YMCA Week Marks 106 Years Of Service And Youthful Vision
Spirit United States and Canada celebrate National YMCA Week marking 106 years of service. The YMCA began in London in 1844 and expanded to North America in 1851 to improve minds bodies spirit and social outlook of youth. In Acton the YMCA has influenced the town for over two decades aided by J Albert Murray enabling its founding and ongoing experimentation suited to towns of different sizes.
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Spirit
United States
Canada
London
Y.M.C.A
Montreal
Boston
Acton
J. Albert Murray
Automobiles of Tomorrow Promise Wing Doors and Radar Brakes
The Financial Post foresees major car innovations next year including hinge in roof wing doors that open outward and upward, radar brakes that auto apply when closing gaps, and a fuel injection engine replacing carburetors. These features aim to improve entry, safety, and efficiency.
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Financial Post
Replacement. Entertainment in the home era compared with past community shows
The piece recalls old Ontario entertainments from medicine troupes to Marks Bros plays that drew crowds and funded causes. It questions whether home button entertainment today frees people to participate or dulls communal fun, noting loss of amateur plays and minstrel shows and reduced local stardom opportunities.
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Marks Bros
Ontario
Quebec Newsprint Proposals Prompt Provincial Power Fears
An editorial warns that Quebec's plan to create a powerful Board to govern newsprint distribution could allow provincial control over press freedom. It cites 22 mills in Quebec and 25 percent of world supply, noting many jobs in forestry and wood operations. The piece debates price controls and risks of unchecked government reach.
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Canada
Quebec
Duplessis
The
Victoria Times
Fire toll from November through January shocks Canada
Fire experts warn that defective wiring and smoking caused many deaths across the country with 180 people dying from November 1 to late January. Ottawa saw nine January deaths in two days, eight of them children, prompting calls for home fire prevention and heating inspections.
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Canada
Ottawa
Marmora
Peterborough
Ontario
Ontario Hydro
Easter gene hints and taxes in early spring talk
Comment notes Easter genes in March may predict early spring. It mentions the $64,000 question bringing taxes on the rich into focus and a will with money spent, read after a death. United's Electrical Workers strike in Canada ends after 107 days amid broader union negotiations.
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United
Electrical Workers
Wire & Cable
Canadian- Westinghouse
CGE
The
Financial Post
Japanese Bible Translation Won Best Book of the Year
The new colloquial Japanese Bible translation by an all Japanese committee was named The Best Book of the Year by Japan’s Day of Culture judges. The effort marks matured Japanese church influence and a shift from imported to domestically produced scripture.
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Japan
Mainichi Shimbun
Japan Bible Society
Bible
This money goes to the Y says a man for his son
A speaker pledges funds to the Y with belief that the money supports values learned in youth. He argues money aids teaching honesty, discipline, and character, shaping a man for the future. The appeal links giving to the growth of his son and the community.
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Jong Ape
Pee
Acton Community Directory and Church Services
Local Acton directory lists physicians surgeons and professionals including Dr W G C Kenney Dr D A Garrett and Dr Robert D Buckner with offices and phone numbers. Religious notices cover United Church Rev Gordon Adams Knox Church Rev Robert Armstrong and St Alban's Anglican with service times and contact details.
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W G C Kenney
Oliieran Symon
EL Acton
Church St. EF
Gordon Adams
Bower Avenue
George Effiot
Bower Ave
Acton
St Alban's Church
Evan H. Jones
B.A. L.threcter
Acton Church Notices and Local Services Jan 1956
Community church notices list activities at Acton Baptist Church and other area churches. Details include service times Sunday January 2 1956 with morning worship evening prayer and Sunday School plus weekday meetings and local business notices for real estate and professional services. Local residents seek banking facilities and advertise farms and properties for sale or hire.
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Church School
Brotherhood of _Anglican
Inaugural Malion county council meets amid King George V mourning
January 30 1936 Free Press reports a day of mourning across the empire with businesses closed. Milton reeve John Irving declined. George Currie is declared warden of Esquesing after five years as reeve. Harold Cleave noted as Petri warden. B G Arnold to chair Public Utilities Commission. Miss Ett Swackhamer reads King George message at high school. Belle Stephens retires after 36 years with Storey Glove Co. County snow disrupts bread deliveries. rural hockey sees York Road and Rankwood win 5 0.
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Free Press
Acon
British Empire
George V
Chareh
John Irving
Milton
George Currie
Currie
Esquesing
Canneil
Harold Cleave
Petri
Tie Bruty
Bog Arnold
Public Utilities
Nation
CM Hansen
CH Harrison
EM Morrow
High School Literary Society
Ett Swackhamer
King George
Jean Beatie
Dorothy Phillips
Alice Taylor
Belle Stephens
Na Gauvelling Bay
Ted Hansen
University of Toronto
Ospainge
York Road
Rankwood
Jones Boys
Brookville
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Audit Bureau of Circulations
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Post Office Department
Dills Printing and Publishing, Co. Limited
G. A. Dills
David R. Dills
James Dills
John Black
Asociate
Business and Editorial Office
Gordon Shorter
National Research Council
Phantw
Esthep Daytee
G. P. Parson
Teday
By Edgar Gueat
Mag
Professional Directory and
Travellers’ Guide
D A’ Garrett
Willow and
Rover Sts
Robert D Buckner
Weilaptesn
A. J. Buchanan
Dental Surgeon
Leashman Block
Mall St
United. Church OF Canada
Acton, Ontario
Presbyterian Church IN Canada
H. Leib
Corner Mall
Frederick Streets
E. L
Buchner
R.O
Optometrist
Mal St E
FG. Oakes
Anglican Church OF Canada
Ray H Costerus
Knox Ave
Altin
B.C
Columbia-Yukon
Border
Whitehorse
Tey
Acton Pentecostal
YOUNG
Veterinary Surgeons Office
Brookvile
Orstarin
Milton, TR
Wright
Wilbur
Bracken Estate
Acker
K J Reid
Coox St
Thore
Actua
RF. Bean
Iaseramce & Mill
C.F Leatherland
Notary Public Office
Lever & Hoskin
Chartered Accountants
Hyamiptern
Victora St
Porantoe
MA E— Manderson
Mali St
Thursaday
Grorvetaan
Maun Sts
Peur
Rumley Funeral
Hopae
Olive Ma” Lampard
St Alban's Parish Hall
Park Ave
Guelph
Gray Coach Lines
Sat
Sun
Canadian National Rarways
Georgetown
Daly
Heienenigay
Gorion
Pan Dail Bally
Sion
Ed Ward
United Kingdom
County ‘Council
Rod Warren
Georgetown Herald
Normal College
Toronto
Daisy Nicklin
Robert Sprowl
St T Cotals
Avian
Do Henderson
John Cameron
Clark
Mabby Bee
Hume
Robert Agnew
Carnachan
Main St
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