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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 11, 1958
Page
3
Extracts from addresses at the Ontario Industrial Development Conference highlight planning, infrastructure, and policy needs for rapid growth. Business leaders and officials discuss highways, urban sprawl, private investment, and education as drivers of prosperity in Canada’s province.
Public notice warns Canadians about hazards from thaw followed by cold spells. It urges clearing sidewalks and roofs, keeping children away from icy roads and dangerous toys, storing tools and fuels safely, and ensuring smoke and fire hazards are managed to prevent accidents.
Officials of the Chamber of Commerce planned the street lighting and dozens of volunteers helped decorate store windows and assist in making Acton attractive during the Holiday Season. Heartfelt congratulations were extended for the community effort.
A fragmented reminiscence blends seasonal weather with old year traditions and a travel vignette. It recalls winter words, political timing, and a runway scene where a stewardess helps a passenger while a new year vow echoes a peacock ritual.
A fragmented account details hunters in a valley camp who pursue a deer wounded last year. They encounter the same animal again, noting facial injuries and missing lower jaw area as evidence of the prior wound while the deer appears to recover. The story blends local hunting lore with uncertain recollections.
A garbled passage reports on science topics including gust survival and sarin timing, mentions years of work, and references snowfall data. It then drifts into disjointed notes about Christmas prep shopping, bakery items, and upcoming publishing dates with odd phrases and broken sentences.
Schedule of services across churches in Acton Ontario for December 14 with times for Morning Prayer Eucharist Sunday School and worship at United Church Anglican St Alban Baptist Presbyterian Pentecostal and Tabernacle churches. includes contact notes and special Advent reminders.
Advice from Mrs Keith Mand of the Federated Womens Institutes urges safer holiday hosting to cut urban traffic deaths. Tips include offering coffee and non alcoholic beverages to keep guests alert, avoiding driving after parties, and encouraging guests to stay overnight when storms are forecast.
A dense listing of doctors lawyers insurers and service providers in Acton Ontario. Includes D A Garrett W G C Kenney R D Buckner H Leib A J Buchanan C Leatherland Brackens Bracken Insurance agency and various professionals with office hours addresses and contact numbers. Also features Gray Coach Lines and Canadian National Railways timetables.
Fragmented OCR text notes a mechanical shop scene with benches and offices lit, workers and a brass office, a coat of dust and wear, a stream of events about a social gathering. A memorial note references an anniversary and a historic methodist act. The passage includes scattered names and vague actions, with no clear narrative or outcome.
Fragmentary OCR recalls a 1938 appeal tied to Acton and local affairs. Mentions gifts, rates, debts, and civic actions with scattered names and places, reflecting a distant municipal dispute and community notices from the era.
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