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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 13, 1962
Page
14
The piece humorously notes how meetings drift between efficient and inefficient as officers are elected. It cites amendments to motions and amendments to amendments, offers practical handling tips, and points to parliamentary texts Beauchesne and Bourinot. It urges press reporters to prepare highlights for next events.
The New York Times notes Russia’s Pravda discusses boosting factory profits to drive efficiency and investment. It describes bonuses funded from a factory fund, worker cash payments, and improvements to conditions, with government ownership and profit flowing to the state. The piece warns about setting attainable goals and suggests a new principle linking higher plant profits to larger bonuses, aiming for greater output despite challenges in socialist planning.
Weekly digest recounts Walk er Lodge AF and AM elections. Dublin Literary Society’s program. Christmas donations to Canadian Aid to Russia. boxing standings, road closures from heavy snowfall. rural tree-cutting concerns. and local events from 50 years prior including Niagara power, rural mail route awards, fall plowing, night school, fire brigade supper, and church parish hall plans.
An active Youth Group of Branch 581 in Waterdown outlines a busy agenda including summer baseball, ten dances, a car rodeo, cab events, and scout activities. The group also aims to start roller skating at Memorial Hall in Georgetown.
The annual meeting of Daet Nee D2 Tonante Math Poaghseers Wawa featured officers elected including secretary treasurer John Bint and president Frank Thadd. Directors present included Jim Carey, John Bird, and Robert Alexander Fronch Nurse. Santa's Elves from Denmark and Sweden were noted in a festive closing segment.
A reflective piece on the pre Christmas rush and its strain on minds and budgets. The author contrasts the seasonal joy with the chaos of shopping, cards, parties, and debt, then recalls family ties, memories, and the warmth found in exchanging Christmas greetings despite the frenzy. Beneficial nostalgia touches on older relatives, letters to Santa, and the comfort of home amid the noise.
Board number 2 produced spirited bidding as South hoped for slam after East preemptive balal VT spades. Double by Smith, four clubs by North, then South reached five or six clubs. outcomes ranged from top to down, with multiple boards replayed and match points varying. Local players Manns Dolfen Weke Lorie Hooper Tom Warnes and Gere Sargeant noted among winners.
A fragment notes the first Christmas card design dating to about 1843. It mentions hand written Christmas greetings on decorated paper and a depiction of a WW group with wine and charitable scenes. It suggests Sir Henry Cole may have gained knighthood for sending the first Christmas card.
A physician and surgeon located at the North Corner of Main and Mill Streets in Acton Ontario maintains office BS 2180 and residence 853.0138. The entry lists contact and location details for their medical practice.
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