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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 25, 1958
Page
25
The 1958 Acton Fair closed after a bright, record setting weekend. Bo thevians, firemen, police, St John Ambulance staff, exhibitors, and directors shared in a large turnout and smooth operation. Organizers declare the event a success and aim to build on this high level of cooperation for an even bigger fair next year.
A tense confrontation unfolds as two major powers race toward a dangerous standoff over the Quemoy and Matsu islands near Formosa. The rhetoric warns that failure to agree on a face saving plan could trigger a destructive explosion with global impact.
The text discusses China’s stated aim to reclaim Formosa and protect it with strength, noting treaty strain and arms moves. It hints at Cold War pressure, neutrality, and distant events converging as global tension rises.
Readers discuss the Dotto scandal and rising prize amounts from $64 to $64 000. Caution is urged over cheating charges and questionable practices, with calls to restore balance in television programming and focus on public interest.
Ken Loheed of Toronto newly elected Kiwanis International president says residence differences blur. A U S correspondent worries about editorials fanning minor Canada U S rifts. Sidney Smith cites a fence metaphor on relations urging dialogue and good will.
A garbled text fragment describes a club meeting plan with home based gatherings and no special prep. It references fire prevention, a carrier with papers, matches being thrown at a carrier, and a Detroit publication noting metal furnaces and crime. A grocery chain used psychology to push day old bakery items alongside fresh goods.
Fragmented OCR reads describe a mix of rural advertising claims for quesasporin tablets sold via village markets, a model T car project, and a sheriff arrest in Richland Center Wisconsin. The garbled text notes a speeding stop, a passenger list, and a crime involving a brother-in-law.
A householder was victimised by a neighbor in Peterborough Ontario. Days later the same operator warned another resident, climbed a ladder, and stole assets before fleeing town as justice intervened.
On Sunday September 28 1981 several Ontario churches list services with times including Holy Eucharist at 8 30 am Sunday School 9 30 am and morning and evening programs at St Alban the Martyr the Acton Baptist Church and Acton Pentecostal Tabernacle. Other entries include a Harvest Thanksgiving event and film screenings at the Pacific Garden Mission in Chicago format notes afternoon and evening gatherings across congregations.
The obituary notes the death of Thaac Mo Bennett longtime church elder and clerk of Esquesing in Courgetown aged thirty seven. It mentions burial at Greenwoad Cemetery Georgetown with pallbearers and bearers named, and references family survivors. It ends with a World War I era line about Canada at the League of Nations.
The article notes a test device controlling Acton street lights for one week starting in September. It turns lights on when twilight intensity drops below a threshold and off in the morning as daylight returns, with further details about nearby properties and a wedding ceremony at a local home.
Local professional directory lists doctors dentists and lawyers in Acton Ontario. Entries include Dr W G C Kenney physician surgeon Dr A Garrett pharmacist physician surgeon Dr Robert D Buckner and others with office hours and street addresses. Also features accountants and Barristers notaries and a Grey Coach Lines and Canadian National Railways timetable for travel from Acton with daily and weekend schedules.
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