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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Feb 06, 1947
Page
3
Canada’s population gravitates to towns and cities bringing health hazards such as dust smoke odors and congestion. Public health engineers study water safety waste disposal and sanitary conditions of water ice and food aboard trains ships and planes in interprovincial and international passenger service.
A meditation on how a blind person relies on others for guidance using a white cane. The essay urges readers to offer help at crossings and in daily tasks, illustrating dignity, independence, and the social duty to assist. It also notes a Chicago judge’s approach of teaching through penalties.
A large barn and much livestock burned in a morning fire that left a young war veteran farmer, his wife, and baby, facing ruin of his first promising farming career. The cause remained unknown, while price hikes add to the hardship of rebuilding amid scarce materials and rising costs.
William Clayton of the banks legal branch promotes B of M emergency loans to ease sudden family sickness costs. Terms include a 27 cent monthly rate per $100 for up to 12 installments, with loan amounts around $160 but adaptable. Bank staff invite personal discussion to explain the plan.
A public auction led by Hindley and Elliott auctions items from Pearl Sitel ds residence Kilbottle on Saturday February 8 at 1 pm. The catalog lists chairs, tables, appliances, sewing machine, beds, linens, tools, lawn gear and miscellaneous household goods with no reserve due to the proprietress selling her home. Cash settlement with the clerk on sale day. E Readhead, clerk.
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