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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 02, 1959
Page
4
In Acton residents question why the Red Ensign flag hung lopsided over the Post Office. The piece links Acton’s display to broader Dominion tensions, Newfoundland secession talk, and political disputes while Premier Frost’s government faces stumbles over national symbols.
Funeral service held at Burkley-Shoemaker for Elizabeth Hanna Wallace a longtime town resident. She died on Good Friday after extended illness at home on Willow St. A life member of Knox church WMS and Ladies Aid she was remembered for kindness by boarders. Ministers Rev Andrew McKenzie and Rev Robert Armstrong officiated with pallbearers named. She was born August 5 1878 in Esquesing Township daughter of Hugh Wallace and Elizabeth Storey and survived by one brother and two nieces. three brothers preceded her. Wildlife notes report 165 moose sighted in 275 square miles and 207 in area. one bull elk seen near Iroquois Falls.
Community laments loss after Ballinafad farm home of Mr and Mrs Sam Snow and Dame Given burned Friday during dinner. Neighbors battled flames but could not save house, beds upstairs, belongings. Event intertwined with local shower and wedding notices, including Lorraine Given and Eddie Ryan engagement and several musical performances by local residents.
Police detachment investigates a Main Street collision causing about 200 dollars in vehicle damage. Two persons were evacuated with injuries as responders work to clear the scene and officials trace the sequence of events.
Sgt Morley Wright of the Ontario Provincial Police Guvph detachment presented a rural traffic safety program at Stone Church in Eraomosa township on March 24. Sponsored by Eramosa Junior Farmers, the talk stressed that over 90 percent of accidents result from driver violations and shared causes such as following too closely and failing to share the road, with slides illustrating common errors and warnings about tractors and youth drivers.
The piece recalls April Fool’s Day pranks that wake sleepers with sleepy eyes and unfold through the home. Teachers are portrayed as frequent targets and amused by lighthearted tricks. Adults also take a moment from busy schedules to share in harmless jokes with children.
Flooding plagued Mill Street in front of Mrs F Mooney home for nearly two weeks as a plugged storm sewer froze and overflowed. Town workers with air compressors drills and suction pumps freed the main by Tuesday lifting the blockage and draining the area with help from the sewer and water department.
An elderly man confronts a stranger fishing on the river bank. The fisherman boasts of forty pike yesterday. The old man inquires about ownership, then calls the other a liar in a terse exchange. A garbled ad section references a used car lot and a Deluxe Pontiac Sedan.
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