Acton Falls Short in Hockey Title Drive to Sundridge
The Acton hockey season ends with a strong effort from the Tanners, who lose to a superior team coached for years. Sundridge earns the championship while Acton fans commend the community spirit and back Sundridge generously. Halton and Georgetown receive congratulations for their own hockey success and the region’s sporting depth.
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Acton
Tanners
Sundridge
Bucko McDonald
Halton
Georgetown
Ontario
Industrial Credit in Canada A Credit Based Economy
The Financial Post states most Canadian businesses operate on credit from manufacturing to retail. Installment credit or loans from finance companies reach perhaps 10 000 or more firms. Industry financing involves around 50 million dollars yearly for merchandise, over 100 million in autos, plus additional millions in home appliances and personal loans.
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Canada
The
Financial Post
Ontario runs record surplus amid protest over taxes
The Ontario government posted a 25 039 000 surplus the largest in province history with a net debt reduction and funded debt drop. Critics note taxes were not cut and point to the gasoline tax and other revenue streams as continuing burdens despite the budget promise of no tax increases for 1949.
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Ontario
Seabe Control
Tax Burden Raises Hope for Federal Relief
The column notes high taxes including succession duties and corporation tax, warns that taxpayers may still pay next year, and hopes the federal budget will offer relief. It laments provincial expropriation of any surplus and urges reductions so money returns to the people.
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Canada
Ontario Municipal Taxes Hit All Time High Across Provinces
A Canadian Press survey shows Ontario municipalities posting average tax rate increases of just over five mills. Rising education costs and higher civic salaries are named as the main drivers, with some communities raising rates to cover overdrafts from 1947.
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Ontario
Department of Education
Do They Want To Be Like Us A meditation on freedom
A reflective piece argues that true freedom requires citizens to act with courage and responsibility. It warns that abuses of liberty and fear hinder families, communities, and nations, and that only when free societies use freedom for good can global threats and totalitarianism recede.
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George Washington
Halton Farnery Institute excursion at Guelph June 25
The third annual excursion of the Halton Farnery Institute to the Ontario Model Farm at Guelph will be held June 25. The article notes local events including new houses at Acton, a new bell for St. Alban's Church, and social notices from Rev. Godden and Rev. MacPherson.
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Ontario Model Farm
Guelph
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U.S.A
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Cuba
L. G. Matthews
George Woaton
Toronto
Ohio
St. Alban's Church
Mr Godden
Thomas Godden
Acton News Briefs From 1928 Banquet Marriages and Obituaries
Acton United Farm Young People held their annual banquet and dance at the Town Hall with two hundred guests. Notable visitors included Rev. I. M. Moyer from Port Calborne Rev. H. G. L. Baugh of Hamilton and Rev. W. J. Finlay of Medina N.Y. Motormen C T Brown and Joe Watson of the Canadian National Electric Railways own a pigeon that travels the Lambton to Guelph route. A wedding for McNiven Chambers occurred Saturday April 14 1928 uniting Eleanore Wilhelmina Chambers of Toronto to John Graham McNiven of Kimberley B C. Death notices include Ida Smith McLeod of Toronto age 22 and Alexander McDonald of Spey side aged 78.
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Actondale United Farm
Acton
I. M. Moyer
Port Calborne
H. G. L. Baugh
Hamilton
W. J. Finlay
Medina N.Y
C.‘T. Brown
Joe Watson
Canadian ‘National Electric Railways
Lambton
Guelph
McNiven-Chambers
Toronto
Eleanore Wilhelmina
William C. Chambers
John Graham McNiven
M.A
Kimberley
Hames A. McNiven
Ontario
McLeod
Ida Smith
Charles E MccLeod
McDonald
John C. McDonald
Speyside
Alexander McDonald
Cattle Slaughter Declines Across Canada in 1946
Less cattle marketed as slaughterings declined 22 percent from 1946 to 13 million head. Calf kills totaled 667000, down 12 percent. Western Canada fell 17 percent while Eastern Canada dropped 9 percent. The Western drop exceeded the East in both cattle and calves.
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Canada
Western
Daylight saving and taxes in Streetsville noted
Editorial notes daylight saving begins the week after Sunday and warn that higher freight rates will push prices up. Streetsville lowers its mill rate despite a 50 percent rise in school estimates and sewer plans, prompting questions about overall taxpayer costs under the revised assessment. A historical railway warning about wind danger contrasts with modern open car speeds, noting 45 mph then versus seventy now.
Transit Schedule Anomalies Outline Unclear Timing
Fragmentary OCR lists bus times and exceptions for multiple days and routes. Mentions Westbound Thay except Monday 117 a.m. and 12.09 am daily except Sunday. Other times 844 am 6.44 pm 40 m Saturday 2.36 pm Sunday panty flagstep Flyer at Guelph except Saturday and Sunday 646 pm.
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ST Opm
Georgetown
Daly
Guelph
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