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Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), April 1, 1987, p. 8

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St IIHtl I April I lWT Barber Henley Ltd Business All Classes of Insurance Complete Travel Service 72 Main Downtown Georgetown 877 j ASSOCIATION ACTA Compliments of Toronto Dominion bank Compliments of DAVID PAGE BA BARRISTER SOLICITOR Georgetown Compliments of 316 St Georgetown 8772234 GEORGETOWN Jamas St PHONE 8772207 Mod Thurt AM AM 900PM Sut ACTON 12 Church St PHONE Man A M Sal BOO AM 600PM Compliments of SUTHERLAND INVESTMENT CORPORATION li Compliments of STANDARD PRODUCTS CANADA LIMITED GEORGETOWN DIVISION farewell My Friend GSS SUPPLIES I Tanas Compliments of DDH TRANSPORTATION SERVICE 34 Armstrong Avenue Georgetown Ontario 8775163 Compliments of GENERAL PRACTICE SOLICITORS KOGON Compliments of CALEDON LABORATORIES LTD Armstrong Ave Georgetown 8770101 H H FURNITURE LTD 24 ARMSTRONG AVE GEORGETOWN 8778495 Compliments of HAULAGE EXCAVATING LTD GEORGETOWN THE CLEANING MAN MOBILE CARPET M UPHOLSTERY CLEANING SERVICE USING THE STEAM CLEANING METHOD QEOftOETOWN 8778504 KINO THE Compliments of HALT0N TRAILER SALES RENTALS COACH UGH WEIGHT TRAILERS TRAILERS SALES SERVICE REESE jDi ol All Types CECIL KVLE RJ GotJtoMi In March of 1940 a young man from western Ontario arrived in Georgetown to become the owner publisher editor etc of Georgetowns only newspaper the weekly Georgetown Herald That man was Walter Biehn of Chesley Ontario a graduate of Patterson Collegiate Institute in Windsor and in 1939 a graduate in Business Ad ministration from University of Western Ontario in London Immediately on graduation Walter joined a Chartered Accountancy firm in Toronto but soon thereafter made the decision to go into the newspaper business Very soon he met and married a very attractive young lady Mary Feller daughter of a long time Georgetown family Walter and Mary enjoyed a long and happy marriage until Marys un timely death in 1976 The memories of this partnership are shared with daughters Carolyn of Vancouver BC Ellen in Missoula Montana and son Charles in Toronto along with five grandchildren As well as being a wonderful wife and mother Mary carried some of Walters duties at the Herald from 1942 while Walter was with the Canadian Army Pay Corps Service Corps and Intelligence Department Walter Biehn has always been community minded He was an elected member of the old Board of Education from 1949 1955 and then a mem ber of the original North Halton High School Board at its formation Also he has been very active with St Georges Anglican Church having served terms as Peoples Warden and President of the Mens Club Mr Biehn sold The Herald in 1958 to the Thomson Newspapers but stayed on as the publisher of the paper until he decided to retire from the newspaper business in 1973 With some free time Walter decided he should try to assist with the or derly running of the Municipalitys affairs Therefore he threw his hat in the ring as a Councillor for Ward on the Halton Hills Council and despite the fact that he ran the lowest profile campaign ever seen in Georgetown he headed the polls on two occasions and served as a MIKE T ARMSTRONG INSURANCE ASSOCIATES Representing Canadas Leading Ufa insurance Companies 8770925 8576915 Limited Edition Prints JUDY Director Main St South Georgetown 8777654

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