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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 29, 1937
Page
6
Glass Versus Tin in Food Containers Fanned by Home Canning
A writer advocates glass containers over tin for shopping and home canning. She praises glass jars for visibility and quality control, shares two recipes for apricot jam and carrot orange marmalade, and describes steps from fruit prep to sealing.
Small town life sparks big town insights in Port of Spain
Gauly MacGowan recalls Trinidad's Port of Spain as a small seaport with 60 680 inhabitants where life still offers chance moments. A street accident draws attention to the town’s potential for discovery and growth, contrasting with the忙 busy big city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gauly MacGowan
Trinidad Guardian
Port-of-Spain
H.W. le
The Old Man of E Big Clogestover and the Brick Church Tale
A rural piece recounts a kind act by a boy who helps an elderly woman cross a street and reflects on community duty. It then memorializes the Brick Church at Acton Esquising, its builders the Snyder family and others, its history from 1903 to 1920, closures, and subsequent demolition for salvage, with notes on ministers and notable figures connected to the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esquasing
Halton
Erin
Acton
el Snyder
Maple Grove
Aso
Acton Methodist
Snyder
Leslies
Sonustons
Alans
Sharpe
Miaauhes
Othiers
Sean
Snider
Georgetown
Methodist Epicopal Church
Wallinnfad
Peetle
Everton
Rockwood
Methodist Church
Acton Church
J. B. Mackenzie
Christan Fellowship
Francis W. Warne
India
Ballinafad
Manitoba
Daniel Johnston
FOLLOW THROUGH Lover’s ring foreshadowed after confession
A fragmentary line shows a man revealing great love and a whispered line about a ring following a belic. The image hints at romance and a proposed engagement within the scene.
Royal couple and family of 2 in Britain’s heart
A quiet portrait of the King and Queen with no child, a loving husband and efficient wife, presenting a home‑minded royal pair amid coronation preparations. The piece highlights duty, unity, and the significance of the small royal household within the empire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Canadian Weekly Publishers Conference in London Ontario
Ontario and Quebec weekly newspaper publishers gathered for the Ontario-Quebec Division annual conference in London Ontario. A luncheon featured executives and past presidents from multiple papers with prominent attendees listed alongside their home towns and affiliations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Weekly Publishers
Ontario
Quebec
Cyuldren
Asociation
London
Mitchell FP. Hepburn
St.Thies
Plotuns
Harry Anslow
the Graphic
Campbellton
Dywaldent
The
Stecord-News
Smith's Mul
Qaturley
WB. Ce
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Leepr
Riguut
W. Os. ‘Thomyeen
CNL
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Seondiary-Tremurer
the Watchman
Lachute
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Newmarket
P. Maclawn
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Muh ‘Templin
News-Record
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Ontarios
W. OR. Lewes
Tender-Mail
Grunby
Business Directory
J. A. McNiven
Corner Avenue
Elgin Street
E. J. Nelson
WM. G. Cullen
Spurgeon
Wilbur Street
Mill Street
Trkephone
H. N. Farmer
M. A. SeUlcher
Notary Public
Conveyancer
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Ceargetown
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T. Beynick
Cale
Georgeton
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Fidelity Bonds Farm Insurance
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Cooper Office
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