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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Aug 26, 1954

Page

15

Co op Union Eyes Highland Home At Baddeck Nova Scotia

The Nova Scotia Co operative Union plans to use Shealladh Bhreagh a rambling white house overlooking Baddeck Bay as a vacation site for members and others. It would sell shares to fund use while the owners Mr and Mrs Neil McDermid move from the 46 year residence. The project envisions a token fee for summer stays and sits near the future Trans Canada highway.

ALS. Co-op Union Highland Home Baddeck Nova Scotia Co-Operative Movement Shealladh Bhreagh Baddeck Bay Cape Breton Highlands Nova Scotia Co-operative Union Alex. Maciisaac Antigonish Sronghold Co-Operative Movement

Special recognition for Canadian Boy Scouts

The Hon. Walter E. Harris, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, will send a letter of commendation to every Canadian Boy Scout qualifying for the Citizen Proficiency Badge. The offer was made and accepted at the Canadian General Council annual dinner in Ottawa.

Walter E. Harris Citizenship and Immigration General Council of the Boy Scouts Association Ottawa

Too Many Flies Beset Foresters By Caterpillar Decline

Weather and parasitic flies curb the forecast of tent caterpillars once defoliating hardwoods in large areas. As the caterpillars wane, their parasitoids rise, while northward fly swarms annoy bathers and picnickers.

Unemployed Man Draws Criticism Over Insurance

Lindsay Ont Watchman Warder condemns able bodied individuals who avoid work to rely on unemployment insurance, warning that once benefits end they may become relief dependents.

Lindsay

Duchess of Kent Opens Exhibition and War Veterans Parade

The Duchess of Kent becomes the first woman to open the Canadian National Exhibition. She will review the Warrior's Day Parade on August 28 with Minister Ralph Campney. The event features 30 bands, free grandstand seats, and a motorcade for disabled veterans.

Duchess of Kent Ralph O. Campney National Defence Fort York Armouries Princess Gates Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment Buckinghamshire Bm Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry TAD Women’s Royal Naval Ser- 1

Beaverrs monarch by might lands a working overtime

Saskatoon report describes a city issue where crews fight a culvert blockage causing street flooding near lights they installed. Residents say the problem stems from ongoing overtime efforts and municipal remediation attempts. Authorities urge patience as repairs continue.

Saskatoon Sask Beayvers Reid

Australian sisters tour world nursing journey from Townsville

Two Australian nurses Margaret and Helen Hopkins from Townsville Queensland have spent eight months in St. Catherines Ontario after an initial visit to England four years ago. They plan visits to New York Canada West and Mexico with Yukon on their itinerary. They compare Townsville and St. Catharines noting similar population and summer humidity while highlighting local mosquito nuisance and shark risks in Queensland. They enjoyed Canada's winter and took up skating and tobogganing during their stay.

ST. Catherines, Ont England Margaret Helen Hopkins Townsville Queensland General Hospital New York Canadian Mexico Yukon Brisbane Melbourne London Haly France Spain Austria St. Catherines

Harmony I to Come in Kenya Predicts Harmony

Vancouver report quotes Kenya teacher Miss Barbara Dodds predicting harmony will prevail in Kenya. She says Canadians exaggerate Mau Mau terrorism and that physical education can improve relations. Dodds notes 14 000 people gathered in Nairobi for the coronation year before with no Mau Mau incidents recorded.

Vancouver Grr Kenya Barbara Dodds Dodds Nairobi Dng Mau Mau Bedydater

Rural women broaden aims through art and crafts

The Women’s Institute, once seen mainly as a rural recipe and craft group, now engages in social studies, literature, history and art. A provincial Salada Tea Company art contest sparked interest, with judging by Palmer and Cassin praising expressive choices over exact replication and prompting plans for department guidance to nurture amateur art across Ontario rural communities.

Salada Tea Salada Tea Company Ontana Palmer Cassin Cuysan Department of Recationec J J Cass PRCA

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