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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 28, 1953
Page
18
An average Canadian worker could buy at least four times as much in 1947 as in 1837 for an hour of work, according to a recent statistical study. The finding highlights long term improvements in purchasing power and living standards.
In the matter of an application by the Corporation of the Town for annexation of lands in Esquesing Halton County as described in the attached schedule and in By Law Number S81 of the Corporation of the Town.
The Ontario Municipal Board fixes a hearing for Monday June 8 1953 at 11:30 a.m. in Acton Town Council Chambers regarding the Acton Esquesing annexation proposal. Secretary M B Sanderson dated April 23 1953. Schedule describes Parcels 1 and 2 in Esquesing Township adjacent to Acton with detailed lot and plan references. A copy of the theater annexation piano is available for review at the Clerk's office during business hours.
R G Simpkin, a weekly newspaper reporter, travels to New York for coronation coverage. He visits Radio City, Fifth Avenue shops, the Empire State Building, Broadway shows, and the United Nations Building while observing city life and a coronation cavalcade. He meets 70 Simcoe County ladies aboard a tour and prepares to sail overseas aboard the Georgic.
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