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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 19, 1963
Page
11
An OCR fragment describes Hudson's Bay Company operations in Manitoba and Riverton imports, with prices for sugar and butter, fur purchasing from Indigenous traders, seasonal cookery plans, and travel logistics. It notes school lessons, medical checkups, and local hazards such as bush terrain and vehicle incidents during a remote winter existence.
The Hydro commission discusses hiring a commission manager to supervise administration and works. Officials debate costs and staffing safety, noting vulnerability if a key employee is incapacitated. Underground service policy and billing concerns are also reviewed alongside a safety course with staff injuries.
The Midway celebration features decorated doll buggies trikes and bikes with cash prizes and a parade led by marshal Jack Marshall. Fifteen fiddlers compete ahead of Friday’s Old Tyme Fiddlers contest won previously in Toronto and Orangeville. Generations gather for clothing displays including four generations of wedding gowns notably Beatrice Cumming to James Jesseman 1878 and descendants through 1960.
The Canadian Red Cross helps reunite families separated by conflict or displacement. Since the service began, over 1 250 people from Eastern Europe have been re united with relatives through Red Cross and Red Crescent networks.
The profile outlines George Kerr a Canadian political figure born near the Gaspe Coast. It notes his two year role with CLC and two years as Oakville and District Labour Council secretary. It covers his education Dalhousie University and University of New Brunswick, bar admission in 1955, Burlington practice from 1988, and prior council service including as finance chair. It also mentions his family and relocation history.
Owen Mullin, native of St Peters PEI and educated at St Dunstan's, is a Liberal candidate with Burlington roots. He has served on Knox Presbyterian Church Board of Management and the Hulton Conservative association, and was an executive in local boards. He moved to Hamilton in 1949 and worked at Dominion Boundaries and Ford plants before returning to Burlington.
An imperfect report notes a Milton arva N. Domdevadle Party Association gathering. Wit Ihnen Gullvsche Oplimniaeie details a candid stance about social security and government policy, stressing party interest and immediate action.
The document notes a large federal outlay with a total of 956 million dollars planned for the current year. It highlights significant spending and potential impacts on national finances.
Fragmentary text from a Toronto piece shows garbled lines and unclear context. Readers get hints of place names and potential events but details remain unreadable.
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