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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 23, 1961
Page
2
Analysis urges immediate action for arena funding. It says reliance on miracles or council debt is futile and stresses sole option is raising money via public subscriptions with plan to complete building and ice installation or refund contributors. It warns future appeal to public may end if funds refunded and insists NOW.
The piece chronicles growing vandalism in Canadian towns like Toronto and Acton, noting measures such as wire fences around saplings, floodlights around displays, and securing benches. It highlights rising maintenance costs and calls for more protective care of public properties.
The Uxbridge Times Journal notes rising Canadian emigration with 6 000 leaving British Columbia and 25 000 exiting Canada in the past year. It cites U S government data hinting most newcomers are professionals such as engineers draftsmen nurses and teachers, with 5 150 professionals among last year’s immigrants.
A 1901 census shows 413000 people in the 69 years and over group, while projections 1959 estimate 1,670,900 or 7% of the population. The piece argues aging is undervalued, with youth-centric culture pressuring elders, and calls for social policy to adapt work, care, and technology to both young and aging citizens.
A writer attacks modern psychology and pop culture obsession, arguing Canadians overemphasize child guidance. He criticizes newspapers and professors for blaming parents while warning against idolizing child development theories. He cites anecdotes about delinquency, discipline, and shifting social norms.
A satirical monologue argues that modern children inherit emotional distress from disturbed parents rather than their own misbehavior. The speaker laments lack of opportunity for personal growth while blaming parental neglect and societal focus on youth, ending with a self-deprecating vow to lash out at home.
In this reminiscence the narrator recalls life before social welfare programs, detailing low wages from multiple jobs, cobbler work, delivering papers, and modest earnings. They describe a community reliant on informal networks, a crowded phone system, and a shift toward greater schooling as wartime and economic pressures eased.
March 2 1911 scene notes Toronto water purity talk influences city schools and shops like Miss Mayo Hawthorne’s millinery spring opening. Mentions Clean Mouth League and Rev G Clifftin Gifford sermons. Also reports council permits Beardmare Co railway siding and by law changes for Guelph and Queen streets. Nearby Acton weathered a derailment with damage to hay grain and cattle. William Kenney obituary notes.
A compact page listing local professionals in Acton Ontario. Doctors, a dentist, a notary, Barristers and solicitors, an optometrist, an accountant, and an appraiser are named with office addresses and hours. Train schedule times for Acton departures are included.
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