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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 26, 1952
Page
2
The article notes a new road surface restored after winter damage and warns that road upkeep is costly and irregular. It urges careful tax use and stresses communal responsibility to supervise children to prevent accidents and fatalities. It calls for shared vigilance to protect youngsters during summer.
The writer reflects on returning from a two day Ontario and Quebec press convention and farm visits. He notes the difficulty of reassembling routine after travel and the challenge of resuming reading daily papers and local exchanges. He mentions Muskoka meetings and Halton County farmer visits as recent duties.
A reader argues Canada should adopt a distinct flag and stop displaying the United States banner alongside Canadian symbols. The letter contends mixed flag displays mislead American visitors and overstate Canada’s national identity, urging a Canadian ensign or red ensign with the Jack only in use.
The article notes seniors finishing the school term and children eager for summer vacation while warning families about dangers during travel and at unfamiliar bathing areas. It stresses that disasters often raise awareness of hazards that accompany daily life.
The Financial Post argues that official grading of tourist establishments across four provinces will be complex. It notes tangible goods like eggs lumber and wheat pose limits and cites intangibles such as services and personal tourist preferences. The piece stresses education competition and training over reliance on a front door sign.
The Calgary Herald argues eastern MPs misspent weekends by slipping into Hansard with brief remarks and then leaving for hockey trips to Toronto or Montreal. It questions whether eastern MPs enjoy easier schedules and suggests bear traps under desks to curb truancy.
The piece notes severe weekend traffic in Bowmanville blocking crossing on the main artery from Friday afternoon to Sunday evenings. It reports a growing decentralization of new industry in Ontario with 67 of 92 new industries outside the Greater Toronto area, 32 joining from the US, nine British, four European, one Australian, and 46 Canadian.
Essay prize winner Elizabeth Clarkson of Port Nelson critiqued jail privacy in a piece on murderers. Oakville seeks a town manager as approved by last December's ratepayer vote. Oakville Trafalgar high adds an instrumental music course next fall. Trafalgar signage dispute over Ford plant branding prompts local editor letter. Georgetown Lions Club suggests a swimming pool after the June drowning of James Ellison. Acton reports lacrosse interest in B-Hive team and Fred Helson summering in Morton Grove, Chicago.
The Acton Baptist Church and St Peter Apostle and Martyr share a June 1952 schedule. Activities include Sunday school at 10 AM, morning services, Bible classes, Evensong, outdoor service at Appleby College, and a daily Vacation Bible School June 30 to July 4.
In 1950 Canadian police reported 9920 missing persons cases with an average of about 28 per day. The force located a large portion of these cases, demonstrating ongoing efforts to resolve disappearances.
Bethel Baptist Mission announces a morning worship and service on Sunday June 20 at 1000 am and 1100 am with a sermon titled Only one life it will soon be past and a 730 pm sermon It is appointed unto men once to die but after this the judgment from John Jones Paxtor MLC A at the side entrance of the building.
A 1902 London update reports Sir Francia Knollys announcing King Edward’s illness and a postponed Coronation. London unrest follows a surgical turn, while Toronto street car strikes, Halton Farmers Institute excursion, and local town events headline a busy period with market-ready clothing deals and a park bandstand move.
Acton observes a busy week with Farm and Home week at Guelph and church gatherings. The Eastern Women's Missionary Society rally at Acton United Church drew many, with reports and an address by Mrs C T Crowe. Local tennis results saw Acton lose to Milton in women’s events and win in men’s. A June 1992 marriage unites Hilda Edith Simpson and Edward Glen Ryder at Acton Presbyterian Manse.
The Financial Post describes a new light single bottom two way mouldboard plow. It permits contour plowing and turning furrows. It can be raised and lowered hydraulically by fingertip controls.
Acton Ontario directory listing doctors dentists veterinarians with offices on Mill Street Willow and River Streets Leishman Block Millet Symon Block Brookville and Knox Avenue includes office hours and phone numbers for each practitioner Dr Kenney Dr Garrett Dr Buchanan B D Young C L Young F G Oakes and others listed with contact details and locations.
Train and coach timetables listed for eastbound and westbound services with varying daily and weekend patterns. Includes mentions of Georgetown and Guelph flyers, Canadian National Railways times, and Sun and holiday restrictions. Local business listings note legal, accounting, chiropractic, and real estate firms with contact details in Acton and nearby towns.
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