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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 26, 1949
Page
2
A civic letter urges designating the May holiday to the Monday nearest May 24 and Dominion Day to the first Monday in July. The writer laments midweek confusion and requests a simple, fixed long term plan to prevent annual disruption.
A Toronto woman paid rent with a cheque lacking the required stamp and enclosed three cents. The landlord filed eviction and a county judge upheld the claim that the rent was not properly paid. The law requires the stamp on the issuer’s part, not the recipient.
Work has started on preparing the No 25 Highway segment between Acton and Milton for paving. Trees and fences are being moved and new culverts installed as a detour is planned to create a permanent link in the highway system capable of handling future traffic.
The town lacks a hall large enough for all residents yet the community gathers in the columns of this paper. Through the hometown newspaper, intimate gossip and local news keep people connected and informed.
Barrie Examiner notes the newspaper binds neighbors through church doings, school events, crop updates, and personal notices. It argues intimate home news columns create a cohesive community, offering far more social value than phones, mail, or cars, and makes ads highly valuable.
United Automobile Workers Local 195 Windsor Ontario members decisively rejected a recommendation to support CCF candidates in the upcoming general election. Ford Plant Local 200 similarly delayed action until CCF candidates are identified. The stance warns that blind party allegiance undermines free vote and representative parliamentary government.
Editorial notes report Chesley intends to replace a fire destroyed school with a $200000 building plus insurance valued at $59280. The item blends local civic planning with insurance figures and broader community updates.
A Milton scene recalls May 3 celebrations with a band procession to George Town and a baseball match where the Vic torias beat the Orioles 12 to 0. The report notes a large German trout caught at Cod Ming Wahing Club, and mentions bicycle maker Lounsbery’s wheel design.
The May 23 1972 issue notes the Young Peoples Union of Raptosr Church visiting Holsburg with a fine program presented by Mr and Mrs John Harvey. St Albans AYEA wrapped its season with a banquet attended by over one hundred. A tragedy occurs in Nassagauvyn Township where farmer Benjamin Wallace was found dead after a shooting while groundhog hunting. Acton Hydro Users to receive a ten percent last year refund from Hydro Electric Power Commission. A birth announced at Acton on May Suh Mr and Mrs John Meal welcome a son Andrew James.
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