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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 31, 1939
Page
7
An excerpt presents a motivational teaching arguing that successful figures like Abe Lincoln Ben Franklin and many poor boys did not have the world against them but faced poverty with courage. The speaker urges readers to consider perseverance over perceived unfairness.
The issue notes Hubert Mann and Perry Watson purchasing the Acton Creamery business, Rubinoff moving to Toronto, and the Baseball Challenge Cup final with Acton defeating Georgetown 13 to 5. It covers a granite war memorial unveiling in Eramosa Township at Rockwood, homecomings, and school openings with new principal J M4. Roarel. Also lists births and marriages including Lasby birth in Acton and the Rosewarne Grindell wedding in Fort William.
Public opinion backs health insurance for low income groups across provinces. In the United States state medical associations work with the Farm Security Administration to help more than 112 000 low income farm families in 23 states obtain affordable care. The plan uses borrower ability to pay, choice of doctors, and trustee held funds to cover hospitalization and emergencies with monthly allotments.
A week by week look back at Acton's community family album features familiar faces from past years. The piece invites readers to test memory by recalling a collection of local names and scenes once common in the town.
Canadian Indian handiwork will be shown with other Canadian products at the Toronto fair this summer. The display, within the Indian Industries Building courtyard, features woven banshees beadwork skin work and ancient crafts. Indian basket makers and wood workers will demonstrate skills while Six Nations dancers perform in the courtyard.
A USDA Bureau of Home Economics study finds no appreciable loss of ascorbic acid in orange juice kept in loosely covered glass jars in the refrigerator for 24 hours at 40 to 50 degrees. The test showed no difference whether the juice was strained or not and emphasizes air exposure as the only factor to avoid.
A notice states readiness for delivery by no later than October 1st. The alert names the deadline and emphasizes timely execution to ensure smooth service rollout.
A new volume compiling years of Acton travel writing and local history will soon be published by The Acton Free Press. It includes founding records, registry details, and a sketch of “The Old Man” with a photo. Copies cost 2.50 cash with first come, first served sale, October 1st, and subscribers can receive a free copy if they pay three years in advance.
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