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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 23, 1964
Page
2
Halton County debates a centralized assessment commissioner to oversee all assessors, with the province funding part of the salary and equipment. Support cites potential efficiency and equity, while opponents warn of higher county costs and loss of local hiring control.
Acton council faces long delays on Brock Avenue and Church Street bridges due to inter department red tape. Despite two year approval, winter construction avoided and bids accepted, work stalled as supplementary road by laws await council review.
Readable fragments describe wartime book distribution by the Ac tun and district ration board, a Knowsan ia Knowsanian convocation granting a Bachelor of Divinity to Rev Forbes Thumwa, and Lodge activities with jewel presentations. Also noted are Easter church choirs, local marriages, and housing shortages in Acton alongside weather and social notices.
The April 1914 report notes a monthly Board of Education meeting approving apparel and books for minimum standards, restricting admissions to eight year olds, and limiting summer term enrollment. It also mentions land surveying for a school yard expansion, a Yorkshire cattle show, gardening, muffler etiquette for streets, and staff changes at local banks alongside residents returning home for the season.
Oakville on the Seventh Line and Queen Elizabeth Highway sees a 30 year stable transformed into a stylish apartment building after a 1960s conversion at an estimated cost of 85000. Brampton reports fake cheques totaling 765.48 discovered after a merchant questioned a suspicious payment. Burlington Boxing legend Jack Dempsey visited students promoting education. Georgetown residents demand action from Canadian National Railways over idle diesel engines rattling windows. Waterdown Legion plans 12 unit senior housing to rent at 40 to 50 dollars monthly pending CMHA approval. Milton Council lowers mill rate one per thousand for 1964 with a projected deficit of 617485.06 and total expenditures of 809804.72.
Bannockburn Wisconsin hosts the annual meeting of Bannockburn Women’s Institute. Reports from officers and committees were presented. Mrs S Matthews retires as president and Mrs M McCullough chairs the officer election. Winners in the baking contest included Linham for cherry pie and Coles for bran muffins. Winners advance to the district meeting in May hosted by Bannockburn Institute.
A chaotic domestic scene unfolds after a man suffers a black eye in a car door incident. The narrator describes a night of pain humor and anxious family reactions, with friends and a new joke about the injury spiraling into a tense exchange.
In a weekly bridge column a reader learns to form a plan before playing the first trick and to aim for extra inches by guiding the hand. An example from the Acton Bridge Chat shows dealer South with North AKT74 and South hand KQJ92, underneath a D- a C-9 RG sequence.
A compact listing of doctors dentists lawyers and service providers in Acton Ontario. Includes Dr D A Garrett Dr O Buckner Dr T B Moore H Leib and others with addresses phone numbers and office hours. Also features local travel schedules and transport lines from Gray Coach and Canadian National Railways.
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