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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 22, 1940
Page
4
Obituary and wedding notices list births marriages and deaths dated August 16 1940 from Guelph Ontario. Includes Mills birth Taylor Griffiths wedding Turner death Gibbons memorial for Paul with family tributes from Mummy Daddy and Slater DELAINE.
The Fergus News Record celebrated eighty six years of publication last week. For thirty eight years it has been edited by the Templins J C and now Hugh and serves Ontario communities as a leading weekly.
The speaker contrasts democratic and totalitarian war approaches. Democratic aims rely on individual training and choice, while totalitarian state control directs all labor and life. The speech condemns enslavement and praises freedom, urging national mobilization and registration begun August 19 to accelerate victory.
A Canadian soldier and his brother write from England about leave in Newmilns Ayr and Glasgow, visiting Burns cottage, skating, and golf. They describe meals, gifts from friends, mail delays, and affection for Scotland amid training and moving camps. They mention sister, Uncle John, and life in camp with a focus on daily routines and hope for future leaves.
Nine French ships in Sydney Halifax Montreal and Vancouver have been requisitioned by Canada under Defence of Canada Regulations. Authority to dispose of these ships and their cargoes and any later requisitioned vessels was granted by Owler in Coune.
Canada fights waste in pulp and paper as mills recover fibres from screenings and effluents. Laboratories work with industry and governments to cut losses and improve processing while salvaging chemicals and building materials. The piece notes ongoing gains and remaining waste streams in sulphite pulping. It ends with a riddle about Smiths two daughters.
A heated exchange unfolds as a bank teller notes an account is overdrawn and a customer defends her actions with bold independence. The dialogue hints at tensions over financial limits and personal rights.
Serge uniforms are manufactured in Canada at about 3000 a day while boots reach 4700 a day and socks near 4700 pairs daily for the army and the air force.
A diary-like entry describes a deputy registrar at Ginger Farm handling a busy registration day. The writer notes long lines, extra assistants, and interruptions while processing 78 registrations. The shift includes tea breaks and a mix of older registrants with stronger knowledge of parentage.
A mosaic of brief notes from Milton and Acton items dated August 1920. School reopenings report cleaning and painting of ten rooms by J P Worden. Tax rate set at 38 mills payable at Merchants Bank. A proposed subway under GTR tracks on Main Street. W L Mackenzie King’s visit draws 2000 in Milton park. Wedding and birth notices appear for Turner Graham Campbell and McDouhall families. War reflections note guards, coastal defences, and Canadian troops in action.
Readable fragments list daily eastbound and westbound schedules with times for Georgetown and Guelph. Mentions Sunday frequencies, departures around 4 a.m. and late evenings, plus Saturday only westbound service and unclear notes.
Bus schedule snippet lists eastbound to Toronto times and westbound to Kitchener times with several irregular stamps. Notes daily patterns and exceptions for Sundays and Saturdays.
Notice published for sale of lands in Nassagaweya Township for arrears of taxes and costs. Auction set for 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday October 5, 1949, at the Council Chamber Brockville. Treasurer Ames W. Ore signs the notice dated July 6, 1960.
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