Arton Free Press Acton Ontario 1957 Thursday
The Acton Free Press published in Acton Ontario appears as a weekly paper. It is issued every Thursday from 56 Mill Street and lists staff including editor in chief G A Dills and production manager David R Dills. Subscriptions are payable in advance with Canada rates.
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Mill
Acton
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Canada
United States
Ottewey
The
Aly Printing and Publishing Co
Limsisd
G. A. Dills
David R Dills
James A. Dille
Nélter
Happy Birthday Milton from Acton and Milton
Acton welcomed Milton visitors in old fashioned style for a centennial celebration. About a thousand people lined the main thoroughfare for a neighborly display of goodwill between the two Halton towns. The Milton and Acton editors note a long shared history including band days and joint parades, wishing continued growth and friendship into the next century.
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Acton
Halton
Bill Dewar
Bill Collins
Milton
Tyler
Canada Faces Shifts as Plants Close and Elections Turn public mood
The Acton Wool Combing plant closes due to unprofitability amid British competition, with losses around $50 000 on the Canadian operation last year. Rail and newspaper services shrink, while Brampton and Orangeville lines lose passenger service to rising auto and bus use. The piece reflects on election results, political upheavals, and the need for profitable operations to sustain communities.
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Wool Combing Corporation
Acton
Britain
Canada
Canadian Pacific Railway
Orangeville
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From Ginger Farm to Halfway House 3 Domestic Animals
Gwendeline F Clarte writes of a rural life excerpt noting a tame killdeer nest on the lawn, local wildlife including cotton-tails and grass snakes, and reflections on a recent trip to a farm near Shelburne. She describes household adjustments from old to modern comforts, a desire for pets, and challenges of aging in a house with safety concerns like slippery baths.
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Gwendeline F. Clarte
Robina
Moses
Sunday Church Calendar In Acton and Nearby
Church listings for June 1967 include ACTON PENTECOSTAL ASSEMBLY at the YMCA with Sunday School at 10 00 am and worship later. United Church of Canada in Aston with morning prayer at 8 00 am and church school at 9 00 am. Canada Knox Church in Acton with church school at 9 30 am and evening service at 3 00 pm. and Trinity service notes with 9 45 am reading and 1 00 pm meeting.
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Healy Cena Sapien
Church School
Acton
Sentwegen
Worah
Greenock WI Holds Monthly Meeting at Hugh Reed Home
Greenock Women's Institute held its monthly meeting at the home of Mr Hugh Reed with good attendance. President Mrs Calvin Aitken led the Ode and collection, then a reading, discussions on a bus trip and paper drive, and reports from the district annual meeting in Hillenburg. A wedding anniversary catering plan was noted for June 15.
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Greenock Women's Institute
Hugh Reed
Calvin Aitken
Hilleburg
Aitken
Wal Johns
Acton Gazette recalls 1937 events and 1967 notes
Residents remember a 1937 theft spree and a 1967 cemetery entrance project. Reports mention Hoon Farmer resignation after long service, a home break in with stolen money, local figures like George Cowite selling business, and a parade of town happenings with community figures leading committees.
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Veee
Thureday
Hoon Farmer
Acton
Theedes
Thaias Cennedy
Alan Taken
Acton Ontario Professional Directory Listing
An old Acton Ontario directory lists medical doctors dentists and surgeons with office addresses on Symon Brick Mill Street Church Street Willow River Streets and Frederick Street plus real estate and insurance services Wright Bracken Insurance and Lampard Auditing and other professional listings. It also mentions a Ray Coach Lines schedule and Canadian National Airways standings.
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Rother Toxic
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Costerus
Bower
Church OF Canada
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Camris
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Bowes Avenus
George Eliot
Bower Ave
Znox Churce
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Bas Morton
George Cowite
Jes Heesog
Eaton
Clon
W J Murrey
Pegverett
Acton Park
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Ane Poovee
Teywa- Fertas
Ameer
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Thersdey
Reeve Swackhamer
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Peisy Lake
Travellers’ Guide
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Symon Brick
E. Acton
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Willow
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Robert DO Bocknerie
St. Actoa
Wright
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R. Bracken Insurance Agency
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Best Wood Insurance Agency
Guelps
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Notary Publie
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Lampard
Earl G. Black
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Walter H. Pope CortiRad Aovemstens
Man Tee Ome
Et. Buchner
R.C
Epportmen
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