Water concerns spark talk of iron removal plan
Councillor K Giddings complains of rusty water in Stevens Crest and urges quick action. Officials discuss feasibility of an iron removal plant, with Calgon use questioned and a possible temporary flushing plan noted. A letter from 25 Raylawn residents supports the protest over foul tasting, rusted water.
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N. Powers
O.w.rc. Proctor
Nedfern
J. Gibbons
O.w.rc
Giddings
Coun
Powers
Stevens Cresc
Raylawn, Stevens and
Weber Dr
Therese St. Jean Decorated Brings French Canadians Here
Ninety three attendees from Brantford French Canadian community joined a banquet at Town Hall on Saturday night. L Association Canadienne Francaise honored Therese St. Jean for prior recognition in Ottawa Easter week and for aiding Eastern Canadians of French ancestry to settle in Ontario and promote bilingual classes at Holy Cross School. Roger Primeau presented a plaque. two original songs were performed by Primeau and Routhier. Jeanette Damphousse was crowned Georgetown Association Queen among visiting dignitaries from Toronto and Montreal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Therese St. Jean
Brantford
Miss. Association
Focal L'Association Canadienne Francaise
Miss St. Jean
Ottawa
L’association France Ontarienne D'Education
Ontario
Holy Cross School
Miss St. Joan I
Roger Primeau
R. Primeau
E. Routhier
Georgetown
Jeanette Damphousse
Hamilton
Lois Elliott Sings Her Way to Peel Wins
Lois Elliott daughter of Georgetown Reeve John Elliott won two firsts and a second at Peel Music Festival. She placed 1st in Girls Vocal Solo under 11 and under 12 and 2nd in Slight Reading under 11. Joan Beatty also excelled in soprano classes, earning a $50 Fleury Memorial Scholarship.
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Lois Elliott
Louis Elliott
Georgetown
John Elliott
Elliott
Hewson Cresc
Kenneth QR
Harrison Arcy Rmt
Joan Beatty
Srd
West Indian Cattle Mission Buys Dairy Stock
A seven man cattle buying mission from the West Indies has purchased a number of dairy cattle in this area. Georgetown trader Wilfrid Leslié H.R. said the cattle would be shipped in August.
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Wilfrid Leslié H.R
Georgetown
Midway Operators to Improve Scruffy Looking midway
City council discussed the Kagnesing Agricultural Society Full Fair funding and a sharper midway with new rules. The $250 grant covers October 1 2 while traffic lights at Maple Guelph are sought. Exemption for Lynn Clyde sewers rebate and police fingerprinting gear up to 100 dollars. Building permit approved for Malton Apartments 18 suites on Water Street.
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Council
The
Department of Highways
Maple Avenue
Guelph Street
Malton Apartments
Water Street
Coun. Young
May Weather Averages And Readings For Alicia F C Scott
The May high and low range from 25 to 84 with specific daily readings. Precipitation for May totals 1.20 inches, compared with 2.18 inches last year.
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Sun
Alicia F.C. Scott
Boy Hit by Truck Near Duncan Drive Corner
A Peel Construction Company truck struck a boy Friday afternoon near his home at the corner of Duncan Drive and Gowar Court as he stepped into the path from the sidewalk. The driver Robert Douglas Smith of 36 Stevens Crescent. the boy David Armstrong was helped by Mrs. W. J. Kirk and examined by Dr. J. P. Martin.
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Polien Aaid
David Armstrong
Duncan Do
Gowar Crt
Robert Douglas Smith
Stevens
W. J. Kirk
Duscan Dr
J. P. Martin
Glynn Graduates From Royal Military College
Officer Cadet Peter Glynn of Limehouse has completed a four year chemical engineering program at the Royal Military College Kingston and earned a Bachelor of Engineering with a regular commission as a Lieutenant in the Canadian Army. He attended Georgetown District High School and participated in sailing judo water polo and rugger during his final year. He is the son of Mr and Mrs John R Glynn of Limehouse Ontario.
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Cap'n Mitchell
OLD College
Mitchell
L. R. Mitchell
Rexway Dr
Georgetown
Upper Canada College
Norval
Peter Glynn
Limehouse
Friday
The
Royal Military College of Canadas
Kingston
Glynn
Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Georgetown District High School
RMC
John R. Glynn
Ontario
Town to own $70,000 apartment building in fifty years
Council agrees to rebates and tax relief to support a sponsored eleven suite apartment project costing about $70,060. Arthur Hawes of Twis Pines Apartments Ltd explains the financing and 100 percent of Central Mortgans and Housing Economics and Developments will gift the remaining funds. At fifty years the town would own the property with rents aimed between 6 and 960 monthly, subject to Ontario Municipal Board approval and site choice by CMHA among three options.
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Mihamen
Eldens
Arthur Hawes
Twis Pines Apartments Ltd
Mortgans and Hous
Mr. Hawes
Hawes
Margaret Austin Graduates as Nurse at St Joseph’s
Margaret Isabel Austin, daughter of Mr and Mrs Chas Austin of Georgetown, graduated from St Joseph’s Hospital School of Nursing in Waterloo Guelph at a Friday ceremony. She received the Contrel Proficiency Award from the hospital’s Advisory Board.
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Margaret Isabel Austin
Chas Austin
RRI
Georgetown
St Joseph’s Sloapital of Nursing
Cuelph
Scouts Break Ice in Wash Basin on Weekend Campout
Members of the 6th Georgetown Scout Troop under Don Hancock and Don Livingstone woke Saturday to ice in wash basins at the Mac farm Erin township where they slept Friday night. Scouts used the camp to pursue fire fighting cooking and other merit badges.
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Georgetown
Pirat Baptist
Don Hancock
Don Livingstone
Mac
Erin Township
Nine Hundred Jehovahs Witnesses Gather for Georgetown Convention
About nine hundred Jehovahs Witnesses plan a three day convention at Georgetown High School starting Friday. The event, hosted by Georgetown's congregation and sponsored by Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society, draws delegates from multiple towns with 200 volunteer departments coordinating meals, transportation, and canvassing. The feature discourse by Joseph Scaxtone of Toronto titled The Moral Break down What Can Be Done About It will close the convention Sunday at 6 PM.
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Jehovah's Witnessaa
Georgetown
The
Watch -Tower Bible and Tract Society
Georgetown Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses
Unooth
Derrick Hornsby
R. KR
Joseph Scaxtone
Toronto
Wet Lot Bid Sparks Council Debate Over Town Land
Tom Rush offered 1000 dollars for all of lot 4 and 20 feet of lot 5 on Princess Anne Drive claiming the site is too wet for a foundation and would require a slab. He plans a 6000 dollar house, while critics urged advertising and a formal price, the motion failed to approve the offer.
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Princess Anne Drive
Tom Rush
Cornell
Survey Team Watches a Thyae Reopte With We Boards
A survey crew reports on a weeklong project using we boards and roel saan a letrstage. The team notes limited progress and faces unclear guidance as members push for clarified tasks and pacing.
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Thyae
Roel Saan
Ae Ai
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Coun. Smith
Stewarttown Hall
Miss St. Jean's
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Midway
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Kagnesing Agricultural Society
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the Agricultural Society
Lynn Clyde
Cherry Street
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Royal Military College
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Ontario Municipal Board
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Miss Margaret
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