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workers and then intervention,

government

Jan. 29: "Store Opening in Georgetown"— renovation of Ray Lavandier's Lucky Dollar—had been operating for 13 years. For opening see April 6— with pictures.

Feb. 8: ”Georgetown Lions Whip Gulf Foods"— hockey. For more Georgetown sports see Feb. 13

Feb. 16:" "Georgetown Holds Regular Meeting"- Town Council. For Other Council news see Feb. 24, Apr. 6, Apr. 13,, June 15, July 15, Aug. 12, Oct. 12, Nov. 18, Dec. 15

Feb. 25: "Georgetown Lions Club... " For other Lions' Club activities see Mar. 30, May 12, June 1, June 24, July 15, Sept. 17, Oct. 28 (plan fire brigade),Nov. 12, Nov. 25, Jan. 3/67

Feb. 26: "Port of Georgetown Enjoys Busy Season"- article by J. Waldron Lavers in Guardian "supplement" See also June 1

Mar. 4: "Premier Shaw Queried on

Georgetown Ferry"— says he is in correspondence with other premiers about a Georgetown-Cape Breton ferry.

April 22: "Georgetown Fishermen Prepared for Lobstering; and "Trawler Contract Well Underway', articles by J. Waldron Lavers.

Apr. 27: ”Certificates Presented at Georgetown" - at Mother/daughter banquet at St. David's Church— Yvonne King & Faye Jenkins

May 6: "$150,000 Mink Farm Due for Site near Georgetown"- at Burnt Point-

Norwegian firm

May 12: ”Georgetown Fire Brigade Purchase 40-foot Ladder.”

May 14: "Gulf Grenadier Delivered to Georgetown' Fish Plant" — with picture

of ceremonies, inc. Eric Wood.

May 19: "James MacMahon, station— master & family leave for Port Mouton, N,.S.

May 20: "Franklyn Stevens" & "Mary LeLacheur" pics amongP.W. C. Students

May 31: ”Georgetown Area Growing as a Vacation Locality" Article by J. Waldron Lavers.

June 16: ”Kings' Residents' File Petition"— for recount in Provincial election when Harry McConnell, Conservative, lost by 8 votes in 5th Kings. In recount he lost by 5 votes.

June 16: Annual School Meeting

June 16: "Assistant Stage Manager Arrives in Georgetown"— Anne Lancaster for play productions of Beth McGowan at Town Hall; also June 24 for Pierre Delanie, set designer for productions of "Under the Yum Yum Tree" & The Marriage—Go—Round." Eric Scott is stage manager. See July 14 ff., Aug. 4,, Aug. 17, etc.

July: "Record Fish Catch Is Landed"— by Trawler Gulf Grenadier: 226,000 lbs of red fish

July 18: "Body Discovered Floating by Youth in Georgetown"- Body of Elmer Blackett by Michael Currie; assisted to shore by Kenneth Walker & Allan

MacKinnon

Aug. 19: "Two Companies Reported Interested in Georgetown" (Mayor McLean’s pic.)

Oct.: "Alex Arsenault is Provincial Legion chairman

Oct. 19: "Georgetown Industries Discussed in Cabinet' — headline- omen of the financial trouble in the Georgetown industries. See also Oct. 23. Plant owes government, fishermen's'

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