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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

May 05, 1949

Page

8

Burlington to Get Postal Delivery Soon

Ottawa department announces postal delivery for Burlington after pressure from the Chamber of Commerce. Hughes Cleaver MP relayed the news to George Harris, who leads the local commerce group. The Nelson Burlington Area Board approved water rate changes at a meeting. A power outage hit the town Tuesday morning due to a transformer failure at the Reach substation, halting industry and cooking. Freeman, a longtime mail courier, retires May 1 after 26 years serving RSL 2. The first major use of atomic power in commerce may be ship propulsion.

Burlington Department At Ottawa Hughes Cleaver George Fe Harris Chamber of Commerce

Vegetable preparation tips and recipes for homemakers

Homemakers receive guidance on cooking vegetables with emphasis on asparagus. The piece describes boiling times, equipment like a double boiler, and seasoning ideas including paprika and leeks. It also provides recipes for hollandaise style sauce, cream sauce, spring onions with cheese, and various vegetable variations to flavor meals.

Georgetown Woman Mrs Lewis Teeter Dies at 73

Mrs Lewis Teeter formerly Margaret McDonald died suddenly at home on Emery Street on Saturday April 16 after a heart attack. She was 73, born at Glencoe Cornwall near Cheltenham. A hearing by the Board of Transport Commissioners examined the John Street subway case with Georgetown's counsel arguing CNR is responsible for widening the subway. The railway contends the roadway existed first and cites prior evidence.

Lewis Teeter Emery Street Teeter Margaret McDonald Glencoe Cother Cheltenham Board of Transport John Street J.D. Arnup Toronto K. M. Langdon Georgetown Canadian National Railways CNR Herald

Advertising Pays Dividends for Local Retailers

Nelson McFarland of Long Branch Ontario urged retailers at the Ontario Retail Hardware Association convention in Toronto to invest in weekly local newspapers. He cited intimacy and close community readership as key benefits, noting steady sales from persistent, dynamic advertising in small community papers.

Nelson McFarland Ontario Retail Hardware Association Toronto

Notice to Creditors in the Gowdy Estate

In the Estate of William N. D. Gowdy of Aston Halten Geatianan died August 34 1944 creditors must send full particulars to the undersigned personal representative by May 40 1949 after which date the estate will be distributed Douglas M Gowdy executor 19 Hillhurst What Toronto

William N. D. Gowdy Aston County of Halten Geatianan William N D. Gowdy Acton OH Herore

Cures for Hoodlumism in Canadian youth

In a Financial Post survey Canadians identify two main causes of juvenile delinquency. They cite breakdowns in home and school discipline and the influence of violent media. Solutions favored include facilities to channel energy, with broad opposition to coddling offenders and some calls for severe sentences or military discipline.

Financial Post

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