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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 17, 1950
Page
10
During sewer construction Acton streets have signs buried and wrecked. Council intends erecting new entrances signs to welcome visitors as No 7 and No 25 highways bring more traffic. Brampton sets a high standard with well placed signs and service club banners. Citizens urged to cooperate to paint and present Acton proudly.
The article argues that careful drivers deserve credit for safer roads amid rising car sales and traffic. It defines careful driving as attentive, cautious, steady, maintaining a good vehicle, and using calm judgment to avoid accidents. It notes that overall accident rates do not prove careful driving alone.
A persuasive piece arguing for a God inspired democracy over secular state rule. It urges Americans to live, promote, and strategically advance a Christian democratic ideology against world communism through personal integrity, public action, and global outreach.
The province plans to revoke current plates from drivers convicted of serious offenses and attach red, conspicuous plates to their cars. About 461 such disgrace plates are in use, with 170 suspensions already imposed. Officials say enforcement will show if deterrence works, though strict application is key and may face resistance from authorities and courts. Some suggest extending the idea to drunken driving. Watchman Warder.
The speech argues the top six inches of soil hold a nation’s wealth and health and must be protected. It credits dairy cattle with turning inedible forage into vital proteins, making cows a key economic and soil-conserving force for Canada and beyond.
Editorial comments warn summer waning with rail strikes possible and widespread force as a trend. Grand Valley lowers overall tax due to county village and library cuts, while school rate rises. No regional water shortages or droughts. crops strong across the province. Prosecutions in Prince Edward Island over alcohol in shaving lotion prompt temperance warnings. Ontario reports continued use of hair lotions as beverages. Federal butter stock moves from 8 to 1 cent and then 3 cents per pound with storage costs boosting taxpayer exposure.
A ragged past reminiscence citing life in 1900 with notes on brickwork by Henry Mill on Warree Block and local shop changes. The piece mentions school budgets, municipal and legislative funding, sidewalk riding bans, a butter shortage, heat, scams about wells, and paupers in Oakville with an arrest and jail incident.
Georgetown firefighters answered three calls within 48 hours. A crossed wave caused a false alarm Friday at supper. Early Saturday a Coca-Cola machine filled Norval store with smoke from a malfunction. A repair fire at Fred Sinclair's Main Stand garage caused minor vehicle damage after a boyed response. Lions Club pledges at least 400 for Stay at Home Camp next year. ex-president J Lo Lambert led the effort. Stanley F. Howard, founder of the Argonaut Bible Class, died suddenly at his Barry's Bay summer home.
Seemingly garbled local items note a lightning strike in Middleton on Mall Street and community efforts on a Merry Lake spring project. An agricultural improvement appointment for Mellon County is mentioned along with a death notice for Jessie Hewetson of Acton and a Midland General Hospital obituary.
The fifth annual Burlington Red Cross and Yacht Club swim regatta drew about two thousand spectators under perfect skies. Master of Ceremonies SF Wolkauteon kept crowds on the revetment wall and onlookers enjoyed the usual free heats. A separate item notes a car fire on Ont aro street extinguished by Constable Parsons and Dan McLeod with minor damage to the vehicle.
Manitoba Health and Public Welfare Department works with agriculture experts to apply 9000 gallons of DDT in Winnipeg suburbs. Two Dakota DC-3 planes sprayed 20 square miles over three days, with 90 percent mosquito control reported in treated areas.
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