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Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Jun 26, 1952

Page

6

Farm bus tour highlights Halton Crop Improvement

Forty three participants toured Halton farms in the fourth annual bus trip. Highlights included Alex M Stewart & Son at Alisa Craig with extensive grain and silage programs and soil testing. Observers noted varied silage methods, pit silos, and rising interest in nitrogen use and fall wheat top dressing.

Halton Crop Improvement Association Alex. M. Stewart John A. Stewart John A Frank Silcox Iona Hor M. F. Hepburn St. Thomas Charlie Munroe Embro W. Alex’ Muir Woodstock Hepburn

Labor in Strong Demand and Labour Shortages Across Farms

The Agricultural Office in Milton reports a deluge of farm labor requests in the past two to three weeks with Western Canada help expected to be limited. No Western farm hands had arrived by the end of last week, while Newfoundland casual labor and a number of German migrants arrived this week.

Milton Canada Newfoundland

Premier Opens Otto Holden Plant Near Mattawa

John Root and other legislators joined Premier Lesley Frost on a tour to the Otto Holden generating plant near Mattawa in the Ottawa Valley. It is the third hydro plant completed in five years on the Upper Ottawa. The party also visited the Des Joachims and Chen aux plants, noting combined electric production approaching one million horsepower. Root reported a most interesting trip.

John Root North Eliington - Dufferin Lesley Frost Ottawa Valley Otto Holden Mattawa Ottawa Des Joachims Chenaux Root

Package dealing reshapes Canadian construction firms

Hartley Potter in The Financial Post notes a shift toward department store style builders offering design, engineering and construction under one contract. Growth driven by U.S. package firms entering Canada and rising heavy construction activity, with some Canadian firms already adopting the model.

Hartley Potter Financial Post U.S

Allan McEnery Allan Wedding at St. John's Georgetown

In St. John's Church Georgetown on Saturday June q the marriage unites Marjorie Thelma McEnery daughter of Mr and Mrs John McEnery Georgetown and Kenneth Earl Allan son of Mr and Mrs John Allan Acton. A reception for 50 guests was held in Memorial Hall with pink and white decorations.

St. John’s United Church Georgetown John M. Smith United Marjorie Thelma McEnery John McEneery Kenneth Earl Allan John Allan Acton Lorraine Anderson Hamilton Kerwin McFhail Bill McEnery Fyfe Somerville J. Evans Toronto Galt Guelph Eden Mills Inglewood Erin Ballinafad Norval Winnipeg Japan Sgt Earl Ryder Thousand Islands Ottawa Huntsville

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