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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 08, 1956
Page
16
Eighty four percent of rural youth enrolled in Halton 4-H projects completed work by exhibiting at Achievement Day. Three clubs achieved 100 percent completion. Final awards will be presented November 30 at Milton High School with keynote by Clifford F. Waite.
Twelve Halton youths earning top marks in 4 H projects and the Junior Farmer program will receive Kingsway Kiwanis short course scholarships at Ontario Agricultural College. Each $12.50 award funds enrollment in December 31 to January 4 courses. Winners include David Blume Don Moffat Mervyn Colling Sandy Barnes Ross Austin Balt Marshall Philip Shepherd Allen Bowen Ron Lee Glenna Rose Arty Wrigglesworth and George Green. The prizes are presented at a luncheon December 10 at Old Mal.
Public auction at A. Golow s farm one mile west of Bronte on Highway 2 offers power implements tractors cattle dairy equipment hay and straw stable gear furniture and more. Sale starts 1 30 pm with cash payments due on day. farm sold with proprietor quitting farming. Hindley and Elliott auctioneers.
A district farmer near Winnipeg, A L Adams, runs a three quarter section experiment to conserve soil. He rotates one third each year, dedicates a quarter section to hay and cattle pasture for 80 head, and grows alfalfa timothy and red clover yielding 100 tons on a 45 acre plot. The plan involves summer fallow reduction and a family crew handling tractor baler and haying tasks.
The community uses the Free Press as a dual source for information and shopping, with readers prioritizing local updates while also discovering products and services advertised alongside news items.
Burlington hosts two weekly papers with distinct audiences and language. The Canadian Serbian Defender is printed in Burlington after four weeks in Hamilton, serving 31 countries with world and Serbian issues. A bequest of $20,000 from Arthur Stillerman Aer is reported in Victoria.
Auction notice for a farm near Nas magaweya on No 30 side road sale on Saturday November 16 at 2 00 pm. Includes cows Holstein Hereford reg yorkshire pigs poultry sheep hay grain practical implements tractors and household items with cash settlement and no reserve. WM A Gibson auctioneer W J Hunters clerk u 17 2
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