Playmate’s fall lands Eddy Roodzant in hospital sling
A local boy Eddy Roodzant, son of Mr and Mrs Anthony Roodzant, tumbled after tripping a leg on a friend’s aid. He was admitted to George Lee District Memorial Hospital near 10 am after an elbow injury and x rays showed a slight sprain. Eddy will wear a sling for a few days.
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Eddie Roodzant
John St. West
George Lee District Memorial Hospital
Anthony
Roodzant
Eddy
Grant Clark Fifth in Players 200 at Mosport
Grant Clark of the Comstock team finished fifth in the Players 200 at Mosport, driving Canada’s only car. He battled a high pace, set a Canadian lap record, and narrowly trailed Sterling Moss and Jo Bonnier, to cap a remarkable professional debut. The event drew about 40,000 spectators.
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Grant Clark
Stevens ‘Cresc
Comstock
Mosport
Grant
St. Catharines
Clark
Sterling Moss
Jo Bonnier
Ile
Olivier Gendebien
Bock
Gendebien
Bonnier
Georgetown
England
Herald
Bill Sadler
Caterpillar Scourge Advances in Georgetown District
Mrs vedehave of Georgetown reports swarms of caterpillars stripping evergreens on her property and nearby oaks. Scotch pines suffer most as the pests advance from the lakeshore leaving bare trees in their wake. She sprayed with Niagara Ornamental Tree Dusting Spray and Kolo Insect killer and seeks advice from Guelph.
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Vedehave
RR. 4
Georgetown
The
Herald
J. E. Maxwell
Lakeshore
Ontario Agricultural College
Guelph
No Fatalities Town Recieves Safety Award
The town received a safety award with Police Chief Roy Baley and Police Chairman Wm. F. Hunter present. Municipal leaders praised police efforts while resident Jim McCaig urged pension plans and cautioned about staffing and Main Street improvements. A legal fence boundary injunction and arbitration issues were discussed.
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Roy Baley
Wm. F. Hunter
Burke
Police Department
Haley
City council dodges July 1st holiday ruling
Mayor Hyde said council has no authority to declare July 1st a statutory holiday and no penalty exists for staying open on Saturday. He noted employees may be paid for the holiday, and merchants could decide. Downtown merchants have since announced Saturday closures.
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Hyde
Toronto
Main St
Anl Lighting Tex
McCaig
Georgetown Businessmen’s Association
Deirex Market
Dept. of Municipal Affairs
Parking Meters Suspended During Main Street Work
During Main Street reconstruction meters are suspended and two hour parking will be allowed. Chalking policemen will monitor parked cars and issues tickets for overstays. The police chief gains discretionary power for parking bans and angle parking will be removed when needed.
Jessop Court Building Denied by Court
The court denied the Jessop Court Building, dissolving the town’s authority to hinder fence removal. E R Magloughlen, a downtown barber, protested double water rates by letter, noting he does not use his domestic quota. Mayor Hyde said double billing is customary for merchants above their shops and the water committee will investigate.
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E. R. Magloughlen
Hyde
Walter
Minstrel Soloists at Caledon East Fair
The Minstrel Show will be represented at Caledon East Fair this week with soloists Sandra Sprovie Tom Trouten and Tom Darcie guided by Minstrel Show Director Ralph Ursel appearing Thursday night June 29th. The promoters had asked for the full show but insufficient notice prevented assembling it.
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Caledon East Fair
Sandra Sprovie
Tom Trouten
Tom Darcie
Ralph Ursel
Mons Medal Awarded for First War Service Alive in Sunnybrook Hospital
William Hadley 74 of Glen Williams, born in Yorkshire, died June 21 in Sunnybrook Hospital Toronto after eight years there. A WWI veteran with the 20th Battalion, he earned the Mons Medal. Predeceased by wife leaves three daughters, nine grandchildren, and a great grandchild. Funeral Friday at Harold C. McClure Funeral Home, with interment at Glen Williams Cemetery.
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Sunnybrook Hospital
Toronto
William Hadley
Hadley
Glen Williams
Canada
Yorkshire
Smith & Stone
Mons
Branch 120
Jenson
Harold C. McClure
Kenneth Richardson
St. Georges Anglican Church
Palhearers
Thomas Ibs
Bud Hall
Grover Norton
Jack Kemshead
Bob Hedley
Bill Hadley
Glen Williams Cemetery
Heslop Homes Action Dismissed With Costs
A writ of mandamus to force a town building permit for a single family home on Jessop Court was dismissed with costs before Justice McLennan at Osgoode Hall. The permit had been refused June 13 by inspector G R Bligh under a 1954 Delrex agreement linking subdivision development to commercial industrial assessment.
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Justice McLennan
Osgoode Hall
Rex Heslop Homes
Jessop Court
Delrex
Delrex Developments, Ltd
G. R. Bligh
George C. Hewsong
Douglas Laidlaw
William Anderson
Town Adjusts Commercial Water Rates for Major Industries
The council on Monday set new water rates for service of 2 or more. The schedule starts with a 6000 gallon minimum, then tiers at 34.5, 28.8, 25.3, 23.0, 19.5 and 18.5 cents per thousand gallons. Water chairman Bob Burke says the change yields about a 15 percent monthly increase for large users and should attract big industry and new plants to town.
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Bob Burke
Council
Burke
Georgetown golfers compete in Ontario Open at Islington
Three Georgetown players entered the Ontario Open at the Islington club with Russ Kelly and Jim Burton of North Hatton and Georgetown Golf and amateur Marv Chappel of North Halton. Kelly and Chappel failed to advance after 36 holes while Burton missed the final round as George Knudson of Oakdale won with a 275 total.
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Georgetown
Isington Club
Fingl
Russ Kelly
Jim Burton
North Hatton
Marv Chappel
North Halton
Buyton
Kelly
Ieside
Chappel
Burton
George Knudson
Oakdale
First Baby Born in Georgetown District Memorial Hospital
The hospital opened Tuesday with two newborn girls. The first baby, a 6 lb 3½ oz girl, arrived at 5:07 a.m. Wednesday to Dave and Pauline Moore of 60 McIntyre Cres, delivered by Dr Alstair Macintosh. The second, a 6 lb 4 oz girl, followed at 6:27 a.m. to Paddy and Helen Wood of 35 Water St, also delivered by Dr Macintosh. Both mothers and babies are healthy.
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Georgetown District Memorial Hospital
Alstair Macintosh
Dave
Pauline Moore
Mcintyre Cres
Moore
Paddy
Helen Wood
Water St
Macintosh
Graham Gulhooly
the Herald
The
Herald
Space Heater Threatens Fire At Mrs Whitney Home
Firefighters were called to 12 Tyers Ave last Thursday when an oil fired space heater began to overheat and burn oil. Fire Chief Bob Banfield said flames filled the heater tank and pipes ticked as it warmed up after a recent cleaning allowing more air into the unit.
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Katie
W. Whitney
Tyers Ave
Bob Banfield
Horseshoe season opens with new teams leading
On Tuesday June 20, revised teams opened the season with Sam Gisby’s squad pacing the field by defeating Wally Magdy’s team 4 to 1. Other matches ended with identical scores as players like Tom Graham Rob Brown and Ron Cash plus Jack Pucker ing and Bill Colther posted results. Vacancies remain on all teams and interested players may join Tuesday nights at the Armoury pits.
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Sam Gisby
Wally Magdy
Tom Graham
Rob Brown
Ron Cash
Jack Puckering
Bill Colther
J. Hepburn
Crowded Out News Items Await Next Issue
Short note indicates several news items and district correspondence could not fit in this issue and will be carried over to the next edition. The message signals scheduling constraints and forthcoming coverage.
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Peter Jones
Jim McCaig
Maple Ave
Police Association
Maintreet
Toronto Star
Centre Street
Hyde's Folly
Brigade
Children OF Georgetown Volunteer Ambulance Service
Jessop CT
Caledon
ED Hill
Guelph St
Merchants Ad
Jleaves
Robert Jepson
Alice
Wee
Margaret
Ann Hewitt
Alex Korzack
Gwen
James Sargent
Emily
Basil Uladley
Masoniec
Charles Trott
Norton Crescent
Heslop Homes
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