Acton Dial Installation and Commonwealth Reflections
The piece notes Acton adds direct distance dialing within a year, linking nearby towns on the Georgetown and Acton exchanges. It discusses service expansion, cheaper calls, and regional trade area equalization, amid broader Commonwealth Prime Ministers Conference reflections on cooperation and South Africa’s apartheid policy.
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Chait
Here
Acton Ty
Atal
McHatuy
Rnwood
Campbellville
Atlin
Georgetown
Guelph
Acton
Rill
Layehouse
Buaiveas
Ite
Antall Telephone Exchange
Aes
Speysite
Uvlance
Limehouse
Ballinatad
Marcipal
Bell Telephone
South Africa
Canada Abandons Arrow in Favor of Bomarc Missile Plan
February 1959 revealed Prime Minister Diefenbaker scrapped the Canadian Arrow program and 14,000 Malton jobs. The U S Air Force will pursue Bomarc B missiles with bases in Canada, while U S plans shift toward F106 fighters. Defense Minister Pearkes cautioned changes must align with prior arrangements, leaving a nation’s air defense in transition.
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United States
Diefenbaker
Malton
Canada
House of Commons
U.S. Air Force
U.S
Defense
Pearkes
Mother's Day origins and global spread cited
Miss Anna Jarvis led a campaign to establish Mother's Day after her mother's death in 1905. From Philadelphia she lobbied, wrote to influentials, and expanded to international observance with Canada and 42 other nations adopting the day. The piece notes Wilson's proclamation and reflects on commercialism and personal spending in Canada during the era.
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Anna Jarvis
Philadelphia
Cies
Woodrow Wilson
Anna
Canada
Spring Cleaning Sparks Marital Rift and Civil Defense Critique
A defense pamphlet laden march toward public action contrasts with a personal essay criticizing spring cleaning as a sign of mental illness. The author notes Civil Defense ineffectiveness during outages and laments apathy, then pivots to a sharp observation on how springtime reveals gendered tensions that strain marriages. The piece blends social critique with domestic humor.
Home Defense Hosts for Husbands Proposed
Bill Smiley suggests renaming Civil Defense to Home Defense and using funds to build hostels for husbands near golf courses with beds bar billiard dining rooms. Admission would need a marriage certificate and the phrase Tiger's Loose.
Scheduling varied tax, school costs in fluctuating district scene
Dodging Round the District notes taxes rising in Fortown area with higher assessments and looming school cost increases as residents face new contingencies. Burlington hosts 800 high school students imagining futures with Rotary Club support. Oakville prepares a 2000000 Hopedale Plaza plot after 80 percent leasing and planning board progress. Milton Pee Wee hockey wins a consolation cup. Ontario Highland dancing planned for June 25. Georgetown lacrosse pushes for park or arena facilities for next year, with 24 volunteers teaching lacrosse to youths and plans to expand to age 16.
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Cour Mill
Uposas
Coumerh Istet
Burlington
Rotary Chub
Gireens
Oakville
Trafalgar Township
Milton
Huntsville
Ontario
Militon Fair Grounds
Georgetown
Bible Today reports new Bible House in Mexicy City plan
The Bible Today notes plans for a new Bible House in Mexicy City with a central location and secure site. An appeal to the Protestant constituency seeks assistance as planning progresses. It suggests distribution pace would require 600 years to reach all inhabitants if rates do not rise.
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Bible
Mexico
Mexicy City
Porton
Real estate boom and town council notes in 1910
The article recalls 1910 real estate activity with a Georgetown area sale at 1825 and another at 1800, plus a 3600 assessor value. It notes a tannery chimney weakness, hiring for harness makers at wages 16 10 to 22 weekly, and council actions including a cemetery well pump, road stone crusher, and Mother’s Day movement spread. It also reports a street incident with a shooting, hospital and county jail, and a fragment of 1900-era ads for canned goods and prices.
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Harvey Foe
Georgetown
Acton
A Whalesale Warnes Makers
Calgary
Willie
McDonald
Heuce
Harvey
Philadelphia
Canadian Home Journal
Canada
Moffat
Acton Hillsburgh Crash and Community Notes Recall 1940 Events
In Hillsburgh 69 year old Atudiew Van Wyck was struck near Beer and Dun Streets on a Friday night, sustaining serious injuries and a possible brain injury. He was taken to St Josephs Hospital, and police faced difficulty confirming his identity while relatives aided. A streetcar collision on a narrow bridge near Acton injured several, including a Brampton man and four Georgetown girls. Elsewhere, a public school board meeting praised Principal W McKenzie and teachers for classroom progress, and Ladies' Night at Walker Lodge featured a social event with Masons and guests from various lodges.
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Atudiew van Wyck
Hillsburgh
Ster Har
Beer
Dun
Durante
Thei St Josephs Hospital
Tor
van Wyck
Ledon
Caledon
Hawad
Acton
Noble
Narow
Erin
Donald Cas
Brampton
Y Reid
W. McKenzie
Walker Lodge
AL Po
A.M
M. CA
Salt and District
J. A. Leste
Professional Directory and Travellers' Guide Acton Ontario
A directory listing physicians surgeons chiropractors optometrist and other professionals in Acton Ontario. Includes addresses phone numbers office hours and services. Also features coach and railway schedules from Gray Coach Lines and Canadian National Railways with travel times and stops around Acton and Georgetown.
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Commonwealth
Crown
British Commonwealth of Nations
Esther Taylor
Stuart Armour
Steel’ Company of Canada, Limited
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Acton Free Press
Dills Printing and Publishing Co. Ltd
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Audit Bureau of
G. A. Dills
David R. Dills
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Civil Defense
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Genesis
Philippians
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Professional Directory and
Travellers’ Guide
W. G. C. Kenney
Symon Blick
Mill St. E. Acton
Church St. E
D. A. Garrett
Willow and
River Sts
Entrance River St. Acton, Ont
Robert L. Buckner
Wellington St. Acton
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Weibur St Acton
H. Leib
Turner Mall
Derick Street
A. J Buchanan
Leatherland
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Notas
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Easter
Hastings & Payne
Solcitors
Mil St. Acton
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Bruce E. Shoemaker
Mar
A.D. Moore
D.C
E. Tl. Buchner
R.O. Optomast and Hearing Aids
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Robert R Hamilton
Guelph Georgetown
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