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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 28, 1941
Page
2
The Acton Free Press outlines subscription cancellation practices for nonpayment and continued service upon subscriber request. It also notes advertising rate filings and that errors in ads, unless corrected by proof, place liability on the advertiser under space proportion rules. G. Arlop Dill, Editor.
Acton and district groups unite to form a broad war effort inviting individuals to volunteer. The piece urges Labor Day support for production, notes the London Sick Children's Hospital, and discusses education and a comeback for older workers, stressing unity and democratic labor.
Commentary discusses gas conservation, War Savings Certificates, and a cautious tone on travel. It notes Canadian electric output, highway surface experiments on No 25, rising industrial employment, and fair attendance expectations. It mentions government proclamations for wartime service and a local school controversy over a teacher with a foreign name.
Romania abandons neutrality and declares war on Austria joining the Allies. After long ties to Germany, sentiment shifts under Queen Marie and royal influence as Britain France Russia and Italy vow treaty guarantees over Transylvania Banat Bucovina and parts of the Austro Hungarian plains.
Romania aimed to secure Transylvania in World War I as German and Austro Hungarian forces closed in from Bulgaria. Central Powers captured Bucharest on December 6 1918, the army fell back to Moldavia under Russian protection, and the Moldavian province sheltered the Romanian court at Jassy near the Russian frontier.
An office listing notes location in the Leishman Block with Trents and a name until 6 pm. Evenings by appointment indicate opportunities for gas extractions at theater 148.
Canto's itinerant pedlars banned from main streets move to special markets following complaints by troops that they provoke crowd issues. A warden on patrol near National Park reports a rare antelope sighting and notes calm behavior by the animal amid unusual crowd interest.
A confused tourist skidded along a highway then mowed a peah tree while explaining he was chasing a single squirrel. Police cautioned the man and documented the incident.
Fragmentary OCR shows timetable notes for Canadian National Railways with stations at Acton and surrounding areas. Entries mention days, times such as 6 30 am 1 pm 4 pm and various suburban stops, but many words are garbled.
Fragmented OCR notes indicate eastbound and westbound travel between Toronto and London with trip times and intermediate stops. The text mentions Santa Cand and Santa Sates with dates and times, but the details are unclear.
A 19 year old man was convicted of stealing groceries from the store where he worked as a grocery watcher. He was sent to prison for one month.
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