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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 18, 1947
Page
11
The editor and Mrs Bills will attend the Weekly Newspapers Association convention in Victoria British Columbia. Over four hundred have registered for the event with attendees from Newfoundland and every province. A loyal staff will publish the paper next week without the editor and likely most of the issue the following week.
Hon George Dunbar Ontario Minister of Municipal Affairs warned against a spending spree by municipalities at the 49th Ontario Municipal Association convention in Brantford. An Investment Dealers Association pamphlet urged careful long term debt planning and prioritizing projects to avoid heavy debt and to assign funding sources.
Halton fans saw strong baseball as Oakville Intermediate B won the Halton championship and defeated Fort Erie and Tilsonburg. In Intermediate C Acton beat Walkerton, while Milton Juveniles eliminated Aurora and Napanee entries by comfortable margins, keeping Halton well represented in the OBA playdowns.
At the Dominion gathering in London, fire chiefs push stricter regulations and stricter enforcement to keep spectator crowds away from fires. They argue authorities must give firefighters freedom of action, curb motorized delays, and enforce crowd control to protect those fighting blazes. Windsor Stay editorializes on lax enforcement and the need for stronger teeth in the laws.
In Canada public sentiment has quieted after protests against price increases. Bakers cite higher costs while subsidies end, with wheat sales to millers at low prices cited as artificial and wartime justified but unsustainable in peacetime.
Editorial reflects two weeks to Acton Fair and fall activities while noting rising heat and approaching need for fire use in homes and workplaces. It cites a Westinutratuse engineer on lightning risk and forecasts annual lightning fatalities, plus cautions on planning limits and optimistic prophecies amid economic concerns.
The message promotes DURO water softeners as affordable for homes and encourages customers to consult a local plumbing contractor to learn about prices and sizes that fit budgets.
Listing shows dental surgeons Dr A J Buchanan and Dr George A Siars with office hours and addresses on Selahman and Mill Street. Also notes notary public and marriage license services, registrar duties, and multiple acton offices with phone numbers and locations in Georgetown area.
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