Jury Recommends Safety Upgrades After Hornby Bridge Death
Hornby woman Bertha Grexton died after a compact car left the Base Line road, struck a bridge abutment, and trapped her. Eyewitness Susan Lynn Grexton, 16, testified she watched horses before losing control at about 50 mph. Coroner Dr. Graham Owers ruled death on arrival at Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital. Jury urged widening bridges and updating Base Line shoulders to meet current standards, with Halton County to install narrow-bridge signs and upgrade the three bridges.
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Grexton
Graham Owers
Oakville - Trafalgar Memorial Hospital
Miss Grexton
Halton County
Youth Forum Formed to Discuss Teen Problems at Georgetown
Georgetown youths form a Youth Council to discuss sex morals alcohol drugs and politics. The council plans a second Youth Forum in September and invites participation from local young people through contact with Deve Harley and Richard DeSylva. The effort aims to involve teens in open discussion and action via Georgetown Jaycees sponsorship.
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San Francisco
Washington
Toronto
Georgetown
Weill
Georgetowns
Ll.d
Council
Deve Harley
Richard DeSylva
Georgetown Jaycees
Bridge Club Hosts Eleven Tables at Legion Night
Eleven tables of duplicate bridge were played at the Legion on Tuesday evening. North-South winners included W. Hamilton, L. Bertasson, W. Coats, W. Wandel, R. Prust, L. Keir, Mrs. Helen Hyde and son Monty. East-West winners were R. Raymond Zaraha, Mrs. W. Thompson, Mrs. W. Wilson, Mrs. Helen Atkinson, Cam Sinclair, W. Barbour and H. Frost. Players note the date for the next club night at the Stewart town hall after deliberations slated for June 13.
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the Legion
W. Hamilton
L. Bertasson
W. Coats
W. Wandel
R. Prust
L. Keir
Helen Hyde
Monty Hyde
R. Raymond J. Zaraha
W. Thompson
W. Wilson
Helen Atkinson
Cam Sinclair
W. Barbour
H. Frost
Hhour
Stewart
Town Township Hall
Street Parade to Kick Off Glen Williams Centennial
A parade of Moats bands and community groups will mark Glen Williams centennial on Saturday June 24. The route forms at Harry's Auto at 1 pm and goes to Glen Williams Public School for the centennial cairn dedication and unveiling. The event includes awards for a centennial essay contest and a village ball game at Glen Park led by Don Sargent.
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Glen
Glen Williams
Harry’s Auto
Glen Williams Public School
Township fund ask and school project bid in Esquesing
Esquesing School board asked the township for 263537 toward a 617893 budget with 334356 from provincial grants. The board accepted A J McCarthy and L Zanatta bid of 368348 for the Stewarttown school addition. architect fees 21128 and furniture 4800. A federal sales tax rebate of 26207 will be returned. Resignation of Mrs C Hines at Speyside school was accepted with regret.
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Esquesing School Board
A. J., McCarthy and
L. Zanatta
Stewarttown School
C. Hines
Speyside School
Limehouse Attends Ontario Assessors Convention in Hamilton
Mr and Mrs A W Benton and Mr Stephen Saxe attended the annual Convention of the Association of Assessing Officers of Ontario at the Royal Connaught Hotel in Hamilton this week. Communion will be held Sunday June 4 at 9 45 a m at Limehouse Presbyterian. Mr and Mrs John Warren and family from Charlton visited S Kirkpatrick and Bob Warren last week. Mr and Mrs S Quinton of Meaford and Mr and Mrs John Quinton and Robbie of Georgetown visited Bert Benton Sunday. Limehouse WL ladies hosted a hot roast beef dinner for about sixty staff and friends from Georgetown and District Memorial Hospital last week.
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Stephen Saxe
The
Association of Assessing Officers of Ontario
Royal Connaught Hotel
Hamilton
Limehouse Presbyterian
John Warren
Charlton
S. Kirkpatrick
Bob Warren
S. Quinton
Meaford
John Quinton
Robbie
George
Town
Bert Benton
Limehouse WL
Georgetown
District Memorial Hospital
Park School Pupils Tour Royal Ontario Museum
Park Public School pupils from Grate 6 on Hyde Park Dr. visited the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto on a chilly May morning. Denise Reynolds recounts the trip, describing the marble halls, a totem pole, ancient artifacts over a thousand years old, sea objects, dinosaur skeletons, West Coast Indian belongings, and a stop at the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce before a City Hall guided tour.
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Grate 6
Park Public School
Hyde Park Dr
Royal Ontario Museum
Toronto
Denise Reynolds
Museum
Sales Ability Wins Lad Trip to Expo
Brian Stock fish of 49 Norton Crescent earns a trip to Expo as top new customer getter in a Tely carrier contest. He left for Montreal yesterday and will return Saturday, receiving a tape recorder as well. A Tely rep notes he has won many similar contests in his years as a carrier.
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Brian Stockfish
Norton Crescent
Tely
Expo
Brian
Montreal
Remarkable Day of Education Draws Praise
A reader reflects on a marvellous and educational day, expressing strong belief that anyone who attended would share the sentiment and agree with the positive assessment of the event.
Halton Peel Manager Now Ontario Official
At the Ontario Division annual meeting John S Beatty was elected Chairman He serves as General Manager of Halton and Peel Trust and Savings Company The report noted that assets under administration by Canadian Trust Companies at year end 1966 topped 17 48 billion up 1 395 billion from the prior year
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Halton Peel
Ontario
Trust Companies Association of Canada
John S. Beatty
Mr. Beatty
Halton & Peel
Halton County Youth Burden Highlights From Census Report
County Assessor Robert Beech presented a census assessment showing 44 percent of Halton residents under 20. The study estimates about 4,000 children per age year in 1-12 and 3,000 in 12-19, with a total population of 150,757 and 11,908 aged 1-3 and 4,863 aged 70+. In the 20 to 58 bracket the count is 73,84.
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Halton
County Council
Robert Beech
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