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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 07, 1957
Page
7
A community note observes Remembrance Day with a call to honor sacrifices for democracy and world peace. The column then shifts to light editorial musings on school attendance swings, fatigue from flu season, and piling reading material across newspapers and magazines.
Read by 52 nations at the 11th IUGG gathering in Toronto, scientists warned that melting icecaps could raise sea levels over 100 feet, flooding cities like Montreal and New York, while a meteorite impact or Gulf Stream shift could reshape climates and fisheries.
The New York event promoting a film’s anniversary drew 18 000 guests who reportedly paid for champagne and cake. Eyewitnesses say waiters hawked champagne for high prices while attendees hurled food, as police were summoned to control the scene. The piece links the spectacle to wider Cold War concerns and calls into question America’s social priorities.
An Ontario letter writer argues acclamation is not ideal for representing voters while a Victoria County Historical Society forms a committee and prepares a constitution. A Saskatchewan item from Grenfell notes children sliding along bannisters as ducks rest in tall grass at sundown.
A reader laments the Acton Town Hall’s decline as a gathering venue citing cheaper, better facilities at other auditoriums. The piece recalls historic public functions, notes past taxes and upkeep, and warns of overreliance on outsiders while urging maintenance of the town’s public center.
At Eden Crest Women's Institute suggestion the children of Nassagaweya SS No 5 and Eramosa SS No 11 collected pennies for Unicef. The campaign titled Shell out for Unicef urged villagers to support milk and essentials for underprivileged European children, yielding about seven glasses of powdered milk per penny count.
The page lists Sunday services for Acton churches. Baptist Church under Rev Ray H Costerus at Parsonage Bower Ave notes 10 am Sunday School 11 am Morning Worship 1 pm Evening Service 815 pm Sunday BYP U with a Wednesday Nov 13 church supper. Knox Church Presbyterian under Rev Andrew McKenzie shows 9 45 am Church School 11 am Morning Worship 1 pm Evening Worship. United Church under Rev Gordon Adams lists 9 am Morning Prayer 10 am Junior Church 11 15 am Morning Worship.
Anglican Church of Canada announces worship hours at St Alban's Acton with Holy Communion at 6.30 am and 11.00 am, church school at 9.45, beginners classes at 11.00, morning prayer, baptism, and a 1:15 pm vestry or related meeting agenda. Rev. Evan H. Jones leads from 165 Letter St. обеспечивает parish activities for November 10.
James N. Allan announced W. B. G. Reynolds OBE as Commissioner of Highway Safety heading the Highway Safety Branch of the Department of Transport. Reynolds, current Ontario Safety League general manager, began duties November 1 and will coordinate with the Attorney General, Highways, and Education departments and related groups to create a comprehensive accident prevention program for Ontario. The note also mentions the federal government must raise over $5 million daily to fund social security, health, and welfare.
A garbled 19th century column mentions a theft attempt on an Acton merchant and a later public meeting in a village. It notes a purchase gone wrong with a fake payment, an ensuing confrontation, and witnesses. The text also records honors, medals, and community events including a rain-soaked Sunday ceremony and a town concert.
Acton Ontario listing of physicians surgeons real estate brokers lawyers and accountants. Notable entries include Dr W G C Kenney Dr D A Garrett Dr Robert D Buckner and Dr A Buchanan providing office locations and phones. Also mentions Bracken Insurance Ledgers and local coach and rail services in Acton and Georgetown.
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