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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 17, 1968
Page
3
A reader urges Acton to improve the heat blasted business district by planting decorative greenery around municipal buildings. Citing Guelph’s downtown flower pots as an example, the note suggests low cost flowers to attract shoppers and deter pests.
Hree Press editorial in an Ontario Hydro publication mocks a space doom prophet and urges readers to curb littering. It notes 222 satellites plus space debris orbit Earth and warns taxpayers will fund cleanup, costing millions annually. It cites Ontario Highway costs over 55 per mile and a potential $50 fine to deter littering.
A Canadian Automotive Trade article from Detroit reports 1949 model cars may drop to 24 month 24000 mile coverage as warranties face higher claim costs. Industry fears costs rise and hints of U S legislation on warranty standards. Diagnostic tests improve issue detection and costs, while some owners rely on warranties to cover costly repairs.
A reflective column traces the rise of power concepts from political and social movements to personal authority. It recalls how “Parent Power” once governed discipline, laments its erosion in modern permissiveness, and asks how to restore parental influence amid teenage independence and societal change.
The Free Press reports Britain’s new drug M1775 showing promise against cattle sleeping sickness with expected field tests. mentions East Africa violence, farm work on groundnut fibre cloth in Scotland, Ardil cloth production, and local weekend trips to Bracedge Hayaville, Waxapa Road, Toronto. Local residents Mr Ken McKinnon Mrs E E Perryman Georgina enjoyed a weekend at Bracedge and Hayaville. Don Ryder, G A Dills, and David Dilly vacationed in Toronto.
The Free Press notes a 25.5 percent population increase across Ontario Quebec Nova Scotia and New Brunswick from 1871 to 1891. It reports insanity up 40 percent and cites migrant settlement as a factor. A Friday wagon accident near Nawsagawoya left minor injuries to a horse and a rider. A six year old burned his foot stepping on a stove cover. Acton Free Press marks its tenth birthday under H P Moore's management.
Fifty years ago on Thursday July 18 1018 a poem saluted a man who labors with a song and aids neighbors. It recalls Benjamin Franklin and others planning Canada invasion with Fleury Mesplat aiding propaganda in Philadelphia and Montreal. The piece notes a failed scheme and Franklin backed journal.
A helpfully compact notice page lists several churches in Acton Ontario with service times. Trinity VI at St Alban’s Drive led by Rev H J Dawson. Beth El Christian Reformed Church with English and Dutch services. Evangel Pentecostal Tabernacle at Churchill Road with Sunday School worship and prayer meetings. The fragment includes a Bible verse 1 John 5:4.
Multiple church notices list services at Acton Baptist and Maple Avenue Baptist in Georgetown and Knox Presbyterian. Activities include Sunday School 9.45am, morning services 11am, evening services 7pm, midweek prayer and choir practices, plus a July 1968 summer services series under Rev. Andrew H. McKenzie with the theme Finishing the Race.
A century ago Replies to correspondents describe a published rejection as not edifying or public spirited while noting a name is missing. The Excise Office official Petrie faced a late night bath incident at a Connastoga Distillery event ending with a violent blow and a scuffle. Petrie reports to the Government and hints at a conspiracy.
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