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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 22, 1955
Page
14
The notice covers a local hydro services dispute prompted by subdivision pressure. It references municipal affairs and the P.U.C inquiry process, detailing ongoing questions and procedural steps. The item notes accounts payable in the same column and mentions community figures and institutions involved in the broader discussion.
John Hathaway aims to bike from Vancouver to England following a route through the United States to New York before sailing to his native England. He previously cycled from Montreal two years ago at about 80 miles daily.
Bowaters Pulp and Paper explores Labrador timber as a domestic market option. A 4000 cord trial moves wood by steel barges from Port Hope Simpson to the company mill to test economic transport and processing feasibility for pulp products. The plan aims to hire Newfoundland coastal fishermen for future operations.
Major W T Blake recalls feeding King Cobras on a Bangkok snake farm where assistants in rubber boots coax the venomous snakes to swallow meat and poison is harvested for serum. The Pasteur Institute Bangkok ships antidotes across Asia, a life-saving but perilous task.
Mrs L Crawford hosted the St. David's Church Ladies' Aid meeting with prayer, reports, and a Bible School update. The Grace Mission Band, led by Beverley Roberts, heard scripture, discussed daily needs, and planned donations and activities for the year. Twenty seven members attended lunch after prayers.
U S airmen and families stationed at a radar station near Kirkland Lake Ontario have integrated into the North’s social life. Canadians and Americans share in schools churches service clubs and community events with 50 servicemen having married local Kirkland Lake girls. Maj E L Anderson 912 aircraft control and warning squadron notes good relations while many married men live with families in town and commute to the station. Government social security welfare spending this year averaged about 400 per family.
Canada’s corporations earned 2400 million in profits last year and the federal government collected almost half as corporate income tax. The figure underscores the tax burden on business and the state’s revenue from corporate activity.
In Vancouver CWNA members report total circulation of 1 028 671, with 523 members ranging from small weeklies to thrice weekly papers. A three year drive to tie advertising to sworn circulation has lifted honesty and % coverage, 90 percent now filing sworn figures.
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