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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Jan 30, 1958

Page

3

Rising education costs spark postwar debate in Canada

An examination of postwar demographics shows a baby boom increasing school enrollment and costs. The piece notes birth rates, immigration, and waves of students aging into secondary education, calling for reforms in funding and attendance policies ahead of a February conference in Ottawa.

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Halton Manor Hobby Club Resumes After Christmas Break

Halton Manor Hobby Club reopens on January 14 with 23 members present and welcomes guest Mrs. Gaston of Georgetown. Donations from local groups support handicraft projects while plans for a social event and a sewing machine initiative are discussed. Rev J L Graham of St Paul’s United Church delivers a sermon based on Psalm 69.

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Scout meeting shifts and heat affect Acton group

The Acton Scout group plans a night shift for a month with hall water issues and hockey the same night. A packed "B" troop meeting follows, as Akela leads tests and tasks under Halon Roteb Walther and others amid dispersed notes on progress, including many scouts passing five tests and others four.

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Extra Teacher May Be Needed At High School

Board members discussed staffing at the high school and the need for an extra teacher. They reviewed proposals for a physical training class and a dictation program, noting several players had been tried and one is currently for hire. A plan to investigate Canadian model machines for printing and address systems was also requested.

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Fragmented OCR Reads Signal School Classroom Confusion

A garbled OCR segment notes a school site with two classrooms and a looming issue. It mentions administrative authors, a school setting, and timelines around December and a fall term. Data includes unclear references to tests and records.

Local Assessment Details Shared for Acton Property Values

Clerk announces weekly assessment results for Acton covering residential commercial and baruste sectors. POH James Wall to bearend provides breakdown including 64a and federal Pat and Industral figures within the municipal report.

Jo MiGeadie Acton James Wall Barbuste Mae Mee Creachie Industral

Annual Reports Presented at Local Meeting

Mira Lloyd Crawford hosted a church gathering last Thursday afternoon as Mrs Greenlees opened the meeting. Bible readings covered John 11 7 8 9 7 and Matthew 5 14 16. Reports from officers included the treasurer Mrs Mahgan and the home committee led by Mrs Simon. The session discussed Presbyterial topics from a recent Galt meeting and reflected on appeals by Mrs Cremmer to aid widows.

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Web- Waty meeting and World Day service details

Thomas schedules Web- Waty meeting for Friday 21st with a reguldc meeting at Saelpek and a World Day of Pravee Service at 23p. The Prayer Partner for this month is the Salvation Army. Mrs Crawford gave a fine talk on the Church in Japan. The roll call was answered for membership feedback and the meeting closed with a Lasts prayer.

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