Stewarttown fire destroys garage and damages house
A Saturday fire at Stewarttown destroyed a garage and damaged the rear of the Koesing home as wind drove flames. Firemen arrived near 1 PM and battled to save the house while a second truck boosted water supply from a distant stream. Arm strong Brothers Brampton received tenders to pave Maple Ave extension for 10 019 and install a waterline on Ann St for 2580.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewarttown
George Koeslng
Stewarttown Pond
Koeslng
Ashgrove
Koeslag
Armstrong Brothers
Brampton
Maple Aver
Ann St
Town Moves to Represent Council in Future Bargaining
Certification for a local branch of the National Union of Public Service Employees is expected after a hearing before the Ontario Labour Relations Board. The town administration committee is empowered to handle union matters and future bargaining. The board accepted eleven of twelve signed cards, with one held up on a technicality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Union of Bublic Service Employees
Ontario Labour Relations Board
John Ord
Council
Mrs. Jack McGibbon Heads Lady Curlers
Georgetown Curling Club ladies held their annual meeting and closing dinner at Hilltop Lodge Erin on May 21 with 36 members and guests. Officers elected: president Mrs Jack McGibbon, vice president Mrs Sam Mackenzie, treasurer Mrs Alex Blackwell, secretary Mrs Ernie Curry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown Curling Club
Hilltop Lodge
Erin
Marion Robinson
Jack McGibbon
Sam Mackenzie
Alex Blackwell
Ernie Curry
Don Welsh
Harold Wheeler
R. Reeve
George Cleave
Don Wingrove
F. Masterman
J. Pennock
B. McCullough
D. Barrager
G. Mitchell
J. Yoksima
Jean Mackenzie
Jean Ruddell
Mackenzie
Ian Emslie
John Patterson
John Pennock
John Ken Kennedy
Janice Baker to Marry Vytas Treciokas This June
Miss Janice Baker, graduate of Acton High School and University College Toronto, earned a B.A. with second class honours in arts. She will wed Vytas Treciokas on the last Saturday in June after convocation on May 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janice Baker
University College
Farm
Acton High School
Blue Mountain
Vytas Treciokas
Ballinafad Anniversary Services at Melville United
Congratulations to Miss Janice Baker who earned a Bachelor of Arts with 2nd Class Honours from University College. The Melville Church anniversary service featured Mrs. McTavish as soloist and a Ballinafad choir quartet led by Mr. Shortill. The occasion drew many district residents to the little church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janice Baker
University College
C. McTavish
London
Alan Neeton
McTavish
Melville Church
Ballinafad
F. J. Shortill
J. Black
Mr. Neeton
Melville
A. C. Till
Wilfred
Orton
F. W. Shortill
Elizabeth Dampier
Jesse McEnery
J. H. Dampier
Johnson City
Tennessee
Harry Caswell
Cooksville
Gordon Beilby
Niagara Falls
Lloyd McLean
Tom Mack
Fred
Orangeville
Sam Snow
Commissioners to Presbyterian Assembly Attend Garden Party
Rev G Lockhart Royal Norval and Oliver Hunter 17 Valleyview Road named as commissioners to the Sith General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Canada in Glenview Presbyterian Church Toronto April 4 to 15. Saturday afternoon Mr and Mrs Royal and Mr and Mrs Hunter attended a garden party at the residence 39 Kingsway by His Honour Lieut Gov J Keiller Mackay and Mrs Mackay for the commissioners and their wives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Lockhart Royal
Norval
Oliver Hunter
Valleyview Road
Sith General Assembly
Presbyterian Church In Canada
Glenvi Presbyterian Church
Toronto
Royal
Hunter
J. Keiller Mackay
Social and Personal Notes on Collins Family Visit
Mr and Mrs Bill Collins and their son Donnie of Elyria Ohio spent last week with Mrs Collins mother Mrs Mary Morrow in Victoria St The Collins traveled to Canada by plane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Collins
Donnie
Elyria
Ohio
Collins
Mary Morrow
Victoria’ St
the Collins
Canada
Social notes recollect visits and graduations in town
Local residents share news of visitors and family events. Miss Waldorf and Miss Jean Waldorf graduate in Toronto and Halifax respectively, with relatives attending ceremonies. Several families host relatives from Toronto, Windsor, Regina, Oshawa, and beyond, plus a nursing student from Toronto Western Hospital and birthday celebrations for twin boys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie
Chicago
C. V. Waldorf
Elizabeth Street
Casper
Elmira
A. H. Feller
Feller
Emery St
Jim McDonald
Paul
Toronto
Alvin McDonald
Rhoda
Dixon
Bert Dixon
Glen. Williams
Toronto Western Hospital
Edith Morris
Windsor
William Ostrander
Gordon Ostrander
Shelburne
R. W. Murray
Norton Crescent
University of Toronto
Mary Waldorf
Hart House
Walter Lawson
Stewarttown
Stuart Fisher
Bourlamaqge
Quebec
Phyllis Fisher
Charles
Pickering College
Arthur Steele
Rodney
P. J. Edwards
Regina
Sask
S E. Edwards
E. B. Tyers
Kaye
Tyers Ave
Edwards
Tyers
Pel
Miss Edwards
Jean Waldorf
Victoria General Hospital
Halifax
Alma College
St. Thomas
Garfield McGilvray
Carol
Douglas
Judy McCumber
Rex Heslop
Bill Sunnucks
Gail McGilvray
Marilyn Heslop
J. H. Hunter
Norval
Robert Lawson
Beth Lawson
Convocation Hall
Miss Lawson
W. F. Lawson
Lawson
Graham
Grant Wingrove
Don Wingrove
Durham St
David Richardson
Michael Harley
Ronnie Richardson
Paul Thompson
John Finlay
Charles Biehn
Douglas Penrice
Robert Bouskill
Paul Wpresswood
Brent McNiven
Jackie Laird
Gerard Wilcox
Theresa St. Jean
Catholic Women’s League
Hamilton
John Cummins
John Koleski
R. C. McDermott
R. Neil
R. Secord
Fred Tucker
Royal Connaught Hotel
E. Lorusso
Victoria St
Alvin Hives
Mount Dennis
Frank Lorusso
Frankie and
Rennie
Magnetawan
A. McConkey
Oshawa
Austin Jacklin
McConkey
Funeral Service for Mrs Jessie H Croft
Rev. Boyd of Parkdale Presbyterian Church led the funeral for Mrs. Jessie Hellen Croft mother of Mrs. Fred Peebles at A. E. Cook Funeral Home on Bloor Street West Toronto. Interment followed at Parklawn Cemetery. She died suddenly at 86 Melville Avenue aged 56. A native of Scotland she came to Toronto forty five years ago and had lived here ten years in recent years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyd
Parkdale
Lions Float Attracts Attention at North Bay Convention
The Lions District A convention in North Bay drew about 2,000 attendees from Ontario and Quebec. Burkes Falls won best float with Choо Choo, Mattawa was second, Brampton third as Canada’s Flowertown. Georgetown Girls Pipe Band led the parade and next year Windsor hosts with Ottawa in 1960.
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Georget
North Bay
Burkes Falls
Ontario
Quebec
Dick Miller
Jack Gunning
Clarence Heslop
Harold Fobert
Howard Holmes
Georgetown’ Girls
Geartown
Windsor
Ottawa
Town Glen Brownies Plan Revel in Park
Georgetown park hosts the second annual Brownie Revel on Saturday June 14. Brownies from Georgetown and Glen Williams will march from the cenotaph to the park, with a flower themed program of ceremonies and games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Brownies
Georgetown Park
Georgetown
Glen Williams
Chapel Street
Main South
Church St
Charles Street
Jim Goodlet
Roy Bradley
Doug Sargent
Ivan Leslie
Sheldon Lawr
Jack Meades
Bruce Harley
Lillian Whife
Ed Paris
Doris Silk
Vern McCullough
R. C. J. Hogan
Bill Hughes
A. Hunsdale
Council Debates Seven Man Police Force Expansion
Georgetown council near consensus on adding a seventh officer faced split votes. A motion to hire was defeated amid arguments over interviewing applicants and proper procedure. Some members warned summer shortfalls and planned housing commitments while others urged caution due to holiday hiring timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
Elliott- Harrison
Alfred Sykes
McGilvray
Hyde
Dr. Harrison
Engagements and weddings announced for Georgetown residents
Mr and Mrs Maurice Baker announce the engagement of their daughter Janice to Vytas Treciokas with a June 28 home wedding to follow. Loretta Ann Baker is engaged to Lawrence Charles Bouskill, with a June 21 wedding at Knox Presbyterian Church Georgetown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halton
Sandy Best
Eileen
Jane Thompson
Ian Record
Knox College Chapel
J. McNab
Presbyterian Church
Maurice Baker
Georgetown
Janice
Vytas Treciokas
Bsc
Loretta Ann
Lawrence Charles Bouskill
Clarence Bouskill
Knox Presbyterian Church
Toronto trio and Australia resident named in estate notice
McKie and James Kirkaldy of Toronto and Donald Kirkaldy of Australia are named in the notice. Three grandchildren listed as executors or heirs include Peebles Anna and Lori Dinardo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKie
James Kirkaldy
Toronto
Donald Kirkaldy
Australia
Brownies Host Second Cookie Day Raises Funds
Brownies across Georgetown and Glen Williams held a second cookie day of the year on Saturday May 31. Six Georgetown packs earned about $120 through door to door sales with each pack averaging a $20 profit. Proceeds fund pack supplies. Glen Williams Brownies also posted a $20 profit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
Glen Williams
Glen Brownies
Farrar Receives Honour Degree in Mathematics and Physics
Harry Farrar son of Mr and Mrs Henry Farrar Terra Cotta Inn proprietors receives Honour Degree in Mathematics and Physics. He plans five months in Europe before pursuing a PhD at McMaster University in Hamilton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Farrar
Henry Farrar
Terra Cotta Inn
Europe
McMaster University
Hamilton
Blood Clinic Disappoints With Low Donor Turnout
Only 175 people, about 24 percent of local residents, donated blood at the Knox Church Hall clinic in Georgetown on June 5. Red Cross and Blood Bank officials voiced disappointment as a December clinic is planned, with volunteers from the Presbyterian W.A. providing coffee and donuts to donors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
Knox Church Hall
Blood Bank
Red Cross
Presbyterian W.A
Odd Fellows Hold Outdoor Church Service in Springfield
Four members of Orion Lodge No. 100 led a parade to Springfield Park for the annual outdoor church service attended by about one thousand Oddfellows from Ontario Quebec and Michigan. The service was led by the Grand Master of Ontario Grant Cham?
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orion Lodge No. 100
Order of Oddfellows
Springfield
Oddfellows
Ontario
Quebec
Michigan
al Edmunds
Bill Chaplin
Ken’ Gregory
Dave Hastings
Springfield Park
Grant ‘Cham
John Mackie 81 Former Papermill Employee Dies
John Mackie 81 a former watchman at the Provincial lower mill and longtime River Drive resident died May 30 at Halton Centennial Manor. A native of Scotland he is survived by his wife Elizabeth Leiper who died in 1930 seven children and twelve grandchildren plus two great grandchildren. He leaves descendants in Penetang Stewart Town Terra Cotta St Thomas and Chatham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
River Drive
John Maskie
Halton Centennial Manor
Mr. Mackie
Scotland
Elizabeth Leiper
William Mackie
Penetang
Richard Mackie
Stewarttown
K. Kouyourmjian
Violnabelle
Terra Cotta
Bessie Mackie
St. Thomas
Jack Sheviin
Chatham
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Armstrong Construction
Stewarttown Eire
Fred Harrison
Armstrong
Harrison
Shelley St
Bob Lane
Lane
Public Works Committee
Pearce Porter
McIntyre Crescent
Douglas Herrington
Guelph St
Jim
Grey County
Sandwich East
Arrison
Wm. Carr
Main Street
Melville United
Presbyterian
Assembly
Empire Brass CO
Cookie Day Success
Eric G
Freeman
Asistant Ontario
Georgetown Chamber of Commerce
North Halton Golf & Country Club
Montreal
Montreal Technical Institute
Chamber of Commerce
John Mackie
Papermill
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