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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 18, 1957
Page
2
The Arton Free Press page notes publication by Bills Printing and Publishing Co Limited with G A Dilla editor in chief and David R Dills production manager and James A Dills managing editor. The paper describes weekly Thursday issues and a 64 bil contact line.
An Acton notice highlights a large acreage sale as hopeful industrial progress amid local doubt. It notes limited contacts slow deals, cites St Marys Hinde and Dautch plant relates, urges boosters over naysayers, and calls litter and civic tidiness as shared duty to attract industry.
Halton County's fire service showcases a county-wide mutual aid and a new fire prevention program. Local firefighters have long educated the public on fire safety, but improved engagement is hoped with broader coordination. Generating interest is compared to band shell talks in Oakville and the costs of small projects piling up for municipalities.
In a reflective column, the author recalls family life, handicapped children, and Sunday labor on farms. They compare past and present moral standards, noting how neighbors’ opinions shape whether field work on Sundays is acceptable and how open Sunday culture has grown.
Local church notices list services for Baptist Presbyterian Pentecostal United and Anglican congregations in Acton Ontario on Sunday July 21 1957. Details include hours for Sunday School Morning Worship catechisms baptism community services and clergy names across Rev Costerus McKenzie Reid Adams Jones and others.
Mabel Gertrude McFarlane wife of Charles Roberts of Moffat died at Guelph General Hospital on Friday July 3. Born in Eden Mills she was daughter of the late William and Elizabeth McFarlane and lived in Arkel and later Moffat. Survived by husband two sons Wilfred in Texas and Albert at home a daughter Edna of Guelph three sisters Effie McFarlane Jessie Burrows and Maz Parkinson and three grandchildren. Funeral Monday July 8 from McLaganaghan Wall Funeral Home Guelph conducted by Rev Les Nansen Knox Presbyterian. Interment Eden Cemetery.
Acton area reports describe window damage at Rannarkburn school and potential punishment. The Acton baseball team beat Brampum and Georgetown in recent matches. All 38 Acton Public School entrants passed exams with 100 percent success, and half earned honors under Principal Brewert and Miss Annie J. Hudson. Changes include Mr Dickson moving to monument work, and Williamson residence upgrades near Mill Street. A charity bowling event saw Acton win both sessions against Georgetown. Community events feature Knox W.A. farewell for Miss Nellie Anderson, Ladies Aid tea at Mrs. Masales lawn, and a lawn social at St Alban's. Scout leaders opened the Blue Spring Scout Reserve near Acton with a memorial cairn dedication, replacing the Brantford camp.
A listing of physicians surgeons and dentists in Acton Ontario with office and home addresses and phone numbers. includes real estate and insurance, auditing, optical, and utility services plus schedule information for Gray Coach lines and local travel times. Contains multiple named professionals and firms such as G C Kemney, Dr A Garrett, Robert Buckner, Fl Wright, Bracken Insurance, J Bert Wood, Dr H Leib, Dr A Buchanan, Leatherland, Braida, Lever & Hoskin, Earl G Black, Walter Pope, El Buchner, and Gray Coach lines with contact details.
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