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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Feb 13, 1958
Page
2
A local program emphasizes team play and sportsmanship to guide youths away from trouble with the law. Adults are urged to provide more opportunities and mentoring to build character and discipline through athletics.
The item appears to be a damaged newspaper record from Acton Ontario dated Thursday February 13 1958. It lists staff roles including Editor-in-Chief David R Dill and Production Manager James A Dilla, with unclear OCR fragments but indicates publication details and circulation notes.
An editorial warns progress in science and energy may outpace public comprehension and calls for humility in handling powerful discoveries. It notes the risk of scientists becoming a remote elite unless society pairs rapid advances with philosophic awareness and wise choices.
The town faces juvenile delinquency with two views but agrees no single solution exists. On February 19 hundreds of district boys will display hockey skills learned under Legion and volunteer coaches, a program the town takes pride in as a positive focus for youths.
A Telegraph summary notes experts agree winters are milder, with warmer trends across Canada and Alaska. It cites Halifax rainfall, Nova Scotia, Alberta chinook winds, and global warming claims by the National Geographic Society. Projections vary about future warmth and potential cooling reversals.
A guide on crash readiness and in car safety drills for families. It discusses brace positions for driver and passengers, the risk of whiplash from rear collisions, and cautions about maintaining control and cutting ignition to reduce fire risk.
The Cowichan Leader suggests forest genetics could become the cornerstone of the forest economy. The note criticizes a new sack silhouette as a retread of 1920s flapper fashion and questions whether a late show was filmed in 1958 or decades earlier.
In Acton the Free Press discusses Valentine observances ahead of St Valentine Day noting improved greetings cards and messages. The piece reflects on old one cent valentines, local town life, and changes in newspaper production from hand typing to automated presses with motors and continuous rolls. It previews Sunday television film from the Free Press office and mentions local actors and the town’s growth.
Sunday church schedules include Knox Presbyterian Acton Pentecostal Tabernacle United Church of Canada Baptist Acton and Anglican Church notices. Activities span morning worship Sunday School interdenominational services evangelistic meetings and midweek prayer with times and locations across Acton churches.
An evening at Scout Hall saw Browne fly the Gad Gide Compass and ten girls welcomed into the Masterhood of Guides to Hurstoof the gad Acton Browne Pack. Mrs MacSuasin leads. Winged by the Golden Hand, new recruits receive ties and pins and join Guide Lands.
Acton Intermediates will meet Preston in the finals and will host the return match Monday in Preston. The Continuation School at the radio on Friday featured a program with recitation, piano, duet, and guitar pieces, followed by a reading by Gordon McCutchton.
A scanned professional directory listing doctors dentists lawyers and accountants in Acton Ontario. Entries include Dr D A Garrett and Dr H Leib physicians surgeons. dentists A J Buchanan. legal figures C F Leatherland QC and R Braida. accountants Lever Haskin and Earl G Black. plus Bracken Insurance Agency and various real estate and insurance contacts. Travellers guide notes coach departures by Gray Coach Lines and Canadian National schedules from Acton to Georgetown and surrounding routes.
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