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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 10, 1966
Page
3
A columnist laments bystander apathy in Canada citing a Toronto inquest where a crane hook lacked a safety catch and workers failed to report hazards. It highlights stories of brave Good Samaritans and two men in an accident, then argues employers must foster safety tips while noting a tax-justice parable about double taxation and inheritance.
Bill and Charlie discuss alleged inequities in Ontario succession duty law. A tale contrasts John who died and his sister Martha who inherited, highlighting higher duties for siblings. Audience members refer to John and Martha as old friends, framing the discussion of Bill and Charlie and their families.
Sunday March 13 1966 church schedules list Acton Baptist Georgetown Marple Avenue Baptist Knox Church Acton Pentecostal Tabernacle and Church of St Alban the Martyr with times for church school morning worship evening service prayers and specials. interdenominational rally announced at Acton High School March 19 with speaker David Callado and Rev Dwight Angel.
Reading note on Mary Quayle Innis editing Mrs Simcoe’s Diary a new edition highlights Simcoe’s love of Upper and Lower Canada winters Niagara York Quebec and Inter Mediste travel Her entries praise outdoor life insist on walking for health and recount her husband’s 1793 journeys by foot The piece muses on forming a walking society to honor her memory and its impracticalities.
In a shoplifting case a woman is fined for leaving a store with eight dollars of groceries unpaid. The report questions whether handbag size or total price enabled the act. A kindergarten child makes a snowball near a stern adult and grins, I just make them, I don’t throw them.
A group of students attended the play Murder in the Cathedral in a neighboring town. A bat figure swooped through the theater causing fright and awe among the audience, then vanished, leaving the crowd amused by the spectacle.
A provocative letter to the editor requests publication next week. The editor warns the writer did not sign, and asks for a signature before printing. Readers are invited to share opinions on timing and propriety.
Fragmented OCR notes list participants and events from a community sports and social page. It mentions Hespite end Anita, Wager, Cheryl Mortar, Allan Mitchell, and many local names, plus a grand finale Drain Hockey and various incidents and local business notices.
Constable Perr Campbello of the Acton OPP Detachment investigates a bogus cheque cashed at the Bank of Manticoal in Acton on February 24. The cheque for 73.52 dollars was drawn on an unknown party. Corporal Ray Mason warns businessmen to be alert to strangers trying to obtain merchandise by cashing cheques.
Acton Ontario listings show physicians and surgeons at multiple addresses including Willow and River Streets and 9 Mill Street West with phone contact 853-2180. Architects and service providers advertise offices on Mill Street and Stavebank Road Port Credit and 28 Main Street North Acton, plus a Guelph office and a Gray Coach Lines travel schedule with daily and weekend departures to Toronto Stratford and London.
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