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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 03, 1964
Page
3
The Free Press staff celebrate repeated awards in Canadian Weekly Newspapers competitions. The victory includes best front page and second in overall paper quality, reflecting strong town and district cooperation, reader support, advertisers, correspondents, and editorial effort.
Acton Citizens' Band performed in a local competition last Thursday with many Acton residents watching. The unit that played closest to the official tempo for Cascades impressed judges, while others took longer. Georgetown won first place. Acton ranked among the rest, with praise for substitute Bandmaster George Ellett and the band's strong musicianship.
With the return of students to classes in Acton and district over 3500 children head back to school on Tuesday. The piece emphasizes individual effort over generic education rhetoric and calls for renewed cooperation between parents and teachers to activate students’ maximum talents for Canada's future.
The piece urges protecting ground and surface waters as urbanization and industry expand. It warns against tossing waste at lakes and rivers during picnics or holidays, noting pollution harms livestock wildlife fish and human health.
The August 1944 Free Press item records Marguerite Kentner's wedding to George Franklin in Acton, a surprise party for her sister, and local wartime updates including Red Cross drives, teachers resuming duties, and community notes on valor and patriotic activities across Acton and surrounding areas.
Members of the Arts and Crafts Association of Georgetown report strong attendance at the food show and inquiries rise as the event nears its completion. The article notes broader concerns about local industry and sanitation services affecting community vendors and residents.
Sunday listings for Action Baptist Church and nearby parishes in Acton Ontario show services and programs for September 6 1940 including Sunday School Morning Worship and evening services. Other churches listed include Evangel Baptist Trinity United Church Knox Church and Presbyterian with varied service times and special events.
A garbled OCR passage describes a person vacationing at a cottage or motor camp with family. It mentions weeks of holidays, a teacher’s frantic schedule, and various places and names, but most specifics are unclear due to transcription errors.
The County Master officiated the August 25 meeting at Crow’s Corners with Worshipful Bro G Mebaden chairing and Deputy Chair Bro Bate low. Attendees included Earl Brown and William Orchard with other officials, and a service followed the adjournment.
Marsha Chauder of Guelph earned first prize in the ex class competition. Other notes mention Dorothy Anne O Rourke and Carl Hartis with unclear roles, while Parl Pulford of Guelph received a scholarship. Gateclot players took second place. Mrs Fenmie Bobarb’s pupils are referenced in uncertain terms.
Acton Ball Fair sponsors a jams and jellies contest with three groups. Entrants must submit one pint each of specified jams or marmalades. Prizes include a trophy and cash awards for first through fourth place.
A fragmented diary style recounts two hard weeks as a weekly editor after a wedding and a funeral. The author recalls dinners with a Yank girl, family anxieties, and mounting weariness, then plans a 20 day sick leave before resuming duties in late September.
£. L. Buchner D.O. Optometrist offers Wednesday clinic at 6 John St. S Acton from 2.00 pm to 6.00 pm. Appointments by phone. main line 1041 and Waterloo number 742 8847.
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