Don’t Speed on Wet Roads Warns Officials
A cautionary civic notice urges drivers to slow for road conditions and weather. It emphasizes that no one needs excessive speed and warns against speeding in unsafe circumstances.
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 10, 1953
Page
10
Blood drives meet military civilian needs in Canada
The Canadian Red Cross faces heavy duties to supply whole blood for Military and Veterans Hospitals and civil defense. In 1952 volunteers supplied 381630 bottles of blood and 136504 patients received transfusions across Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Red Cross
Canada
Land and Forests Sold to Colonists After Abandonment
Land repeatedly seized from leaseholders over years, turned to colonists who cut and sold timber then abandoned their holdings leaving tracts in forest regrowth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colon Iatz
Touring Tips to Enrich School Start Weekends
Reading plan suggests parents map a 200 mile radius to visit museums events sites or exhibits linked to geography nature or history. Include fall outdoor activities and games to reinforce learning while turning trips into educational adventures for children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ran
Thea
Historic Grand Trunk Station in Acton Remembered by Locals
A reflective caption recounts an old Grand Trunk Station and yard in Acton. It describes horse drawn delivery, a now missing water tank, and a landmark metal-clad structure destroyed by fire, with references to nearby farms, ownerships, and evolving land use around the station once named Acton West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Trunk
A.T. Brown
Serre
Ofteu
Mason Koitting Co
Wallace
Herizes
Reeve J. J. Stewart
Acton
Micro Plastics
Green Fire Trick Co
Warren Grove
Tony Seynuck
Hornbus
Robert Noble
Acton West
Banking by Mail Eases Rural Banking for Farmers
Farmers save time by using the Bank of Montreal postal banking service. Postman deposits farmers cheques and passes back updated passbooks, with immediate attention. Orme Hunt offers full details and leaflets are available in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank of Montreal
B of M
Orme Hunt
Acton
Red Cross Key in Civil Defence Efforts
Civil Defence relies on Red Cross as a vital component. Last year voluntary home nursing committees trained 1288 Home Nursing graduates providing supplementary civil defence instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Find Family Doctor Wherever You Live
Canadians are urged to choose a family doctor before illness strikes. A doctor who knows the patient and home life can treat more intelligently and guide when a specialist is needed. The piece warns against self diagnosis and changing doctors for every symptom. It notes a third of Canada’s wealth comes from its forests.
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Cecil A. Carr
Optometrist
Douglas
Tel
Abet
Amei
We Insurance
Alwang Tore
Ewan
Pulp and Paper
Junior Red Cross
National Service Fund
Henry Bowen
England
Far East
Bowan
Cpt
Cpl
Bowen
Panonnel Depot
Wallin
Howse
Rideau & Charlotte Sts
Onens
Ont
Artillery Park
Bagot St. Kington
Out
Nodian Army Recruiting
Richmond Sirest West
Toroste
Perronnel Depot
Woltley Borrecks
Oxford
Hizebeth Sn
London
Arey
Male
St. W. North Bey
Army
Arinap
Civil Defence
SAG
Orangeville
Orangeville, Ont
Furemta
Gil
Heece Une
Bishop Asphalt Papers Ltd
St. E
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