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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 04, 1952
Page
18
The Acton town note laments missed celebration opportunities after a delayed 75th birthday. It urges citizen cooperation for a future homecoming reunion and cautions three days over a holiday weekend is enough for planning. The piece praises the Acton Band and lacrosse crowds while weighing parents’ priorities between pleasure and education.
On Labor Day the writer mails a pamphlet noting 14 million of 62 million US workers belong to unions and 1.1 million of 5.3 million Canadian workers are in unions. The piece argues unions are a minority and urges coverage of majority groups.
A summer resort town editorial proposes deferring Labor Day and school opening by two weeks to boost resort district revenue, suggesting Easter week holidays be trimmed. It cites Mavor Moore’s Canadian TV data on high child viewing hours and claims education funding is vast but diverted by holidays and entertainment demands.
A letter urges reintroducing twice daily mail and district post offices to speed deliveries in cities. It notes weekly delivery common in nearby cities and cites complaints of hometown papers delayed from Thursday to the Toronto area. It argues for urban post offices and longer hours to improve access and efficiency.
A new clothes dryer music feature is noted as homes stay vigilant during laundry. Brampton ends arrangements with a Canton Ohio firm to build a factory on sixteen acres. A $1.5 million reformatory is planned ten miles north of Port Hope for short term prisoners. Bowmanville council members pen nearly two pages of constructive town improvement commentary. Retail meat and lamb prices fall as cattle and lamb markets slide. A Markdale resident receives a letter mailed in London England after five days transit. Canada census booklet shows population shifts since 1901 with strong growth after 1941.
Georgetown unveils Howard Wrigglesworth School on Highway 7 for kindergarten and four lower grades with about 575 students, and a special class for Keeping Township pupils. Oakville reports enrolment growth to 1035, up 100 from last year, while local columns poke fun at fleas and share town notes on RCAF pilot Jack Tarzwell heading to France.
Dr. Crawford Anglin warns polio is less dangerous than public fear suggests and that other diseases like whooping cough and rheumatic fever pose greater risks to children. The Health League of Canada Magazine offers eight rules to guard youngsters, including rest during illness, limit travel, avoid contaminated water, and fly control.
Sunday School at 10 00 am with Teach us O Lord the way of Thy statutes Morning Worship at 11 00 am on Shooting at a Venture Evening Worship at 7 00 pm conducted by Mr Gibbs of Ballinafad and Churchill delivering the message Thought for the Week God loveth a cheerful giver but He also loveth a giver of cheerfulness
Service times listed for Sunday include 10.00 a.m. Sunday School 11.00 a.m. Morning Service and 7.00 p.m. Evening Service. The note invites a warm welcome and quotes They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength.
Small cockpit refrigerators weigh 9 percent of the unit and deliver about 20 tons of cool air per minute to modern jet fighters. Without this equipment the high speed air friction and sun heat would make interiors unbearably hot.
On Sunday September 7 1952 Trinity XIIT lists a 10 00 a m rally of Church School Moisam Beginners Class 11 00 a m Holy Eucharist and 7 00 p m Evensong and sermon with a Friday meeting for all interested in the Church School in the Parish Hall The church invites participation The church needs you you need the church.
The item notes potential Dominion note circulation in fall 1902 as Canadian banks reach legal limits. It mentions teachers resuming posts in Kingston and Montreal, new High School department head Milas Flath, staff returns, street lamps, weed cutting, travel and health updates for locals, and various visits and schooling activities around Kingston and nearby towns.
Thirty women visited the Oz pringe Branch of the Women's Institute last week. Acton Legion held a social evening with a corn roast and a dance. The Rockwood Horticultural Society Show drew over 400 entries. Acton Baseball Club plans a Labour Day tournament with three ball teams and a Ladies Team softball game. Residents viewed yesterday afternoons lunar eclipse. A serious accident Saturday night at Acton Station left Fred Humphries with both legs severed after being dragged by a fast freight. four others jumped clear and were taken to hospital in Brampton and Guelph, condition critical. Births: Tyler a son to Mr and Mrs Edward Tyler Jr in Acton, and Lindsay a son to Mr and Mrs J Graham Lindsay in Troquois.
A humorous exchange between a mother and her son pokes fun at family lineage and evolution. The mother questions distant human origins while the son reveals uncertainty about his father’s ancestry, highlighting light domestic banter.
Directory style notice listing physicians dentists lawyers accountants chiropractors veterinarians real estate insurance and transport schedules for Acton Ontario with offices, contact numbers, and daylight saving coach times. Includes WRIGHT real estate, Leatherland solicitor, Crandell accountant, Armstrong chiropractor, Young veterinarians, Oakes veterinary, and coach departures to and from Acton with time specifics.
A fragmented timetable lists numerous daily and weekend service times across multiple locations including Georgetown Guelph and flagstop notes. Entries show early morning to late evening departures with several Sunday only and Monday options.
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