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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 20, 1952
Page
3
A notice urges all Acton residents to attend nomination night at the town hall. The piece emphasizes citizen involvement, accountability, and constructive critique as municipal officials are chosen for the coming year. The message closes with a quote about faith in stewardship and progress.
Local shops in Acton showcase Christmas stock with lay away options and friendly merchants ready to help. Residents are urged to shop in their home town to avoid big crowds and secure best values and service this season. Eddie Cantor quote admonishes clear conscience over sleeping pills.
Daniel Webster warned against those who denounce banks and corporations and yet seek to curb industry and wealth. He argued such critics claim oppression in liberty and equality while aiming to seize others labor’s fruits.
The public frets over possible tax reductions as speeches urge lower taxes. The Canadian Tax Foundation estimates a $300 million federal saving next year is feasible without red ink. Municipal and provincial claims wrap into a broader debate on services, subsidies, and debt. voters want more take home pay but doubt government efficiency.
G Keith Funston, president of the New York Stock Exchange, asserts that global prosperity and freedom are closely tied to the freedom and prosperity of one nation and urges a response of pride humility and determination.
In a Monday morning field report the office notes a hydro rate increase for the new year amid higher living costs. Despite higher charges, Ontario Hydro's expansion and changeover costs justify the rise, with per kilowatt hour costs for small municipalities often under two cents. Power restoration brings warmth and dinner hope.
Georgetown notes honor for Dr. Test tied to the University of Toronto project and a cornerstone ceremony led by Col. W Erie Phillips. Oakville marks 32 years of keeping the lighthouse under Frank McCraney on his fifty ninth birthday. Remembrance Day observed county wide with reports from Milton and other towns.
The British Friesians Cattle Society publishes the third edition of the Elite Herd Book. It lists 1421 unselected bull progeny records and 12,186 Merit females grouped by breeder prefix, with owner links. The intro warns against relying on paper records alone and notes 60,000 entries growing 10 percent yearly, suggesting future emphasis on production registers.
The Financial Post notes a new candy like flavored aspirin aimed at children becoming available. It highlights flavored forms intended to ease dosing for kids and suggests parental attention to proper usage and safety.
Acton Ontario listings include doctors W G C Kenney D A Garrett A J Buchanan, A J Crandell accountant, Wright real estate and insurance agents, Leathers and firm, veterinarians, chiropractors, and solicitors. The page also notes church services on Sunday November 2 1952 with worship times and film showings, plus a telephone directory for offices and residences in Acton and surrounding towns.
Members of the Progressive-Conservatives Association of Nassagaweya met at Mrs. Hattie Price’s home on Wednesday November 12 and reselected most officers for the coming year. Miss Sybil Bennett, PC candidate for the Halton seat, spoke on the federal election outlook and Maritime trends. Officers elected: president Alex Pringle. lady vice president Mrs. Mary Thomi. ward1 chairman Jim Stoke. ward2 chairman Mrs. Hattie Price. ward3 chairman Claude Brinklow.
Norman Robertson the Canadian Wah Commissioner in Britain opened Exeter home for old people built by the Lord Mayor of London's Air Raid Distress Fund. The home named Toronto House records the Kenoposity of Ontario people who contributed nearly a million dollars to a Toronto newspaper's efforts for the Fund.
A 1902 note recalls Sunday School at Nawiagoweya with Thomas Storey resigning after years as superintendent. The page lists early 20th century ads for boys’ clothing and $10 suits, plus a medical promo for Dr. T. A. Slocum and a brief remark on muddy crossings and prohibition discussions ahead of the December 4 vote.
1932 items report Royal Winter Fair arrival rumors and local events. Elliott family moves to Church Street from Comber. CN R water tank demolition underway. rink group forms three hockey teams A B C with officers elected. Haboush travelogue at United Church draws crowd. two weddings solemnized. Rose Hillborn Helm dies at Mill Street Acton in 76th year.
A reflective note from the Tampa Sun Dial praising focusing on people's virtues and forgetting losses. It envisions a comfortable cheerful world if such perspective guided all interactions.
Daily schedules show eastbound departures at 6 40 am and 9 34 am with 7 10 pm, Sunday service only at Georgetown 9 02 am. Westbound days include daily exceptions and multiple early morning trips with Georgetown and Guelph listings.
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