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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 30, 1951
Page
10
An editorial urges Canadian students aged five to sixteen to embrace education as a privilege despite hardship. It notes schools range from rural ossuaries to modern city buildings and emphasizes effort, industry, and regular attendance to turn schooling into lifelong assets and opportunities for all children and families.
The C N E draws millions to 350 acres over two weeks with Jimmy Durante headlining, a 450 million building complex, and diverse attractions. Competitions include North American fencing with men sabres and women foils judged by five officials among the cattle and amusements.
Halton County paper community focus highlighted at Winnipeg convention. Oakville Trafalgar Journal editor Casey Woods Jr. recognized for four years of service. Four Halton newspapers showcased, with readers recalling local connections across Saskatchewan Manitoba and Acton Milton.
In a train from Toronto to Hol land the Hol land families travel to Canada with ten people, including parents and bright smiling children. The scene shows shared meals, gentle gestures, and greetings at Georgetown as the group heads toward a hopeful future in the Alliston district. The writer notes Canada as a great place for children and imagines meeting the families again in ten years.
A town eyes a welcoming sign to mark upgraded streets and smoother pavements. Officials note signs influence traveler perception. Drumquin and Brampton examples show names dates and sponsors, with merchants urged to join for tourist benefits.
The piece laments broad taxes including a joking hitchhiker tax and imagines a thumb tax. It notes autumn fairs, farmers displays, and the midway setup. It mentions the approach of fall fairs and the return of school for children moving to desks or visiting institutions.
A lively crowd from Toronto enjoyed a corn roast at Jas Ramshaw’s farm. Girl Guides camped near Rockwood while Acton Taxis lost to Milton Taxis 8-6 in five innings. Georgetown Citizens Band performed in Acton Park. A wedding joined Mabel Irene Lawn and Leslie Baldwin at St Chad’s Toronto. Johnnie Dunn's 18 inch bass from Fairy Lake. Schools ready to open September 1 with parent inspection August 21.
At the bi weekly municipal session councillor Jeans asked about removing the band stand from the town hall square to the park and permission was granted. It was suggested the band stand be repainted after removal. Erin will hold its civic holiday tomorrow.
A Toronto company uses bulletin boards to explain Dominion Day. The manager notes foreign born workers benefit from learning Canadian history and cites the Dominion birthday date chosen in 1867 with a summary of provincial additions through 1950.
Canada must plan nationally for growth says Dr. J. J. O'Neill in his Royal Society of Canada address. He warns that reliance on luck and easy resource exploitation has left a vulnerable, under populated nation needing brains to drive the second half of the twentieth century.
A whale's tail whip can smash a vessel and unleash the strongest hit an animal can deliver a ship may be overturned by such a strike and crews fear the sudden force of a breaching tail in rough seas
Real estate and insurance firms listed with offices in Toronto Guelph Acton Hamilton Oakville and Georgetown seek farm property listings from 50 to 300 acres and small holdings of 1 to 3% acres. Also includes coach and flyer bus schedules with daily and weekend times for Acton Georgetown Guelph and surrounding routes.
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