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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 10, 1947
Page
10
A report notes price differences south of the border versus Canada for goods like butter, margarine, broom, maple syrup, fruit, and gasoline. It cautions that shopping across the border once offered advantages, now diminished by customs rules and currency costs.
A wartime stabilization report outlines subsidies and aid totaling about 1 billion dollars, saving the consumer roughly 12.5 dollars per 1 spent. Government buying and price control figures suggest total annual savings near 2.5 billion, with potential costs rising without controls.
A reader reports returning home to a temperature of 40 with a stray snow bank. They say there is no flood risk and remark that every place has advantages, noting varied conditions.
The speaker urges the Americas to boost food production and fair distribution to avert famine in Western Europe and Eastern Asia. He warns hungry populations can be manipulated by power seekers, and argues surplus nations must choose moral rearmament through aid and restraint to avoid future conflict.
The piece traces Canada's radio system origins to the 1928 Aird Commission and 1930 Broadcasting Act, noting CBC’s partial state and private network roles. It warns that CBC's two networks risk monopoly, urging independent broadcasters to unify into a mutual network to foster real competition.
Editorial notes discuss April weather in Torono and a building cost estimate of tew cents per brick for a six room house. It also mentions municipalities adopting daylight saving time from April 20 to September 25 and questions railway adherence to standard time after making the suggestion.
Field notes describe heavy rainfall and rising waters on a south New York State and North Pennsylvania route. Roads flooded, farm lands and buildings feared submerged as rivers swell beyond last year levels. A Sunday morning mood shifts to sunny warmth as the valley braces for damage assessment.
The report highlights Markham and Gratsby as leading Intermediary B hockey teams amid regional chatter about player origins from Hamilton and Toronto. It notes insurance and policy trends during a holiday weekend drive, with sparse highway conditions on an 11 mile Acton Milton stretch and flood related detours across county lines.
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