Tax burdens roll on in US while Canada fared better
The piece contrasts Canada’s 1958 income tax filing with Massachusetts nonresident tax on pilots flying over U.S. airspace and notes congressional efforts, including a proposed constitutional amendment, to curb such levies. It cautions that the amendment’s passage is unlikely and hints at the tax issues faced by early space satellite explorers.
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U.S
Amassachusents
Washington
Massachusetts
Congress
CBC Awards Shine At Ghio Honors
CBC TV dominated the 23rd Ghio Awards winning six of seven first prizes and five honorable mentions in network shows. CBC radio earned five firsts and five honorable mentions. Ohio State University sponsored the education and public service awards. Ontario announces a $500000 Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Fund to broaden opportunities in the province with no strings attached. Lieutenant Governor Mackay and Premier Frost said the fund may be distributed flexibly to aid cases not covered by stricter bursaries. The fund honors the Queen and could grow in the future.
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BBC
Ohio State University
CBC TV
CBC Radio
CBC
Ontario
Elizabeth
J. Keiller Mackay
Leslie Frost
Cou-Pries
One Too Many on Roads Patrolled by Ontario Police
The Tweed News argues Ontario road deaths rise to 174 by end of April, over one daily, with 1959 total projected at 176 and 1958 highway deaths at 1,112. It contrasts city losses in Metro Toronto with fires from natural gas, urging stronger road safety to prevent further fatalities.
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Ontario
Toranot
Metro Toronto
The
Tweed News
Sunday Weather Prompts Action On Lord's Day Act
The Lord's Day Alliance reports that many business leaders want Sunday closed and rest observed. It warns unlawful competition endangers Sunday shops and cites cultural entertainments as a potential law review. The 1959 report labeled Sunday Weather, Unsettled, urges unified effort to curb profit driven Sunday activities.
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AS. McGrath
Lord's Day Alliance
The
Alliance
Consda
Trilliums Plucked From Terra Cotta Woods
A young city man and his son picked trilliums at Terra Cotta Conservation area, leaving only a few flowers. A staffer intervened and found nearly all the wild flowers removed. The trilliums wilted quickly and were discarded.
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Terra Cotta
Nostalgia and Holiday Reform in a Frustrated Rant
A humorous critic argues against rose tinted views of childhood celebrations such as the 24th of May and suggests moving holidays to Monday long weekends. The piece laments sparse November holidays and proposes reshaping the calendar with new observances and better distribution of days off.
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Scroype
A Satirical Chart of Holidays by Bill Smiley
A humorous riff on adding Monday holidays through the year. The speaker muses about a March or April break, an Easter shift, and playful names like Maret Hare Day and April Fuel Day. He imagines stretching winter, marking June as a marriage month with a Rude Awakening Day.
Sunday church calendar notes Acton Ontario listings
Church calendars for Action area list services on May 24 1959 at Pentecostal Tabernacle Baptist Church United Church of Canada and St Alban the Martyr Anglican with times for Sunday School morning worship baptism and evening services. Names include Rev Kenneth J Reid Rev Gordon W Holmes Rev Gordon Adams and George Elliott among others.
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Evangelistic
Phylis Mason
Ella Parmenter
United Church OF Canada
Acton
Ontario
Gordon Adams
George Elliott
Church OF 57
Alban the Martyr
Jeffrey
Driving safety advice from a traffic expert with local notices
A lecture stresses responsible driving and safe habits while listing local professionals including doctors, lawyers, chiropractors, optometrists, and accountants in Acton Ontario. It notes hazards from inattentive driving and emphasizes personal responsibility behind the wheel.
Local 1909 Free Press notes rowdiness and tragedy
The May 27 1909 Free Press notes a drill shed poker gambling scene ending in an investigation by Captain Garobte. town recollections include drunken baseball crowds, foul language, and a constable reprimand. A fatal wagon train crash kills Peter Musales near Malin Street when a frightened horse bolts toward a crossing. Other items report fires from fireworks, road stone work, and Empire Day events.
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Garobte
Shama Rock
Guelph
Constable Smith
Nord
Peter Musales
Malin Street
Morales
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