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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 16, 1960
Page
10
Premier Frost introduces a new liquor advertising code in Ontario to restrict where alcohol ads can run. The editor notes reluctance to broaden the field but accepts the necessity and predicts clearer rules, while doubting any drop in alcohol sales or drinkers.
Delegates at Banff Alberta conference report Home and School associations in Canada have become a mature national link between taxpayers and education officials. The 370 000 member voice pushes for better rural library service and more classroom films while stressing gradual public opinion pressure through ties with the Canadian Education Association and the National Film Board.
Stelco marks its 50th anniversary as Canada's largest integrated steel producer. Founded in 1910 by W M Aitken, later Lord Beaverbrook, the company employs over 15,000 across seven communities and contributes more than 86 million annually in employment costs. It shipped about 93,000 tons in its first full year and now nears 3 million ingot tons capacity.
A reflective piece notes fathers assuming headship in family life on Father's Day while moms and the broader culture share in the celebration across Canada the United States the United Kingdom Australia and New Zealand. It cites attitudes toward fatherhood contrasting it with Mother's Day and references Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman to comment on evolving family dynamics.
The author debates changing authority within Victorian era families as fathers lose prestige. He argues for renewed paternal leadership to maintain order and protect family integrity, contrasting past tyranny with present erosion and urging weekly family efforts to honor fatherly authority.
A nostalgic sketch of a father famed for car misadventures and bold living. The narrator recalls his driving antics from 1920s cars to late night lights, noting the chaos on the road and the family’s tense humor. The mother’s fear of driving with him contrasts with his loud, lively presence and stubborn charm.
A heartfelt reminiscence recalls a father described as strong and turbulent. The speaker recounts his father's rough methods at work and home, noting stubborn pride, fierce temper, and moments of dramatic injury followed by enduring love from children and grandchildren.
MILTON the last two one room schools in Burlington are Kilbride and Bell's Line west of Milton and plan calls for Kilbride to receive a single room school. GEORGETOWN councilors to get free parking cards outside the Municipal Office during town duties. BRAMPTON Peel Memorial Hospital directors push to block jet runway approaches over Malton. BURLINGTON August 4 pageant final hosted by Hiss Canada 1961 with 47 events at the Brant Inn. ORANGEVILLE Bill Robb spends 2500 on a 1931 Ford coupe rebuilt engine and body. STREETSVILLE council approves Welcome signs replacing speed traps. GEORGETOWN Halton MP Stanley L Hall breaks ground for Georgetown hospital as Lions Club rodeo boosts hospital funds.
At 84 Queen Victoria Street London the Bible House library hosts more than 20000 scripture volumes open to visitors, Monday through Friday and Saturdays by request. The collection includes Welsh Irish and multilingual editions alongside English Bibles and a forthcoming English translation of the New Testament slated for 1961. Many volumes are unique to London offering an hour of exploration.
The Good Old Days recounts Haition Rifles from Camp Niagara marching through town under Capt Guible, public reactions, and interwoven notes on local society, church events, school activities, burglaries, and social club reports from June 24 1910.
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