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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 04, 1935
Page
2
The Acton Free Press lists subscription terms and delivery, rates for Canada and the United States, address changes, cancellations, and payment methods. It details advertisement pricing for legal notices, notices of coming attractions, obituaries, births marriages and deaths, small ads, and display ads with liability limits for errors.
Editorial notes Hon A W Roebuck address and provincial action leading to cancellation of power contracts. It argues bonds holders deserve consideration but warns consumers would bear increased rates to sustain the contracts. The piece endorses the government’s choice for the greatest good despite hardship.
A Toronto luncheon sparked sharp remarks from Mayor Simpson about weekly papers calling them absurd and posturing. Premier Hepburn praised relief plans and budget challenges, while editors ridiculed by headlines drew mixed reactions across papers.
Fergus News-Record editor Hugh Templin received the Pearce Trophy for the best editorial page among weekly Ontario and Quebec newspapers. Readers know his weekly Fergus page is full and engaging, and colleagues say the honor is well deserved.
In Ontario the Education Department approved a new policy for High School students. If a student achieves sixty six percent or higher the year in a subject, they will not write departmental tests for that subject. Those below sixty six percent still write exams. Examinations will be held earlier in June with the first tests starting June 13 and all completed by June 28.
Canada expands winter sports reach with hockey boosting European, Asiatic interest. Exports of skates to Europe and Great Britain rose to 25 748 pairs in 1934, while shipments to other regions climbed from 9 035 in 1931 to 31 587 in 1934, reflecting growing international demand.
A Toronto Telegram string of items surveys public policy and curiosities. Topics include council actions to reduce grass fire danger, maple sugar industry scale in Eastern Canada, a Chicago chemist claiming a common cold cure, radio license renewal costs, smuggling and bootlegging in Ontario, and commentary on political appointments, aviation stunts, high speed records, medical anomalies, and imminent multiple births.
The article explains John fourteen verses 1 24 focusing on the Father the Son and the Holy Spirit. It emphasizes belief in God and Jesus as the path to eternal life and peace.
Canada's December 1934 gold output totalled 961,374 ounces, up from 250,000 in November and 248,630 in December 1933. For 1934 the national total reached 2,064,826 ounces, up 0.5 percent from 2,049,309 in 1933, with Ontario leading production and Quebec posting a record monthly yield since May 1932.
A teacher questions a student about a dot on a paper and the child jokes it lies in the pencil. The text then extols Miller's Worm Powders as a remedy for worm-related illnesses, claiming high child mortality from worms and presenting the product as healthful.
Fragmentary text discusses prayer and claims before God, arguing that prayers should not be made in our own name or with the belief of others’ rights. It cautions that invoking Jesus’ name without genuine faith may mislead and that Jesus himself acts according to the Father.
A light exchange between a golfer and his caddie humorously notes the player’s honesty about being only a moderate golfer. The caddie teases that improvement could push him to “one later on” with effort.
A dialogue features Senator Sorghum replying to a prompt about leadership while contrasting confidence with uncertainty as back-seat drivers surround the steering. The exchange hints at political maneuvering and public perception without naming a concrete event or outcome.
A shopper asks to buy a fashionable circus with the clerk replying about fit and size options. The exchange uses playful old time wording suggesting a humorous wardrobe inquiry.
A parent asks the schoolmaster about the boy's bent. the master notes he shows signs of becoming an industrial magnate, as other boys do his work for him.
A Sunday school lesson prompts a humorous exchange as a boy names George Washington as the first man, while another remark playfully shifts to Adam to argue about foreigners, reflecting playful classroom banter.
A reflective note on how individuals shape their reality through internal thoughts and external influences, suggesting thoughts act as forces molding life. The piece hints at inward construction and outward attraction as co‑forming power.
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