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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 15, 1969
Page
16
Acton firefighters faced two rural blazes where water scarcity and winter conditions hampered efforts to save houses and a dam. Delays in accessing water, snow blocked lanes, and distant supplies allowed fires to grow before pumps could deliver water, underscoring the value of nearby farm ponds for rapid protection of homes, livestock, and property.
Editorial notes frayed nerves over heavy snows and chaotic town conditions. Residents rail at tax and employer jibes while冬 weather drags on. No clear date or place, but local officials struggle to keep roads open as six weeks of winter loom ahead.
A humorous reminiscence recounts a chaotic holiday season with a New Year party disaster, fires, and parental brinkmanship. The narrator notes misadventures, quarrels, and a stove of 480 sandwiches, while a cheeky punchline closes with a quip about Edison and the first talking machine.
Halton County Council selected Mrs. Mary S. Pettit as Warden for 1949. She becomes the first woman elected to County Council and the first woman to hold the Warden post in Halton. A report mentions a large pine blown over in Wednesday’s gate incident near the council area. A birth is recorded: William Kenneth McKeown, born Saturday at Gualph General Hospital to Ralph and Eleanor McKeown. A local hockey game saw Vets defeated by the Yynners 4-3. Council discussed sewerage and potential incorporation of Acton as a town. Rev. R H Armstrong and family plan to move to Knox Church.
January 23 1919 issue reports mild monthly weather saving coal while bumper crop prospects disappoint. Reeve Barber injures right eye cutting wood and recovers. Farmers face high clover seed costs at 28 to 30 dollars per bushel. R M MacDonald elected secretary treasurer of the Board of School Trustees for 1919 D C Russell named chairman. Waterless toilets to be added in schools with an adjacent lavatory project. Rev R E Jones resigns as Baptist pastor and his wife are valued workers. Cement bridge on Bronte highway now finished.
Taken from the Free Press bus dated January 18 1894 notes Court Star A.O.F. celebrates its first mile post and anniversary with newly elected officers including Leics rindell W Stark and others. Also reports Mrs Charles Faulkley died from lung illness, Guelph wheel children vaccinated, Henderton pond skating rink schedule, Price Raymond Operatic Co concert poor turnout, Rockwood carnival results Jago won egg and barrel race Garstang won one mile race, and tick list recoveries.
The January 14 1849 issue notes James Buzzard died suddenly in Streetsville at the Athenst. Coroner Dr Wood confirms death due to delirium tremens amid his intemperate habits. Oakville Fire Company muster results show 47 men re-enlisted for three years with four new recruits. Milton Common School pupils gift teacher Campbell two poetry volumes for Christmas Eve.
A nostalgic column recounts a family flu outbreak labeled the Hong Kong flu and the era’s home remedies. Mothers kept children in bed, baths with open salts, camphor oil, goose grease, mustard plasters, and cod liver oil. The piece contrasts old cures with modern medicine and notes the persistence of the household remedies until newer treatments arrive.
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