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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 31, 1947
Page
4
Practical economical ideas for homemakers populate a weekly Mixing Bowl column urging women to allocate food budgets, store perishables, and cook efficiently. Tips include keeping oven heat steady, using waxed paper wastefully, and soaking dried fruit to preserve nutrients while easing meal prep.
Milton Juvenile Ball Team winners of the 1947 Ontario Championship were honored at the Milton Inn and Town Hall event. A banquet by the Town Council featured trophy presentation by Bill Snyder. A Town Hall dance followed, with windbreakers distributed to players.
Canadian Grocer says U S Canadian import rules strain good faith buyers and suppliers. Canadian firms ordered goods in good faith with U S label changes required by Ottawa rules. If goods miss deadlines labels must be stripped and re labeled, incurring storage and selling costs and losses for shippers and buyers.
Lucio Agostini, renowned Canadian conductor and composer, will lead the orchestra for CBC Trans-Canada network’s Stage 48 radio drama series at 10 PM. He will compose special scores for each broadcast play.
The Free Press notes the 1897 nominations with W. H. Storey elected by acclamation as reeve and several councillors named. A tannery manager suffered severe burns from benzine and lamp fumes, while Miss Ada Clark bid farewell to Miss McNeely with gifts from Florence Speight. Carlos Williams of Rolston’s meat market suffers blood poisoning in the left hand and missed ten days of work.
Railway roads praised for holidays as motorists enjoyed the good winter roads. The skating rink opens and a Farm Mechanics short course is in Town Hall. Augustius Restivo heads to Italy and Sicily for months. E J Pelter sells his butcher shop to J E Milne of Mossbank. Baptist Church renovation nears completion with re opening services set for January 3. DIED KELLY at Lot 20 Seco Line Esquesing Township on December 31 1927 Miechmie Welly age 67 follows.
Bank of Montreal manager William Clayton warns that valuables beyond documents are often left unsecured at home. He urges using deposit boxes and storage vaults, noting they offer secure yet affordable protection and recommending customers discuss needs with their branch.
A vacuum cleaner salesman stuck to an appointment with a house wife who could not keep it. He proposed the next day but she warned she would be busy. He responded that his last customer wore a kimono.
Gwendoline P. Clarke reflects on the post holiday calm, urging balance between work and rest. She notes household strain from overwork, especially on mothers, and calls for fairer distribution of chores among generations and ages. A playful aside about a kitten contrasts with the broader message.
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