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Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Aug 22, 1946

Page

11

Community Spirit in Acton and Farm Price Comparisons

Acton congratulates Beardmore Co labor and management for a peaceful wage settlement and warns against strikes fracturing towns. In Hamilton several wage disputes strain neighborly ties and city governance. A Bowmanville Statesman excerpt highlights Canada US price gaps for tractors and farming equipment, noting wheat costs to buy similar gear are far higher in Canada.

Maletalaiag Actsa Beardmore Co Acton Hamilton U.S.A Ottawa J. A. Roxs M.P. Souris C. D. Howe Canada Ross Sturrow International Us.a U.sa Bowmanville Statesman

Britain's Return to Global Trading Leadership After War

The piece argues that Britain must regain its place among leading trading nations, noting wartime damages, austerity measures, and the massive shift of workers and youth into war efforts. It frames renewed industrial vigor as essential to restoring prewar conditions and national strength.

Britain

Postwar Britain Faces Labor Shifts and Export Drive

The passage notes that by late May 1945 about 5.78 million Britons were employed in home and export industry, with 2 percent unemployment. It contrasts Britain’s disciplined push to rebuild export trade with ongoing U S labor tensions and wartime to peacetime economic transition.

Great Britain Britain Churchill

Voting Eligibility Should Tie To Citizenship Interest

Fort Erie Times-Review argues that voter eligibility should be linked to intelligent interest in public affairs rather than age. It notes typical turnout of 30 to 50 percent and asserts only engaged citizens deserve to influence governance across town province and dominion.

Canada Fort Erie

Australia Seeks Student Sheep Shearers to Fill Gaps

Australian agriculture experts and teachers urge creating shearing schools linked with the Repatriation Department to train ex servicemen. The Grafter's Association backs government-supported shedding contracts and wage subsidies to ensure learner pay during training.

Sydney Australian Agricultural Department Grafter's Association

Right Start Breakfast Advice From Health Officials

Department of National Health and Welfare urges a strong morning meal with fruit whole grain cereal and an egg when possible. Health experts insist a nutritious breakfast aids daily work and play.

Department of National Health and Welfare

Dangers of makeshift fuels warn during coal shortage

The Department of National Health and Welfare cautions against using improvised fuels and old batteries for fires amid a coal shortage. Authorities warn about dangerous fumes and possible explosions from substitutes not designed for burning.

Department of National Health and Welfare

Fall projects and policy notes loom in editorial roundup

The editorial notes a larger fall sugar ration and upbeat outlook for April availability. It mentions school reopenings, the Fall Fair season, and contrasts Kansas dry laws with county statistics. Canadian builders push housing amid shortages, issuing nearly 30,000 permits. The piece urges strict strike enforcement.

English Money Madness Sparks House Sale Tale

The Chesley Enterprise notes a man selling his house for 2000 to a young couple, while he believes its fair price is 20000. He protests the rush for money and wishes for more buyers like him, suggesting Canada as a better destination.

Canada Chesley Enterprise

Definition of plastic sparks editorial debate in Durez Plastic News

The editor proposes an all inclusive definition for plastic as a material of large molecular weight organic substance formed into shapes by heat and pressure. The piece notes the circularity of the definition and echoes the ongoing struggle to capture the term.

Durez Plastic News

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