Electing a President In American Election Mechanics
The article explains the path to the presidency from primaries to conventions, ballots and electors. It notes the Democratic convention in Los Angeles on July 11, the Republican in Chicago on July 25, and describes the Electoral College meeting on December 19, 1960, with final counts on January 6, 1961 and inauguration two weeks later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Chicago
Electoral College
Congress
United States of America
Fire Safety Rules for Canadian Farms in 10 Steps
Fire threatens farmers by destroying homes and years of work. The guidance lists ten precautions including drying hay before storage, proper lightning arrestors, grounding antennas, regular electrical checks, grounded fences, safe wiring, proper fuel can storage, annual heating equipment cleaning, nearby water sources if possible, and each building having approved fire extinguishers.
Yarmouth Mayor Proposes Standard Plans to Cut School Costs
Soaring municipal taxes prompt Mayor W R Allen of Yarmouth Nova Scotia to suggest standardizing school building plans. He argues for prefabrication and site selection to cut frills and focus on better schooling, a plan denounced by Halifax’s Chronicle Herald as aesthetically harmful and fiscally misguided. The piece notes taxpayers, including many homeowners, fund such projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Allen
Yarmouth
N.S
Allen
Chronicle-Herald of
Halifax
Not So Weak Canadian sex gap in mortality and life expectancy
A historical note argues official statistics show females have lower infant mortality and longer life expectancy, while males have higher death by own action rates and shorter expected lifespan. The piece challenges notions of which sex is the stronger at survival, citing females living about five years longer on average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Road safety noted as crossings risk overlooked
A brief item laments road maintenance costs and councils praise for road conditions while warning that neglected crossings threaten drivers and pedestrians. It urges attention to weed overgrowth and poor sightlines that could cause accidents at country crossings, endangering travelers and property.
Sugar and Spice in a Weekend Memoir of Family Life
A writer-narrator details a summer spent divided between city study and home life. He describes frantic weekends with the editorial wife and energetic children, the toll of long-distance calls, and the contrast between scholarly ambitions and domestic chaos as the train carries them back to the city each Sunday. The piece uses humorous self contrast to reflect on work life and home responsibilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mehl
Ome
Ari
Thrge
Adam Fie
Alywafe
District council eyes water program and road links amid local notes
Brief roundup reports on MH TON councils approving a tested water program and a small surplus, Walton district testing a new plan, and highway access shifts. News items cover Oakville fire volunteers seeking permanent jobs, Burlington forming royal historical society, Brampton steering to resolve conflicts, Streetsville kindergartens funding, and Erin paving six roads in a mid‑September start.
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Walton
Norhiathhe
Ctorgetows
Carulya Rich
Editer Walter
Hrehn
Georgetown
Pav Seth
Toronto Guelph
Oakville
Alex Phillips
Burlington
Buylington
Brampton
Chifgustuay Township
Owo
Fred Beckett
Streetsville
Erin
Peel ConsthueiRitic
Fragmented Memoir Excerpt Reflects Holiday Moves and Oddities
The passage describes an unusual, disjointed narrative of a family holiday week, travel to a mother town, moving furniture, and humorous remarks about aging and life. Mentions noisy house, remodeling, and a provocative parade of odd phrases, with a casual voice and fragmented events.
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Badines
Ann End
Mother Town
Aehorse
Acton Fall Fair Prize List Aired For September 16 17
Prize lists for the Acton Fall Fair are printed and distributed by secretary Mrs Trene Swackharmer. The event features classes in heavy harness pony horses beef cattle sheep poultry pigeons and pet stock with prizes for showmanship and exhibits. New features include a patra pen contingency and arena displays plus gardens and canning exhibits. Copies of the entry form and rules are available from the secretary with dates Friday and Saturday September 16 and 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton
Trene Swackharmer
Reid
Actin Free Press
Avion Chamber Et Gammeree
Tweedas
The Good Old Days Back in 1940 War Efforts and Local Events
A 1940 taste of Free Press reports a Woodstock fire pumper delivery and a triple combination Seagrave unit. An intercounty baseball game at Guelph ends tragically when a foul ball injures Mrs. Morton. Acton groups honor Mrs. Geange Phil leth and present a portable tribute for wartime services. War Savings Certificates offer prizes of 88, 15, and 10 with a September 10 deadline.
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Woodstock
Bickle Seagrave Machi Bas
Studebaker
Galt
Rehibition Park
Guelph
Noem Marten
Acton
Hat Amdoon
Tras
Bitlin
Nern Morton
Phe
Manton
Thalton
Sehen
Back in 1910 and Local Notes From Washaga Beach
Report from R J McNabb CC Speight and J Bower after a week at Washaga Beach with big catches of pike and lunge. Local chatter notes drain work, rural schools opening on the 18th, and a lively discussion of Acton Georgetown matches. A London letter posted in Paykel and a planned steamer arrival are also mentioned.
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Aqpost
Messrs
R. J. McNabb
CC. Speight
J. Bower
Washaga Beach
Gearskin Bay
Boston
Harvey
Acton
Georgetown
Acton Orfiths
Ecords
London
Paykel
Adam
Anail
Lenvig
Acton Medical and Legal Professionals Directory
Directory listing for Acton practitioners including Dr W G C Kenney and Dr Garrett physicians and surgeons with offices on Mill Street and Willow Street, and Dr A J Buchanan dental surgeon with hours and contact numbers. also A Braida, barrister solicitor notary public at 77 Main Street with office hours and transportation notes.
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W. G. C. Kenney
Syma Block
Mill
Acton
Church St
Garrett Physiciim
Willow and
River Sts
Entrance River St
Acton. Ont
A. Braida
BA Barrster
Notary Public
Main St S
Cork
FE. Guelph
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New York State
United States
Steves
Shese Stertac
The
Acton Free Press
Dilts Printing and Publishing Co. Ltd
Willow Sto Agton
Audit Bureau of Civulations
CWSA
Ontario
Quebec
Cwia Advertiang Mites
United Stats
Post Office Department
Olawa
David R. Dills
RIAL
Eather Taylor
Sugar
Dr. Jekyll M Vivile
Pan
Alte
Vertiser
Carly
Brown
BY Bill Smiley
Noah
Free Preas
Pike
Geange
Ealen Mills
del En Ostrande
Comforts Cowmill
Iity
Aceton and
Disthigt
Duke of Devonshire Ciel Bakeside Ehigpters
LOD
Canad Day Legion
Professional Directory and
Travellers’ Guide
Robert A. Buckner
Wellington
F. L. Wright
Wilbur St Acton
O Prone
A J Buchanan
Begal
Hastings & Payne
Notanes
Mill St
Roy Riddell
Palmer Sreific
Mgr
E. L. Buchner
Omometiee
Hoang
Robert R. Hamilton
Optome
Apaensen
Toronto
FEM
Gray Coach Lines
Dat
Sun
Hefetye
Man
Sas
Heda
Canadian National Railways
Daly
Weethaal
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