The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

PAGE 14 THE ACTON MONTHLY VOLUME 1, ISSUE 6 LOOKING BACK the Acton Sree Press.l Reported in the Acton Free Press from 140 years ago, April 12th, 1883: Mr. C.S. Smith is having the necessary fixtures introduced into his private residence for gas and hot water. The streets are now perfect gutters of snow, slush and filth. Many properties show an accumulation of debris. This is the time the health inspector should regularly make his rounds. Reported in the Acton Free Press from 60 years ago, April 18th, 1963: Acton Firefighters had their hands full with eight reported in five days this week. Firefighters took on seven grass fires and one industrial fire between Friday afternoon and Tuesday evening. The New $7,800 bookkeeping machine arrived at the town office last week, and the staff is beginning now to prepare the tax bills on it for the first time. Reported in the Acton Free Press from 50 years ago, April 25th, 1973: Royal Canadian Legion Branch 197 will purchase a parcel of land on the west side of Cameron Street for the construction of the new Legion Hall. The land belongs to Cecil Nelles. Citizen of the Year George Elliott was honoured Saturday evening at a gala dinner and dance in the music centre. News excerpts from Acton Free Press / Dills Collection Lo Se fo $1.5 ° ess Don't Forget . Za HOTCHEN'S 2 HOT ed ‘60c Doz. HOUDAY TIME sal TREATS 7 CHOCOLATE fo ET wovetnies ,HOTCHEN'S BAKERY Hotchen’s Bakery was once the place where residents of Acton could purchase fresh hot cross buns and other related novelties in time for Easter, as seen in this Acton Free Press ad from 1959. Hotchen’s ran the bakery at 11 Willow Street South from 1944 until retirement in 1976. Photo Credit: Dills Collection See more of Acton’s history with... VINTAGE ACTON £) Vintage Acton @vintage_acton . NEW BOOK: Bits AQ & Bits & Pieces % Pi 5 oj Sg Acton’s History Aes ily $25 per copy By Set Ba Call Scott at 905-691-5947 . y!