Those Were The Days In Baseball Era Nostalgia
In October 1969 Acton readers recall colorful baseball legends and unforgettable personalities. The writer contrasts modern World Series games between the Orioles and Mets with the showier past featuring Dizzy Dean Babe Ruth Jackie Robinson Hank Sauer Stan Musial and Duke Snider. He laments the loss of glamor and character that once fueled the sport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore Birds
New York Mets
Durochers
Berras
DiMaggios
Ruths
Casey Stengels
Leo Durocher
Joe DiMaggio
Yogi Berra
Brooklyn Dodgers
New York Yankees
Casey Stengel
Dizzy Deans
Babe Ruths
Jackie Robinsons
Swatters
Hank Sauer
Stan ‘Musial
Duke Snider
Three Prees Misditorial Page Omen for Cities
Montreal strikes by police and firemen trigger disorder and service breakdowns. The piece warns of future urban crises as society’s rising expectations clash with scarce resources, amid Quebec uncertainty about its future and calls by separatists. It argues cities can be places of beauty and opportunity if managed.
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Montreal
Quebec
Canada
Spreading industry to rural areas improves towns and schools
Leamington Post and News argues moving jobs to the countryside can curb urban crowding and tax pressures. It stresses diverse employment, strong schools, health care, and livable communities over mere low taxes to attract industry and retain young families.
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Leamington Post and News
Sugar and Spice Weekend Echoes in Funny Snapshots
A personal column recounts a hectic weekend with English teaching, a department heads’ meeting, a visit to a university daughter, a Boston honeymoon, and a chaotic elevator encounter. Medicare quirks, a cab driver tale, and family chaos mix with reflections on love, aging, and plural medical plans. The writer surveys a high school “snake pit” and a crowded home life with humor and warmth.
St Cetera quotes on money and value and fame
A compact collection of witticisms reflecting on money value and notoriety. The lines playfully critique borrowing from youth, distraction by material objects, and the longing for attention. The antique remark echoes a sentiment about usefulness after disposal.
Salt and Pepper: Beards and a Salty Column Reflections
A quirky column mixes science and social musings on salt cravings, caveman behavior, and the social power of beards. It notes a shift from salt obsession to grooming symbolism, arguing beard stature changes how men are viewed and how women respond.
UFO letters and odd classifieds spark Acton paper reader notes
A set of letters to Mr Cole discuss UFO sightings dated August 26, 1969 and earlier, with readers mentioning ongoing interest and requests to be included in future issues. Included is a Georgetown note by Alicia F C Scott and a remark by publisher Louis McKenna referencing a September 11 classified ad about found items at a rural cemetery.
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Lous McKenna
The
Kings County Record
Surnex, N.B
Social evening with YALC secretary Cliff Sutton noted
Free Press reports last Thursday's social hosted by YALC with Cliff Sutton as guest secretary. J H Creighton led Y's Men's club, profits from the Duke of Devonshire fundraiser reached 127.77 dollars. Gibraltar and 7th line schools awarded prizes for attendance and punctuality. Jimmy Forbes, Eileen and Diane Shelburne won honors. John HL Smith celebrated his 90th birthday. progress on the new Home for the Aged discussed at county council. architects to be hired. aim to build a Halton home first. Mary Pettit, the warden, thanked the committee.
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Cliff Sutton
Yalc.a
J. H. Creighton
Duke of Devonshire
Britain
Limehouse W.J
Gibraltar School
Henderson's School
Lillian Asken
Billy Sanford
7Th Line
Jimmy Forbes
Eileen
Diane Shelburne
John HL. Smith
Acton
Galt
Smith
County Council
Halton
Mary Pettit
Rockwood notes social events and local updates
Local items recount a Thursday program by the Methodist Sunday School orchestra with Miss Bertie Smith and others, a Great War Veterans Association prize car won by Mrs. George Havill, and 75 years ago reports on marriages, baseball, diphtheria, quail season, taxes, and town happenings.
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Town Hall
Methodist Sunday School
Bertie Smith
Lanette Gray
Jeanie Orr
Jimmy Ross
Stalker
W. McNabb
Cameron
Toronto
Great War Veterans Association
George Havill
Acton
First Referendum Meeting Draws Equal Interest in Town Hall
Fifty years ago, October 1919, the Referendum Committee held its first public meeting in the town hall with a strong audience of men and women. James Connor of Toronto urged labor endorsement and spoke on the liquor traffic as a foe of workers. Rev Dr Blair convened a ladies’ session to explain ballot marking for the temperance referendum while the October 20 vote looms as the province’s first where all women may vote. Halton-Wentworth inspectors and 107 teachers attended their annual convention, with technical papers on musical instruction and teaching.
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James Connor
Toronto
Dr. Blair
Ontario
Halton-Wentworth Inspectorate
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Acton Free Press
Jim Jennings
Sheold Post Office
Willow St
Sue
Boston
Kim
Dennis
Creed
St Cetera
Junior
Cuculhian
Magia
Don Ryder
UFO
Sato Salty News
Saltoople
Dang
Nat
By Hartley
Cole
Usf.c.’S
Dear Mr. Cole
Ss&s
Dear Mr. Cales
Alicia F.C. Scott
K.R
Georgetown
Fampinit
Free Press
the Free Press
Rockwood
A. Magee
Anson Smith
Brampton
D. Strachan
H. Roast
M. E McCann
Acton Temperance Society
T. J. Halsted
Main St
Salvation Army
Storey Grove
Esqueting
Archibald McDougall
David Lindsay
William Moore
Peter Gibbons
Georges Campbell
John Evans
Johnson-Smily
Mieuline Johnson
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