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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 27, 1956
Page
10
The Acton Free Press issued September 27 1956 from Acton Ontario. It lists publication details including staff roles and advertising rates. The paper serves local readers with community notices and regional news retained from 1956 issues.
Community rally fills vacancies in Scout Cub Girl Guide Brownie leadership. Legion and Y also seek managers for 100 hockey minded boys this winter. Active youth programs and adult volunteers keep youngsters busy and engaged.
The article argues editors must balance public interest with decency, noting newspapers may censor content within ethical bounds. It cites responsibility to readers and the community, contrasting sensational tabloids with respected outlets that publish only what fits The News That’s Fit To Print. It stresses trust between editor and town.
This week the paper adds an extra column and increases column length by one inch. The changes reshape the weekly edition with new rectangu lar metal frames new styles new headings and updated production schedules. The paper notes readers may see varied impacts as further adjustments occur and invites feedback while stating the 12 page issue now carries content comparable to the old 14 page format.
Attorney General A Kelso Roberts praises progress in provincial highway safety after ten months. He notes 14 percent drop in provincial fatalities but warns deaths remain high with two killed daily on highways and another per city road. He urges every municipality to form and empower local safety councils.
A nostalgic look at how communities celebrate sports wins with noise and spectacle. The piece notes sirens trumpets band bagpipes and cheering in towns near and far highlighting the social urge to share pride and broadcast success.
Chronicle notes a mild frost past season and a promising, colorful fall with many squirrels black gray and red, plus buds on Easter lilies. The author recalls butter making and old barrel churn memories, fixes TV reception on Channel 6, and shares humorous family garden misadventures including a muddy dog incident.
Local notices list services for United Church Knox Anglican St Albans Trinity and Harvest Festival events in Acton Ontario. Includes times for morning prayer worship Sunday School and evening services with dates around September 27 1956 and Harvest Festival details. Rev M A Adams Rev Andrew Ho McKenzie Rev Evan H Jones Rev Ray Costerus Rev Frank Swackhamer officiating with choir practice and Holy Communion noted.
The Acton Pentecostal Assembly meets at L O L Hall Crewson s Corners led by Rev K J Reid. Services include Sunday School at 9 a.m. Morning service at 11 a.m. Evangelistic meeting at 7 30 p.m. Wednesday prayer meeting and Bible study at 8 p.m. Call 649 w 4000 for details.
The Free Press notes the Acton public and high school field day with champions Murray Bauer Irma Watson Gordon Bilton Myrna Rawson Ethel Pargeter Jim Jones Kay Chapman. A September wedding unites Lillian Winifred Byrne and Clifford James Bradshaw at St Josephs. WMS and church anniversaries are covered along with local sales and sports news featuring Carl Hubbell.
The September 27 1906 issue highlights upcoming millinery openings with Vesta Tilley styles, trims and flowers. It reports local firms Henderson and Co and Miss Gray showing displays, plus Miss Annie Smith in Mrs Secord's building. A Beardmore and Co football team visit yields a rain disrupted match won by the Acton team 1 2. Edith Campbell wed Edgar Gamble at Victoria Villa with a floral bell ceremony. A plum tree blooms on the Swackhamer homestead.
Acton area professional listings including physicians surgeons veterinarians and legal services with addresses and phone numbers. Also notes optical services and a Brampton Toronto accountancy firm, plus Bruley Ambulance and Gray Coach Lines schedules and times for local travel.
University of Toronto School of Hygiene students visit Halton County Health Unit in Oakville Trafalgar Malton and a rural school and dairy farm. The group includes doctors dentists engineers and veterinarians and aims to become full time public health workers after graduation.
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