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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 15, 1955
Page
18
Acton council gave first reading to a by law allowing some downtown merchants to stay open Friday night and contend with Saturday opening. Eighteen merchants petitioned for the measure while the rest face uncertain hours as the by law advances and merchant unity remains divided.
The article notes a well attended Acton fair with sun and rain affecting crowds. Officials including W B Rumiley and George E Foster are named, plus election posters and a street meeting by Shaw Keith. A Knox Avenue house sold to Rev H Caldwell. Stewart Lowrie returns from six years in Tokyo with his father R W Lowrie.
Citizens are urged to follow appointed representatives and attend upcoming nomination meetings. The piece stresses the need for active participation, accountability, and consideration of new faces for local boards as terms end, warning that empty chairs signal apathy and hinder municipal progress.
The article highlights a modern evangelistic crusade led by Billy Graham in Toronto and surrounding areas. It notes a strong sincerity of purpose unlike prior crusades, while acknowledging opposition common to religious movements. The revival is presented as a significant religious event with lasting impact.
A reflective meditation on how September has shifted from a time of youth and holiday anticipation to a crowded school season and practical worries. The piece contrasts past freedoms with present responsibilities, noting fashions, work, and household tasks that define modern September.
Readers are invited to enjoy fall beauty in Halton as surrounding townships offer striking nature views. The piece notes earlier darkness with time change and urges readiness with coal and oil, while reflecting on planning vs growth and Canadian farm policy debates in a concise, period voice.
Oakville reports a large land option by Petrofina Oil for a possible refinery while a sister paper calls it a guess. The Bronte town council dispute continues with a member vowing to remain in office. Burlington records high school enrolment and Trafalgar notes crowded classrooms.
Public Utilities Commission in Georgetown moves to build a modern office complex with front offices, storage basement, superintendent room, meeting area and garage. The project awaits E P C approval and reflects local growth plans. Restrict Lakeshore Area In Nelson Township sets a by law narrowing the lakeshore highway zoning to residential use with exemptions for some commercial properties. Building activity in Milton reaches a high total with $1 246 400 permits issued in eight months and a predicted record year. United Suburban Gas Co faced a council hearing on Milton franchise but was declined. National income data show Canadians earned 63.5 percent of 1954 income from salaries and wages marking a third straight year of labor’s rising share.
The Acton Ontario United Church of Canada lists Rev Gordon Adams minister at Parsonage 29 Bower Ave with organist George Eliott at 76 Bower Ave. Services on Sunday September 18 1955 include Sunday School at 9 55 a m Morning Worship at 11 15 a m and Evening Service at 7 00 p m. Pastor Ray H Costeris at 115 Bower Ave Phone 206w.
The Knox Church Acton announces Sunday September 18 1955 with 9 45 am Church School 11 am Morning Worship and 7 pm Evening Service led by Rev Robert H Armstrong. A note lists a 1935 schedule for 10 am Sunday School 11 am Morning Worship and 9 15 pm B Y P U with 8 pm Mid week service. A warm welcome awaits worshippers.
Meeting details listed for the Acton Pentecostal Assembly at LOL Hall Crewsons Corners Pastor Rev K J Reid 81 Cook St includes Sunday School at 11 00 am Morning Worship Evangelistic Service Cottage prayer meeting and Bible study Wednesday 8 pm Holy Communion 8 30 am September 18 1955 Trinity XV family phone listed}
A dense local directory listing physicians dentists veterinarians lawyers accountants and other professionals in Acton Ontario with offices on Mill Street Willow River Street Wellington Street and more. It includes drivers coaches schedules and various contact details alongside funeral home and piano teacher notices.
The 1905 Toronto Fair is recalled with criticism for its immoral Midway shows and coarse language. A church series on Sabbath preservation began at Knox Church led by W H Stewart with Rev J C Wilson urging less Sabbath traffic. Local changes include Thomas Perryman Jr purchasing a store in Acton and moving to open a grocery. Col GoNoway and Capt Ford visited militia stores and announced Acton on a list for a new drill shed and armouries next year. Dr John M McDonald sold his practice to Dr Hore of Lindsay. Canada’s Douglas firs in British Columbia reach over 300 feet.
Timetable fragments show daily and weekend rail and streetcar schedules. References include Georgetown Toronto Guelph and stops with times such as 5.57 pm 7.13 pm and 9.03 am. The text lists various daily except Sundays patterns and city flyer notices.
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