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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 22, 1955
Page
17
The editor and staff extend warm wishes for a merry Christmas to readers and friends worldwide. They reflect on the season as a time of goodwill and exchange, acknowledging the year’s joys and the shared celebration across tongues and nations.
The Gordon commission could aid the country by proposing how to reallocate taxes so all government levels fund tasks efficiently. The piece argues against endless demands for more money and seeks a clearer fiscal formula, reducing excuses by politicians. It notes joint funding should be defined for shared public investment areas.
A Marketing survey of 600 teens in Toronto Montreal and Edmonton shows boys 16 19 spend more weekly than girls 16 19 with averages 9.27 and 7.60 respectively and save about 3.10 and 2.20. Overall boys earn more than girls and many rely on part time jobs or allowances with some earning independently.
The piece traces Christmas carols from ancient shepherds to modern popular tunes. It notes key writers like Charles Wesley and Nahum Tate, and explains the word carol derives from Italian roots meaning to sing and dance in a ring.
The Minister proposes allowing drivers in debt to the Unsatisfied Judgment Fund to keep driving if they make payments on claims. He urges simpler rules requiring applicants to show insurance coverage to cover potential damages. About 2,440 drivers are currently prohibited until debts are arranged.
Four Muskoka Parry Sound centres Gravenhurst Huntsville MacTier Parry Sound form amateur senior hockey league to cut costs. Gravenhurst aims to return adult hockey after a one season gap with first practice on Friday. Open to non OHA players. imports barred. two reps per team plus a commissioner. Players supply their own equipment. emphasis on old inter-town league model.
A report notes Red Chinese soldiers studying the Tibetan Bible to learn local language using the scarce book. It traces the Bible's translation tale from the 1850s murder of the Dalai Lama through Gregan’s work in Kashmir, finishing St John by 1883 and inspiring his son to study the language deeply.
Hoseb Gregan and family devoted life to translating the Bible for Tibetan peoples. He refused British posts to dedicate years of travel through harsh passes and heat to deliver manuscript to London for printing. The translation is in a second edition and suggested weekly Bible readings follow.
Wawa Ont a town of 3000 north of Sault Ste Marie launches a weekly paper named the Wawa Echo owned and managed by Bernard A Turcott, his wife and Raymond Spreng. Merchants back a highway link to Wawa to replace reliance on the Algoma Central Railway. In a year industry spends about 1.5 billion on maintenance and new plant.
Several parties honored Mrs Delaine Rogers and her daughter Madeline Joy Rogers of Rockwood before they left for Germany on Monday December 12 to join her husband serving in the armed forces. Gifts and well wishes accompanied the farewell as the family prepared for a two year stay in Soest Germany.
Ray H. Costerus announces holiday worship times at the parish on Bower Avenue. Services listed include Sunday Dec 25 1955 Sunday School 10 a.m. Morning Worship 11 a.m. Evening Service 7 p.m. Mid-week service Wednesday 8 p.m. Pastor contact 206w.
Christmas Eve 1955 festival choral communion at 8 30 p.m. Christmas Day 9 30 a.m. choral communion with no Sunday School. Sunday December 25 1965 10 00 a.m. Sunday School 9 00 a.m. Morning Worship 7 30 p.m. Evangelistic Service. Wednesday 8 p.m. Cottage prayer meeting and Bible study led by Rev Evan H Jones rector.
A 1965 Free Press collage recalls the G T R station freight shed fire, a Maxe de la Roche Short Story piece, a 60th wedding anniversary, and a string of local events. It notes truancy fines, community notices, and festive church programs alongside wartime and holiday reminiscences.
Directory of doctors dentists veterinarians and professionals in Acton and surrounding areas including W G C Kenney D A Garrett R D Buckner A J Buchanan H Leib L Buchner F G Oakes B D Young C L Young Olive M Lampard and others. It lists offices addresses phone numbers hours and service details along with coach schedules for Acton routes.
Odd schedule snippets show daily times at Georgetown and George town with multiple morning and evening slots. References to Sundays, Saturdays, and special flag stops appear alongside mentions of Toronto and Guelph locations and scattered 1.08 pm and 1.36 pm times.
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