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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 17, 1936
Page
2
The Free Press outlines advertising terms requesting proofs for ads and limits liability for errors. It states proofs must be requested in writing and signed by the advertiser. It notes that errors will be handled with proportionate credit based on space affected.
In the first ten months of 1936 Canada saw higher sales of trucks and buses than in the full years of recent past. Truck sales reached 18,709, up from 16,563 last year, with 18,219 in all of 1935. Car sales totalled 70,247 in the first ten months, versus 72,797 in 1935 and 58,609 in 1934.
A week remains before Christmas and Acton stores offer ample stock with many lines still available. The Free Press features a shopping number to plan budgets precisely and compare city prices with local deals, encouraging residents to shop locally and save on gasoline by avoiding downtown trips.
The week marked a historic transfer of the throne as Edward VII abdicated and George VI became king. Revelations emphasize duty over personal choice, praising Santley Baldwin for guiding the transition. Canada’s last fiscal year shows imports of books and printed matter nearing ten million dollars.
Police court reports recount William Frazer Watts, 48, a cashier for British American Oil, stealing $2019 to feed his slot habit and being sentenced to a year in the Ontario Reformatory. A 14 year old newsboy loses $51 to a machine, later found ill from candies won. The cases boost calls for a ban on slot machines.
Domestic exports valued at 10,008,708 in October marked a 22.6 percent rise from a year earlier as the United Kingdom bought 47,767,913 and the United States 44,582,810. Wheat led with 28,950,000 in exports, meat jumped to 3,052,000, and newsprint rose near two million.
The piece notes Christmas festivities shaping the season, with implications for shoppers and older residents. It mentions no election in Ontario before 1938, a normal next year, and relief estimates for municipalities improving due to better business conditions. It also comments on local newspapers serving as town directories and the changing face of the community.
A Sunday school lesson from Ephesus outlines seven keys to love rooted in God. It cites God as love, Jesus as the manifestation of divine love, and the propitiation through Christ, urging believers to love others and live without fear as they dwell in God.
In 1936 Saskatchewan beekeepers produced 3 583 396 pounds of honey valued at 263 114, up from 1 033 971 pounds in 1935. Registered beekeepers rose to 3 998 and colonies to 17 062, with production per colony at 15.1 pounds. Saskatchewan also won major prizes at the Imperial Fruit Show in Liverpool with eight entries across three classes.
A fisherman on Vancouver Island reported a single haul of 11 000 Chum salmon. The catch weighed about 90 000 pounds and was processed into roughly 2 000 cases of canned salmon. Chum, Orcorrhynchus keta, is one of five Pacific salmon species in British Columbia.
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