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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 20, 1949
Page
15
A tale of two workers in a factory town. One man enjoys retirement only to crave steady work again as loneliness and idle time gnaw at him. A second man retires to rest but soon longs for the bustle of production and shared effort with colleagues. The passage hints at Toronto plans docks for the St Lawrence Bay way.
A Sunday School lesson analyzes Isaiah 12 2 and related passages focusing on trusting the Lord as strength and song. It contrasts reliance on God with seeking Egypts aid, discusses Jerusalem and heavenly Zion, inner faith discipline, and the consequences of backsliding in Isa 30 1 2 15 17.
A new retail business opened last Saturday when Dawson Hardware Company began trading in the westerly Main Street business district. Municipal sewer work on Main Street started this week from the westerly end to James Street, with routing to Martin to follow after pipe laying. Mrs Mary Margaret Cowan, aged 87, widow of William Cowan, died on Sunday October 2. 149 Canadian Champion.
Erin fire department held a Thanks Day event with about 15 000 attendees when a motor crash on No 6 highway near Gartph left five injured. Two were hospitalized including Fred Hart and Mrs Hart, while others named included Nick Hive, Angela Nepresti, and Gordon Matheson who recently returned to duties at Canadian Stock Co Ltd. Edith McMillan of Toronto visited. she won Pamoline Soap Co share the wealth prize Oscar worth $607.30 on October 1.
Victor McNiven suffered serious injuries when his car collided with another near Victoria on No 10 Highway at 6 30 PM amidst heavy rain. He was en route to his wife’s relatives for the holidays. both cars were badly wrecked. Little Diane Cagliden is improving after a meningitis like illness treated in Toronto. Harry F Gorring named manager of the Bank of Montreal Alvinston branch, relocating with family from Simcoe. Ex Mayor Joseph Gibbons retires from Georgetown Main Street merchant life and becomes town assessor.
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