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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Feb 20, 1958
Page
9
The Acton Bree Preas Yas warns readers of Halton election dynamics as Sandy Best Ken Duk and Jack Heary lead the race. It urges voter turnout, stresses candidate effort, and promises coverage of political events while urging active participation in the March 31 vote.
Arthur Ford of the London Free Press campaigns for amendments to the Municipal Act to require public votes on council meetings including boards of education. The drive follows a court ruling upholding secrecy over an expert report and cites growing urbanization and improved household amenities as context for transparency in local governance.
About 700 delegates gather in Ottawa February 17 20 for Canada's largest peace time conference on education. The meeting addresses urgent problems in schools and universities with wide Canadian participation and notes a rising birth rate reaching 28 per thousand.
THIS SUNDAY S CHURCH CALENDAR lists FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT at Rt. Alban s Church Aeton Ontario with morning Holy Communion Bible Class and Church School Beginners Classes Mattins and Holy Baptism. Mid week Lenten service to be held Wednesday February 26 at 6 p.m. Rev Evan K Jones rector.
A condensed church notices page lists services for Acton Pentecostal Tabernacle United Church of Canada Baptist Church and Presbyterian Knox Church in Acton Ontario. It includes pastors Rev Kenneth J Reid Rev Gordon Adams Rev Rav wt Costerus Rev Andrew McKenzie service times Sunday February 1 1958 and related events and contact details.
A reminiscence of cold winters and inadequate dress in northern Ontario. The author recalls five youths lost for days, two died from exposure, and notes how indoor heating and proper outdoor clothing were unevenly available. Old roads, heated cars, and hardy habits shaped winter travel and hockey culture in small towns.
The British and Foreign Bible Society reports progress in South Vietnam with over 40 000 believers and translations of major tribal languages Radee Koho Jor and Chru. The New Testament is ready for press in Rade and St Mark in Chru, with six full time colporteurs selling scriptures locally.
Directory of doctors lawyers real estate and insurance agents in Acton and surrounding areas with contact details hours and office locations. Includes Dr W G C Kenney Dr D A Garrett Dr Robert D Buckner agencies Wray Wright Bracken Wood Leatherland Buchanan Braden and more plus coach and railway schedules for region.
The fragmentary 1938 item recalls a severe weather period with icy roads and damaged streets. It mentions Walter Street and Thanesdias, misread names, and a mix of scattered details about outages, gales, and local conditions. The readable lines hint at cold, rugged weather and urban disruption on a winter night.
A garbled 1908 page recounts a funeral, a collapsed church steeple, and a court case. It mentions several dates, places, and names while describing a drastic event and its aftermath in a distant town.
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