Acton Free Press 1962 Notes Local Scenes and Projects
The community reports numerous small items from August 1962 including road work on the Acton Milton route with unpainted lines, curb installation and paving by Godson Construction, and a forthcoming liquor store interior completion with opening slated for August 15. Local ball league, school Cub leaders training, post office construction on Bower Avenue, and the wading pool busy during warm weather are noted along with a TV show at Kitchener and a call for donations to the Halton museum curator. Speeders, radar awareness, and a couple of odd local anecdotes about birds in a heater close the page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main Street
Godson Construction Company
Acton
Kitchener TV
Halton Museum
Silhouette Photography Tips From Home Projects
A guide to making photographic silhouettes using back lighting and simple equipment. It explains indoor and outdoor setups, posing, exposure tricks, and composition to create sharp two tone silhouettes.
Fall Persona Column Sparks Local Interest
The fall Personas column remains active with engaging content, despite no public meetings in Agtan this week. Readers are urged to follow ongoing local features and upcoming events as summer warmth lingers into autumn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theos
Agtan
Fragmentary report of a striking event on a river bank
A garbled OCR fragment describes a person near a river with sounds from bushes. Names and details are unreadable, but the scene suggests a surprising or dramatic local occurrence.
Sprinkler System Work Begins at Arena Community Centre
Urinnell Sprinkler Company employees started installation of the sprinkler system at the community centre on Wednesday afternoon. Pipes and valves had been stored at the arena for weeks in preparation. Town workmen laid the water line to serve the system about two months ago from the Knox Avenue Park Avenue corner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urinnell Sprinkler Company
Knox Avenue
Park Avenue
Holiday visits fill Limehouse parish notes
Village residents recount extended holidays and hospital recoveries. Herb Arnold returns from Toronto General and St. John’s Convalescent after a motor incident May 4. Mrs. Turnough returns home. Mrs. Frank hospitalized in Guelph. Toronto visitors include Roughleys, Ball, John Gilmore, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Runtyvill
Limehouse
Herb Arnold
Toronto General Hospital
St. John’s
Georgetown
Wm. Frank
Vancouver
Guel
Reg. Bullock
Chael
Burlington
R. B. Storey
Toronto
Mills
Lane
Arthur Lane
Ted Marrow
Mr Jorissen
Wingham
Coupagny
de Wineee
New School for the Deaf Plans for Unique Features
The first stage of the new School for the Deaf near completion this winter features 10 child classrooms per unit, a shared indoor pool, indoor and outdoor play areas, dormitory wings for 30, and a lights based fire alarm system. Designed to support 450 pupils, the project costs about 10 million dollars with three stages planned through 1967.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
School For the Deaf
Dan Morris
Allan
D. G. Creba
Provin
Fund Construction Co. Ltd
Sages
C.D. Carruthers & Wallice Consultants Ltds
Calvin Aitken Tops Oat Growers at Acton
Calvin Aitken of Acton wins the Acton Agricultural Society oat contest with 91 points, leading a 14 entry field judged by Wob Strang of Guelph. Notables include Bayne Hee, Griffin and Sons, Walter Lipham, and D. McPhedran among others, with scores ranging from 88.2 to 70.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton
Acton Agriculture Society
Wo BL Strang
Griffin Aryt Sons
Walter Lipham
Ales McPhedran
D. McPhedran
McM
Colese and Son
Harry Maurras
George Wallice
Don Mathews
Harold Brown
Gordon Lestie
Fred Brown
Room, Stores
Centennial celebrations draw crowds to Maui toulin Mandi event
George Bishop, former Actonian and chairman of the centennial committee, guides festivities as tourists arrive from Acton and beyond. His family ties include the Bishop nursery and garden on Rawson Street and connections to Red De Dodge operations. The scene reflects a community marking a milestone with regional participation.
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Mauitoulin Mandi
Uding
Acton
George Bishop
Aif Bishop
Rawson St
Gorden Cunningham
Red de Dodge
Buying Life Assurance Costs of Living Highlight
Acton presents life assurance as part of daily expenses, comparing its cost to food and clothing. The piece frames premiums as a personal or shared financial burden, urging readers to consider protection alongside ordinary living costs.
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Esther Tay
Plymouth
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Sel Rom Tannery
Superior Glove Works
Julian Zajac
Frank Geng
Vimy Street
JSE
Geary
Demetta Geary
Manina
Torao
S20
Smith
Jimmie Hutchinson
Weston
Roughless
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Elwood McDougall
Brown
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Rive Datky
Karbartily
Patteesort
Charles Meredith
Manttoulin
Eland
Frank Brown
Brownendee Fermest
Riverdale
Mighamus
New School For the Deaf
Ver
Millon
Calvin Aitken
Centennial
Robert R. Hamilton Optometrist
Main N. Tor
Guelph
St. George Sq
Quebec Street
Commercial Union Assurance Company Limited Life Assurance
Edgar Force
Joe Takacs
Annas
Mary Maxim
Northland
Vermont
Willow ST
Northland Woof
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Schnediers
Chase & Sanborne Instant Coffee
Lynn Valley
Penn Pearl
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