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Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Aug 12, 1948

Page

14

Andrew Brings Men to Jesus in Lesson Garden

The lesson discusses Jesus calling Peter and the disciples, focusing on Andrew and John bringing others to Jesus. It notes passages from John and Matthew, the idea of following Jesus, fishing for men, and the transformation of Simon into Peter, with emphasis on personal testimony and immediate action.

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Remembering the Mechanic’s Troubles and Tolerances

A narrator laments recurring car troubles and the anxiety over repair work from various contraptions. The piece muses on mechanical tolerances and the nervousness about valves bearings and the patient craft of a skilled mechanic.

Britain logs record steel output in June

Britain’s steel production reached 15 444 000 tons per annum in June, the highest rate in industry history, surpassing 13 206 000 tons in June 1917 and beating the April record by about 16 000 tons as announced by the British Iron and Steel Federation.

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New Varieties Extend Season for Vegetables

The Division of Horticulture at Central Experimental Farm introduces about 40 new vegetable varieties and strains to suit short growing seasons. Pacer beans mature earlier, Strider beans are slower but versatile and stringless, Eden caparagus and Alton peas excel in canning, Smallton peas for freezing, and Laxall pea offers good yield and drought tolerance.

Canaan Division of Horticulture Central Experimental Farm Dominion Department of Agriculture Ontario

Fire detector links to doorbell circuit in home alarm

The Financial Post reports a home fire alarm system can be fitted to the doorbell circuit with a screwdriver. The alarm will ring when temperature reaches 120 degrees.

Financial Post

Ontario dairy policy introduces herd improvement program

Ontario dairy policy outlines a new Dairy Herd Improvement Policy modeled after the Record of Performance. Supervisors will visit 30 to 36 members, weigh milk, test butter fat, and compute production data. The program aims to reduce milk production costs and compare daughters of bulls at Artificial Insemination units with dams. Units may begin around November 1. Details available from the Milton Agricultural Office. Opening of Two Year Course at OAC delayed to October 12. The Ontario Agricultural College program, revised, targets farmers returning to Ontario farms.

Ontario Denmark Holland New Zealand Ontario Department Agriculthire Cost Studies Fia Gerade Halton Agricultural Office Milton OAC W. R Beck Ontario Agricultural College

Breeder Calf Club Meeting Set at McNabb Farm

A combined breeder and calf club meeting is announced for the farm of M T McNabb and Sons in Esquesing on the evening of Thursday August 19. Dr A R Campbell secretary of the Canadian Guernsey Breeders will speak. The event is open to Halton Guernsey Breeders with a special invitation. The Halton Guernsey Club at Milton plans the County Show on September 25 with a new prize list and forty five members already signed up.

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New Organization Aims to Shift Local Power Balance

Community groups push to overshadow older groups as a new organization forms to challenge established leadership. Key figures from several neighborhoods mobilize volunteers and pledge reforms. Local officials say the move could reshape council dynamics ahead of upcoming elections.

The Realities of Wages and Worker Purchases

An analysis contrasts wage levels with price increases and living costs. It notes average real wages for U.K. industrial workers rose from 804 in 1930 to 992 in the mid 1940s, yet profits and dividends shifted, leaving workers demanding higher wages to match purchasing power.

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