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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 18, 1949
Page
10
Citizens will vote September 6 on a $350,000 sewer and disposal plant expenditure. The measure covers main lines and disposal, with concerns about laterals and potential added services. A citizens meeting Friday will address questions and objections before the vote.
A Victoria Colonist note argues Americans should not be lured abroad merely to find a cheap replica of home. It contends border signage and tourist experiences that mimic U S scenes fail to satisfy travelers seeking foreign atmosphere and authenticity, urging genuine Canadian settings instead.
The Financial Post denounces municipal and provincial limits that block services across boundaries. It cites a taxi with a county license halted at a boundary delaying a delivery to a hospital and risking lives, and notes lack of a metropolitan police force hampers crime response in Toronto and surrounding townships.
The text argues that attempts by municipalities to bar outsiders like taxi drivers and plumbers reflect fear of competition and local inefficiency, with little public support for such protectionism. It notes this is a general trend rather than a fringe stance.
Michigan unions authorize a strike as the main lever in wage and price demands on Ford industry. Analysts expect higher car prices if companies cannot meet the demands from reserves, reflecting broad wage patterns across the auto sector. Cars remain in demand but buyers face tighter budgets as prices and operating costs rise.
The Canadian National Exhibition spans 350 acres along Toronto's waterfront with a 22 000 capacity grandstand the largest tent on the continent and $35 000 000 in permanent buildings It runs August 26 to September 10 and expects larger attendance than last year Olsen and Johnson will return with a Radio City style chorus and Canadian acts Ticket advance sales reach a record 15s for the grandstand show
Editorial notes mark the approach of autumn with hints of the Ex opening and fall events. Students prepare after exams for next year, including Acton s Fall Fair on September 30 and October 1, while town meetings discuss sewers and public info.
The London tree Press notes pegs and mists misjudge crops and weather, claiming calamities occur in every year. Spring or summer failures predicted poor harvests, yet always enough to eat was reported despite claimed volatility.
Reprint notes a York Club pigeons liberation from Toronto and an Acton wedding. The column covers harvest departures by twenty young men, various names and places in Ontario, crop losses from Indian Head, and the death of Thomas Cook aged 81 in Acton. The jumble reflects a local 1830s issue with multiple community notices and social events.
Local notices recall 1929 Humber River swim with Andy Buchanan and Rudolph Kowalski among a modest Acton contingent. Upcoming acts include Be Mar team training for the Exhibition and crowd events over the next weeks. Royal Marines Portsmouth Band, led by Major Vivian Dunn, to perform at the CNE band shell during the Exhibition afternoons and evenings.
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