24 May 1939
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Newspaper
Ontario Georgetown Herald
Location
Georgetown, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 24, 1939
Page
1
A Georgetown letter to the editor outlines the proposed sewer system financed by 20 or 30 year debentures. It explains disposal plant cost, trunk sewer and laterals, tax impacts for owners, potential federal aid, and local benefits while urging residents to vote favorably next Monday.
The notice requests readers check their paper label date to confirm subscription arrival. It asks in arrears accounts be corrected and remittance sent promptly, thanking readers for attending to the matter.
Georgetown and district citizens joined about 2,000,000 spectators in Toronto to greet King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. The writer, G. Mac McGilvray, describes viewing the procession, the city hall canopy, and a close glimpse of the Quintuplets. Also notes local ex-Service Men militia cadets forming a guard of honor and the Lorne Scots Band at Beaches Athletic Park.
The Georgetown Baseball Club kicks off the 1939 season next Monday May 29 at 7:00 pm. Acton Tanners face the locals as rivals. Players donated $1 entry to help finance the season and fans are urged to support. New admission prices include free for children 15c for ladies and 25c for gents.
A Plymouth sedan owned by Mr. Ed McWhirter was stolen from in front of the Provincial Coating Mills on Tuesday evening. Police were notified and Toronto authorities recovered the vehicle on Dundas Street by 8 p.m. with little or no damage.
Georgetown Public School held its annual Parents Night on May 18 with teachers available to discuss student progress. The program featured choruses drills and plays including a scene from The Merchant of Venice and a pageant A Welcome to the King. Inspector L L Skuce spoke and Hugh Dickie awarded Halton County Musical Festival certificates to winners.
Miss Margaret Jane Allen daughter of the late Jean J. Allen married Frank Howard Bennett son of Mrs. Bennett and James Bennett in a ceremony at 163 Havelock Street Toronto officiated by Rev Carl Vermer. Attendant Mrs Frank Verral wore Venetian blue lace and carried butterfly roses. The couple left for New York and Washington after a reception and supper and will reside in Toronto.
Georgetown property owners are urged to vote on Monday May 29 whether to approve a proposed sewage system and disposal plant. Polling places are Ward I Town Hall Ward CD Barber Floral Co and Ward III Public Library open 9 am to 7 pm. The initial expenditure is 127000 dollars and voting is framed as a taxpayer’s choice.
The May meeting at the Reed home elected officers for both groups. Officers include President Reta Fisher and President Jack Lawson, with numerous roles filled by local members, and guest speaker Duncan Leslie, a Spanish War veteran, distributed souvenirs during the event. The next meeting will be at Lorne and Jean Lundy's home in Brampton.
To mark a royal visit, the King and Queen’s coat of arms in royal blue adorns the Georgetown and vicinity telephone directory now mailed by Bell Telephone Company of Canada. The volume lists 27 800 revised white pages and over 3 000 changes, with subscribers’ names, addresses and numbers, urging careful use to avoid wrong numbers.
Mr and Mrs George Charters observed their 50th anniversary on Monday last. Married in Hamilton the couple are aged 80 and 75, both in good health. Relatives and friends sent many congratulations, and the Herald joins in the celebration.
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