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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 26, 1955
Page
3
The Free Press notes appreciation from the Chamber of Commerce for advertiser and contributor support enabling a community presentation. The statement emphasizes nonintrusive travel and image use while highlighting local growth and collaborative efforts.
Fragmented OCR reveals a vote against alcohol sales and lounge licenses with substantial majorities. The Bravcedty indye Gazette notes the results show voters oppose special conveniences for drinking and condemn hospitality ornaments. The piece warns of long term social costs from alcohol consumption.
The text describes a shift from traditional hay mows and stables to modern barn designs with aluminum and fiberglass domes. It cites a dome near Montreal housing Ayrshire cattle and poultry, and a large timber barn in Prince Edward Island built to combine operations. Farmers aim for efficiency and coordinated colors between barn and farmhouse.
The Ontario Weekly News reports on the Ottawa convention where younger members represented the company. Prize winners in Ontario are praised and Mrs. K. Marston is named newspaper woman of the year for promoting Elora Gorge Park and Ontario beauty spots. The piece notes ongoing community service by seasoned and upcoming editors.
The Ontario Department of Planning and Development projects a typical Ontario town gaining nearly a million dollars in output and half a million in purchasing from 100 new manufacturing workers. Municipal taxes rise by 670 thousand, personal taxes by 670 thousand, and three new retail outlets plus 369 cars, 135 jobs, and 162 households follow. The piece cautions that business costs must be managed to avoid economic risk.
Georgetown authorities recently hired a police chief and two officers from outside the town and seek a probationary officer locally. Seventeen applications have been received for the town engineer position at a $6,000 salary, after $5,100 failed to attract candidates.
On Sunday May 29 1955 the church invites families to Sunday School at 9:55 a.m. Morning Worship at 11:45 a.m. with the theme What is Five Oaks Where in it and What Does it Do. An Evening Worship follows at 7:00 p.m. Recorded music and a peaceful hour are planned. An inter-congregational Fireside at 8:30 p.m. features moving pictures, fellowship, and refreshments. Sunday includes a thought on prejudice. A warm welcome awaits you at worship and church activities.
The notice lists a Sunday timetable with Holy Communion at 8 30 am and church school at 10 00 am. Beginners class at 11 00 am follows the 11 00 am choral communion and sermon with evening prayer and related rites implied.
Morning worship at 11.00 a.m. Sunday School at 10.00 a.m. Evening service at 7.00 p.m. Bible Society fireside at 8.30 p.m.
Readable lines hint at a reminiscent verse about better days and popular figures, with scattered names and partial phrases. The OCR yields garbled proper nouns and incomplete lines, preserving a sense of a nostalgic past without full context.
A local listing of Acton Ontario professionals including physicians D A Garrett dental surgeon H Leib X ray 9 to 6 and veterinarians F G Oakes B V Sc and C J Young D V M Real estate and insurance agents Wright Bracken Elliott plus legal firms Leatherland and Lever Hoskin. Transportation coaches run frequent routes east and west from Acton with daily weekday schedules.
Time entries for Eastbound service show irregular notes with morning and evening departures. References include Georgetown and Georgetown areas with Sunday and daily limits and a mix of am and pm times. The legibility is poor and several phrases appear garbled or duplicated.
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