Car Dealers Hold Strong Yet Tight 68 Model Year Outlook
The 1968 car year should start well due to healthier dealer inventories than a year ago, though some dealers report not enough 1947 cars on hand to meet demand. Prices likely rise about 200 dollars as safety features arrive. Canadian plants exporting to the U.S. add features including three seat belt sets, shoulder harnesses, side marker lights, non projecting wheel nuts, plus padded dashboards and tidier knobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Financial Post
U.S
Acton Faces Water Debate and Beardmore Deal
The Editorial Page compares Acton to an oasis as council debates water use and a nine cent per thousand gallon sale to Beardmore and Co for industrial needs. It questions spring quality, possible effluent causes, and whether town industries deserve equal support while preserving water resources.
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Acton
Middle East
Israel
Beardmore and Co
Cinderella visit leads to new industry in Kitchener
A Strathroy report recounts a man in mud boots who visited the Kitchener Chamber of Commerce seeking land. Archie Gillies politely guided him, and weeks later the mystery visitor returned in a suit and the city gained a new industry.
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Strathroy Age Dispatch
Kitchener Chamber of Commerce
Ontario Industrial Development Council
Kitchener
Wartime Housing Block Under Construction In Brookville Area
Free Press reports on August 21 1947 that wartime housing work is visible with water mains from Wallace Street to new land being laid. George Construction Co awarded the erection contract and expects materials on site this week as road and culvert work proceeds with the mains. A barn on the William Henry farm north of Brookville burned with a year's crop lost. Roy Hindley's barn was struck by lightning and burned though grain hay and stock survived. Oakville Intermediate B club beat Acton Intermediate C entry in four games to retain Halton county baseball title with a 7 2 final in the deciding game.
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Wallace St
George Construction Co
William Henry
Brookville
Roy Hindley
Oakville
Acton
Halton
Laurels
Central Mass Meeting Sunday School Association Opens
The first gathering under Central Mass Meeting Sunday School Association was held in the park Friday afternoon. Attendance included Sabbath Schools from Acton and Ospringe Ballinafad Georgetown Norval Ashgrove Limehouse Speyside Crewsons Corners Nassauagawega with 10 ministers present. The report also notes the death of Thomas McLain aged 82, an Acton shoemaker born in Eniskillin Ireland who left nine children from his 1846 marriage. Acton is preparing for Tuesday Band Tournament with about a dozen bands entered. residents urged to display flags evergreens and bunting for the event.
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Central Mass Meeting
Park
Acton
Ospringe
Ballinafad
Georgetown
Norval
Ashgrove
Limehouse
Speyside
Crewsons Corners
Nassagawega
Thomas McLain
Eniskillin
Ireland
Canada
Niagara
McLain
Rockwood 1917 Tax Rate Among Highest in Region
Fifty years ago on August 24 1917 Rockwood faced a 30 mill municipal tax rate due to heavy county rate patriotic fund and elevated expenditure though still lower than many towns. The town experienced oil well excitement amid a fire destroying Walter Lawson’s chopping mill at Stewart Town with no insurance. Mr D M Henderson plans to move to Galt selling his Bower Ave residence to Dr Me Niven and a wedding unites W K Graham Bank of Nova Scotia manager with Ada Gardiner of Walton. Walker Lodge hosts a reception with songs recitations and gramophone selections marking the occasion.
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Patriotic Fund
Rockwood
Walter Lawson
Stewarttown
D.M. Henderson
Galt
Bower Ave
Me= Niven
Henderson
Kenneth
David
W.K. Graham
Bank of Nova Scotia
W. Ada Gardiner
Walton
Toronto
Frank Sayers
Knox Ave
Walker Lodge
Bro
Harold Wildgust
May Wildgust
A.T. Brown
John Wood
Oakville and Milton Cricket Clash Ends In Milton Victory
The Oakville and Milton Cricket Clubs met at Oakville with strong play, but Milton edged ahead by one inning and 21 runs. Milton fans praised Oakville hospitality. Also reported is a serious wagon accident in Milton affecting George McCutcheon from Streetsville, dragged by frightened horses after a broken wagon wheel incident. He sustained multiple injuries and was treated at Wallace Hotel.
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Oakville
Milton
George McCutcheon
Mar Streetsville
Wallace Hotel
Robertson
Middle-aged hippy dreams clash with upbringing in essay
A narrator contemplates joining hippies yet concludes he cannot fit in. He contrasts hippie ideals with his Victorian upbringing and his parents values of responsibility, honesty, and frugality. He jokes about the Rolling Stones and laments the influence of parental beliefs on his identity.
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San Francisco
Vancouver
Yorkville
Equal Partners in a Fractured Century
A Forest Free Press editorial argues that Detroit riots and Charles de Gaulle’s Canada visit reveal shared roots in twentieth century frustration. It claims white Anglo culture misreads others, suppressing spiritual aims, and urges acceptance of all groups as equal partners in humanity.
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Detroit
Charles de Gaulle
Canada
Forest
Acton CWNA Advert Rates and Policies
Founded in 1875 and issued weekly from 34 Willow St Acton Ontario the paper lists advertising rates on request and subscription prices while noting postal and circulation affiliations. It explains typographical error handling, price protection limits, and that advertising is an offer to sell subject to withdrawal by the publisher.
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Willow St
Acton
Ontario
Aud Bureau of
CWNA
Canada
Post Office Department
Ottawa
Dells, Printing and Publishing Co. Ltd
Trinity Church Announces Minister and Organist
The Free Press lists Trinity Church The United Church of Canada with Rev Gordon B Turner B A B D minister and George Elliott M A Ph D organist. The notice confirms church leadership and musical staff for the congregation.
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Trinity Church
The
United Church of Canada
Gordon B. Turner
George Elliott
M.A
Combined church services across Acton for late August
In Acton area churches announce combined summer services on Sunday August 27 1967 led by Rev. Andrew H McKenzie at Knox Church with additional worship at Churchill United and English language services at Acton Christian Reformed Maple Avenue Baptist Georgetown Pentecostals and Acton Baptist Church. The Church of St Alban the Martyr notes Eucharist and Matins services with layreader Tom Parry assisting.
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Presbyterian Church IN Canada
Knox Church
Acton
Andrew H. McKenzie
Knox Presbyterian Church
Churchill United
Church
Churchill Rd. N
Trinity
Tom ‘Parry
St. George's
Georgetown
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Ment
Ontario Water Resources Commission
Beardmore’s
Centennial Picture Gallery
Charles Loendsborsund
Ricky Holmes
Randy Bartholomew
Walter Pettitt
Free Press
Kim
Congo
Equal Partners
David R. Dills
Henig Cores
Don Ryder
Church News
E. A. Hansen
B.A
Christian Reformed Church
Maple Avenue Baptist Church
Maple Ave
Robert C. Lohnes
Baptist Church
Stanley Gammon
Tidey Ave
Stewart Burnham
Guelph
Lord
ST. Alban the Martyr
Anglican
St. Alban's Drive
Ritchie McMurray
M A
S.T.B
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