Long Live the Queen and Reflections on Victoria
The piece lauds Queen Victoria’s 64 year reign and compares it to the anticipated long and peaceful tenure of Elizabeth II. It notes changes since 1838, mentions three kings since 1901, and extends good wishes to the queen. It also cites President Eisenhower on bomber costs versus highway construction and its fatal long term impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
British Empire
Elizabeth the
Queen Victoria
Eisenhower
St Laurent appoints George Drew to Privy Council
Prime Minister St Laurent recommends George Drew be named to the Queen's Privy Council for Canada. Mr and Mrs Drew are listed among eight Canadians invited as official coronation guests. The move breaks precedent for a Leader of the Opposition and prompts praise from newspapers for its broadminded gesture.
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St. Laurent
George Drew
Queen's Privy Council For Canada
Drew
Newspaper Holiday Move Averts Election Printing Conflicts
The Free Press will skip the July 9 issue to avoid printing delays during an anticipated August election. The staff will take July 6th as the holiday week, shifting the usual end July break to cooperate with election year demands and Coronation timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Free Press
Global income gap highlights subsistence levels
A single tenth of the global population earns over 600 dollars yearly, while half remain under 100 dollars. About one billion three hundred million people live at or below subsistence level, underscoring widespread poverty.
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Beline
Changing Trends In Friday Shopping And Saturday Night Closings
The piece discusses experimentation with Saturday night closing and Friday shopping in neighboring towns led by Brampton. It notes doubled parking meters and fines, new traffic signals, and longer weekends as workers gain Friday to Monday time off. It weighs tradition against reform and suggests leisure and better conditions are slowly rising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brampton
Gardening Urge Brings Back Fishing Worms Tale
A humorous diary reads of a Saturday spent digging in the garden and uncovering large worms for fish bait. The author notes the lure of fishing clashes with gardening chores and humorously recalls past advice about balancing work and leisure.
Psychology as a Science of Common Sense Basis
The statement defines psychology as a science aimed at grounding common sense in observable methods and systematic inquiry, emphasizing pursuit of empirical evidence and repeatable findings.
Acadian voices concern over government spending and tax limits
The Wolfville Acadian argues against allowing governments to list desired programs and then fund them. It compares government spending to a person who spends all income and calls for income limits to force retrenchment. It urges tax cuts first to compel budgeting like a housewife.
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Wolfville
N.S
Gate Closed Ends Acton Lawn Bowling and Tennis Club
Acton halted operations at the Lawn Bowling and Tennis Club known as Beardmore Recreation Association after years of deficits. The Mill Street gate is chained, courts unused, and the club house vacant as taxes, maintenance, and utilities charged the area. The piece questions whether Acton has lost an important recreation site.
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Acton
Lawn Bowling
Beardmore Recreation Association
Beardmore Co
Queen Victoria
Alan
Jim Creichton
Acton Athletic Association
Longtime Brampton magistrate retires as court workload grows
T H Moorehead retired as police court magistrate serving Brampton Cooksville and Orangeville after seven years citing heavy countywide caseload. He hopes to continue as judge in Brampton’s juvenile court set up last year. Born in Milton in 1884 he once ran candy stores and owned cinemas while working with T Eaton Co.
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T. H. Moorehead
Brampton
Cooksville
Orangeville
Peel County
Moorehead
Milton
Acton
Georgetown
Hamilton
T. Eaton Co
Poor Old Term Falls into It as Fortune Outsmarts
A wry exchange notes a man nicknamed Term who, while labeled poor, is said to have fallen into a fortune. The remark underscores the irony as a joke about wealth and luck in a fragmented economy. The piece also cites a scale of Canadian manufacturing: incorporated firms 89 percent, partnerships 4 percent, co operatives 1 percent, and individually owned concerns the remainder.
Clarenes Sunday Services and Schedule for May 31
The notice lists Clarenes events for Sunday May 31 with 10.00 am Sunday School 11.00 am Morning Worship a 3.00 pm Community Service at Acton Park and an evening service withdrawn. A May 28 830 prayer meeting May 29 830 Young People. Bible verse cited about the word of the Lord enduring.
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Acton Park
Coronation
Church School
Trinity
Archbishop of
Canterbury
Local Professionals List Acton Ontario Doctors Realtors and Clerks
A dense column lists professionals serving Acton Ontario including Dr W G C Kenney physician at Symon Block 43A Mill St with office and residence phones, Dr D A Garrett physician and surgeon at Willow and River Streets, B V Sc Oak es veterinarian 24 Knox Ave, Wright Real Estate and Insurance firms F L Wright N B Wright with multiple Acton addresses, Valanters Realtors Insurers member of real estate boards, C F Leatherland barrister solicitor notary public, Gerald A Candler chartered accountant with hours listed at 92 Mill Street E plus contact details.
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W. G. C. Kenney
Bergeon
Symon Block
Mill St. E. Acton
Church St BE
D. A. Garrett
Willow and
River Sts
Entrance
River Street
Acton
Ontario
Good Old Days Recalled in 1905 Canadian Report
A 1905 item notes Mr. Bickerdike’s cigarette bill was ruled out of order by the House Speaker for not observing rules and will be re introduced. Dr. A C C Warren, long stationed with lumbermen near Kilarny Sudbury, returns home after studying Ontario lumbering. Fireworks displays light up the night as Victoria Day outings occur amid minor mishaps and a lightning struck bank barn belonging to Joseph Allan is destroyed by fire.
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Mr. Bickerdike
House of Commons
Bickerdike
A. C. C. Warren
Kilarney
Sudbury
Ontario
Joseph Allan
Local News Roundup From Acton 1933
Miss Esther M. Stark graduates from the College of Optometry of Canada with first class honors. Frank Terry wed Irene Glendenning in Galt. WCTU concert and school prize ceremony draws large crowd with a forty voice choir. Oratorical winner Margaret Harrison. Lightning strikes Beatty Farm residence causing damage. no injuries. Died Thomas Pettyman Rayman aged around 40s, formerly of Acton.
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Esther M. Stark
Acton
College of Optometry of Canada
Frank Terry
Galt
Irene Glendenning
W.C.T.U
Margaret Harrison
A. G. Drake
Beatty Farm
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Acton Bree Press
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C.W.N.A
Ontario-Quebec
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Canada
United States
Post Office Department
Ottawa
Dilly
Jim Dills
Palermo Women's Institute
Palermo
J. E. Houck
Brampton W
Institute
Frank Rivaz
Hallie van Sickle
Henrietta Moody
Oakville Record Star
Oakville Oaks
Parks Board
the Oaks
Lorne Scots
C. Sugar Milton Chamber of Commerce
Richard Hunt
Clarenes
United Church OF Canada
Friendly
E. A. Carrey
Bower Avenue
Misa Q. M. Lampard
A.T.C_ML
Baptist Church
Dwight L. Patterson
Wilbur St
Presbyterian Church IN
Knox Church
Robert F. Armstrong
ST. Alban’s Church
Ralph E. Price
Peter
Professional Directory and
Travellers’ Guide
D. Young
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FG. Oakes
B.V. Sc
Knox Ave
D. J. Armstrong
Frederick St. N. Acton
A. J. Buchanan
Leishman Block
Millet
H. Leib
Comer Mill
Frederick Streets
W. R. Bracken Real Estate
Lieyd E Auliffe
Guelph
Hespeler
Lake
R. F. Bean General Insurance
F Mill
C. F. Leatherland
Lever & Hoskin Chartered Accountants
Jenkins and Hardy
Metropolitan
Victoria St
Toronto
Gerald A. Candler
Mill Street
E - Phone
Albert J. Crandell
Chartered Accountant
Main
Victor B. Rumley
Olive M. Lampard
A.T.C.M
AMT
United Church
Thursdaya
Park Ave. Guelph
Gray Coach Lines
Westbeuna
Sun
Kitchener
The
Fairy Lake
Sie of the Free Press
Rayman
Atbhghai
Thomas Pettyman
Fanny Christie
Canadian National Rarways
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