Social and Personal notices fill busy Georgetown week
Local residents report travel and visits across Ontario and beyond. Mr and Mrs Wm Anderson of Guelph and relatives from St Catharines spent time with the Franks and Evans families. many guests attended the Bower Cook wedding in Guelph. Families vacation at cottages near Wasaga Beach and Port Elgin, with campers and guides active in the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
Georgetown
William Young
Shirley Towner
Roy Preston
South Burnaby
8.C
Guelph
Frank McClarty
Hazel Cook
Edmonton
Alta
M. Tocy
Ww. V. Barker
H. J. Bonney
IL Robertson
Port Colborne
James Burnett
I Burnett
Flora
F. C. LeFeuvre
A. R
Town Council Considers 40 Acre Moore Farm Purchase
Council stalled action on a proposed 40 acre housing subdivision on Moore Farm at the town’s western edge. The planning committee met with Le Roy Dale and prospective buyers. members defer decision pending zoning by law and consider offering $2,000 per acre for industrial sale. Some officials urged a referendum before any purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Misses Moore
le Roy Dale
Q.C
Doug Sargent
Sargent
Armstrong
Brampton
Moore
Dale
Dr. Sargent
Reeve Norton
Noble
Drowning at Glen Williams Bridge Claims Papermill Worker
Einar Poulsen a 28 year old Danish immigrant and Provincial Paper baler operator drowned Saturday night near the 10th Line bridge at Glen Williams. Firemen from Georgetown and Acton recovered the body after a three hour effort. funeral held at McClure Funeral Home with services at Greenwood Cemetery. A thief reportedly stole a five dollar bill from a fireman during the rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Einar Poulsen
10Th Line
Glen Williams
Toronto
Ross Giles
Mr. Poulsen
Willowdale
Poulsen
Georgetown
Acton Fire Department
Bud Hyde
Jack Harlow
J. H. Chamberlain
Howard Gunn
Milton
OPP
Chuck Laws
Queen Street
Thisberg
Denmark
Ingrid
Paris
France
Buffalo
Rev
J. E. Maxwell
McClure Funeral Home
Niels Bomholt
Poul Poulsen
Rasmus Rasmussen
Henry Jorgensen
Svend Larsen
Egon Romer
Greenwood Cemetery
Europe
Haines Breaks Leg in Lacrosse Game versus Lewiston
Georgetown N&Gs faced Lewiston as John Haines broke his right leg under the kneecap during the contest. He will miss the season rest of the year after surgery and a return home from Guelph General Hospital. Georgetown lost 140 to Lewiston, then won 63 to Burlingon fans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown N&gs
John Haines
Lewiston
Haines
Jis
Guelph General Hospital
Georgetown
McCandless
Burlington
Teachers attend reading conference in Toronto
Mary McClure of Pres ton Public School joins a group of educators attending a reading conference at the University of Toronto this week. Valley View Cabins in Muntaville hosted guests over the holiday weekend, including Mr and Mrs Peter Hunter and several district residents such as Mr Joe Fry Miss Marjorie Hunter Mrs Sybil Travis George Nightingale Jack Peart Harold Scott and Mrs Hunter's parents Mr and Mrs William Coleman from Toronto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Hart
Jack Hart
Durham Street
Mos
Sudbury
Dept. of Lands & Forests
Irene Young
Avro
Boyce Macintyre
Ronald
Baby Tina
Toronto
Haley
Macintyre
Helen Devereaux
McGill University
Harry Devereaux
Cornell University
Ithaca
Mary McClure
Preston
University of Toronto
Valley View Cabins
Muntaville
Peter Hunter
Town
Joe Fry
Marjorie Hunter
Sybil Travis
Rockwood
George Nightingale
Jack Peart
Harold Scott
Heslop Offers Storm Sewer Plan for Highway Link
Georgetown council debates taking over No 7 Highway from Durham Street to town eastern limits for maintenance as Heslop proposes grading and storm sewers for his subdivision. Debate centers on drainage costs vs future highway upkeep amid lighting complaints on McNabb Street and a county by law restricting building near central road lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
Dept of Highways
Durham Street
Stan Allen
Rex Healop
Armstrong
Allen
Norton
Noble
Walter Gray
Council
McNabb Street
AYPA St George's Church elects new officers
Officers were elected at the AYPA closing meeting in St. George's Anglican Church. Ian Wallace was named president with Kerry Jepson as vice president, Jean Engleby as secretary, and Dianne Harrison as treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. George's Anglican Church
Ian Wallace
Kerry Jepson
Jean Engleby
Dianne Harrison
Stone School Picnic at Souther Home
The Stone School picnic at the Souther residence included pond time and a treasure hunt. Supper was served by section ladies followed by races with numerous children winning in age divisions and relay events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Souther
Souther
Grace Graham
Hugh Graham
Marjorie Burt
Eva Lindauer
Terry Burt
Keith
Viola Melanson
Alice Wilson
Robert Melanson
Paul Kidney
Nene Varey
Margaret Moelanson
Vincent Burt
Hubert Kux
Roger Hedge
Earl Burt
Peanut Race
Donald Burt
Tommie Beaney
Tommie Beeney
Artists Club Aims to Use Cedar Crest Cottage
Frank Black and Miss Joyce Negitt propose Georgetown area Artists Club with Cedar Crest Cottage on North Halton Golf and Country Club grounds as clubhouse. Members will go out to paint or photograph local scenery from this headquarters. They seek interested participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Icedarcreet
Frank Black
Joyce Negitt
Georgetown
Cedar Crest
North Halton Golf and Country Club
Fire at Ross Farm Sparks Action on Local Waterworks
A fire at Joe Ross farm Wednesday afternoon started from a hot engine on a cutting box and was contained in the barn. Brampton council moved closer to extending waterworks by approving Cornish Construction for $24,165 to lay mains, with the town supplying iron pipe and fittings. Dunker Construction of Kitchener won an $82,000 contract for a pump house and reservoir. Architess RW Hall questioned the local hiring impact as officials consider enlarging Brampton’s clerk’s office and police facilities with a 24 foot rear addition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Ross
Jon
Cornish Construction
Dunker Construction
Kitchener
Reeve Norton
Architess RW
Hall
Brampton
Initia Sa
Ieee
Gounell
Otieesehaigen toMy
Akka Ba Run Escapes Death After Car Runover
A sunbathing incident at Terra Cotta playground ends with an Akka Ba run escaping serious injury after a car runs over the area. Authorities investigate the sequence of events and determine the driver’s details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sver
Teachers Picnic at Devries Flats
Teachers from two local public schools enjoyed a staff picnic on the Lykle DeVries farm flats just before term end. The gathering honored three departing colleagues with gifts a metal tray jardiniere and carved feather set crafted by staff members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lykle DeVries
Harold Henry
Jean Ruddell
James Car Zon
Jardiniere
Thoma Whale
Shelburne wedding guests include local residents
Among guests attending the Reburn Smellie wedding in Shelburne were Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Given, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert Fidler and Joan, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Fidler, Miss Ina Webb, Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Murray and Norma and their nephew Brian Evans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reburn - Smellie
Shelburne
Cecil Given
Wilbert Fidler
Joan
Walter Fidler
Ina Webb
F. J. Murray
Norma
Brian Evans
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wm. Anderson
Bangor Lodge
J. S. Rankin
London
Cecil Davidson
Cromarty Lodge
Balsa
Walter Reeves
Flaley
Walter Biehn
Carolyn
Ellen
Charles
Inverhuron Beach
Douglas Wilson
Verdun
Quebec
Ross Duncan
Joanne
Ross
Georgian Beach
Meaford
Stan Wright
Glen
Ostrander Blvd
Port Egin
William Maybanks
Arthur
Riverview Crescent
Waterdown
Hamilton
Bob Reeve
Karen
Fenelon Falls
Mr. Reeve
Gail McGilvray
Beverley Clark
Wyoming
CGIT
Mirimachi
Lake Winton
Port Elgin
Grace
Martha Broadfoot
Sauble Beach
Ottawa
Hull
Pembroke
Algonquin Park
Jean Hancock
Mary
Audrey Cain
Donna Bennett
Wasaga Beach
Wm. Lindsay
Margo
Beverley
Lachine
Lorne Shipway
Parkview. Blvd
ES Sevan Garden
Victoria Street
Janes Evans
Adipatara Haan
Ally Bevan
Mia
Charles Jeffrey
Port Credit
Mr. Pod
Spence McKinnon
Zon Robert
Cornwall
Bluevale
William Milliere
Mt Forest
Alex Kean
Jack Young
Niagara Falls
J. R. Bridgen
Peter and
Kenneth
A. Herbert
Detroit
P. C. Houston
Ingersoll
Lloyd Bruder
Florence Bray
Neil Hayes
Wm. Frank
John Gilmour
Charles Weir
Wm. Anderson, Jr
Michael
St. Catharines
Mr Frank
Campbellville
Frank
James Evans
W. Fiebig
Dawn
Juide
St. E
Victoria Ave
J Foster
Loyer
Mountainview Road
Glen Bridge
Ern Batkis
Georgetown and District
Heslop
Esquesing Council
Milton High School
AYPA
Cornish
Ross Farm
Devries Flats
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!