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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Jul 23, 1959

Page

2

Saskatchewan Awakening Economy Promotes Province Wide Growth

The article surveys Saskatchewan as a growing economy beyond wheat, highlighting oil, steel, potatoes, lumber, and tourism. Regina’s centers such as the Provincial Museum of Natural History and RCMP training, plus an Indian dances showcase, illustrate provincial development. It also notes U.S. stockpiling of atomic weapons in Canada and Canadian defense concerns, urging clarity on control and independence in defense policy amid discussions of Bomarc missiles and Arrow program shifts.

Saskatchewan C.w.na Regina Itelf Wheat Plains Regina Provincial Museum of Natural History Royal Canadian Mounted Police Cw.n.a Canada Debaren House of Commons Defense Department

Two Price System Debate Stalls Revenue Reform

A Canadian Weekly Newspaper convention debate centers on redistribution plans without raising taxes. Delegates discuss revenue already held by government and the difficulty of protecting individual farmers and businessmen while proposing modest weekly price adjustments to aid wheat producers.

Conventan An Regia

No Time for Complacency and Fire Safety Awareness

Fragmented text discusses public safety and fire prevention. Mentions human carelessness as a cause of forest fires and the need for vigilance. Notes about training, patrols, and potential costs, with references to enforcement and public action. Contains unclear OCR errors and scattered phrases.

My Father and the Old Chev on the Ottawa Ferry

A family recalls a father who drove with reckless nerve in a 1940s Old Chev during annual Ottawa River crossings. The narrator details perilous highway trips, ferry landings, and nerve shredding detours, recalling a father who tied fear and laughter with perilous journeys and stubborn driving.

Ottawa Dad

Sunday church calendar recaps multiple Ontario notices

The page compiles service times and guest speakers from several churches in Acton Ontario and surrounding areas for July 26 1959 including United Church of Canada Presbyterian Church in Canada Knox Church and Church of St Alban the Martyr with morning worship Sunday school evangelistic lawn service and midweek prayer meetings.

Presbyterian Church IN Canada Knox Church Acton Amtrak the Church OF ST. Alban Val Kenneth Red Postar Teoh Shili Ee Foe Bible Studik Christ

Waters's Club Takes Life Saving Course

A local notice lists activities and personnel from Waters's Club offering a life saving course and related local services. The dense directory style includes physicians, lawyers, optometrists, and transportation timetables, reflecting a community guide entry with multiple names and offices in Acton and surrounding areas.

Waters

Sparks in Elgin Street tree puzzle Acton notes

In Acton on Elgin Street residents saw sparks from a large limb of a maple tree. Fire chief R. M. McDonald ruled a partly dead limb and possible bird sparked a fire inside a hollow section. Wires were distant and a water dousing halted the blaze. The paper also reports highway dust relief and local school board personnel changes plus Acton Intermediate baseball results and a 1900 item on education regulations and a cheque fraud case.

Elgin Street R. M. McDonald Witxon Elem

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