Crystal ball views Acton’s coming decade and town upgrades
The narrative surveys Acton ahead to 1960 and beyond, noting a new grandstand, re routed highway with an overpass, a mall near the town center, an industrial park south of the old boundary, new factories and ample parking, a renovated Pioneer Cemetery and cairn, a repurposed post office housing municipal offices, and a possible country club on former fish pond land. It urges citizen cooperation to realize future projects and improvements.
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Highway 25
Tor Acton
Mail that cheque for Christmas Seals now
Mrs J Lunan secretary of the Halton County Tuberculosis and Health Association asks readers to send Christmas Seal donations. She warns the main problem in TB control is undetected cases in the community and urges participation in X ray and tuberculin surveys to curb infection.
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J. Lunan
Halton County
Tuberculosis and Health Association
Official Retires W. Frank Pendergast After 32 Years
W. Frank Pendergast assistant to the president of Imperial Oil retires after 32 years of service. A Montreal native who began at the Toronto Mail and Empire in 1916 he later led Imperial Oil publicity and served with Ford. He was director of information for the Wartime Prices and Trade Board 1941–44 and received an OBE. Friends award him an Honorary Life Membership in CWNA as he and Mrs. Pendergast plan world travel after selling their Toronto home.
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W. Frank Pendergast
Imperial Ou
Imperial Oil
Frank Pendergast
Pendergast
Toronto Mail
Empire
Ford Motor Co
Imperial Oa
Prices and Trade Board
Feld
CWNA
Epworth League
Mesars
W. Coles
Leonard Warden
Fire and Light Committee
Boiter Tmke
Galt
Esperty
Goldig-McCullough
Glittering Gateway and a Hard Year in Review
A reflective personal diary recounts a challenging year ending 1989 with debt, marital strain, and a family rough patch. The writer notes better kids' progress, a pup's death, and a shift in domestic dynamics amid broader world events remembered vaguely.
A Call to Real Resolve in World Aid and Daily Life
A columnist urges readers to move beyond vague pledges and make concrete actions toward aiding the starving and improving world affairs. He warns against easy resolutions that allow harmful personal habits, advocating instead for measurable, compassionate deeds.
Sunday church calendar for Acton area churches
Listings for Knox Acton Presbyterian Pentecostal Tabernacle Baptist and United Church of Canada in Acton Ontario include service times January 10 1980 and related notes. Churches provide worship morning services Sunday school catechesis and midweek prayer or Bible study with pastoral contacts and venues at local Anglican Catholic Reformed and Christian Reformed congregations.
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Difle Pripling and Publishing Co. Limited
Wilinn St
Acton
Ontario
Auda Bureau of Circulations
CWNA
Ontario-Quebec
Canada
United States
Post Office Department
Ottawa
Bethool
Christ Ambassaor
Baptist
Gordon Holmes
Pupils Perform At Mrs Scull Christmas Party
Pupils from Mrs Scull’s home entertained with carols and songs including Jingle Bells and Deck the Halls in a Christmas party. Dorothy Richardson Scull’s students performed and two pupils earned bronze medals from Trinity College of Music through the Toronto Teachers Association.
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So Brunefle
Dorothy Richardson
Scull
RM. Totti
VOT Plauisia
Chastine
Michael Walle
Randolph O
The
Red Nosed Reindeer
Anne Gordon
Gail McHugh
Jingle Bells
Ann Brucvlle Pare
Harp
Mareles
Trinity College
Elizabeth Todd Cham Pon
Lynda Neil Albspupils
Toronto Teachers’ Association
Trinity College of Music
Acton Junior Hockey Defeated by Bolton in Arena
Reading from the Free Press details Acton Junior hockey losing 7 to 2 to Bolton, dropping from a top position. It notes Bolton’s earlier wins over Guelph and Burlington, Acton’s brief early stretch, and a weak defense late in the game.
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Free Press
Acton
Bolton
Guelph
Burtington
Holmes
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G.T.R
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Professional Directory and
Travellers’ Guide
W. G. C. Kenney
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Willow and
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A. J. Buchanan Dental Surgeon Office
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C. F Leatherland
Seleitor
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Hastings
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Warren Pear
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Bruce E. Shoemaker
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E.l.buchner
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