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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 06, 1934
Page
2
The Acton Free Press outlines cancellation policies for subscribers who miss remittance and notes that continued service is assumed unless a cancellation is received. Advertising rates cover legal notices readers notices and obituaries with specific per line charges and minimums, plus liability limits for errors in ads.
November saw 4 849 accidents reported to the Workmen's Compensation Board, down from 5 226 in October and 3 734 in November last year. Fatal accidents were 30, versus 33 in October. Benefits totaled 412 309 59 with 333 978 14 for compensation and 78 331 45 for medical aid. Year to date records show 50 402 accidents and benefits totaling 4 081 136 21, compared with 34 621 accidents and 3 362 891 10 in 1933.
The Acton municipal elections are concluded with winners and losers declared. The community welcomes the elected representatives who will assume office in 1935 and focus on stable governance, collaboration, and steady advancement for Acton.
In a sweeping change about 10 000 former Justices of the Peace were revoked and 250 new appointments announced as the Police Court system reorganizes. The new plan shifts paper work to Justices of the Peace and limits pretrial actions, with trials set for the appointed day and no back door hearings, a reform judged to gain favor as it progresses.
A reflective piece argues that dreaming fuels achievement but must be balanced with effort. It warns against dreamers living in illusion and urges limited time for dreams to inspire real progress within twenty four hours.
Canadian customs excise and income tax collections for October reached 23,107,391, up 1,590,129 from last October's 21,517,262. For the first seven months, total receipts were 185,518,158, up 22,851,661 from the previous year. Customs duties, excise taxes, and income taxes all show sizable increases.
Guelph with 20 000 population enters B group while Gravenhurst Huntsville and Bracebridge join A group. Acton lies in Group Four with Royal City College and Preston seeks transfer to A. Elora Acton and Fergus are similar in size to support fair play as readers question the two Intermediate groups.
The piece discusses crowds at beer rooms before Galt’s closing, a Burlington Warden’s Dinner invitation, and Toronto mayoral race dynamics. It reflects on election storms, public gossip linked to deaths, Canada’s farm implement exports rising, Ontario hydro power usage, Mayor David Williams of Collingwood retiring, and firearm possession penalties. The Vancouver Sun opines on the role of weekly editors in community life.
The lesson stresses that true ministry requires personal obedience to God not merely outward acts. It argues that miracles do not prove truth, true faith rests on following Christ, and building on the rock means obeying Jesus. It highlights Apollos as a learned man needing fuller understanding and Priscilla and Aquila guiding him to the way of God more perfectly.
A commercial traveler pressures for more elastic samples in Aberdeen, but the shopkeeper declines saying he cannot measure even a yard of the last consignment without the arned stuff snapping.
Canada produced 26.75 million pounds of macaroni and similar products in 1933 across sixteen plants with six in Ontario and four in British Columbia. Output rose from 1932 by 4.47 million pounds and $169,938 in value, while exports reached 3.87 million pounds led by Great Britain.
A man explains he enrolled in a school for door to door salesmen and has only completed the entrance examination. The exchange highlights a nascent training path for sales work and uncertain progress.
A newspaper ad recounts Lester Bartholomew praising All-Bran for easing his chronic constipation. The copy claims bulk fiber and Vitamin B aid elimination, recommending two tablespoons daily with meals and noting Kellogg in London Ontario markets the product.
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