Acton Ontario weekly notes circulation and rates
Founded in 1875 and published each Thursday at 56 Mill St E Acton Ontario the paper lists affiliations with the Audit Bureau of Circulations the C W N A Ontario Quebec division and offers advertising rates on request Subscriptions payable in advance three dollars Canada four dollars United States six months one dollar seventy five and single copies seven cents Authorized as Second Class Mail Ottawa post office department
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Acton
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Audit Bureau of Circulations
C.W. N.A
Ontario-Quebec
C.W.N.A
Canada
United States
Post. Office Department
Ottawa
Evening Shopping Gains Ground Across Ontario Towns
A Gruneau Research survey shows 75 percent of Kitchener residents favor evening shopping. In towns under 10 000 population 78.8 percent favor one evening a week while cities record 64.4 percent and rural areas 74.8 percent. Overall 56.5 percent support one open night, 1.1 percent want two. Friday is the preferred shopping night here.
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Ontario
Kitchener
Gruneau
Vision of 1980 Urban Growth and Housing Outlook
A Central Mortgage and Housing Corp brief to the Garden Commission, reported by The Financial Post, predicts population growth will occur mainly in cities through 1980. Cities double in extent, with about 3.4 million new dwellings planned, and housing investment rising to roughly 35 billion dollars over 25 years, reshaping southern Ontario into dense metropolitan regions.
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Central Mortgage and Housing Corp
Garden Commission
Financial Post
Canada
Ontario
Soviet News Bulletin Returns From the USSR Embassy
The piece notes renewed Canada exposure to a Soviet News Bulletin published by the USSR embassy press office. It signals a shift from distant topics to more familiar matters, hoping for better understanding as Russia resumes communication after a long silence.
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Russia
Canada
U.S.S.R
India
Japan
Springtime caution as roads warm and workers feel sting
The piece notes longer days and fading winter while reflecting on a shorter work week with reduced pay. It urges slower driving in built up areas as road slush and weather improve, reminding pedestrians to stay vigilant.
Let's Share the Wealth in Ontario Budget Talks
Readers argue surpluses should go to workers, not governments. They criticize tax handling and federal provincial talks, urging fewer services and more take‑home pay amid concerns over health schemes and new public offices.
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Ontario
Frost
Ottawa
Enjoying the Present While Planning for the Future
The piece muses on commissions and boards forecasting future needs, weather changes, and population shifts, noting shifts from horse to auto and the risk of plans becoming obsolete. It cautions forecasts are imperfect and urges appreciating today’s sunshine.
Canada’s building boom outpaces past war backlog
The Financial Post notes that while new construction spreads across Canada, a huge wartime housing backlog remains and many old buildings lag in plumbing and heating. It warns that public buildings and infrastructure must catch up as Canada’s population nears 16 million and growth accelerates.
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Canada
Financial Post
Ancient policy cited to boost wool exports to Canada
Mr Donald Kaberry spoke to the British Wool Federation about promoting wool and wool products exports following a January 1698 House of Commons resolution. The policy urged maximum domestic use, broad foreign sales, and limiting competition abroad, a stance Canada’s wool cloth producers have observed UK manufacturers applying vigorously.
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United Kingdom Board of Trade
Canady
Kaberry
British Wool Federation
Ae Innova
House of Commons
Kingdom
United Kingdom
Two Old Men Welcome GI's At Shimmabuke Village
War correspondent Clarence W Hall recounts how during a violent advance near Oka Nawa the Go troops halted at Shimmabuke where two elderly brothers greeted them as Christians. An interpreter notes they were converts from an American missionary thirty years earlier who had helped seed faith in the area.
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Okanawa
Clarence W.hall
Shimmabuke
Mr. Hall
Red Carpet
Earler
Japan
America
Bible Converts Transform Village Through Faith
Clarence Hall reports that after 30 years without outside Christians, Shei Kina and his brother embraced the Bible and led their village to a Christian democracy where every resident became a Christian. A war correspondent notes the shift as a decisive spiritual change from old beliefs to new devotion. Suggested weekly Bible readings are listed for Sunday through Saturday.
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Shei Kina
Clarence Hall
Trmy Serpentant
Winter Hardship Threatens Ontario Deer Herd
In Ontario a severe winter with deeper snow than average traps deer, reducing food and energy. Rangers warn starvations may decimate the herd and hurt next year’s fawns. Fish and Wildlife officials cut cedar branches for deer in swamps, denying full tree removal to protect hunger relief.
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Ontario
Sioux Lookout
Fish and Wildlife Division
Ontario Department of Lands and Forests
G A. Hamilton
Acton Church Services March 18 1956 with Rector Jones
Sun services listed for Anglican and Presbyterian churches in Acton Ontario on March 18 1956. Crurenays Adams and Rev Evan H Jones noted with service times, Bible Society activities, and choir details.
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Acton Community Directory and Sunday Notices 1956
A dense local listing of physicians dentists veterinarians and services in Acton Ontario with names addresses and phone numbers followed by a Sunday church schedule for March 18 1956 including Holy Communion Morning Prayer Bible Society events and a Lent service at St Georges Georgetown plus morning worship and Bible Rally details.
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Bible Society
G. Richardson
St. Georges Church
Georgetown
United Church
Acton Public Utilities reports surplus and rebates in 1936
The Acton Public Utilities Commission reported a year surplus of $2,538.24 with $16.68 accrued interest, noting it as the largest rebate the commission had enjoyed. The issue lists local events from March 10, 1936 including radio club talks, a postponed Ebenezer Ladies Aid supper, and community plays and suppers in Acton.
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Acton Public Utilities Commission
Acton Radio Club
J. Lawson
Toronto
H. Archie
St. Joseph
Remember Those Good Old Days in 1906
Local notes recount a mule procession through Milton led by a railway contractor, a second moving picture company missing a town hall appearance, and property sales by Robert Campbell Esquesing. Discussion on county assessment fairness and proposed special valuators contrasts with ongoing municipal inequality, while James Clarke recovers from Beardmore's tannery search and recent Canadian business failures are noted.
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County Council
Warden Warren
Main St. Milton
Court House
Moving’ Picture Company
Robert Campbell
James Clarke
Beardmoore
Acton Pentecostal Assembly Sunday Services Reminder
Acton Pentecostal Assembly announces services at L O L Hall Crewsor s Corners Feetor Rev K J Reid Cook Street telephone 649w Sunday March 18 1956 10 00 a m Sunday School 11 60 a m Morning Worship 7 30 p m Evangelistic Service Wednesday 8 p m Cottage prayer meeting and Bible study at Acton location
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Churen
Bible_ Society
L.O.L. Hall
Crewsor
Feetor
K. J. Reid
Cook St
Transportation Timetable Fragments From Old GEO Districts
Fragmented OCR shows daily and Sunday schedules with times and notes for Georgetown Guelph and Bally Flyer lines. Includes flags and anomalies like Sunday only and Saturday exceptions.
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Iflagsoph
Bally Flyer
Guelph
Sin. Finck
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