Open message targets Beardmore tannery whistle blowers
A community response swells after Beardmore and Co faced a campaign to reinstate the tannery whistle. Neighbors signed petitions at the plant office and local stationery store, while officials and workers weighed in amid cheers and protests. Public sentiment centers on timing, family routines, and the whistle as a daily signal, with engineering notes citing minimal cost to keep the steam system active.
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Beardmore and Co
Free Press
Beardmore
Beardmore's
Guy Ross
Jim Smith
Colin Foster
Desmond Clendinning
Neil Miller
John Lewis
Ralph Nellis
Whistle Sparks Old Town Memories and Student Drive
An old-timer recalls a tannery whistle that once marked the day and kept residents organized. A student, Sharon Ellerby, led a letter campaign from grade eight to rally classmates, gathering 245 names to revive the whistle and align Acton schools with peers.
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Acton
Sharon Ellerby
M Z. Bennnett
Acton tannery whistle sparks public petition to keep time cue
A letter to the Acton Free Press protests the planned discontinuation of the tannery whistle after Friday. Residents, mothers, workers, and students describe the whistle as a daily timekeeper and community tradition, urging its continuation and noting widespread opinion in favor. Some call for a peaceful protest or continued use into the New Year.
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Acton Free Press
Acton
Beardmore Gates
Norm Braids
Free Press
St Merchant
Students reject U of G paper talk at Acton High School
Acton District High School faced a colored 32 page Ontarion supplement labelled obscene by U Guelph president W C Winegarder. The edition stirred little agitation among Acton students with 95 percent indifferent to a 284 person questionnaire.
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Ontarion
University of Guelph
W. C. Winegarder
Acton
Acton School
Preston
Kitchener
Waterloo
Guelph
Galt
Joe Bray
Bray
No drinks on the house at Brewers Retail
Six customers waited in a Brewers Retail store for their beer as the counter clerk failed to appear. The door had blown open by wind causing an extended open house before police arrived and found no merchandise missing besides six payment slips. The lock was later changed.
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Brewers
P.S
Ice Trouble Delays Acton Tanners Practice at Warm Arena
Arena manager Harold Townsley battles heat as ice machinery runs but daily highs around 32 degrees melt any night ice. Despite nights dipping to 28, the floor must reach 20 degrees for ice. First Acton Tanners practice, set for Tuesday, postponed due to the warm October spell.
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Harold Townsley
Truck Burns at Esquesing Township Dump
Firefighters raced to the Esquesing dump on the fourth line Saturday afternoon to fight a blaze that destroyed a pickup owned by M. Bentley of Norval. The driver backed toward the refuse pile when the truck ignited. Acton crews arrived to find the vehicle a total loss.
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M. Bentley
Norval
Acton
Pellet from bush area shatters Tyler Ave window
A Tyler Ave family reported a bullet smashed their bay window on Saturday. Police say the missile likely came from a pellet gun fired in the Lakeview subdivision behind new homes. Richard Jackson told investigators the shot could have passed over children at play.
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Tyler Ave
Lakeview Subdivision
Richard Jackson
Pedestrian Killed Near Here on Sunday Evening
James Wilfred Price 62, of R R 2 Acton, was struck by a Chevy driven by Ging Cadorin 90 York Road Guelph and died at Georgetown District Hospital. He is survived by his father Howard and sister Carrie Bevan. Funeral at Harold C McClure Georgetown Wednesday 2 p.m. Greenwood Cemetery Georgetown.
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Highway 7
James Wilfred Price
R.R. 2
Acton
Mr. Price
Price
Ging Cadorin
York Road
Guelph
Georgetown
Georgetown District Hospital
J. H. Chamberlain
Howard
Mrs. Bevan
Carrie
Brampton
Harold C. McClure
Greenwood Cemetery
Hearing on acton station closure objections set
Council and Chamber of Commerce invite public input at a Railway Transportation Commission hearing in the council chambers Thursday afternoon. District Inspector W J Rupert will review CN R's plan to close Acton station and remove the agent, assessing public inconvenience and toss. Opponents urge attendance to present views as CN R proposes freight and express service from a Guelph agency, cutting Acton facilities.
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Halton M. P
C.N.A
Chamber of Commerce
Paul Nielsen
C.N.R
Guelph
Acton
High schoolers oppose closing Acton CN R station
A poll of 405 students finds 92 percent oppose closing the CN R station in Acton, eight percent favor, with 368 and 33 respondents respectively. Parents show mixed views, 42 percent oppose, 25 percent favor, and 57 percent do not know their stance. observers warn the closure could hurt town growth and safety. A stolen 61 white Chev on Main St remains unfound by OPP as of Tuesday.
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C.N.R
Acton
Main St. S
O.P.P
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U. of G
Bob Bonnette
Ontario
Jim Lee
Acton High School
Academc
Ralph Nelves
Frank Simioni
Norm Gralda
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