Young Fails in Bid for 15 Man Police Force
Georgetown council, in a close 44 vote, defeated a motion by police chairman Jim Young to add three constables. Support came from Crs. Emmerson Ballentine and Speight. opposed by Mayor Gibbons Reeve Hunter Crs. Harrison Hyde. Debate touched on budget limits and policing adequacy with several doctors weighing in on night duty and accommodation.
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Young
Monda Council
Jim Young
Georgetown
Crs
Emmerson
Ballentine
Speight
Gibbons
Reeve Hunter
Harrison
Hyde
Bill Smith
Reeve Young
Ontario Police Commission
Suspects 14 Town Canines Snatched by Dog Nappers
Georgetown canine control officer George Herrington reports a drop in dog-napping incidents since April after seven calls in March and seven in April. Missing dogs ranged from 10 to 11 years old, with no found bodies and no witnesses to support the dog-napping theory.
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Georgetown
George ‘Mac’ Herrington
Music Career Continues With Strathcona Band
Mike Baker a noted young musician joins the Band of the Lord Strathcona Horse Guards as Band Sergeant and saxophonist. A Grade 13 student with skills on clarinet trumpet tuba and piano he heads to Toronto July 5 for indoctrination and will be posted to Calgary a week later. He has performed with the Citizens' Band and the defunct Manhattan s dance group and composed original works for shows as he plans to continue composing in his army career.
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Mike Baker
Lord Strathcona Horse Guards
Toronto
Calgary
Alberta
Citizens
Manhattans
Exams Continue Across Georgetown and District High
Final examinations at Georgetown and District High School enter their fourth day today. Exams began Monday for grades 9 to 13, with Grade 9 and 10 finishing tomorrow. Grades 11 and 12 conclude Tuesday June 14, and Grade 13 continues to Tuesday June 21.
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Georgetown
Mrs. E. R. Robinson Was Active Worker In Church
Mrs. E R Robinson died suddenly at her home 22 James St on June 2 She was born Mary Tulloch in Fergus Later living in Winnipeg and Toronto the family moved to Georgetown 36 years ago Her husband died last March She was a life member of Georgetown Women's Institute and active in Knox Presbyterian Church Red Cross worker during the war Her daughter Brenda Mrs G Frey resides in Munich Germany The Freys flew home after hearing the news Funeral conducted by Rev Norman Young at H C McClure Funeral Home with interment in Greenwood Cemetery Pallbearers included Clare Robinson Fergus Thomas Loughrin Marsville James Loughrin Hillsburgh Gordon Hainer Toronto Gene Green and Edward Malison.
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E. Robert Robinson
James St
Mary Tulloch
Fergus
Winnipeg
Mrs. Robinson
Toronto
Georgetown
Mr. Robinson
Brenda
Norman Young
H. C. McClure
Greenwood Cemetery
Clare Robinson
Thomas Loughrin
Marsville
James Loughrin
Hillsburgh
Gordon Hainer
Gene Green
Edward Malison
Tom Forgrave Ordained to Alberta United Church Pastorate
Rev. Thomas Forgrave was ordained a United Church minister on June 1 in First United Church Kitchener. He and Mrs Forgrave will move to a four church pastoral charge at Whitecourt Mayerthorpe and Langued, about 90 miles northwest of Edmonton. He graduates from the University of Western Ontario and Emmanuel College and previously served Norval Glen Williams and Home Church during Rev Roy Irwin’s illness.
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Tom Forgrave
Alberta
Thomas Forgrave
United Church of Canada
First United Church
Kitchener
University of Western Ontario
London
Emmanuel College
Toronto
Forgrave
Een
Whitecourt
Mayerthorpe
Languedo
Edmonton
Thorsby
Harry Stevenson
Chesley
Keith McMillan
Burlington
Hamilton
Paul Field
Streetsville
Ian Fleming
St John’s
Georgetown
Morgan McFarlane
Belleville
St. John’s
Dennison to Locate Specialty Paper Firm in Georgetown
Dennison Manufacturing Co Ltd plans to build an initial plant of 25 000 to 30 000 square feet on 10 acres in Georgetown industrial park after town council approved a by law and completed sale and purchase arrangements. The Drummondville Quebec firm makes crepe paper shipping tags gift wrap serviettes and gummed labels with future expansion planned.
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Georgetown
Dennison Manufacturing Co. Ltd
Todd Road
Dennison
Drummondville
Quebec
Forty-Three First Timers Among 315 To Offer Blood
In Knox Church Hall on Monday the blood donor clinic operated smoothly with extra Red Cross staff and more beds. A total of 315 donors offered blood, 30 rejected, yielding 281 donations, including 43 new registrations and 33 first timers. Ontario Red Cross officials J.B.H. Good fellow and D. L. Taylor attended. Georgetown Branch notes potential for longer waits. Clinic organizers and volunteers, including publicity, nursing, and ambulance service teams, supported a successful day reflecting strong teenage participation and a compareable turnout to the 1965 June clinic.
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Red Cross
Knox Church Hall
The
Cancer Society
Georgetown
Canadian Red Cross Society
Council Moves to Monthly Business Tax Billing
The council on Monday acted to collect business taxes monthly. The assessment department was instructed to prepare a secure tax roll, and a by law for monthly payments is in progress.
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Council On
Geulph graduate Sharon Sayers earns Bachelor of Home Science
Mrs Gordon Witteside formerly Sharon Sayers, a Georgetown District High School alumna, received a Bachelor of Household Science degree from the University of Guelph at a recent convocation. Her father, Dr Charles Sayers, once ran Georgetown Animal Clinic and now works with the Federal Agriculture Department.
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Gordon Witteside
Sharon Sayers
Georgetown District High School
University of Guelph
Sharon
Wrigglesworth
GDHS
Charles Sayers
Georgetown
Centennial Maple Opens Cedarvale Community Centre
Centennial Maple is a lasting memory of Cedarvale opening as residents filled the town property. Dr Harry Harley and George Kerr joined local dignitaries to cut a ribbon, with Rev Ian Fleming and Councillor Bill Smith speaking. Scouts tours, art displays, Red Cross showcase, and music filled a celebratory afternoon.
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Cedarvale
Harry Harley
M.P
George Kerr
M.P.P
Joseph Gibbons
Ian Fleming
Cedarvale Board
Bill Smith
Georgetown
WWN
Willian Smith
New
Main Street
Sacred Heart parish opens at old Holy Cross Church in Guelph
The former Holy Cross Church at Guelph and John Streets becomes a second parish named Sacred Heart. Father Francois Germain of Levis Que is appointed parish priest and will reside in the adjoining rectory. First mass is June 19 at 11 am, with official opening June 26 including a 9 am and 11 am Mass and a post service banquet at Holy Cross School. All services will be in French for the French speaking community.
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Holy Cross
Guelph Street
Georgetown
Francois Germain
Guelph and
John Streets
Joseph Ryan
Sacred Heart
Sacre Coeur
Levis
Que
Holy Cross School
Council Studies Paving for All Georgetown Streets
Georgetown council approved a comprehensive cost estimate to pave curbs gutters and hot mix asphalt on all streets. They hired Wm. H. Carr to prepare a report outlining projections and payment options as several council members favored prompt hard surfacing while one opponent urged a survey before deciding on debentures.
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Georgetown
Georgetown Council
Wm. H. Carr
P. Eng
Council
Esquesing Council weighs road approval and course duplication
Esquesing Council discussed tentative approval of a road on 4th Line owned by Clarence Coles and the need for proper specifications. Donald Lawson urged consolidating vocational courses to reduce costs, noting high school board members serve without pay. May permits totalled 254 550 for residential builds.
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Bannockburn
Clarence Coles
Dept. of Highways
Council
Donald Lawson
Eeling
Georgetown High School
Coroner's Inquest Into Highway Death Arranged
An inquest into the death of six year old Anne Joy Henderson daughter of Mr and Mrs George Henderson RR 1 Georgetown is set for June 29. She died after being struck by a car on Highway 7 near No 22 sideroad May 20. The driver was John Richard of Primula Crescent Weston and the inquiry will be held in the Esquesing Township municipal building.
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Anne Joy Henderson
George Henderson
RR 1
Georgetown
Highway 7
No. 22
Sideroad
Stewarttown
Tan
John Richard
Primula Cresc
Weston
Esquesing Township
Ontario Manufacturing Output Surpasses Rest of Canada
A report notes Ontario's manufacturing output equals or exceeds the combined output of the remaining provinces and territories, highlighting the province as a dominant industrial hub within Canada.
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Province
Ontario
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Main St
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Fire Department
Strathcona
E. R. Robinson
J.B.H. Goodfellow
D. L. Taylor
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R.H. Jones
Jack Nieuwhof
William Geggie
Thomas Niven
Max English
Terryley
Charles Renwick
Georgetown Volunteer Ambulance Service
Walter Pope
Smith and Stone
U. OF Guelph
Mrs
Gordon Whiteside
Scouts and Girl Guides
Joan Ewp
Ralph Ursel
Senior Citizens Club
Cedarvere Board
Old Holy Cross
Sacre Doe Church
Holy Cross Church
Maple Avenue
Evan Hyde
Fred Harrison
Lawson
No Man’s’ Land
Coyn
Pat Patterson
Coles
Mr. Coles
K.C. Lindsay
Currie
North Halton Area
K. C. Lindsay
Esquesing
Alicia F. C. Scott
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