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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 20, 1953
Page
7
The Financial Post reports a new overstuffed chair hides motors and frosting panels in foam rubber. The chair offers gentle or vigorous massage with side panel knobs and locks in three positions: sitting up, half reclining, or horizontal. It is nylon upholstered and available in various colors.
A visitor asks a superintendent how he knows when inmates are ready to leave. The chief explains with a quip about Magellan sailing around the world, noting the question’s trick and the visitor’s unfamiliarity with the history.
The Country Parson, a Hollywood film about a minister’s self sacrifice, arrives at the Roxy Theatre after acclaim in major cities. Critics and audiences praise its emotional impact and message of brotherly love in these troubled days.
Poison ivy with three leaflets on a stem signals danger along roadsides, riverbanks, picnic spots, and near cottages. If contact occurs wash skin with laundry soap and water, apply rubbing alcohol, bathe, launder contaminated clothing, and see a doctor if a rash appears.
Dr Don Huntley of Ontario Agricultural College announced 1984 winter wheat yields set a record as the Halton Soil and Crop Improvement Association toured Woodland Orchards and Nurseland Farm. The group, over 50 enthusiasts, examined silage plots oat tests and mulching versus cultivation, while discussions compared feed costs of wheat and oats and noted the dwarf bunt threat to crops.
A columnist outlines a short budget get away called the Tourette a two to three day trip within 200 miles of home. Readers mark a circle on a map using 210 miles of string then choose places to visit plan a route and enjoy a relaxing nearby excursion.
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