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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 02, 1961
Page
2
March marks the Easter Seals campaign in Ontario with Rotary Club support. The effort aims to raise 875000 in 1961 to fund 27 nurses across 16 offices, five camps, and clinics with top physicians aiding cerebral palsy and other conditions, offering a chance at self reliance for afflicted youths.
A new group named FAME Farmers Allied Meat Enterprises emerges to back rural meat packing plants across Ontario. The plan aims to give farmers control from processing to consumer, boosting rural economies while reducing middleman profits and avoiding heavy government subsidies. Shares reportedly sell well, signaling farmer investment in their own future.
National Education Week stresses that a grade twelve education should be the norm as automation reshapes work in Canada. The Canadian Conference on Education urges students to pursue university or advanced training to avoid unemployment and prepare for specialized, responsible roles in society.
Planning and promotion by the Acton Lions Club for a skating carnival were disrupted by poor weather causing postponement. Officials hoped weekend conditions would improve for a large turnout and a successful event at the town rink.
A reflective, misspelled reminiscence on fatherhood and daughters. The narrator recalls a daughter’s growth from baby to school age, notes pains and pride, and contrasts the soothing joys with fears of future failures and dangers. The piece ends with a vow to cherish every child.
Fragmentary notes recounts quack patent medicines and assorted remedies sold by vendors. It mentions names like Portman Milburn and Shiloh, discusses soaps and tonics such as Scotts Emulsion, and laments unreliable printer drafts and lost faithfuls in a rural community setting.
A quirky line from a preserved radio segment sparks readers to reminisce about the Good Old Days. The cryptic phrase circulates in locals’ conversations as an example of vintage language play and regional humor.
The Acton wool combing plant begins operations at half capacity with 75 employees. Six months into development, equipment is being installed and full production is expected within weeks. The plant will process about three million pounds annually as more gear arrives. The firm, backed by British and Canadian interests, has a $250 000 authorized capital and plans a new Creamery on Main Street supervised by Meo C. Anderson.
Fragmented OCR item lists injuries from machinery incidents at a lignery and a railing accident at a station. It notes Mr Sydney Barnes’s mishap, George Edwards moving his butcher shop, Trooper Mulloy’s war injuries, and Miss Jean Monroe’s forthcoming wedding. It also mentions Miss E H Graham selling paintings and GoAl Black remodelling his store. Several weather and farm notes appear with local names and events.
A letter from Robert Little School Acton Ontario dated February 24 thanks Mr Dilly and staff for a factory tour. The students express appreciation for the educational visit and the explanations about pointing and other processes observed during the tour.
A dense listing of doctors lawyers and service providers in Acton Ontario. Includes Dr W G C Kenney Dr D A Garrett Dr Robert Buckner dental and chiropractic services optometrists and hearing aids lawyers and notaries public with office hours and addresses in Acton and nearby Georgetown. Contains timetable references for Gray Coach Lines and Canadian National Railways.
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