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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 25, 1932
Page
9
Activities in Acton span from the fair with a 25 cent admission to Daylight Saving 1992 ending September 4. Schools reopen next Thursday and the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto draws crowds for two weeks. Acton residents attend trotting races, girl guides camp, and local repairs brighten Mill Street.
A report describes twelve miles southeast of Roswell New Mexico a group of dozen or more deep lakes called the bottomless lakes. Water dissolves gypsum from the bluffs over the Pecos River forming vast underground aquifers. Depths around 800 feet are claimed with some lakes 50 to 60 acres, water notably clear and bottoms debated among witnesses.
Swimmers face new course between sea wall and shore at Toronto’s Exhibition Grounds for the world championship 15 mile event. Over two hundred entrants compete for 20 000 dollars with Isadore Sponder George Young Warren Anderson Gianni Gambi George Blagden Milton Potts Marvin Nelson among the favored contenders.
The tale of a dishonest worker who builds with shoddy materials serves as a parable for voters. The piece argues taxpayers funded a spendthrift government, blaming others while admitting they themselves built the flawed system. It urges wiser future choices.
A Scotsman buys butter in paper and a wife’s tonsils bill is billed to the father in law. Dugald rides a woman’s bicycle after an offer of love, and the inventor of slow motion recalls a lunch check moment.
The piece urges students to avoid being second-raters and to strive for top performance in class and business. It cautions that many seek only passing grades and pay, urging personal effort and strong character while acknowledging not all will reach the top but emphasizing earnest effort and interest in serving a higher Master.
Sandy dropped his handkerchief as a set of false teeth struck the deck. He explains they belong to the auld woman, and that he caught her eating between meals.
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