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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 06, 1936
Page
4
The Acton Free Press lists subscription rates and cancellation policy with assumed continued service if not canceled. Advertising claims limited liability for errors unless corrected in writing with proofs returned to the business office.
The piece notes uniform courtesy by transport drivers who yield to horns and give ample room, suggesting such behavior could reduce accidents. It mentions a possible link to the current "Try Courtesy" campaign urging motorists and pedestrians to adopt similar practices.
The Milton gaol housed 48 prisoners in the November 1934 to March 1935 period with one woman and all over sixteen. It contains twenty one cells and peaked at 13 inmates. Maintenance costs totalled 1502.39 dollars, repairs at Miltonpool 8.10, daily prisoner cost 1.71 dollars and daily per capita dietary cost 0.1242 dollars.
The Halifax Bureau notes visitors tell friends to return. A Canadian traveler faced coin refusal on the Pennsylvania border and for gas. The author urges courtesy to visitors and local acceptance of travelers from all places.
Customs records show Port of Toronto July receipts at 4,664,403 dollars, up 68,047 dollars from July 1965. Over two months, revenue rose more than two million dollars year over year, driven by higher imports and aided by a sales tax uptick, with imports rising across seven months and a Liberal policy stance noted as improving Dominion trade conditions.
Modern history is made as the President of the United States visits Canada, the Canadian Governor-General on Canadian soil, and the Prime Minister speak on neighborliness. The event is seen as a hopeful sign to ease past tensions and build frank, closer relations between nations.
Discussion follows a Deputy Minister of Welfare talk urging youth to gain practical skills alongside academics. The author argues for trimming curricula to emphasize real world preparation and cites Acton High School's outing to Guelph OCAC as a valuable, practical experience over Latin standings.
Editorial notes praise wheat prices over a dollar and foresee excellent returns for crop holders. It says after the holiday the accident toll did not lead headlines.
The piece notes the fiftieth anniversary edition of the Smith Falls News-Record, praising Editor Debbie Misshar and the paper's milestone. It also cites praise from the Tribune Winnipeg for weekly newspapers’ role in serving rural Canada and building local pride.
The lesson portrays Saul as a violent persecutor who encounters a sudden divine intervention on the road to Damascus. It describes his blindness, three days, Ananias’s role, and his eventual anointing as a chosen vessel to bear Christ’s name. It also highlights Paul’s humble reception and transformation into a bold apostle.
The 1936 Canada Year Book official statistical annual has been revised and expanded to 1150 plus pages. It covers natural resources, history, institutions, demography, production, trade, transport, finance, education and more. A special article on Vimy Ridge is included and the Proclamation of King George V’s death is featured as frontispiece. Copies available from the King's Printer Ottawa at 1.50 dollars or lower prices for paper bound copies to educators and bona fide students.
A motorist, after striking a cyclist and driving into a ditch, declares he cannot stop and offers a card while warning the cyclist of possible suit. The incident suggests ensuing legal action.
The passage discusses Paul acknowledging past ignorance and the abundance of grace from the Lord. It emphasizes mercy despite unearned worthiness and portrays Paul as a humble minister and follower of Jesus Christ.
A gardening note explains chipping as cutting a small nick in the seed coat to speed moisture penetration and germination. Caution urges cutting only the outer covering to avoid harming the interior seed and affecting viability.
Citations advise pedestrians to avoid jay-walking because drivers react to nearby traffic. Cross at designated crossings where motorists anticipate pedestrians and slow down.
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