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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 21, 1932
Page
8
The column surveys seasonal prep for trout season opening, road repairs, and civic events. It notes taxes rising May 2, address renewals, and a hockey game at the Arena. It reports illness impacts on church services and a Humane Society presentation in Toronto. It mentions milk bottle thefts under police inquiry.
Passengers aboard the Vagabond Cruises on Canadian National freighters travel from Halifax to Puerto Rico and visit the tomb of Juan Ponce de Leon in San Juan. His remains rest in a crypt at the Church of San Jose with a statue cast from a captured brass cannon nearby.
Granley Thompson of Chicago telephoned to learn his son was dead after a drowning at Long Lake. He chartered a plane, reached the lake, and after hours of effort revived the boy, Rilshrard Thompson, bringing joy to the family.
Mrs Cripps of Georgetown visited last week with Mrs McIntosh and Emma Cripps. Mr George Page of Georgetown visited Mr Tyler on Saturday. Captain Bradely and Dr Leuis of Georgetown tea with Mr Tyler. Annie Airdrie returned from Welland. Mrs Bridger visiting sister in Hamilton. Farmers store buckets and seed in hopes of better revenue next fall.
Georgetown social, funeral, and civic notes from the town include visits by Mrs. E D Gheley of Birmingham Michigan to her O Neill and Wilson relatives and lingering attendance at funerals of Dr Norton and Mrs Keith. The High School oratorical contest featured Arthur Dayfoot and Josephine Hickey with judges Barraclough Watson and Foulis. Council discussed repealing Waterworks By law No 190 and adopting new rates and permits for water service with penalties for non compliance.
A survey of new materials and machinery shows linoleum on burlap walls at half tile cost, synchronized phonograph billboards for music or messages, paraffin wax yielding synthetic lubricant, and gasoline from a slot machine concept. Advances include 4200 stitches per minute sewing, 80 feet per minute welding, sunshine lamps for hotels, casein plastic beads, automated pipe coating, and welded brick or tile house frames. A mobile bottling plant serves a Central American spring bottling water operation near an active volcano, while rubber blocks reinforce river-bridge approaches for quieter durable roads.
The famous Waterloo Bridge spanning the Thames in London is to be demolished after over a century of service. Demolition will take about 18 months with a likely five years to construct a new bridge designed by Sir Gilbert Scott for six lanes of traffic.
Studies by the Dominion Department of Agriculture outline six points in winter feeding of beef cattle. They note low marketing percentages Dec to Apr, added finish sought in those months, breeding and finish issues lowering top prices, public preference for fresh beef over frozen, few export steers well finished, and underuse of beet bullocks to utilize cheap rough feeds.
The owner of a midget car drove to a filling station and asked for a pint of gas and two ounces of oil. The attendant replied with a strange question about sneezing in the tires.
A merchant offers to forgive half of a year-old debt to settle the account. The debtor agrees to meet halfway, promising to forget the remaining half. The exchange ends with both sides near payoff.
The Chaffinch Patrol Leader’s team wins a close contest with Poppies and other patrols finish behind. Patrol leaders Lilian Perry and Marjory Near faced ill health but recovered to compete. Judges visited Guide Hall as scouts celebrate spring with a planned concert and a lighthearted blackbird parliament scene.
Country readers recall Winesap apples as bright red keepers from cellar to spring. Washington state now grows them widely for cooking and fresh eating, offering recipes like marvelous Winesap apple sauce Waldorf salad and baked apple salad highlighting their color and flavor.
The article describes a Ford engine with opposite pistons linked by 90 degree cranks, floating bushings for extended wear, direct camshaft drive, automatic spark, pressure lubrication, and efficient cooling from multiple fans and pumps. It outlines a rugged double-drop frame, low centre of gravity, flexible cantilever springs, advanced shock absorbers with thermostat control and a relief valve, redesigned rear spring, large braking area, 18 inch wheels with 32 welded spokes, and a torque tube drive with tubular shaft.
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