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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 23, 1959
Page
2
In a reflective April note, the writer compares tax collection to painless dental work. He questions the efficiency and ease of source deductions and wonders if citizens would prefer mailing annual Ottawa payments instead. He muses on government demands and the potential impact of a different tax system.
The Globe notes how figures like Canada’s Diefenbaker and U S leaders Eisenhower and Dulles bounce back from fatigue and illness after taxing duties. It highlights Churchill’s continued vitality beyond eighty as examples of enduring executive stamina in democracies despite public scrutiny.
A patient credits friendship with recovery in Operation Friendship during Mental Health Week. Ontario residents are invited to visit its mental hospitals April 26 to May 2 as part of a national effort by the Canadian Mental Health Association to match 70 000 visitors with patients.
A Toronto Globe and Mail article summarizes British sociologists Carter and Jephcott who studied two English streets, Dike and Gladstone. The findings link crime to parental irresponsibility rather than poverty, with Gladstone exhibiting less delinquency due to personal responsibility and engaged parenting. Paul Speicher.
A reader criticizes a Sugar and Spice column by Smiley, arguing it mocks family responsibility. She defends herself as a mother of several children and urges the editor to rethink the piece, warning it promotes a cynical view of marriage and parenting.
Bill Smiley laments social expectations on mothers and fathers arguing modern mothers restrict sons and youth face family pressures while men juggle daily duties and chores, promising to return to the topic after household tasks.
The calendar lists services for the United Church of Canada and Baptist Church Acton Ontario on Sunday April 26 1959. It includes morning prayer worship church school morning worship holy eucharist and beginners class with clergy Rev Gordon Adams and Rev Gedon Holmes. The document notes Sunday School and church activities plus a children care line at the manse during service.
A guide describes a secret of success for travel planning. It recommends choosing an interesting place between two familiar areas, visiting twice yearly, then renting inexpensive cabins nearby to enjoy time with neighbors and families during seasonal events such as rodeos outdoor concerts and summer theatres.
The eight year old Chara Crafting, daughter of Walter Crafting, milkman, was run over by a farmer’s wagon on Man Street while climbing onto the vehicle. She sustained serious injuries but is expected to recover. the incident remains unexplained.
Dr H Lee Dent lists office hours by appointment with afternoon times. Hastings Payne and D Coats appear as local representatives or advertisers, with a contact phone and address for Fidelity Associates and a high fidelity system. The jumble mentions Treethorne street and a P.O. box, suggesting a local business card style notice.
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