Ontario Promotional Jaunt Highlights Newspaper Growth
Three company representatives visited 17 Ontario towns to study local newspapers and printing plants. The trip aimed to gauge expansion potential and improve Milton and Acton papers. The party noted some towns were on holiday. findings will guide future service improvements and regional growth.
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Department of Travel and Publicity
Ontario
K.O.B
Acton
Milton
Ontario Béifer
What Problems Face Your Town and Its Merchants
The piece surveys common local town issues affecting trade and business. It notes weather as a factor on the business barometer and cites similar concerns across towns such as shopping hours, rising costs, education expenses, taxes, parking, printing costs, and newsprint needs.
Itinerary of stops across Ontario towns and farms
The writer recalls a multi day trip visiting Stouffville Barrie Midland Collingwood Meaford Owen Sound Southampton Port Elgin Kincardine Goderich Clinton Exeter Strathroy Ingersoll Tillsonburg Delhi and Simcoe. They note newspaper schedules farm life lure and reforestation plans with trout ponds as they pass by plants on holiday.
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Stouffville
Barrieend
Midland
Collingwood
Meaford
Owen Sound
Southampton
Port Elgin
Kincardine
Goderich
Clinton
Exeter
Strathroy
Ingersoll
Tillsonburg
Delhi
Simcoe
Ontario rural fairs set to showcase crops and exhibits
The week after a holiday is tougher for routine but Ontario rural fairs in the coming month promise strong agricultural displays. Editorial voices note money buys much yet money cannot buy some things, and reflect on justice administration and driver conduct in a mosaic of Canadian opinions.
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Ontario
Canada
Inside a Week of Newspaper Plant Visits
Editors recount touring newspaper offices, describing metal cutting sounds and striking buildings. By Wednesday the editors learn not to intrude at a weekly plant, after tentative plans to visit other editors shift to caution and avoidance.
Tax plan foreshadows heavier business burden
The Ottawa Correspondent notes that the federal provincial tax plan now debated in the House of Commons could lock in corporation income taxes at current levels until 1962, push provinces to raise company taxes, and spur new taxes on business assets, making business less attractive to the average person.
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Ottawa
Financial Post
House of Commons
Prediction for 1957 Cars Tells of Style and Innovation
The Financial Post forecasts 1957 cars will be longer lower and flashier with greater color variety chrome and body styles. Expect higher prices more extras four door hardtops boom continues black returns gold grilles and 14 inch tires with wider lower pressure. A direct fuel injection system may appear.
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Financial Post
Bible Sunday Observed in Lawas Marked by Native Language Reading
A Murat Church service in Lawas celebrated Bible Sunday with John 3 16 read in multiple languages, sparking understanding as Murat script was used. Missionaries note the need for mother tongue Bibles and the Murats donated their small collection to the Bible Society in Singapore.
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Borneo
Murat
Lawas
Yban
Mary
The Search for Bridey Murphy Book Review
Morey Bernstein discusses The Search for Bridey Murphy an Acton library bestseller about hypnotic past life hypnosis. The account claims a normal American woman recalled life in Ireland in a former existence and even a dancing jig. A subsequent critique argues the method was flawed but the story remains persuasive to readers.
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Acton
Bridey Murphy
Ireland
Mr. Bernstein
Acton News Roundup Highlights Local Wins and World Events
Fishing yields a 40 inch lake trout at Mea ford weighing 21 pounds 10 ounces. G W Mosales opens a modern dairy building on Main Street North. Quints attract thousands at Callander pool as King Edward unveils Vimy Ridge memorial. Spanish loyalist defense, women in the government army. Acton Women’s Institute picnic hosted by Mrs H McCutcheon. Isobel Lantz marries Raymond Gordon at Knox Church Acton with Grace Lantz as bridesmaid. All Star Benefit Game in Georgetown features Acton players. Acton Juveniles fall to Oakville 8 2. Sir Malcolm Campbell’s Bluebird to be shown at C N E. Ospringe Women’s Institute picnic reports 90 attendees. Farm prospects noted as halting.
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E. J. Hassard
FS. Blow
Meaford
Hassard
G. W. Mosales
Main Street
Callander
Edward
Vimy Ridge
Spain
Acton
Women’s Institute
Georgetown
Flint Terry
Bus
Norm Morton
Minute Walters
Guelph Maple Leafs
Oakville
Malcolm Campbell
Bluebird
Salt
Utah
Ospringe Women's Institute
George Cooke
Sunday Announcement for August 12 1956 Service
Sunday notice dated August 12 1956 lists junior church and church sitroola at 10 00 am with times and event wording preserved in OCR fragment.
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Sitroola
Trinity
Back in 1906 Threshing and town events noted
In the 1906 issue dated August 9 the threshers are active with early yields: Robert Sprowl, Fred Maud, R N Brown, and Joel Leslie report crops from 25 to 40 bushels per acre. An Acton Cornet Band outdoor concert at the town hall draws crowds. Bowling semi finals see Gould vs Secord and McNabb winning with silver inscribed bowls. Rev T Albert Moore praises Algoma growth from Bruce Mines. A disturbance on Mill Street ends with police delay.
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Robert Sprowl
Fred Maud
R. N. Brown
Joel Leslie
Acton Cornet Band
Town Hall
Bower Avenue
Willow Street
W. J. Gould
A. A. Secord
Gould
W. McNabb
McNabb
Doctor and Optometrist Listings with Schedules
Publicized directory entries list Dr W G C Kenney physician surgeon with Symon Block office 43A Mill St E Acton and R O Buchner optometrist 48 Mill St E with main Brampton and Toronto offices. Eastbound and Westbound schedules show daily service times 6 33 am to 10 08 pm with Sunday variations.
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W. G. C. Kenney
Symon Block
Mill St. E. Acton
Church St. E
Robert D. Buckner
Wellington St
Acton
Ont
Leishman_Block
Mill St
H. Leib
Corner Mill
Frederick Streets
E. IL. Buchner, R.O. Optometrist
Mill St. E
Sun
Hol
Federal to Build $200,000 Post Office at Alma
The federal government will construct a $200,000 post office in Alma Quebec next year. Land has been acquired and work is expected to start in the spring.
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Alma
Que
Quebec
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