Acton’s 1963 assessment shows 46.2 percent industrial use
Acton plans for 1963 with industrial commercial assessments totaling 3,241,590 dollars, up 123,924 from last year and lifting the ratio to 46.2 percent. Residential assessed value falls by 17,170 dollars as council eyes long range planning and a five year capital expenditures schedule mandated by the Department of Municipal Affairs for faster project approval and municipal economic planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton
Utopia
Department of Municipal Affairs
Revival of Old Virtues in Job Crisis in Canada
An Ontario official argues unemployment stems from lack of willingness to work rather than lack of education. Many adults and students fall before grade eight, yet upgrading requires changing personal habits. The key message is to restore self reliance and industriousness to raise opportunity and pay.
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Canada
W. R. Dymond
Ontario
Labor Department
Dymond
Harvest Moon and Love in Keepsakes of the Farm
The piece reflects on how the harvest moon shapes labor and romance. It recalls farmers delaying binding sheaves until dew softens the brambles, relying on moonlight to guide the work. Love waits for the moon to rise, while toil takes precedence under harvest night.
Good Old Days 1912 Local News Highlights
Excerpts from the Free Press dated October 17 1912 recount Dr and Mrs Aull returning from England with son Percy and noting damp weather and an impressive gulf voyage. Mrs Aull’s health improves while Mrs Hyde nears 90. Hydro electric plans may soon reach Crewson's Corners. Fenian raid veteran grants total 16000 applications. Roosevelt wounded in Milwaukee. Debentures of Acton at par. McDonald promoted to cashier in Detroit unit. Turnips and eggs prices noted. Electric light service starts October 15. Trafalgar Day lantern event at Liberal club. St Joseph’s frescoing nearly finished. Constable breaks up Georgetown baseball game. Dead lamps to be replaced and an electrical storm upsets 100 phones in Guelph.
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Free Press
Aull
Percy
England
Gulf
St. Lawrence
Quebec
Ault
Old Land
Wm. Hyde
Crewson’s Corners
Department of Militia and Defense
New York
Roosevelt
Milwaukee
Acton
Oo City
Mcin
John R. McDonald
Detroit
Murray McDonald
United Electric Railways
Evergreen Lodge Sons of England
Liberal Club
St. Joseph’s Church
Georgetown
McDonald
Guelph
Acton WW2 News Highlights From 1942 Press
In 1942 Acton notes Pvt Fred Turner’s first letter from a German hospital after Dieppe. Teachers discuss large classes and introduce three mornings of kindergarten for preschoolers with a $100 grant. Victory Loan drive continues, diplomas awarded to high school and secondary students, and overseas service updates include CSM John Irvine missing then POW, and Kraftward items on radio and veterans.
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Dieppe
Fred Turner
Acton
Germany
Heard
McKenzie
Messrs. H. R. Force
W. J. Beatty
Y.M.C.A. Board
Indergarten
Johnny Gray
Acton and District
F. L. Wright
C. F. Leatherland
Walter Linham
Wm. Middleton
Department of Education
Patricia Airdrie
Eleanor Allen
Margaret Blow
Douglas Davidson
Betty Gibson
June Talbot
Jack Mainprize
Howard Killick
Rena Braida
Jean Frank
Kenneth Hassard
Dora Hansen
Inez McLellan
Helen McEachern
Dora Wood
George Taylor
Margaret Somerville
France
Canada
Moore
Herb_ Dron
Halifax
Roy Hindley
Tpr
District Milton Chamber faces face lifting scheme offer
The Chamber of Commerce was approached with a face lifting and advertising scheme modeled after a Dundas plan. The retail section is evaluating the proposal as Brampton and other districts consider expansion and funding for local business boosts.
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Milton
Chamber of Commerce
Dundas
Chamber
Flu as Canada’s secret weapon for world peace
A humorous letter extols The Flu as humanity’s ultimate weapon to end wars and U.N. friction. The writer imagines Prime Ministers using sick Canadians on state visits to trigger global paralysis of conflict, then shares personal infection misery and a quixotic call for Ottawa to unleash the plague.
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Moscow
Washington
London
Paris
Peking
Berlin
Canada
Obituary for W. F. McPherson of Hartney Manitoba
William Francis McPherson 81 of Hartney died September 24 after a long farming life. Born December 28, 1880 in Esquesing Township Ontario he married Bertha Williams June 26, 1907 and moved to Hartney district in 1911. He served St Pauls Presbyterian Church 40 years on the Session and was a life member of IOCF. He helped found Hartney Pool elevator, enjoyed curling and community work. Survived by Bertha, son Robert of Hartney, daughter Mrs Edward Butchard of Fort Garry, five grandchildren, a brother in Vancouver and a sister in Toronto. Funeral September 26 at St Pauls Church Hartney with Rev Kripps and others officiating. Burial Riverside Cemetery Hartney.
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William Francis McPherson
Hartney
Manitoba
Mr. McPherson
Esquesing Township
Ontario
Bertha Jane Williams
Acton
St. Paul's Presbyterian Church
1.0.C.F. No
R. Graham
Riverside Cemetery
Frederick W. Moore buried at Rockwood
Frederick W Moore of Rockwood R R 1 passed away October 9 in Guelph General Hospital after a 15 day illness. Funeral service October 12 at Rumley Shoemaker with interment in Rockwood cemetery. Survived by widow Mac Weatherston, daughter Barbara and foster son Donald Hinds, two siblings and other relatives.
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Frederick W. Moore
Rockwood
Rumley-Shoemaker
Frederick Wilkinson Moore
R.R. 1
Moore
Guelph General Hospital
Conner
Rockwood Cemetery
Stewart Royce
David Gray
George Wingate
John Thompson
Patrick Dale
William Pennings
Myrtle Moore
North Halton board tours Milton sewage and water plants
The North Halton Urban Board conducted a tour of Milton’s sewage and water treatment facilities during its monthly meeting. This marked the board’s third tour in as many months, following inspections of Acton and Georgetown plants.
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Milton
North Halton
Local Acton Professionals and Rail Timetable Listing
A directory style notice lists Acton professionals including physicians dentists and a barrister with addresses and phone numbers, plus an optometrist and railway daylight saving times with eastbound and George Town departures. The rail section shows multiple daily schedules to Toronto with variances on Saturdays Sundays and Sunday-only services.
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Canadian National Railways
Toronto
Sun
Georgetown
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Harvest Moon
The
Acton Free Press
Dills Printing and Publishing Co. Ltd
St. Acton
Audit Bureau of Circulations
C.wn.a
Ontario-Quebec
C.w.nla
Commonwealth
United States
Post Office Department
Ottawa
G. A. Dills
David R. Dills
the Free Press
Glen Williams
Paul Hancock
Brampton
Streetsville
South Peel
Burlington
Hydro Commission
Port Credit
Caledon
Oakville
Merrie
Bill Smile
Huma
U.N
Dniepropetrovsk
Athy
W. F. McPherson
Professional Directory and
Travellers’ Guide
W. G. C. Kenney
Lymon
Mill St. E
Church St. E
D. A. Garrett
Willow and River Sts
Entrance River St. Acton, Ont
Robert D. Buckner
Wellington St
Ont
T. B. Moore
Main Street
North Corner
Main and
Mill Street
OR. H. Leib
Corner Mill
Frederick Streets
OR. A. J. Buchanan Dental
Q.C
A. Braida
Paisley St
Bruce E. Shoemaker
Mgr
E. L. Buchner
R.O
John St. S. Acton
Gray Coach Lines
ACT
Stratford
FL. Wright
Wilbur St. Acton
Act Os
David W. Gohn
D.C
Mile St
Willow St
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