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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 30, 1959
Page
2
The piece contrasts the fading barefoot boy with midcentury nostalgia, then pivots to Royal Prince Philip addressing a Canadian Medical Association shelling out health concerns. It notes Canadians’ health lag, urges stronger physical education and expanded recreation, and advocates publicizing sports and activities to counteract modern distractors like cars and television.
An editorial urges parents to counter teen pull toward early work by weighing long term gains of continued education. It cites statistics from the Dominion Bureau of Statistics showing low junior and senior matriculation rates and warns that immediate payoffs can trap youths in dead end jobs. The piece advocates patience, self‑made “ammunition” of education, and careful career questions before leaving school.
A fragmented critique questions the health of Canadians and how modern comforts such as television and materialism influence wellbeing. It argues schooling and personal restraint shape contentment and condemns conflicts between law and ethics.
A reflective piece by Bill Smiley recalls idyllic summer evenings in a small town. The narrator contrasts quiet family rituals and outdoor play with modern urban noise, pondering how sounds shape memories and aging perspectives. He notes children’s games, parents’ routines, and the encroachment of cars, jukeboxes, and television into once tranquil nights.
A garbled 1939 news snippet recalls Harold Nicklin returning from the London Merchant Bank with boat parts, a bank teller, and a memory of Billy Balen. It also covers a Georgetown Rape match, Acton bowlers, and a chaotic fire injuring a farmer while saving farm equipment. Nearby reports include a body found on Lake Wateheap and a fire loss near Parist Tire.
Acton Guelph and area professionals include Dr W G C Kenney physician at 43A Mill Street SLE Acton Dr D A Garrett on vacation 1940 1956 emergency contact Dr AB McCarter Guelph Dr Robert O Buckner 39 Wellington St Acton Ont phone 679 Dr H Leib dentist Dormer WW and Frederick Streets hours by appointment A J Buchanan dentist SA Mall Street hours varying C F Leatherland GC Barrister Notary Public office hours 1 am to 12 00 am 1 00 pm Saturdays By appointment 22 Acton A Braida BA Barrister Notary Public 177 Main St S Acton Ont phone 576 office hours 6 pm 4 pm Lpm 3 pm Saturdays Hastings & Payne Barristers and Solicitors Notaries Public VA Mill St Acton office hours 10 06 am 11 45 am Gray Coach Lines schedules Acton Georgetown Georgetown daily services Canadian National Railways timetable including Fastbound Flyers and daily services to Georgetown Westbound flights and local connections
Sunday August 2 1959 schedule includes Morning Worship Sunday School and Evengeliste service. Church listings show Knox Church Acton Presbyerian and Church of St Alban the Martyr Anglican with service times and friendly welcome notes.
The Barmockburn Institute ladies trip by bus last Tuesday included a visit to Owen Sand and lunch in a park. They toured Grey County Museum, enjoyed tea and cookies, then travelled to Port Elzin and Wingham. They watched Op Focus on Channel 8 and had a town hall supper in Wingham before returning.
Two Ontario riders compete at Ox-Bow Rodeo with aim to win a $2500 prize. The event features notable participants including Robert Rowkiw and Dene Duncan in western rodeo races amid a strong spectator turnout.
A fragment describes porcupine interference with trees and croplands, noting protection under game laws but allowing killing if on private property. The text reflects conflict between conservation and landowners seeking to guard crops and timber.
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