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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 22, 1946
Page
8
A fragmentary poem reflecting on chicory as a common wildflower. Eleanor G. KR. Young contemplates the sky, blossoms, and the simple beauty of chicory in evening light, contrasting memory and nature’s abundance with a quiet, lyrical tone.
This 1896 item recalls a fire at J. T. Halsted’s dwelling near the G T R track on Bower Avenue with rapid response from the fire brigade. It also notes Henderson’s pond trout deaths from heat, a Brampton vs Acton league match 2 10, and local notices including a marriage and a death in Ashgrove.
Brief notes report honey dealers salting the Rew crop at 12 percent to 15 cents per pound. The Rev W L Atkinson preached at Knox Church. H W Hinton and daughter Edna returned from England after two months in the boyhood home. Hydro staff now runs the waterworks. Council and Hydro Commission plan a public utilities vote later this year. Hamilton Milton Acton bus line began service this week Acton to Hamilton. BORN REID in Erin Township a daughter to Hugh M and wife. CAMERON at George 4 Vida Magsoet ulfa widow ofcthee Inte Ree Re Cameron Georgetown.
An 80000 pound project by the East Norfolk Catchment Board begins to replace the old windmill pumps on the Norfolk Broads with electric units at Breydon and the river Bure to feed the North Sea at Yarmouth. All windmills will be replaced except Berney Mill which continues to pump about 15 tons per minute.
A Sunday lesson on the Seventh Commandment and sexual ethics warns that adulter y destroys character and leads to ruin. It urges avoidance of temptation, steadfast Christian living, and guidance by scripture to maintain a pure mind and life.
The passage urges steady contemplation on worthy aims to form virtue. It warns that fixating on virtue or vice alike molds character, urging focus on true things to embody honesty while avoiding obsession with people's flaws or sins.
Dr. C. K. Gunn notes fur ranching requires housing breeding feeding sanitation and parasite control. Early trial and error gave way to a stable industry with high quality pelts. Proper management and scientific knowledge will preserve and expand Canada’s fur birthright.
Regina reports Anchorage Alaska rising prices and wartime growth. Dignitaries like A C Johnson and wife visit from Regina noting $41 cherry baskets $25 permanent waves and $13 watermelons amid higher wages and cheaper clothing and drugs than Canada. Johnsons plan to return before winter.
Canadian Trade Commissioner C B Birkett reports to the Department of Trade and Commerce that wartime price controls in New Zealand are being kept in force amid fear of further inflation. He notes rising note issue driven by wage increases, shorter work hours, and constrained imports despite strong purchasing power.
Mike and Kate Light finish a six month journey from Corpus Christi Texas pulling a chuck wagon and a spare wagon with 10 gallon hats worn, aiming to join Light's sister Lillian Gay in Dayton Washington. They faced hunger breakdowns and near assaults during the trek, recounting dusty roads and running with trucks and cutaways that caused dust and strain.
In Timely Cough Medicine Hat Alta a man named Harvey Wayne Millen coughed and dislodged a peanut stuck in his throat just as he boarded a train to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester Minnesota for a throat obstruction removal. The episode saved him a long journey and procedure.
Winnipeg based F. W. Pickersgill, chief optometrist for Canadian Pacific Railway western lines, makes annual trips by private railway car to examine about 9 000 railway employees. Regular eye tests are mandatory for staff running trains, with examinations at least every two years.
The Royal Ontario Museum remains cool in summer thanks to its stone build. Most stone comes from Ontario quarries with Italian marble as the only exception. Exterior sandstones from Credit Valley and dolomite from Niagara are used, along with Bancroft area marbles and serpentine.
The passage urges every Jew to form or support a business organization. It calls for generous dues, regular attendance at meetings, and committee service to advance unity among business people. An active group can drive progress and achieve notable community improvements.
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