Niagara Falls Heritage From a 1950s Ontario Tour
A reader recounts a Niagara Falls year round experience tied to a Ontario Weekly Newspapers convention. The piece notes the falls tour of Sir Adam Beck power plant, local history including Lundy’s Lane and Clifton House, a wax figure of William Lyon Mackenzie, and speeches by Robert Welch and Stanfield. It highlights the convivium, technical printing trends from IBM, and the value of weekly papers in Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niagara Falls
Canada
Niagara
Ontario
Seonvgation
Adam Beck
Prairies
British Isles
U.S
Park Motor Hotel
Lundy's Lane
William Lyon
Stanfield
Robert Welch
Welch
Bob Welch
I.B.M
Liberal leadership contenders cool or fray says Macleans
Ottawa correspondent Blair Fraser notes Mitchell Sharp and Paul Hellyer kept calm while Paul Martin showed marked distress in the February parliamentary crisis. The April Maclean's report says Martin is emotionally tied to the contest and sees potential betrayal if others do not back him. It is also noted that spring begins Thursday March 21 and the weather seems to agree.
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Maclean's Magazine
Ottawa
Blair Fraser
Mitchell Sharp
Paul Hellyer
Paul Martin
Fraser
Martin
War Game film shocks senior class in Monday outing
Sugar and Spice took about 300 senior students to a Monday morning screening of The War Game, a blunt antiwar BBC banned film. The 500 teenagers watched a stark documentary style portrayal of a nuclear exchange, sparking discussion on morality, survival, and future responsibility.
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BBC
Advertising terms and policies from Gills Printing and Publishing
A damaged OCR shows advertising terms from Gills Printing and Publishing Co Ltd. It outlines publication schedule, class of mail, ad space charges and topographical erosion handling. It notes advertising is an offer to rows and can be withdrawn any time.
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Esery Wedarusy
Willow
Acton
Qating
Autit Bureau
Cuvulan
CWNA
Subuno Huns
Canada
Ngs
IQ Arthurieedy
Gtaws
Saandinias
Tanners win OA playoff opener 5-3 over Port Delhousie
In the Ontario Hockey Association playoffs, the Tanners defeated Port Delhousie 5-3 with key performances from Leno Margo Norman Morton and Io Marzo for Acton. The Free Press notes subscriber comments and local events including a renewed subscription, a work accident, a dinner in Toronto, and community activities at Balinafad Church and Y M C A.
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O.H.A
Port Delhousie
Leno Margo
Norman Morton
Io Marzo
Dane
G.brown
Acton
Storey Glove Co
Mana
A. M. McPherson
Mamie Majaprize
Wth
Mainpriza
Toronto
Claude Cook
Ray Canham
Foreman Lawrence
Balinafad Church Women's Association
Henpeck Holley
Mra. Filndall
F. Smith
Mra
F. W. Shortill
Mra. Robt, McEnery
Naker
Mitchell
J. Cole
L. Marshall
W. Burt
Muriel Hills
John Snow
Mra. Garrett
Trimming Apple Tree Fall Injures Exquesing Treasurer
George Leslie the treasurer of Exquesing fractured his arm in three places while trimming apple trees at his home. Photos of Corp. George Cook, now in France, were received by Mrs. Cook showing him in a sheepskin coat and steel helmet. Clarence Matthews in France sent a chatty letter to Mrs. W Hall detailing his soldiering. Acton Public Library faces growing demands and new space is sought with a Carnegie library grant committee appointed to study options.
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George Leslie
Exquesing
Corp. George
Cook
France
W. Hall
Main St
Clarence Matthews
Acton
Wilson Reeve Hynds
Mr. Large
H. P. Moore
Tramps in Tremp and Milton Horse Sale Reported
From the 1893 issue of the Free a note recalls trampe activity in Tremp and Acton with drunken revelry and police cells. It mentions fire protection improvements with new hose and reel, and reports about Mrs Bardwell of Eden Mills and about 170 horses offered for sale in Milton last week.
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Graham
Acton
Ireland
vMra
Bardwell
Eden Mills
Milton
Georgetown eyes opening grammar school a century ago
A plan to start a grammar school in Georgetown is urged as timely and feasible. The piece notes a growing need for local secondary education, with anticipated pupil demand and potential funding from fees, government, and county grants. A separate notice requests a suspect who took a bottle of brandy from G Smith’s store on the 16th to stay away, citing prior thefts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
Vicinily
G. Smith
Sunday church schedules and mid week notices
A condensed listing of church services across multiple denominations including Hice Press The Church of St Alban the Martyr Anglican Rev Ritchie McMurray Lent IV services March 24 1968 Church School Morning Prayer and Eucharist, Beth-El Christian Reformed Acton Maple Avenue Baptist Georgetown Evangel Pentecostal Tabernacle PRDC Churchill Road with English Dutch services, prayer meetings, Bible study and Crusaders program for families inviting attendance at Sunday services or mid week activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church OF SY. Alban the Martyr
Anglican Corner
Willow St
St. Alban‘s Drive
Rev
Ritchie McMurray
S.T.B
Church School
Acton
Georgetown
Church Notices Trinity Church of Canaola Service and Sunday School
Church notices list morning worship at 10 with nursery, Sunday school classes for Junior and Senior levels, and organist credentials. Acton Baptist Church details include service times, youth and choir activities, weekly bible study, and prayer meetings, with a Jerusalm text noted. Knox Knox Church Acton presents worship, membership class, teen class, and adult study group led by Rev. McKenzie and Mr Hansen, with sermon series Deviations from Historic Christianity Christian Science.
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Jerusalem
Pressyterian
Canada
Knox Church
Acton
Andrew H. McKenzie
B. A. Hansen
Swallows
Tyler Ave
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Clifton House
Lincoln
William Lyon Mackenzie
Queenston
Bankers, Association
the, Co. Nat Qatario Hydrq
Namods
Ro’bart’l. Suantiard
Aye” ‘Stanfield
Weiter
Ioakis Vike
Abraham’ Lincoln
Acton Free Press
Uncle Sam
Vietnam
Free Press
Bus & Copyright
Iter Ads
Idaho
The
Lettie Scott
Margaret Wilson
Free
Hice Press
Beth-El
Maple Avenue Baftily Church
Maple Ave
Robert C. Lohnes
Evangel Pentecostal Tabernacle
Pr.d.c
Churchill Road
S. M. Thoman
Christ Ambassadors
Crusaders
Church of
Church
Christ
Acton Baptist Church
Stanley Gammon
Tidey Ave
Hugh Day
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