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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 15, 1946
Page
10
The text praises Controller Nora Frances Henderson of Hamilton for calm, level headedness amid mob pressure. It calls for provincial and Dominion leaders to uphold democracy, protect free speech, and curb violence as Canadians seek peace and lawful action in public affairs.
A rhetorical plea that teamwork, not strikes or force, offers the path to resolve domestic and international conflicts. It argues unions, marriages, and nations succeed when cooperative effort supersedes self interest, turning disputes into shared progress for all.
The text argues urbanization harms national well being and urges relocating factories to small towns. It cites the woollen and knit goods sector with many plants in small communities, warns against dependence on a single factory, and calls for incentives to boost rural housing and industry to stem city drift.
The piece profiles anglers who tie their own flies, calling them patient experts whose craft aims at big trout and salmon. Fred W. Watson notes thousands of Canadian fly-tyers, many veterans aided by rehabilitation programs, with the Jock Scott fly highlighted as difficult and internationally known. It emphasizes skill, knowledge of habitats, and the balance of plan and execution in successful fishing.
Editorial remarks discuss steam power transforming the nineteenth century and a forecast that team power will transform the twentieth. Fall fair season and cooling weather hint at short summers. An exchange suggests M P’s at Ottawa handle industrial disputes, while tourists are mocked by a cynic. Highway 25 survey work between Acton and Milton may yield a proper provincial roadway. Sugar rations rise to three pounds per person for September to November, half the current ration.
Jeanette Addison, 26, Manitou Island, bit a policeman’s hand during a papers check. She received three months for the bite and for illegally wearing an army uniform.
A bantam pullet owned by Mr and Mrs KR A Peterson shows unusual behavior by crowing like a rooster and peering head while in a dog kennel, yet still lays eggs like a normal pullet.
Announcement last week stated the Streetsville Review was sold to Mr. A. S. Mendell of Guelph and Windsor. Mr. O. R. Church, who has served the paper for fifty three years, is retiring. Friends wish Mr. Church leisure and Mr. Mendell success in weekly newspaper work.
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