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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 01, 1958
Page
19
The Acton Free Press weekly issue notes publication details for Acton Ontario. Subscription and mailing rates are listed for Canada and the United States. The paper identifies officers and editors including Bill Dills and David R Dills. The production team and offices are named.
Acton contemplates initiating a hospital project with long term groundwork. A committee would study needs, gather data from other towns, and launch a community fund to gather donations and encourage local action. May 1957 context notes crime and cleanup campaigns as broader civic issues.
Civil and natural events color a spring snapshot from across Canada and the United States. Early warmth in Winnipeg contrasts with Cambridge Bay as birds migrate north, while surveys warn of worsening urban traffic despite planners weighing curb measures and parking fixes.
An 18th century church rebuilding project is recalled with details of the superstructure stone foundation and brickwork. The description covers exterior features a front gate and a raised podium plan, the layout of the Sunday School and lecture rooms, and the church’s ceremonial dedication led by a named rector.
Church listings for Acton Ontario include Anglican Alban's Holy Communion and Church School at 10:00 a.m. Pentecostal Tabernacle services at 10:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. United Church ministers at 10:00 a.m. Junior Church and Morning Worship at 10:00 a.m. Baptist Church with Rev Slater and Morning Worship at 11:00 a.m. Knox Presbyterian with Rev McKenzie services 9:45 a.m. and 11:60 a.m.
The page includes fragmented readings from Acts Hebrews and Proverbs tied to weekly devotionals. It mentions church themes, readings for the week, and local notices about safety patrols and pensioner services. It also cites a prediction about Canada’s population and agriculture and a Windsor underwriter’s comment on Kent County life insurance trends.
A dense listing of local professionals and services including physicians surgeons and dentists, lawyers barristers and notaries public, real estate and insurance agents, accountants and trust services, plus travel schedules from Gray Coach Lines and Canadian National Railways. It notes office addresses in Acton and surrounding areas with contact numbers and hours.
A bolt hit a tall elm in John J Hend en on May 8 causing no fire but the blaze became visible an hour later. The 60 foot tree burned with a hollow trunk and smoke visible for miles as locals noted the unusual glow.
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