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Newspaper
Ontario Georgetown Herald
Location
Georgetown, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 11, 1958
Page
11
The council on Monday warns against endorsing a petition from another municipality to join a campaign for more government aid for sewerage projects. The piece argues central subsidies raise taxes, shift control to outsiders, and burden wealthier regions, urging caution and local handling.
A by law amendment to raise councillor fees to 13 dollars and mayoral allowance to 1500 dollars was approved 5-4 and 8-1 respectively, adding about 2500 dollars yearly to the tax bill. The piece argues whether this is a stipend or salary and urges careful consideration before final action.
Albert Edward Neale 86 of Lindsay died May 28 at Ross Memorial Hospital Lindsay. Born Hillsboro Township he moved to Georgetown as a child where he played in the band and lacrosse team and served in the volunteer fire brigade. He worked as a baker and later as a piano key maker and nickel polisher before retiring. He joined St George's Anglican and the Independent Order of Foresters serving as secretary in town. He married Margaret Robertson in 1908 in Toronto. Survived by daughter Margaret and grandson Laurie Allan Taylor, plus brothers and sisters in Toronto Hamilton and Marquis. Interment Park Lawn Cemetery Toronto after service May 31.
Rev Edward File was ordained as a United Church minister at St Andrew's United Church Toronto attended by two local couples Mr and Mrs Dennis Brown and Mr and Mrs Douglas Latimer who are friends of Mr File. The File family will move to Boston for postgraduate study at Boston University next year and he will preach in Falls River a Boston suburb.
The Dolson clan held its 12th reunion on a sunny Saturday at Stanley Park Erin gathering 111 relatives from Ontario and the United States. President Ken Davidson welcomed attendees and officers elected for 1960 included Clare Dolson president Dr Wilbur Dolson second VP Pete Leslie and Mrs Oliver Hunter secretary treasurer. Prizes were awarded for various contests and races with multiple Dolson family members noted among winners. The Dolson clan traces to William Dunn Dolson who settled in Peel in 1822 and first reunion was held in 1935 at Ferndale with H A Dolson president.
Elmwood Tire Service Ltd expands from Port Credit to Georgetown with a new Main St N location in the former Georgetown Tire and Battery building. The company, rooted in Port Credit since 1933 as part of Elmwood Motors, opened its third branch, with origins dating back to 1956 and a Brampton outpost established that year.
A life membership in the W.A. was awarded to Mrs. C. Brown by Mrs. Hazel Reid at the evening W.A. meeting. Plans for a July family picnic and a wedding reception minute review were noted. The Howden reunion at Hornby Community Park drew 90 attendees with sports and a ball game amid social teas, with Mrs. Bertha Grexton and Mrs. D. Shaw among organizers.
The firm announces a sales representative role under leadership of W. L. Smith CP.A. as president and S. A. Norman CPA RLA as secretary and treasurer. The arrangement defines executive oversight for sales operations and financial governance.
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