canvassing locals. Fire Chief William Hyde credits broader local support and notes dairies aided by distributing donation envelopes.
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Georgetown
Postal Customs Staff Party Honors Retired Postmaster
Post office and customs staff and wives gathered at Fairview Inn on Monday to honor Lt Col Gordon Cousens who retired as postmaster. Harold Marshall succeeds him. The group enjoyed dinner cards and dancing with a travelling bag presented to Colonel Congers.
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Post Office
Customs
Fairview Inn
Gordon Cousens
Woek
Harold Marshall
Colonel Congers
Couseys
Fire destroys chicken house at Notre Dame de Beauregard Farm
Provincial police questioned a district man after a fire at Notre Dame de Beauregard Farm destroyed a chicken house and about 25 chickens. Local youths and neighbor Ted Darlington and his son Peter saved the nearby barn from spreading flames before Georgetown firefighters arrived.
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Notre Dame de Beauregard
Ted Darlington
Peter
Georgetown
Therese St. Jean
Dance Guests Fete Sybil Bennett at Rose Room Ball
A Valentine dance in the Rose Room by the Countess of Strathmore Chapter raised funds for welfare. Attendees included Sybil Bennett QC, the honorary regent, Mrs Ho Jo Newman and Mr Newman, Miss Jean Mackenzie, Mayer and Mrs Jack Armostran, and local notables. Prizes, punch, and music by the Modern Aires Willis McNeilly accompanied spirited dancing and a substantial cash surplus for chapter welfare.
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Percy Saxe
John Inglis
Arena
Mio
Don Barrayer
Danny
Lerento
Bars Pee
Mrsacorte Barber Jr
John Walsh
Norman Lang
Norman Fraser
Clifford Sunter
Garage hours bylaw downed in council vote
The Mon day council narrowly defeated a bylaw to restrict past station garage closing hours after a petition backed by Harrison's Garage Lincoln Motors Bouskill's Harley and Lane's Garages. Reeve Allen Crs McGilvray Hale and Gray supported dropping the regs while Mayor Armstrong Noble Sargent and Lyons upheld the current bylaw. Deputy Reeve Norton War absent. Percy King to receive a tavern license. A new $400 fire siren to be installed at the CNR station amid hydro costs. Town solicitor notes that removing restrictions from the deed of land sold to Knox Church may require county judge action with estimated cost under $200.
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Harrison
Lincoln Motors
Bouskill
Harley Motors
Lane
Allen
Crs
McGilvray
Hale
Gray
Armstrong
Noble
Sargent
Lyons
Norton War
CNR
Knox Church
Library Board
Old Congregational Church
Smiths Falls Editor Angus Dobbie Marries Beulah Holtzman
Angus Edward Dobbie, former Georgetown resident and Smiths Falls News Record editor, wed Beulah Melinda Holtzman in Toronto on January 20 at North Broadview United Church. The Limehouse native trained in journalism at the Herald, later edited the Stirling weekly before joining Smiths Falls.
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Smiths Falls
Georgetown
Angus Edward Dobbie
Toronto
Beulah Melinda Holtzman
North Broadview United Church
Eugene Bleech
Limehouse
New IODE Regent Ruth Evans Elected at February Meeting
The February ODE meeting at Mr Arthur Beaumon’s home elected officers for 1055 led by Regent Ruth Evans. New executives include Myss Muth Evans 1st vice, Mira James Evans 2nd vice, Hilda Erwin secretary, Mrs Fadwin Wilson treasurer, and other posts filled by Mrs Albert Kershaw Echoes secretary, Mrs Val Stein Education secretary, and Mrs H C Wrigglesworth Standard Bearer with assistant.
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Arthur Beaumon
Ho J. Newman
G. Farnell
Myss Muth
Evans
Vyrey
Bashie
Vica
Mira James Evans
Hilda Erwin
Val Stein
H.C. Wrigglesworth
Hubert Jones
Wallace“Thompson
Jack Hart
Edwin Wilson
Helen MacDonald
Garfield Ne Glilvray
Robert He Card
Ruth Evans
Iif
Wallace Thompson
Newman
Hi Hugh
Georgetown
Strathmore
Quebec
Percy Saxe
J Ingle
Ho Rugs
Hyt Newman
Meaumont
Wallan Clark
James Linton
Bert Gilmer
Robert Trou
Crielten
Kosesiats Jorcen
Choose Sites for Two New Georgetown Public Schools
The Georgetown public school board selected tentative sites for two new public schools during a meeting with Town Planning Consultants. Both sites are in the Delrex subdivision as the board continues planning for future enrollment and touring possible locations in Oshawa Danan Oakville Milton and surrounding areas.
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Georgetown Public School Board
Delrex
Osh Awe Danan
Oakville
Milton
Lowside
Getpalers Co
Dinnerware Draw at Friday Euchre Party
A euchre gathering hosted by St. George's WA in the church clubroom on Friday February 18 will raffle a Royal Doulton and Minton dinnerware set. Tickets sold by Daughters of St George's fund the St George's building fund as local visitors like Mrs Manery and Mrs Morgan attend.
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Euchre
St. George's WA
Royal Doultan
Minton China
Daughters of St George's
St George's
James F. Evans
William Frank
Manery
West
Hamilton
Morgan
Burtington
McDuffey
Milton
Laura Scott
Georgetown
Juniors Fall to Collingwood in Playoff Opener
Georgetown Juniors were outplayed 12-6 by a heavier faster Collingwood team in a rough opening playoff game. The best-of-five series moves to Collingwood Saturday with another game planned next week. Don Jarvie sustained a serious facial injury requiring stitches.
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Collingwood
Georgetown Juniors
Don Jarvie
Cohen to Midland Elliott CNR Agent
Coming from Oakville John Elliott is Georgetown's new CNR station agent succeeding Arthur Cohen who has gone to Midland as night operator. Elliott is a Grenfell Saskatchewan native who has worked in Ingersoll Clarkson and Oakville. Mrs Elliott and children Brenda Rogs and Lois will move to town once accommodation is found.
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Oakville
John Elliott
Georgetown
CNR
Arthur Cohen
Midland
Elliott
Sear] Chessel
Brampton
Grenfell
SaskatcheWnan
Ingersoll
Clarkson
Brenda
Rogs
Lois
Spectacular Fire Destroys Old Bowers Garage
A major blaze gutted the old Bowers Natur Sales building on the highway near Georgetown early Sunday, with damages estimated at 1000000. Firefighters prevented spread to Georgetown Creamery as flames damaged the roof and caused smoke in the nearby Spesht home. Fire alarms and quick actions by residents and the fire hall aided containment, with the Speight family’s garage built in 1913 and later ownership transfers noted.
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Georgetown
Bowers Natur Sales
Eurly
Gordon Bowers
Art Scott
Higfhway
Speaght
T J. Speight
Heslop Office Man Injured in Accident
OMece manager of Alrex Contract ing Ltd. Terry Dokrell was injured Friday when his car overturned on an icy spot on No 7 Highway near No 27 Intersection. He was taken to Peel Memorial Hospital Brampton for cuts and bruises as the Dokrells move to town to a former FW Carter house on Maple Ave Eo.
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Omece
Alrex Contracting Ltd
Alrex Heslop
Teen
Georgetown
Terry Dokrell
Dokrell
Toronto
No 7
No 27
Peel
FW Carter House
Maple Ave
Trestop Company
Delrox Subadivisen
Music teacher leads Royal Conservatory exams in Toronto
Reneneth Ro Harrison ARCT, a music teacher in several district schools, earned first class honours in winter exams. He supervised senior sight singing for his ARCT degree due in June. Pupils Niven, Anderson, Burne, Hunter, Emerson, Hayward also achieved first class honours in various piano and vocal grades.
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Reneneth Ro Jharrison
Royal Conservatory of Toronto
Harrison
Betty Jean Anderson
Barry ‘Burne
Malton
Carole Hunter
Alan Emerson
Milton
Heatheranne Hayward
Kingston Army Meets Raiders in Weekend Playoffs
Kingston Army faces the Raiders in a best of seven Intermediate B playoff series with two games in Georgetown February 18 and 19 and two in Kingston February 25 and 26. The Raiders, finishing second in their group with 31 wins and 7 defeats, feature new players Pete Bratkin Dave Irons Johnny Ferri Blake Inglis and coach Pat Tergon with Ken Nash assisting.
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Georgetown
Kingston Army
Raiders
Markham
Ontario
Kingston
Ariel
Pete Bratkin
Dave Irons
Pete
Brampton
Brampton Juniors
Dave
Hershey
Milton
Orangeville
Johnny
Bud Varey
Brampton Regents
Nick Ferri
Junior Beaumont
Max Bradbury
Ron Dixon
del Beaumont
Jack Romshead
Atrong
Oakville
Geet Pattergon
Ken. Nash
Grandmother Majaury 103 Dies Shocking Lanark Loss
Mrs Jennie Majaury known as Grandma lived to 103 in the Lanark district. She preached hard work for a long life and embraced her first plane ride in 1953. A reunion with grandson Victor Majaury occurred two years ago after a newspaper notice sparked contact.
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Darling Township
Jennie Majaury
Lanark
Victor Majuery
Majuery
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Dr. Faludi
Town Planning Board
Malone, New York
Sue
New York
Crabtree
Andrew Exley
First Baptist Church
Heslop
Shain Highway Farm
Postal, Customs Staff
Sybil Bennett
M.P
Percy King
Angus
Dobbie
Hockey
Old Bowers
Belanarro
John Oliver
Ern Batkin
Max Snowain
Kain
Grandma Majaury
Guelph Hosital
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