Halton Centen nial Manor to double capacity with $900,000 addition
Halton County Council approved two readings for a by law to fund a $900,000 addition to Halton Centennial Manor. When completed the facility will hold 220 residents, up from 105, addressing population growth and expanding care for seniors after the manor opened in 1952 as a joint effort with Peel County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halton Centennial Manor
W. A. Goodfellow
Peel County
Halton County
Vity
Halton
Seasonal unemployment fades as housing and industry pick up
The article notes Canada’s winter labor rebound with bricklayers and builders active in cold weather. It urges homeowner action to reduce seasonal unemployment, urges cooperative efforts by industry government and consumers, and includes humorous notes on a Saskatchewan paper’s Ten Commandments for women’s clubs and local reflections from Touchwood Times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Eskimo Art Label Confusion Hurts Sled Ride Season
Urban and rural readers note a clash between genuine Eskimo crafts and mass produced items from Hong Kong sold as Eskimo wares. The piece highlights winter travel, sledding conditions, and the lack of road sand last Sunday as context for the season's activities.
Yims Jottings and a Sunday Dinner Poem Record
Local column by Jim Odills discusses town sleighing sanding auto traffic and reflections on a poem titled The Sunday Dinner from an old scrap book. It notes civic groups forming, a pending January 20 meeting, and invites editor comments on school work limits and education topics. A Canadian tourist in Switzerland encounters a mountain guide with a witty warning about looking right for the view.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willian W. Pratt
Switzerland
Acton News Highlights Builds and Games in 1909
William Johnstone plans a brick two story extension on Mill Street with a storefront on the first floor and a society hall above. Local leagues report a close Acton Juniors versus Seniors hockey match ending 9 8 in favor of the seniors after overtime.
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William Johnstone
Mill Street
Society Hall
Georgetown
Epworth League
Messrs. Bielbyr and Reed
Messrs
E. A. Robertson
Schools Move to Oust Troublemakers in Rog Cooperative
What Others Say Dutton Ont reports two local boards to eject loafers and troublemakers from Rog cooperative students after a first warning. The measure aims to cut wasted school time and improve morals and future work behavior, with more boards likely to follow. Brief Comment notes a Spring tree planting plan as stately poplars near local tennis courts are removed and Mil St widened, prompting replacement efforts next spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rog Co-Operative
Tenni
Sunday Church Calendars Show Services Across Acton
January 1959 church listings for Acton churches include Revinear iy Fei at Pentecostal Tabernacle and Rev Gordon Adams at United Church of Canada with morning services, prayers, and Sunday schools. Baptist, Presbyterian, and Anglican notices list worship times, vestry meetings, and class schedules across multiple congregations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Church OF Canada
Adam
Omiarie
Gordon Adams
George Elliott
Supior
Treond
Greenway Crusade At Acton Baptist Church Start January 22
Evangelists Reginald and Mrs Greenway, a national team, bring a special series of services to Acton Baptist Church from January 22 to February 1. Evening meetings run 8 o clock on weekdays and 7 pm on Sundays. The Greens are noted for music based campaigns and have toured Canada for 16 years using piano harp violin and theremin in services. The theremin, played without touching, is one of only 17 in North America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reginald
Greenway
Acton Baptist Church
Knights
Canada
North America
Local Professional Directory and WMS Meeting Notes
A community page lists Acton Ontario physicians dentists and legal professionals with office addresses and phone numbers. It also covers a Knox church Women Missionary Society meeting hosted by Mrs A J Buchanan with missionary program notes and participants.
Local Service Listings and Professional Notices
A dense Victorian style page lists chiropractors optometrists and accountants with street addresses and phone numbers. It also contains Gray Coach Lines and Canadian National Railways schedule times detailing daily and weekend departures and routes.
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Saskatchewan
Touchwood Times
Punnichy
Batista
Castro
Hong Kong
Papala
Esme
Yims
Jim Odills
County Connecl
On Wey
Arden
BAYS
Free Falls
Thoreday
Acton
R. M. McDonald
Acton Tanners
Elora Rocks
Inds
Elora
Elara
Acton Library Board
A.T. Brown
Brown
Acton Fair Board
C. Woodhall
Ontario Fairs Association
Woodhall
Acton Arena
Norman Fryer
The
Acton Free Press
Ditix Printing and Publishing Co. Limited
Miff St. EB
Ontario
Audit
Bureau of Ocusations
CWNA
Ontario-Quebec Divina
United States
Post Offer Department
Ottawa
G. A. Dills
Dawn R K. Diks
Church OF ST. Alban the Martyr Anglican
H. B Stokreef
L. Th
Jeffery St
Bible School For—All
Ste
the Greenway
Presbyterian Church IN Canada
Exox Acto
Andrew eRenzie BA
Greenway Crusade In Baptist Church
A.J. Buchanan
WMS
Professional Directory and Travellers
W. G. C. Kenney
Symon Block
Mill St. E. Acton
Church St. F.hone
D. A. Garrett
Willow and
River Sts
Entrance River St
Acton, Ont
Robert D. Buckner
Wellington St. Acton
F. L. Wright
Wilbur St
J. Bert Wood Insurance Agency
Life and General Insurance
Guelph
DR. H. Lee
Broneree
A. J. Buchanan
SA_ Mol Street
Ine
Aternoon Abilary Wms
Knoxchurch
Mre
A J Bucharan
Mre Hool
Bennie
Mex Bennie
H Allison
F. Anderson
D. Kennedy
H. Mamnprize
Anderson
C. G. Jones
Thay
C. F Leatherland
Q.C
A, Braida
Salcester
Manace Acton
Cork
AR. Guelph
Hastings & Payne Barristers and Solicitors Notaries PuBlic
Mill St
WM. D
Fe Tcemaker
Bruce E. Shoemaker
Mar
Moore
D.C
Palmer
E. J. Buchner
Optometrist
Mil St
Lever & Hoskin
Chartered Accountants
Main St
King St. W
Hampton
Toronto
Neville Stoller & CO. Accountants and Auditors
Earl G. Black
ALA
Chartered Accountant Farmers’ Bidg
Main St Milian, Ont
Travelers’ Guide
Gray Coach Lines
Sun
Hols
Lane
Sunial
Canadian National Railways Standard
Gibraetown
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