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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 28, 1958
Page
9
The Acton weekly notes a heated debate over public funds for the local band, tracing the long history from junior groups to today’s Citizens’ Band. It urges cooperation to secure future grants, citing past achievements and broader CWNA discussions on costs, staffing, and expanding facilities.
The Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association meets in Toronto for its 30th annual convention as a centuries-old fraternity of weeklies. Delegates from across Canada and beyond discuss publishing challenges and the association’s long history dating back to 1859.
The Halton county back-to-school season will see about 20,000 students return to classrooms across a rapidly growing area with an assessed value of 153 million and a population of 85 722. Education is urged as vital for national security through trained minds and higher education participation.
A 1957 Canadian perspective notes Labor Day origins in the United States and its adoption for union progress. It cites 5.9 million civilian workers, 23 percent unionized, and highlights the Canadian Labour Congress forming amid industrial unity and ongoing labor gains.
A jumble of notes reflects changes at the Plate toon last week. The piece mentions replacing parts of a show with new acts, improvements to park benches, and mixed reviews. It surveys unemployment talk, municipal plans, canine insurance, and provincial weather chatter with scattered references to Canada and a royal tour.
Sunday services listed for United Church of Canada Baptist and Anglican churches in Acton Ontario. It notes ministers lay leaders and locations including Parsonage Bower Avenue and 74 Bower Avenue with organist and choir leader, plus morning prayers and Sunday school times. Also includes Anglican Holy Communion and parish reminders for the Sunday after Trinity.
A devotional note discusses how the Bible disturbs corrects consoles and refreshes the heart. It urges approach and mindset to shape life through its lessons and lists suggested readings for the week from Psalms and Job with specific chapters and verses for each day.
The Mimosa Women’s Institute observed its 40th anniversary at the United Church manse on Wednesday afternoon August 20. Mrs. William Radenne of Seton, an early charter member, attended and delivered greetings from the Provincial Board and gave readings on the program.
A scanned page from the Professional Directory and Travellers' Guide lists professionals in Acton Ontario including physicians surgeons dentists barristers solicitors notaries public accountants and coaches with office addresses hours and contact details. It features names such as OR. O A GARRETT ROBERT D BUCKNER H LEIB A J BUCHANAN C F LEATHERLAND A BRAIDA MINCELLANFOUR BRUCE BE SHOEMAKER A D MOORE GL 1-40 EM 4-0151 NEVILLE STOLLER & CO and EARL G. BLACK among others along with travel schedules for GRAY COACH LINES and CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS with times and routes.
Seven year old Ronald Cripps of Rockwood remained in Guelph General Hospital with a fractured skull and leg after being struck by a car while walking on Kings Highway 7 south of Rockwood. He and a companion were crossing when he tried to dash between two vehicles. Three cars passed at similar distances. the collision occurred near an oncoming vehicle.
A fragmented 1908 Yukon page recalls local buildings a Main Street residence enlarged to house visitors the Moors Beardstore and families while on town. It mentions a crowd along Mill Street after a ball game between a former Hampden police chief and an Acton veterinary surgeon with mixed outcomes and several minor incidents.
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