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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 18, 1947
Page
18
A travelling salesman notes a bed bug crawling across a hotel register and jokes it has come to pick his room. The anecdote ends with the salesman claiming he has been bitten by many bugs but never seen one personally inspect a room.
Trans Canada Air Lines plans 650 aloft dinners for Christmas Day passengers. About 60 turkeys, 50 pounds of mincemeat and ample trimmings will be prepared for in flight meals from coast to coast and across the North Atlantic, with special Chilangan dinners for London bound flights. New York diners will feature beef tenderloin instead of turkey.
Iodine stains may be removed by any solution of ordinary photograph chemistry. The article notes practical methods to treat iodine marks and restore image clarity using common photographic reagents and steps.
Recollections from the Free Press December 16 issue report: council meetings decide to fund a first class aircraft purchase, hog show results with four halves and three hops, a public library vote upcoming, Knox Church Endeavor officers elected, a glove factory accident, and local death notices.
The December issue notes a planned Christmas Eve tree event for the community. It also highlights Mr and Mrs David Williamson celebrating their diamond wedding anniversary, married in Acton on December 16th, 1967 by Rev Thomas Jeffers. A bright color scheme is planned for the Toronto Guelph line cars by Canadian National Electric Railways.
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