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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 04, 1952
Page
9
The Acton town message laments missing a to mark its 75th birthday due to torn streets and urges planning a future reunion. It praises the Acton Band and lacrosse crowds while weighing the balance of pleasure versus education and calling for citizen cooperation this coming year.
A Labour Day editorial notes unions comprise a small share of workers in both the United States and Canada. It highlights 14 million of 62 million U.S. workers and 1.1 million of 5.3 million Canadian workers belonging to unions, urging greater voice from majority groups.
An editorial from a summer resort town critiques delaying Labor Day and start of school by two weeks to boost local revenues. It notes lost school time could be offset by dropping Easter week and discusses television's growing impact on daily life and education costs.
A letter to the paper urges reintroducing twice daily mail routes in cities and proposes district post offices to speed service. It contrasts current three week deliveries in nearby cities with prompt access in smaller towns and argues for more practical hours and self service for city dwellers.
Editorial notes discuss How Dry I Am dryers and housewife diligence. Brampton plans a Canton Ohio factory with sixteen acres optioned. A new 1.5 million reformatory will be built ten miles north of Port Hope. Bowmanville editorial board criticizes municipal issues with constructive aims. Retail meat prices fall following cattle and lamb price drops. A Markdale resident receives a London England letter five days after posting. Readers note slow home-town paper delivery. A compact census booklet lists Canada’s incorporated cities and towns populations, showing growth mainly from 1941 to 1951.
Georgetown unveils the Howard Wrigglesworth School on No. 7 Highway housing kindergarten and four lower grades with a class for Port Township students. Oakville reports rising public school enrolment to about 1035, up 160 from last year, amid local worries and flea epidemic myths. Pilot Officer Jack Tarzwell from Acton is set to join the UN forces in Metz France after completing engineering and armament training. Ford plant in Trafalgar expands with about 1000 workers.
Dr. Crawford Anglin says polio publicity overstated while other diseases injure more children. During severe epidemics risk remains low, with 1 in 1,500 for polio and 1 in 30,000 for death. Health guidance emphasizes rest, isolation, limiting activity, and hygiene.
Sunday Sept 7 1952 schedule lists 10:00 am Sunday School with Teach us O Lord the way of Thy statutes 11:00 am Morning Worship Shooting at a Venture 7:00 pm Evening Worship conducted by Mr Gibbs of Ballinafad and Churchill delivering the message Thought for the Week God loveth a cheerful giver but loveth a giver of cheerful ness
A Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. and Morning Service at 11:00 a.m. followed by an Evening Service at 7:00 p.m. The message quotes They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength and invites a warm welcome.
Lightweight cockpit refrigerators weigh 9% lbs and deliver about 20 tba of cool air per minute to modern jet fighters. They reduce heat from sun exposure and air friction at high speeds, preventing unbearable cockpit temperatures.
Sunday September 7 1932 schedule includes 1000 a.m rally of Church School mis am beginners class Eucharist 700 p.m Evensong and sermon 8 90 p.m Friday meeting of all interested in the Church School in the Parish Hall with the motto The Church needs you you need the Church.
A 1902 snapshot from the Free Press of September 4 1963 recalls fall notes of Dominion currency and bank ledgers. Local teachers Milas Flath Howes Young Currie return to duties at the Kingston High School department while residents update streets lamps and ask weeds be cut before winter.
Ladies visit Women Institute at Ozpringe Branch. Acton Legion hosts a social evening with corn roast and dance. Rockwood Horticultural Show records 460 entries. Acton Baseball Club staging Labour Day sports with Hespeler Georgetown. Eclipse viewed locally but near washout. Serious accident near Acton Station leaves Fred Humphries legless. four others jumped from Brampton bound train. Born Tyler son to Edward and Mrs Tyler Jr in Acton. Lindsay son to J Graham Lindsay in Troquois.
A humorous exchange about ancestry unfolds as a mother and son joke about being descended from monkeys. The light dialogue highlights family banter and playful disbelief.
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