Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association Meet
Editors from coast to coast attended the 35th annual CWN A convention in Toronto. The group noted growth to 535 members, high weekly hours, modest earnings, and papers serving 82 percent of homes with about 1500 paid copies weekly. Entertainment included Let’s Make Music, the EssO Steel Band, a banquet lunch, and previews of the Exhibition show with Roy Rogers and Duchess of Kent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association
Toronto
Financial Post
Dominion
C.W.N.A
Ken Walls
Barrie
C.N.E
Imperial Oil
Esso
Trinidad
Robert Saunders
Hiram McCallum
Duchess of Kent
Roy Rogers
Trigger
Canadians Conventions Speakers Stress Markets and Immigration
A four day convention featured talks by Wilfred Sanders of Gallup, WN. R. Crump of the CPR, and J. S. Duncan of Massey Harris Ferguson. Duncan warned Canada risks exporting markets unless expanding the home market and immigration, while Rhys M. Sale of Ford spoke of a natural postwar sales adjustment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilfred Sanders
Canadian Institute of Public Opinion
Gallup Poll
WN. R. Crump
C.P.R
J. S. Duncan
Massey-Harris Ferguson
Duncan
Canada
Rhys M. Sale
Ford Motor Co
CBC Half Hour Highlights Bring Lighter Moments
Evening program offered a lighter segment at the gathering with entertainment from CBC. Viewers enjoyed a breezy showcase that complemented the main events and kept spirits high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CBC
Newspaper tour and Ford plant visit thrill Toronto publishers
Printers and editors from weekly papers enjoyed four packed days in Toronto touring Daily Star Telegram plant, Maclean Hunter operations, printing equipment showrooms, and Ford Oakville plant. They rode new transit, toured cafeterias, and observed rapid auto industry growth alongside publishing technology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Star
Ford
Oakville
Toronto
Thanks for Readers Support in Newspaper Competitions
The note expresses gratitude to readers advertisers and staff for the paper’s success in competitions. It credits teamwork and community loyalty and pledges ongoing effort to keep the Free Press in leadership, noting wins may not occur every year but dedication will endure.
Cross Section mosaic at Canadian meeting hints and sea fog
The report notes a gathering across Canada with a Saskatchewan editor predicting strong wheat prospects if sunshine returns. He worries about storage of last year’s grain if harvest proceeds. A western man brings his young son who awakes to fog horned boats and jokes that boats kick up dust on the water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Saskatchewan
Reading the Night Before the World's Biggest Exhibition Preview
Jel Wind reviews a dress rehearsal of the 1964 Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto. The piece notes staged areas, the modern food building, and a grandstand crowd of about four thousand. Roy Rogers draws youthful excitement amid union tensions and production tweaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mons
Cnel Powers-That-Be
Cnbcs
Canadian Food Products Association
Local notes from Oakville Milton and surrounding towns
Readers report a three year old boy, Glen Fisher, wandered and was found after three hours near swings in a backyard. Oakville conciliation board rejects a 30 cent wage increase for Ford Oakville Local amid weak auto sector. Burlington residents lament the town bell and call for its return. Erin District High School construction contract awarded to a Brampton contractor on Dany Street. Georgetown townsfolk accept provincial police request for an extra officer despite preferring local protection. Milton Fall Fair prepares for its 102nd edition promising a large, standout show. Burlington court action over 50 percent of Nelson township pipeline land settled except for two cases. Milton subdivision plans on Newman property near the cemetery proceed with recommended changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trafalgar
Glen Fisher
Erin
Brampton
Dany Street
Burlington
Wak
Nelson Township
Niagara-Toronto
St Albans Church and United Church Notices
Sunday schedule details for St Albans and United Church activities on September 5 1954 include Sunday School 10 00 am and 9 45 am church school 11 00 am morning worship 7 00 pm evening worship plus a September 12 memorials and farewell service for Rev N Luxton and Rev R E Price. Address 115 Bower Ave Acton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Church
N. Luxton
St. Albans
R E Price
St Alban's
William Bell
Old Acton News Sketches 1904 Sightings and Hazards
Vivid notes from Acton in 1904 cover J B McKenzie finishing a two story 22 by 50 store for Geo Soper on Mill Street with grocery and ice cream on the ground floor and a grand Odd Fellows lodge room on the second floor. A minor GTR depot fire was contained by prompt action. A wandering cow near Mount Campbell sparked a gardener’s shotgun shot. a court case may follow. Citizens back progress by supporting permanent road funds as school bells ring and Acton’s depot plans loom. Councillor Robert Holmes suffers a horse incident after cattle spook it on Nassagawega street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Free Press
J. B. McKenzie
Mill St
Geo. Super
Soper
Acton Loof
Jas the Oddfellows
GTR
Gamble
Holmes
G.T.R
Mount Campbell
Acton
Georgetown
Nassagawega
Robert Holmes
Acton News Highlights Local Parades Reunion Exhibit and Frost
The Free Press reports a August 30 1934 parade led by Acton Citizens Band the Loyal Orange Order and True Blue Lodge ending at Fairview cemetery with graves decorated. A Ligny reunion August 22 honors oldest locals and features prizes and tributes. The Rockwood Horticultural Society held its seventeenth annual show amid frost and gladiolus displays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Free Press
Acton Citizens
Acton Loyal Orange Order
True Blue Lodge
Willow St
Fairview Cemetery
Lignysenens
Dignys
W. 5
Chisholm
Ligny School
Thos, McDowell
Margaret, McCallum
Adam Alexa
Natent
Fricker
Royal Military of Music Band
Acton
M. McDonald
McDonald
Rockwood Horticultural Society
Wm. Harris
Professional Directory and Travellers' Guide Acton Ontario Listings
The page lists doctors Dr W G C Kenney Physician and Surgeon Acton address 43A Mill St E Dr D A Garrett River Street Acton Ontario and Dr John Scott Guelph with contact numbers plus Barrister C F Leatherland Perth with office hours and a travel timetable noting eastbound and westbound coach departures from Acton and special holiday schedules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. C. Kenney
Symon Block
D. A. Garrett
Willow and
River Sts
River Street
Acton
Ontario
John Scott
Woolwich St. Guelph
Guelph
Canadian National Railways and Local Services Note
Schedule fragment lists Canadian National Railways routes with flag stops and daily exceptions to Sun, plus local professional ads for dentists veterinarians funeral home real estate and services in Milton Georgetown Acton and nearby Ontario towns. Names include Dr A J Buchanan H Leib and F G Oakes with offices and hours. Real estate brokers Wm Mill and R R Campbellville and others advertise farm and property listings.
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The
Acton Free Press
Audit Bureau of Circulax
CWNA
Ontario-Quebec
United State
Post Office Department
Ottawa
Dills Printing and Publishing Co. Limited
Jel
Trier
CNB
A Noor W
Conciliation Board
Ford- Oakville
Gazette
Counet
Milton
Newman
Planning Board
United Church OF Canada
Friendly Church
E. A. Currey
Bower Avenue
wWsa
O. M. Lampard
A.T.C.M
ST. Alban’s Church
Ralph E Price
Presbyterian Church IN Canada
Knox Church
Robert H. Armstrong
Professional Directory and
Travellers’ Guide
Segal
C. F. Leatherland
Notary Perth
Lever & Hoskin Chartered Accountant
Jenkins and Hardy
Metropolitan
Victoria St
Gerald A. Candler
Chartered Accountant
Acton Bird Phone
Gray Coach Lines
Kitchener
Canadian National Railways
Sunvo
Sun- Fiver
Daly
Westbonn
Sun
Sat
A. J. Buchanan
Leishman Block
H. Leib
Corner Mill and
Frederick Streets
F. G. Oakes
B.V. Sc
Veterinarian
Knox Ave
B. D. Young
C. L. Young
D.V.M. Veterinary Surgeons Office
Brookville, Ontario
Victor Rumley & Son Funeral Home Funeral Home
F. IL. Wright
W.thur St. Acton
Ae Phone Appraiser
Real ‘Eval and
R. Bracken
H. Ashman
Campbellvile Suleman
R. F. Bean Limited
Real Estate and Insurance
Mill ST. Acton
Helliott Real Estate Thrower Avenue
G W Goldstraw
Mite
Halton
J. R. Holmes
Church Street
Wm. T. Mill
Limehouse
Georgetown TR
E. Shain
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