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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 23, 1959
Page
14
A reflective essay laments Ottawa tax collection through payroll deductions and imagines a system where government taxes were mailed annually by citizens. It questions current efficiency and explores how tax demands might differ if deductions at source were illegal.
The Globe notes Diefenbaker Eisenhower Dulles Churchill show resilience after exhausting tours and illnesses. It highlights how demanding roles expose leaders to fatigue yet their will and recovery keep them at the helm despite aging and public scrutiny.
Ontario residents are urged to join Operation Friendship during Mental Health Week to visit patients in provincial mental hospitals. Organized by the Canadian Mental Health Association, the campaign aims for 70 000 visitors to match patient numbers, highlighting the healing power of friendship and volunteer visiting as part of a new care approach.
A Toronto Globe and Mail report cites British sociologists Carter and Jephcott who studied two streets in Fogland. They link crime to parental responsibility rather than poverty, noting Gladstone Street’s higher standards and family care reduced delinquency compared with Dike Street.
A Bowmanville Statesman reader questions the Sugar and Spice column by Smiley, criticizing tone about family life and responsibility. She argues the piece misrepresents parenting, while the editor reflects on freedom and the evolving role of family in society.
A humorous essay critiques shifting family duties and gender expectations. The narrator laments changes in parenting, contrasts generations, and jokes about domestic tasks while navigating pride, duty, and social judgment. The piece uses pointed satire to question traditional family prestige.
Sunday services across Acton churches list times for Holy Eucharist church school and worship. Readings include Acton Pentecostal Tabernacle classes morning and evangelistic prayer meetings. United Church of Canada notes Rev Gordon Adams and local organist details. Baptist service mentions morning worship and children’s program.
The article describes travel habits with references to touring by car and visits to distant places. It notes couples and families planning twice yearly trips to nearby or distant destinations. It mentions outdoor music concerts and summer theatres as common entertainments across regions.
A jumbled 1900 column recounts injuries from a near miss with a wagon wheel, local factory and building notes, police reports on a cigarette offense, and notes on Acton versus Woodstock in a regional hockey title with festive town coverage. It mentions new machinery, a May battery of events, and parade preparations.
A fragmented listing shows hours for various services and businesses including Dr. Lee Len, Buchanan, Hastings & Payne, Har Mon Fri times, and a Canmacian National Railways flyer schedule. It notes daily and weekend service windows with morning and evening hours and a stamp of local radio and audio equipment providers.
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