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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 04, 1941
Page
2
The Acton Free Press notes subscription cancellations when payments fail. Subscribers with unpaid renewals risk interruption of service. Advertising rates apply by application under column headings.
Acton reaches monthly pledge goal in War Savings Plan with 87 percent of local workers committed and many businesses displaying 100 percent support. The piece credits the War Savings Committee, notes broader county issues on wartime prices and inflation, and highlights the Acton and Vicinity War Service League’s community auction as a fundraiser integrating local war efforts.
Editorial notes report 5 994 000 hogs on Canadian farms as of June 1 1941 the highest tally recorded. The piece also notes price ceilings apply to rentals and comments on war era conditions affecting local life and municipal meetings turnout.
The narrator describes a perilous Atlantic crossing by sea plane from Bermuda to Lisbon and on to England. He notes naval bases, American flying boats, and a tense wartime atmosphere as the crew navigates hostile airspace, Lisbon intrigue, and a dramatic arrival in Britain marking their first wartime sight of England.
Frank Petch, auctioneer and representative for Commercial Life Assurance Co, advertises services in Georgetown area with contact at 391 Charles Street.
The article outlines three British methods to duplicate records and drawings to survive air raids. Direct photogrpahy on sensitised paper, reflex copies, and micro copying on film are described as rapid, simple, and economical, with junior staff able to operate after short training. Micro copying requires specialists and offers savings over manual typist copying.
Canadian timetable notes daily services with times for Acton Georgetown and Guelph. Morning departures include 6.04 am and 9.49 am with various daily and Saturday only runs. Sunday services are limited, with some trains omitted and others listed as Sunday only.
Passenger coach lines list daily departures with times from Acton to various destinations including 9:03 am 11:31 am 2:08 pm 3:51 pm and 8:56 pm and return times 9:3 am 12:3 pm 2:23 pm 6:18 pm 8:08 pm 9:29 pm with notes on Sunday and holiday service adjustments and Saturday specifics.
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