Acton Loses Hockey Title But Praises Sundridge and Halton
The article notes Acton ends season without a championship, credits Sundridge with the crown, and extends congratulations to Sundridge and Georgetown in Halton for strong seasons. It highlights community spirit, fishing trips in Sundridge years ago, and Bucko McDonald’s recognition. It also cites Halton’s past success in hockey and baseball, signaling strong regional sports development.
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Acton
Tanners
Sundridge
Bucko McDonald
Halton
Georgetown
Ontario
Industrial Credit Widespread in Canada
How many of Canada's businesses are operated on a credit basis Practically all of them reports the Financial Post Regardless of terms seven or thirty days supplying of merchandise from the manufacturer to the wholesaler or jobber to the retailer can be classified as credit How many of Canada's business houses use installment credit or loaning facilities of the finance companies Perhaps 10 000 or more In the industrial field alone close to 50 millions change hands annually in the financing of merchandise from the manufacturer or wholesaler to the user over 100 millions annually in the automotive field millions of dollars in the home appliance and personal loan fields additional millions more where the manufacturer carries his own paper and finances through the aid of bank support
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Canada
The
Financial Post
Ontario Surplus Declared Amid Taxpayer Concern
A provincial report reveals a $25,039,000 surplus and debt reductions, praising gains while critics note taxpayers paid excess taxes with no budgeted relief. The budget promises no new taxes for the year ending March 31, 1949 despite gasoline tax revenue and continued controls.
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Ontario
Aaube Control Branch
Tax Burdens Pressured by Budgets Across Canada
The letter argues large levies like succession duties and corporate tax strain taxpayers. It notes an expected federal budget and hints at potential relief, cautioning that provincial actions could consume any surplus before taxpayers see gains. It emphasizes vigilance as everyone awaits relief.
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Canada
Ontario Municipal Taxes Reach Historic Highs
A Canadian Press survey shows Ontario towns posting average tax rate hikes of just over five mills with education costs and higher civic salaries driving the increases. Most municipalities report the rates as the highest in history, aided by public works, hospitals and expanded school facilities to serve postwar growth.
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Ontario
Department of Education
Do They Want To Be Like Us? A Call To Freedom
A reflective piece urges readers to examine personal freedom and its impact on global peace. It suggests that genuine liberty requires action in everyday life, from family to work, to win friends for freedom and deter totalitarian threats.
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George Washington
Recollections From Acton and Area Notes June 25 Excursion Plans
In Acton notes from 1808 details for the Halton Farmorag Institute excursion to Ontario Model Farm Guelph on June 25. The Cro-Kinole Club stole a cabinet grand Bell piano. housing demand rises and forty new moderate rentals are sought. Also mentions U.S. Spain war context, bakery changes, and a new bell at St Alban’s Church funded by subscribers. Names Rev Godden Miss Armstrong and Knox Church choir figure in social items.
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Halton Farmorag
Ontario Model Farm
Guelph
Plano
Cro- Kinole Club
Acton
U.S.A
Spain
L. G. Matthews
George Woaton
Toronto
Ohio
St. Alban's Church
Godden
Thomas Godden
Acton Town News Highlights Banquet Ministers and Marriages
The Acton United Farm Young People held their annual banquet and dance at the Town Hall with about two hundred guests. Former ministers Rev. I. M. Moyer Rev. H. G. L. Baugh and Rev. W L Finlay visited. A pet pigeon on the Lambton to Guelph rail route was noted. Marriages include McNiven Chambers in Toronto and McNiven of Kimberley BC. Obituaries report Ida Smith McLeod and Alexander McDonald.
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Actondale United Farm
Acton
T His
Joe Watson
Canadian National Electric Railways
Lambton
Guelph
McNiven-Chambers
Toronto
Eleanore Wilhelmina
William C. Chambers
John Graham McNiven
M.a.lee
Kimberley
James A. McNiven
Ontario
McLeod
Ida Smith
Charles E McLeod
McDonald
John C. McDonald
Speyside
Alexander McDonald
Cattle Slaughter Declines Reported in 1917
Inspected slaughterings of cattle in 1917 totaled 13 million head, down 22 percent from 1946, with Western Canada falling 30 percent and Eastern Canada 10 percent. Calf kills reached 667,000 head, down 12 percent overall, Western Canada down 17 percent and Eastern Canada 9 percent.
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Canada
Western
Daylight saving arrives as summer nears
Editorial notes warn that daylight saving starts soon and prices may rise with boosted freight rates. Streetsville cuts its tax rate despite higher school costs and sewerage spending, prompting questions about net taxpayer relief under revised assessments. A 1872 railway notice cautions passengers on open windows at high speeds, while today youth ride in convertibles at seventy mph with little regard for impact.
Transit timetable fragment for westbound Thay corridor
Readable parts show schedule notes for westbound trains with times such as 12.09 a m and 646 pm and references to Monday and Saturday only and flagstop at Guelph. The text appears as incomplete transit times with day restrictions and stop notes.
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Guelph
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