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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 03, 1936
Page
2
The Free Press outlines subscriber and advertiser practices. Subscriptions will continue unless canceled and ads fault liability limited to the space occupied by errors, with written correction requests signed by the advertiser. Editor G Arlof Dills signs this notice.
Potato production in Canada for 1936 is estimated at 39,063,000 cwt, up from 38,670,000 cwt in 1935, with strong yields in the Maritime Provinces Quebec northern Prairie districts and British Columbia offsetting drought in Ontario and southern Prairies. Turnips and mangolds rise 8 percent to 2,744,000 cwt. Hay and clover at 13,803,000 tons and alfalfa at 1,066,300 tons match 1935. fodder corn falls 24 percent to 3,118,300 tons from drought in Ontario. Sugar beet output hits a record 569,000 tons.
Speakers bemoan low turnout at the Acton nomination meeting and the absence of former officials. The piece urges electors to filling the Town Hall and scrutinizing the Auditors Report to understand the tax rate and municipal finances. More public interest is needed to inspire effective public service.
Acton closes a calm year with no election turmoil as three incumbents stay on the council and one new member joins the School Board. The Public Utilities Commission welcomes Mr. Kerr back, and residents express satisfaction with the administration and financial statements presented.
After the Spring Freshets we review Editor Templin’s partial answer on Grand River conservation. The piece hints at upstream action and invites a warmer weather follow up with a fishing pole in hand rather than skates.
A community proposing brightening winter days with extra lighting and a Mill Street Christmas tree on Main Street. The plan aims to lift spirits, attract shoppers, and extend the Christmas market, urging everyone to participate.
The Smiths Falls Council approved a by law licensing victualling lodging and other public venues for a fee of one dollar per year and making possession of slot machines illegal. Violations face fines up to fifty dollars. The by law takes effect January 1937 and required unanimous council support.
The note laments how quickly time passes as December 1936 closes its final month. It reflects on the fleeting nature of the year and the sense of looking back at events and changes that defined the period.
The passage notes growing interest in hockey coverage and comments on local politics in East Hastings bye election. It references Acton heat, highway matters, and the North calling youth, then warns on Slippery pavements and November motor licensing policy amid broader regional concerns. It also notes the death of Edward A. Duncan, Wiarton Echo editor, mourned beyond Wiarton.
The Brampton Conservator celebrates sixty two years of existence under the leadership of Messrs Charters. The paper remains a splendid representative of Brampton and its best interests and a top weekly newspaper of the Dominion.
The lesson from 1 Timothy 6 6 16 and 2 Timothy 4 16 18 emphasizes true devotion over wealth warning against covetousness and urging steadfast faith. It portrays Paul guiding Timothy in Ephesus, condemning worldly gain as a false measure of godliness and urging endurance in the good fight with the Lord’s strength.
The article reflects on Paul steadfast in faith and martyrdom, noting his likely death during Nero's persecution. It emphasizes gratitude to God and the enduring hope of eternal glory, concluding with a call to steadfastness for believers in Christ.
A cartoonish quarrel shows a client asking a lawyer to sue Jones for injuring him with a note. The lawyer reassures that lack of funds is no obstacle and suggests using Jones’s car instead.
A young woman enters a bank with a cheque and is told by the cashier that she must be introduced before cashing it. She argues she is there on business and refuses to be treated as a social caller or to know the cashier.
Fragmentary dialogue shows marital tension over horses and a confessed marriage issue. A wife chides her husband for thinking about horses, hinting at a marital strain and possible reconciliation. The garbled text reveals domestic dispute dynamics without clear outcomes.
While riding with a friend Lord Hopetoun, Governor-General of Australia, aided a stuck wagon driver in a smud. The carter praised them as two good fellows and asked for their names and jobs. Hopetoun replied with his title, then warned about past drink troubles before bidding farewell.
A dialogue fragment presents a distant relative claiming connection to the Do Veres of Mayfatra and explains being kept at a distance. The exchange highlights kinship doubts and social barriers in a truncated, archaic voice.
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