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Acton Free Press in Acton, Ontario

05 Aug 1954

Page 9

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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Aug 05, 1954

Page

9

Canadian Visitor Tours Ireland and Scottish Highlands

A Canadian traveler recounts five days in Ireland visiting Dublin Cork and Killarney and a four day Highlands tour in Scotland with two Scottish farmers. He describes Windsor Royal Show highlights, a Thames boat trip, crosses to Belfast and Cork, Blarney Castle, Mount Carra ntua Kill, and Loch Ness interest. He notes distances routes weather and cultural notes, ending planning to meet Royal Winter Fair delegates in London.

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Ireland Highlands Scotland Windsor Reading England London Thames River Nuffield Foundation of Kingston-on- Thames Runnymede Hampton Court Kingston-on-Thames Thames Axford Royal Agricultural Society of England Dumfries Shrewsbury Peeple Queen Elizabeth Duke of Edinburgh Queen Mother Duke and Duchess of Gloucester H.R.H Countess of Ontario Norman High OAC Guelph Dr. High Windsor Castle Thames Valley William the Conqueror St. George's Chapel Belfast Midlands Banbury Coventry Lichfield Warrington Wigan Preston Lancaster Penrith Carlisle Dumffies Jon Petri Kileinning Ayrshire Thomas Reid Bill Staimer Alberta Bill Ardrossa Tames Clydebank Dublin Tipperary United States Great Britain Lloyd George di Valera Dail Southern Ireland Irish Free State Dominion of Canada Westminster Republic of Ireland Northern Ireland House of Commons U.K Cork Kildare Waterford Irish Republic Cashel Killarney Blarney Castle Kilarney Kerrey Puth-West Mount Carsantuakill Tralevon Limerick Galway Galway Bay Wichlow Mountains Wicklow Kent Thomas Kennedy Acton Bland Hugh Mair Tom Gilleland Mauchline Mauchlin Paisley Dumbarton Loch Lomond Fort William Blueridge West Virginia Virginia Fort William Ben Nevis British Isles Loch Ness Glen Brauhart John Cobb Cobb Inverness John O' Groat Banff Grampian Mountains Balmoral Castle Devil's Elbow Perth Edinburgh Harry Lauder Strathaven Lanark Dum
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Eight boys to take First and Second Star tests next Thursday

Scout den announces special instruction for eight boys Going-up to Scouts Unis fail on August 12. Names listed include Donald Cook Bob Duby Laurence Duby Paul Elliott Donald Lindsay David Peel Wayne Ridley and David Smith. Pack to expand to 38 with one more recruit this fall but limited by current leadership and waiting list. Parents urged to contact cub master Murray Scoyne Akela for personal calls.

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Scouts Unis Donald Cook Bob Duby Laurence Duby Paul Elliott Donald Lindsay David Peel Wayne Ridley David Smith Tme Murray Scoyne Akela
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Weather Woes and Travel Notes Across Continents

The excerpt mentions Harold Baker, assistant Agricultural Representative of Huron County, with past roles in Wentworth and Halton in 1849, as part of a broader travel update. The narrator plans to depart for Scotland, return to London, then cross to the continent, describing unusually wet and cold weather they deem the worst of this summer, though such tales repeat annually.

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Harold Baker Huron County Wentworth Halton Scotland London Canada
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Busy Builders Win Winnipeg Construction Surge

Value of new construction in Winnipeg this year reached 11 218 000 dollars before the end of June compared with 9 636 000 at the same time last year.

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Winnipeg
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Postal group boxes replace long lines of mail boxes

London Ontario residents will see group mail boxes installed along suburban arteries replacing long strings of individual boxes. The new boxes sit away from busy roads to cut traffic hazards and provide better mail protection.

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London Ont
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