Acton News Roundup from December 19 1949
Acton merchants join with the theatre movement to host a Christmas party for about 400 children at the Roxy theatre headquarters last Friday. Milk price up to 17 cents a quart, and motorists face higher license fees this year. Schools reopen next Monday for the new term. Doris Roberts of Acton married Mr Marold Townsley at St George’s Church England Georgetown. New calendars will be issued this week.
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Ureak
Nuswagaweya
Willy
Ucenue
Harn
Luck
Guelph General Hospital
Pate Anne
Jacqueline
Grant
Ontario Elector to Decide Continuance of Quar in Province
Issue dated December 28, 1644 notes Ontario electors will vote next Monday to express public opinion on continuing the quarrel in the province. A strong turnout is expected to show delegates they can no longer be ridiculed.
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Manuay
Ontario
Thay Nutler
Christus Teninnn
Giuke
Court At Appeal
Cal Laraaste
Mrewse Halliday
Guelph
County Sandel
Methodist
Dye
Ospanpe Presbyteran
Wedding of Willig Malnprize’s son in Wyevale
Fifty years ago the issue of the three Press on Thursday January 1 19Ly notes Willig Malnprize and his wife attending their son Harry’s wedding to Mattie McDonald in Wyevale. Health tips favor snow shovels in winter as hoeing did in war gardens. The Suntland school board set teacher salaries from 500 to 900 with no experience at 500. Four deaths in five days in Milton area. Three men convicted in Burlington for running a still, jailed in Milton awaiting sentence. Weather was nearly ideal with heavy Christmas snow. Overseas homecomings joyfully noted. Counterfeit Canadian 50 cent pieces warned about.
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Willig Malnprize
Wyevale
Harry
Mattie McDonald
War Gardens
Suntland
Milton
Burlington
Christa
Mother Castle
County Clerk buys over 100 cords for County Building needs
A Peel County Clerk purchased 100 cords of wood at average 0.50 per cord for the County Building, with similar prices offered for any quantity. Nassapaweya May Tax was 444, dog-killing sheep expense 447.52, poor fund 221. A Red River Concert was postponed due to bad roads, and charity calls urged support. Also shared is a Christmas recipe for mince pies and beef tongue prep.
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Couny
Peel
Taday
Nassapaweya
Red River
Christmas Essays From Seven Year Olds Bring Cheer
A teacher asks seven year olds to write Christmas essays revealing simple, candid insights. A pupil recalls English Yuletide customs by joking about beheadings, another warns about slobbery girls with mistletoe, and a third jokes about Druids while extending holiday wishes to readers.
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England
Use of plastics in autos climbs ten percent yearly
Editorial notes plastics usage in cars rising about 10 percent annually. The 1969 car average sits at 90 pounds of plastic with predictions of 100 pounds next year as wiring, bumpers, and fuel tanks are cited as new areas for growth. Also holiday safety and a playful note on seersucker appear in the column.
Christmas Woes and Punctuation: A Holiday Diary Mess
A writer laments pre Christmas deadlines and the toil of proofreading his wife's essays while facing a car that balks in a blizzard. He riffs on family characters, feuding punctuation fixes, and a house filled with scholars and foreign guests, ending with mounting bills and a troublesome car.
Salt and Pepper reflections on Christmas and happiness
A nostalgic meditation contrasts affluence with contentment, recalling simple joys from childhood. It questions modern cynicism and overindulgence, noting past family warmth, modest means, and scarcity as sources of deeper happiness, while inviting reflection on what truly brings joy.
Royal Road Prohibition In Ninevah Enforced With Death
A historic inscription on the sacred processional Royal Road of Ninevah warned that any person who parked a chariot or vehicle along the way would be slain and their body impaled on a stake before their house, a stark enforcement of the no stopping rule.
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