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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 01, 1932
Page
2
Electors are urged to go to the polls next Monday to register their vote for Reeve and Councillors and to decide the Daylight Saving question. Voters over 21 may vote on Daylight Saving and householders may vote for Reeve and Councillors. Two candidates seek Reeve and six for Councillors. Voting is a civic duty to avoid regrets.
The Agricultural Representative in Acton opened two new schools for young residents, offering three months of opportunity in home economics and agriculture. District youths show appreciation as the programs aim at advancement and skill development.
Clamoring for Toronto Hamilton intercity traffic facilities appears diverted from the Middle Road to Lake Shore Road widening. Halton’s cost drops from 70000 to 14000, to be met by Toronto and Hamilton residents. Ratepayers doubt if County Council acts as a rubber stamp or a court of lasting public service.
The Palmerston Spectator will discontinue after moving its plant to Guelph, with a new Palmerston paper to be started. No asset sales occurred. Chamber of Commerce backs the move, Mr. Anderson leaves Guelph, subscriptions are refunded, and locals anticipate community support for the new proprietor. The hockey team plans early training as winter returns.
The 1931 gross production value for Canada’s woollen sector reached 25.46 million with 126 establishments, mostly in Ontario and Quebec. The industry employed 8,208 people, with total capital at 43.086 million. Imports totaled 20.201 million, while exports of wool and manufactures stood at 12.717 million.
Citizens showed strong engagement at the nomination and meeting in Acton. The piece praises responsible participation to sustain fiscal health and timely obligation fulfillment, warning against critical fault finding and urging steady citizen stewardship.
Editorial urges voting on Election Day and voice on daylight saving. Notes investigations flourish and Christmas shopping, postal service scale, and Oakville Trafalgar petition to widen Lake Shore Highway. Reminds readers of Halton County spends on unfinished subway and Committee expenses. Ends with a motivational quote about playing life fairly and never giving up.
The Barrie Examiner notes Mitchell Hepburn pledges gasoline tax relief if Liberals return to power in Ontario. It warns against pre election promises echoing Premier Bennett and President Hoover, urging caution on funding and timing of any reductions.
A letter from England compares unemployment troubles with Canada and questions mayoral funds for relief. It notes lavish civic banquets versus relief needs, praises daily heroism, and warns against pride and inflated prices shaping true welfare. It folds in pioneer nostalgia and calls prudent adjustment over false standards.
The Swine Division of the Dominion Department of Agriculture outlines practical hog feeding tips. Grind and fine grind grain, soak meal between meals without excess water, use a tight trough to reduce waste, and provide fresh water between meals. Feed three times daily, shift to two feeds after two weeks, and emphasize green and fibrous matter in winter. Provide vegetable matter regularly and mineral sods in fall. Use tankage as a protein supplement when milk is unavailable.
Miller's Worm Powders work so effectively that no traces of worms can be found. The pests pass away without being perceptible. They make a complete sweep of the intestines and nothing in the shape of a worm can lodge there when these powders operate. Nothing could be more thorough or desirable than their action.
Persian Balm is promoted as unrivaled for feminine loveliness. It tones and rejuvenates the skin, leaving hands soft and white, soothing roughness from weather, and providing a cool refreshing, delicately fragrant experience.
A visitor asks what crime a man committed. The warden says the man is held as a material witness after witnessing a shooting last week. The shooter is out on bail and was seen at a movie an hour earlier.
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