Acton residents laud Citizen of the Year pick and youth awards
Fine achievement. This year's Citizen of the Year sits well with the sports community as Charlie Thomson works with boys and girls across hockey softball soccer lacrosse and baseball and organizes girls softball. The Free Press notes Jackie Palmer named Youth Bowling Council's Press Secretary of the Year and honors Dr. Frank Oakes for responsible town and county finance leadership. District cancer fund walkers also shine as students rally support.
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Charlie Thomson
3Mart
Acton
Free Press
Citven
Jackie Palmer
Youth Bowling Council
Canada
Jackie
Frank Oakes
Les Duby
Dr. Oakes
Jin
Ontario Legislature Winds Down With Time Dilution
Editorial criticizes lengthy speeches in the Ontario Legislature. It cites John Roat and peers for excessive Hansard pages and high costs per page. The piece urges brevity to free time for addressing province’s pressing problems.
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M.P.P
Wellington-Dufferin
John Roat
Ontario
Root
High Park
Scarborough East
Hansard
Speedways Facts From Ontario Safety League On Vehicle Speeds
The Ontario Safety League cites data showing average bus speeds exceed those of passenger cars, which in turn exceed truck speeds. It notes wealthy and heavier cars travel faster than cheaper and lighter ones, visitors’ cars run faster than residents’ cars, non owned cars are driven faster than owned ones, and divorced individuals of both genders drive faster than married counterparts.
Bizarre column mixes taxes, tales and Gracie Fields anecdote
A sprawling, fragmented newspaper blurb blends a Personal beef letter about teachers and civilization with a Glass Container Council study on no deposit bottles. It then shifts to a California fish tale ending in a cat accident, a Gracie Fields anecdote aboard a lake steamer, and finally a garbled Ontario postal notice and advertising note.
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Glass Container Council
A Puzzling Riddle on Evolution and Change
A verse poses a paradox about evolution asking why many species stayed unchanged while others diverged. It hints at descent from common ancestors and the diversity seen in monkeys and their kin, inviting reflection on why some lineages remain static while others branch into new forms.
Free Press J Black Issues 1949 Hockey Club Honored
A YMCA supper and windbreaker presentation honored the Sutilor Mackey Club hockey players. Jack Royston led ceremonies with tributes from Dr Gear Sls and others. Shamme Rusk was named most valuable player. club members listed including Townley Hutchinton Revell Melnery and Kentner.
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Sutilor Mackey Club
Acton
Y.M.C.A
Scout Mathers
Tow Hall
Jack Royston
Sie Muro
Gear Sls
F. Dawkins
Ray”wn
Mobby Anderson
Sonny Townley
Flarry Golmes
Shamme Rusk
Tut
Harold Townley
Sunior Lawson
Julian Zajac
Ken Hutchinton
Jobe Revell
Solin Mowat
Bob Melnery
Graham Guild
Jed Kentner
Shame Rusk
Staney
Keith Fay
Lome Asbie
Wo Marzo Cogadh
Doc Sirrs
Sonny Townsley
Hill Vaughan
Don Anderan
Muddled 75 Years Ago Notices From Montreal Gazette
A 75 year old fragment reports on Consda taxation talk the salt company at Kincardine and farm fences being saved. It mentions St Albans church wedding of Jennie Laird and Harry Huggies at Welland with Sarah Laird assisting. Rockwood caves and potholes attract visitors.
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Montreal Gazette
Consda
Knatchbutl
Ontarly Veople
Af Kincardine
St. Alban's Church
Umate
Jennie Laird
Samuel Laird
Gier
Harry Huggies
Welland
Mwely
Beater
Sarah Laard
Hower
Milton
Rockwood
Community honors soldiers with return reception 1919
Fifty years ago Free Press notes a soldiers reception Tuesday evening with presentations of watches to each honored veteran. Clarence Matthews and Bert Cook among others were acknowledged. Miss Margaret MacDonald Ruth Nelson and others attended Easter holidays. Boy Scouts plan a May 3 concert and a life masquerade party bid farewell to Ripting Puffer who leaves for Moyle British Columbia. A signet ring was presented.
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Clarence Matthews
Bert Cook
Ron Swackhamer
J. Cooney
T. Manh
Kipling Puffer
Thos. Bennett
Jf C. Collier
Joe Swackhamer
Jas. Laycock
Margaret MacDonald
Sutton
Jean Wilson
Toronto University
Ruth Nelson
Toronto
Nellie Hynds
Marguerite Stewart
Etta
Myrtle Dill
Mamie Mainprise
Bracebridge
Weather Ravages Province During Jat Week Devastating Dams and Roads
A century ago a severe storm roared through the province during Jat week. Thunder and rain damaged bridges, dams, and culverts from Milton to Georgetown. Dams on Twelve Mile Creek were washed away, Milton's Main Street bridge collapsed, and towns flooded as waters rose four feet in lower districts. Temporary bridges were planned as repairs began.
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Milton
Twelve Mile Creek
St. Anns
Zimmerman
Ten
Georgetown
Main Street
Corporation
Peru
Family dog saga ends with unexpected arrival
A shaggy dog tale unfolds as Scotty undergoes grooming then an aunt brings home a new small mixed breed. The scene grows lively with visitors, petting, and chatter as a kitchen fills with women cooing over the puppy.
Family Dog Meeting Sparks Comedy Across Floor
A narrator describes an awkward family dog interaction as Pepi the Scottie and Toby the new canine cousin meet. Ears perk, noses rub, then Pepi roars and playfully guards the scene while the women cook nearby. The tale ends with a muddled moral and a self aware retreat.
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Rather
Toby
Pepi
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Duluth
Detroit
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Mamabar
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