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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 21, 1955
Page
13
The article notes the growing push to supply gas to expanding communities in Acton Milton and Georgetown. With rising electric power costs, gas heating could become competitive for industry and homes, possibly from Canadian sources or local development, as towns gain water, sewers, garbage collection, and paved roads.
The piece notes Houston and Chicago seeking measures to fund services with tax hikes and layoffs. It highlights Ontario’s education levy as an uncontrollable municipal expense rising to 35 percent of municipal education costs from 29 percent since 1946. George C. Croskery urges higher provincial and federal support to ease local burden.
A civic advisory warns residents to beware door to door solicitors and quick profit schemes in spring. Look for reliable local merchants and avoid unknown callers offering duplicable bargains. Exercise caution and give strangers the brush-off to protect households and communities.
Citizens of Acton are urged to seek full disclosure of municipal finances as the town’s leadership faces criticism for keeping residents in the dark. The Free Press plans another year of detailed mill rate analysis and a civic night discussion hosted by the Chamber of Commerce featuring Mayor Tyler and several town officials.
Ontario Minister of Highways Henry James N. Allan praises daily and weekly newspapers for offering part time jobs to school children. He says these roles build character, ease family finances, and support democracy through press freedom and ethical journalism.
The text notes winter damage on roadways with many road graders in demand. It mentions dirty tricks of trash piles after snow thaw, spring building activity, and the need to set clocks forward. It also cites trout fishing season opening and income tax return deadlines, with Ontario election preparations gaining momentum.
In Bronte a council member charged with assault against the Public Utilities Commission chairman ended with the councillor ordered to pay 20 dollars in court costs and the PUC man found not guilty. Other items note a skunk at the Oakville Post Office, smelt fishing on Bronte piers, and local incidents in Georgetown Milton and Burlington including a police chief applications review and a serious rocket injury to a Milton boy.
The Rouyn-Noranda Quebec Press argues that audiences seek quality films and will accept better reading material. The home remains the best place to cultivate refined taste for superior literature.
Sunday April 24 1955 schedule lists 9:45 church school 11:00 divine worship and church parade and 7:00 evening worship. The notice invites a warm welcome and cites They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength.
A fragmented 1905 style notice from the Free Press describes May 20, 1966 events in Acton Crews ons Corners. It notes Wm Y Gray completing beadings, Thomas E Price chosen as municipal officer, and a council lineup including WH Stewart and Frea Plank. A Sunday Lord’s Day Alliance meeting and police concerns are mentioned along with officers and committee names.
An employee named William Mainprize retires after over forty years at Beardmore and Co. in Acton. He served as machinist and engineer assistant, reflecting on decades of friendly relations and steady work. The notice highlights his long tenure and well earned rest.
A historic listing of local professionals in Acton Ontario including physicians Dr W G C Kenney Dr D A Garrett and Dr A J Buchanan dentists veterinarians H Oakes Youn g and Young real estate firms and legal services with office locations and phone numbers. Also lists travel coaches schedules and misc services like a funeral home piano instruction and local business advertisements.
Fragmentary OCR shows a timetable snippet for Canadian National Railways with times around 6.40 am and 10.00 am and a flyer at Georgetown. Readable text is incomplete and ambiguous about stations and services.
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