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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 21, 1960
Page
10
Editorial honors hydro power workers and telecom crews for round the clock service after severe ice storms. It notes electricity and heat losses in some areas, printing delays due to outages, and the need for relief as crews work to restore normal services.
The throne speech hints at extending the federal vote to Indians without waiving treaty rights, drawing varied responses across Six Nations in Ontario and among Alberta and Manitoba Indigenous leaders who fear implications and seek clarity on the change.
The Ontario transport minister notes a 15 percent rise in insured drivers over two years since the uninsured motorist $5 fee funds the Unsatisfied Judgment Fund. The fee does not insure, but supports payouts when uninsured motorists cause damages. New plates go on sale, with a March 16 deadline for license renewals.
Readers in Orangeville Ontario and other towns discuss steady growth as preferable to rapid expansion that strains services. The piece advocates extending advertising controls to magazines and book covers, noting current continent wide precedents and urging action. It also carries letters about headlight etiquette and driving inconvenience.
A reader recalls childhood Tarzan films and laments a contemporary remake that substitutes flashy action for the authentic jungle hero. He compares the new Tarzan unfavorably with memory of classic adventures and notes a harsher, more violent tone.
A nostalgic reader recalls a Tarzan film where heroics give way to graphic violence. The essay contrasts old jungle battles with harsher modern depictions, noting the crowd’s excitement turns to discomfort as arrows, impalement, and brutal deaths replace self defense. The author laments the fading dignity of Tarzan and laments growing cruelty in cinema.
A compact roundup of services at Knox Church Acton Pentecostal Tabernacle Baptist and United Church of Canada in Acton across January 24 1960 1980 and 1990 with times for worship Sunday school and baptisms plus notes on nursery care and vestry meeting for St Alban the Martyr parish. Includes listings for Christian Reformed Church and local Anglican and Presbyterian congregations.
The report covers Acton hockey wins at home against Georgetown and Paris, a major rink dispute with Beardmore and Co over an $800 bill, a 12-game Force bowling streak, bandage and first aid shipment by the Red Cross, severe snow blocking roads, and a Hydro Cooking Forum event at the Acton hall with Ontario Hydro involvement.
A community directory lists doctors in Acton Ontario with offices on Mill Street and Wellington Street, and notices an auto crash on Highway 7 near RR 2 Acton involving Miss Josephine Tascher, who was uninjured. Transit services by Gray Coach Lines and Canadian National Railways are shown with schedules.
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