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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 23, 1953
Page
9
A Bank of Montreal manager urges travellers to use Travellers Cheques as a safe, convenient substitute for cash. He notes heavy bank notes can weigh travelers down, and that cash can be lost or stolen with limited recovery. Travellers Cheques are presented as a modern, secure money option.
The piece argues that a Liberal candidate misstates egg market history and price dynamics. It notes Canada shipped two billion eggs to the United Kingdom in 1945 and implies mismanagement, while defending Liberal actions in agriculture. It stresses Halton as a center of pedigreed livestock export and praises farm prosperity under Liberal policy.
George Barac of 142 Guelph St Acton was remanded for psychiatric examination at Ontario Hospital Hamilton for up to 60 days in magistrate court. He faces wilful damage charges with damages to Robert Robbins apartment set at 1500 dollars. Fines were issued for speeding in the park and other infractions.
Acton residents discover The Breezes a 25 acre lakeside park started in 1946 by Sonny Jacque. The area offers shaded picnics boats docks and a refreshment stand with plans for a permanent site and admission signs. Fishermen and families visit from neighboring towns to enjoy boating swimming and leisure on Acton pond.
The W M S met at Miss W Ivens home with readings on the Christian Church in Africa. Abundance was the scripture text. Refreshments were served after. Several families and visitors are noted as summer travelers visiting relatives in Woodbridge Plaster Rock N B Manitoulin Island Bala Berkley Le Pier Michigan Limehouse and Toronto areas with numerous relatives and friends mentioned.
William O Douglas the Associate Justice of the Supreme Court writes of his travels to the Himalayas and Tibet. The book blends mountaineering with vivid scenes, including a tale of a Dalai Lama candidate and the monk who avoided fishing rods for religious reasons.
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