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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 07, 1938
Page
2
The passage outlines subscription rate changes and advertisement error policies. It notes that corrections must be written and signed by the advertiser, with liability limited to the cost of the incorrect ad.
Editorial weighs legalization of sweepstakes amid gambling concerns. It questions hypocrisy in permitting nickels gambled while banning fair grounds games and notes provincial support could widen privileges for nickel players and reflect shifting government stance.
A pair of high schoolers ask whether sweepstakes should be legalized and discuss the effects on debts, credit, and public image. The piece contrasts winners with the many ticket holders facing financial strain and questions the Farmers Creditors Act impact.
As Acton pushes modern housing, compact duplexes lower rents but all new homes fill quickly. With two new industries this year, skilled workers need living quarters. the town faces few unoccupied houses and limited housing surplus may hinder expansion.
Editorial notes touch on Easter timing and winter end, Canada logging horses, public inquiries, Leopold Macauley mail, aging and Old Age Pension, Canada canned salmon exports, OHA hockey outcomes, Acton teams, farmers readiness, and a Hornby radio station visit prompting radio license thought.
The town battles a lack of surplus houses on the market likened to a merchant with empty shelves. The piece praises some efforts to help but notes the need remains far from being filled.
Anne Anderson Perry, born in Elora and daughter of late LL.D. David Boyle, takes charge of the Home Town Paper after buying the Elora Express. Her career spans Winnipeg and Toronto journalism, Red Cross publicity, and civic work, including Winnipeg’s Civic League presidency and articles on local memorials.
Department of Mines and Resources reports 18,248,285 U S visitors to Canada in 1937 up from 6,397,872 in 1936. Auto train boat and air travelers enter with minimal red tape under tourist permits. no passports required for bona fide tourists.
A former resident asked about the old town and learned the curfew law was dropped. The bell rang at nine, and most residents complained of being awakened, prompting the decision to abandon the rule.
Archbishop J M L Villeneuve of Quebec writes urging the Pea Weekly Newspaper Association to promote Christian precepts. He emphasizes family discipline and Christian virtues as foundations for social welfare and national welfare.
Canada values maple products at about 4 million dollars annually with much exported to the United States. Regulations limit water and sugar content and prohibit nonpure maple labeling, while grades reflect color and flavor.
The text describes Dominica in the British West Indies as friendly and childlike. It notes a Canadian National Steamships visit and includes anecdotes about Miss Eleanor Early, a servant Missie, and a bed with lace canopy. It mentions prices for cooks and maids and details house features like thatched roofs and glassless windows with shutters to keep jumbies out.
The Canada 1935 program introduces Richard Manning as a permanent cast member bringing a half hour of music, Canadian life glimpses, and Canada on Broadway. Manning, 22, rose as a radio singer on CBC and in Montreal concerts, with early fame as an English soprano soloist.
No walk learned the tale of Ool nin at school and, with great gusto, told his mother the voyage using chips as ships. The mother prompts with Santa Maria and Dickey dismisses that the story is familiar.
Farmers encouraged to invest in strengthening farm buildings, even if borrowing is needed to cover required improvements. Fortu Bank of Montreal supports financing to conserve agricultural structures and protect assets.
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