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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 17, 1959
Page
2
A editorial muses on declining manners and the need for polite behavior as a social duty. It warns against irresponsible drinking and describes council cautions about holiday alcohol use and driving risks. It emphasizes older generations as custodians of manners and urges community accountability.
Warden J Milne hosted the annual Warden's Dinner as electors and officials reflected on a year of milestones in Halton. Highlights included debentures for Acton and Georgetown high school additions, hospital funding, Halton Manor project clearance, a flat mill rate with rising expenditures, and population growth to 16 107.
A reflective column urges less bragging and more thought to ease pre holiday stress. It warns against excess and penny pinching and suggests being helpful and inconspicuous to reduce family friction before Christmas.
Acton churches publish their December 20 1959 and 1979 calendar entries with service times. Presbyterian Knox Church Pentecostal Tabernacle United Church and St Alban the Martyr Anglican outline morning prayers, Sunday school, and nursery care, plus midweek prayer and worship notes.
The text humorously warns against delaying Christmas shopping and warns of myths about holiday spending. It references a friend who faced a lost down payment from an airline, failed returns on a Fly Now Pay Later plan, and the stress of gift wrapping. It also suggests avoiding family strain and messy decoration disasters.
A survey notes one fatality after an accident. The report references officials, medical staff, and local services discussing the incident and related safety measures.
A 1909 newspaper fragment reports a car accident injuring Douglas Carmi and two passengers, a December gathering noting a deer supper and a church mission, plus a Stewartown hotel fire and community activities. It mentions a Christmas missionary service, peace messages, and local preparations for holiday events.
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