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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 09, 1951
Page
10
Citizens critique street conditions as Toronto’s first subway digs advance on Yonge Street. They note blocked sidewalks, sand and mud in walkways, and traffic diversions while urging urban progress and safer burying of utilities.
The article argues Congress resisted granting new price control powers while noting a shift from inflation anxiety to deflation worries. It cites slow rearmament spending, reduced pre-purchase excitement, and selective price rises mainly in foods, contending drastic controls were unjustified.
A Cloverdale B C dairyman was fined ten dollars and costs after Canadian Press reports he sold richer milk than rivals. Standard butterfat was 3.5 percent and standard price per quart, but no rate existed for the richer milk, leading to the fine. A later note mentions Smiths Falls completing a new 375000 dollar sewage plant.
The Winnipeg Dominion Newspaper Convention next week prompts a return to home operation after a summer vacation. The staff thank advertisers, printing customers, correspondents, and subscribers for cooperation during the holiday period.
James Sinclair, assistant to the Finance Minister, questions the markup from a rye bottle bought for 40 cents to a $15 cocktail serving. He cites the Liquor Control Board buying at $1.10 and retailing to consumers at $4.25, urging scrutiny of profits and tax impact.
The piece notes the retirement of Alex Mclaren of the Barrie Examiner J R Hale of the Orillia Packet and Harmon Rice of the Huntsville Forester. It highlights their long service, influence in the province and Dominion, and predicts continued contributions or succession changes.
Editorial notes comment on justice with a pun about “Nudist Sent to Jail” and reflect on Old Age Pension applications for seniors. They note cigarette sales trends and tax levels, then laud Bowmanville Canadian Statesman as a 97 year old paper under the James family, a top Ontario weekly.
The August 8 1901 Free Press notes Miss Carmina Maude daughter of W H Walker wed A T Brown of early settler stock. Bride wore organdie lace and ribbons with white roses. going away gown brown homespun with blue silk. Couple to Muskoka Lakes for a two week honeymoon and Mrs Brown to receive Sept 4 and 6. Brown active Methodist worker. Beaver baseball team beat Campbellville 9 to 2. Gunner Moore Memorial blocks arrived at Guelph with cutters at work.
The Free Press notes many homes show vibrant flower beds as Ontario Hydro announces total rebates of 486 000 with lower rates expected in many towns. A horse shoe pitching contest at Hewetson Shoe Factory ended with Coxe's Army beating Shores 806 to 400. Charlotte and Laura Nicklin visited Acton relatives. Patrick Gibbons of Vancouver attended a Fire Chiefs convention in Quebec. last Electric Railway cars will run to Acton August 15 before service ends after fifteen years due to unprofitability.
A Reader's Digest writer and roving editor Roger William argues that praise for people and progress counters cynicism about humanity. He urges humane standards, kindness, and cooperation as the path forward, praising effort over brute strength and calling for proactive, hopeful citizen action.
A humorist profile discusses women as subject matter in his new book and Readers Digest excerpt. He argues women are emotional, unpredictable, and prone to drama, seeking the last word in disputes.
The 1947 Canadian census set Fakimo at 7639 with 1965 in northern Quebec. By January 1950 Eskimos including Labrador residents were estimated at 8437 and by February 1951 the estimate reached 8580.
The notice lists services for Sunday August 12, 1950 at Chukenes Church. Morning Worship at 11.00 a.m. Evening Worship at 7.00 p.m. A 10.00 a.m. Sunday Stool event is noted earlier in the day.
Real estate and insurance notice from Willoughby Farm Agency and associates listing demand for farms 50 to 300 acres and small holdings 1 to 2 acres. Names Tom Hewson, Andy Frank, C H Dyment, Oakville and Hamilton contact points, and various phone numbers appear alongside timetable information for coach routes to Acton Georgetown and Guelph.
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