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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 05, 1935
Page
2
The Free Press outlines advertising rates for small notices poems and life notices. It warns errors may occur and requests written proof for corrections with advertiser signed consent. Liability limited to space actually affected by the error.
The Royal Canadian Mint turned out more than thirty million dollars in coins, led by over 279 million one-cent pieces and 90 million five-cent coins. Canada minted 428,120 silver dollars in April 1935, most kept as keepsakes, plus 46,000 silver twenty-cent pieces still in circulation.
A bit early with some representatives already chosen and final sessions looming. The Wardenship contest looms as the next scramble, while county politics eyes turn to a junior field. Reeve Harrison of Acton could fit, but one year on the council bars him for 1936. The slate remains unsettled until January elections.
The piece ponders a quotation about a public spirited citizen who would work hard if made chairman. It questions why many avoid public office yet still contribute to the community in smaller roles, praising unselfish effort and fulfillment found in service.
The landscape altered to create an electric line through Acton decades ago is restoring its pre railway look. A former station house is now a dwelling, another Church Street home is moving to a railway lot on Willows Street, and the dismantled line is being reused. The town’s marks of the former railway are fading as houses and materials remain sound and usable.
Dominion election cost Canada six million dollars with four million for a federal voters list. The Peel Gazette argues for restoring provincial lists to cut costs and reduce Ottawa influence on federal rolls, promoting direct popular ballots instead of costly federal overreach.
October 1935 Canada motor vehicle production reached 8,313 units, up 6 percent from September and 120 percent from October 1934. First ten months totals reached 145,663 units, with passenger car sales in October totaling 2,039 cars for 3,245,729 dollars. Cumulative ten month sales of cars, trucks and buses rose 27.2 percent year over year.
The memo notes a town contest for council seats echoing musical chairs. It highlights light fingered theft reports across centres and mentions a new desensitizer tooth pain relief discovery and Dr A E Byerly's booklet Janet Campbell about pioneer life in Canada.
The article discusses Nehemiah leading Jerusalem’s wall reconstruction amid external threats and internal discouragement. It emphasizes prayer and vigilance, urging trust in God, prudent leadership, and workers combining faith with effort to overcome opposition and complete the task.
An Australian agricultural agent sparked a rice industry shift about a decade ago during a California visit. In New South Wales the Murrumbidgee irrigation area transformed grazing country into rice land, with mechanized harvest and a three year rotation with wheat and fallow, enabling domestic sufficiency and exports.
Egypt Exploration Society tracing the Palace of Hing Akhenaten at Tel el Amarna shows a double walled harem and a grand hall with 660 mud brick piers and green tiled floors. The harem area yielded an Ashen gold plate and numerous sculptures. Akhenaten founded the city as Egypt’s capital in 1380 B C.
A fragmented caption hints at a hunter who did not shoot a deer due to a hesitant expression. The note references a timid hunter and questions about his readiness or facial cue during the moment. Context remains unclear and lacks concrete details or dates.
A rural vignette shows a farmer lamenting soil loss while a companion questions finances. A fiancé and others discuss engagements as a plant explosion fuels concern. The verse ends with a blessing for farmers who feed the nation.
A political exchange erupts as a lawmaker shrugs off a wife’s congratulations and faces questions about an anticipated or claimed victory. The dialogue hints at internal tension over political tenure.
A humorous classroom exchange centers on March quirks with misheard phrases. The teacher prompts about weather idiosyncrasies while students respond with playful puns and misinterpretations.
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