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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 07, 1949
Page
2
The Acton paper celebrates 75 years since 1875 and recalls loyal subscribers and advertisers. It notes doubling its building size and completing a modern workshop with automatic presses. A public open house is planned later, weather permitting, while it continues Nassagaweya history work.
The Fathers of Confederation on Prince Edward Island shaped Canada’s birth and unity. A conference in England helped adopt the Dominion of Canada name. Sir Leonard Tilley is cited, and the text questions modern drift from God’s law guiding national life.
A junior chamber of commerce in Canada pushes to observe a Monday national holiday. At its national convention in Toronto a resolution endorsing the change was sent to Ottawa. Other groups nationwide have filed similar resolutions with no opposition reported.
The piece discusses the appeal of longer weekends for urban life and business, urges study of beverage room operations and licensing, recalls 1794 statutes on hotel licensing, and notes a buoyant yet mixed Canadian economy with steel strong and textiles soft.
A July 6 1550 issue recalls the Dominion Day lacrosse game in Royal District between One Thistles of Fergus and the Creascents of Acton with Fergus winning 5 to 3 in front of about 1000 spectators. Also notes about local electrified signage contracts and community barn-raisings.
The Kitching-Watson reunion held on Saturday June 2 gathered members in Cheop to celebrate the fifth family reunion. The event, held every two years, featured a joyful gathering of Kincardine friends and a good time.
Editorial notes discuss two months of upcoming school holidays and the toll of accidents during a holiday weekend. It mentions a district not immune to dental deaths and notes weather as a common conversation topic. It references six weeks of election buildup and post event post mortems to come.
Notice reminds readers there will be no issue of The Free Press on Thursday July 23 as editors take annual vacation. Article also touches on auction seasons, road safety, jet fighters, and a British writer’s critique of socialism citing India ordering railway buffers and related treasury write off.
Schedule notes show daily except Sunday operation with times such as 1.17 am and 12.39 am. Additional entries include 4.48 am 6.30 pm and 7.44 pm with Saturday only and Sunday only flagstop references. A flagstop entry mentions 43 am and en pm with exceptions for Saturday and Sunday.
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