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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 14, 1941
Page
2
The Acton Free Press lists subscription cancellation policy if not remitted before expiration and notes subscriptions may not stay in arrears long without notice. Advertising rates apply with column headings. errors in ads are limited in liability unless corrections are written and signed by the advertiser.
The council reached an agreement with the Department of Highways to jointly maintain sections through the corporate limits. The deal covers No. 7 and No. 25 roads, aligning snow clearing and gravelling with pavement work, using the department’s equipment. The aim is a uniform road surface and smoother Main Street within the municipality.
Hugh Templin of The Fergus News-Record is chosen to represent The Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association on a study trip to England by airplane. He will observe Britain's wartime readiness and share firsthand accounts with Free Press readers. the journey highlights Canadian press collaboration and sacrifice.
Editorial notes caution that window slogans do not help victory. Canada’s 1939 saw $100,132,597 sawmill output, 1940 motor registrations rose 4.3 percent to 1,500,829, and six-month exports 1941 at $712,347,799 versus 1940. The Ontario Hydro Power Commission lists high capacity, with 9.8 billion horsepower last year, praising Canada’s hydro system.
The article recounts Allied offensives in the First Great War during summer and autumn 1916. It highlights the Somme campaign including Bazentin High Wood Longueval and Pozieres, the introduction of tanks at Flers-Courcelette, and Canadian success at Courcelette. It notes Russian gains in Bucovina and Volhynia and Italian advances toward Trieste and the Gorizia plain.
New York columnist cautions readers about casual chatter that bores listeners. The piece urges self observation to curb nervous talk and awkward greetings, citing examples like greeting phrases that stall conversations and reduce speaker credibility.
Production of dairy butter in Canada has risen by about 6 million pounds across the past 100 years, reflecting gradual growth in dairy processing and supply chain efficiency.
Fragmented timetable notes list city routes with various destinations such as London, Guelph, and Gourlot Daath. Entries show times like 6:14 am and 6:46 pm with inconsistent spellings and day restrictions.
London reports that the Tribal class destroyer Tartar has logged 100000 miles at sea since the war began, the greatest distance traveled by any ship in her flotilla.
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