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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Feb 08, 1951
Page
6
A reader recalls a freezing night when Colin and Jessie arrived for a quiet weekend, then Jessie suddenly fell unconscious. Despite ambulance delays and a long drive, she died, leaving family to grapple with hospital waits, missed calls, and overwhelming community support from neighbors and friends.
Fragmentary ad copy markets a range of purported tonics and tonics for digestion appetite and strength. It claims benefits like better stamina weight gain and nourishment with various brand names and suggested daily use.
Frank M. Folsom president of RCA reports the public spent 1.5 billion dollars on television sets in 1940 and manufacturers raised production to meet demand with more spots than in 1948. TV purchases rose over 1949 by more than 100 percent and a Canadian farm statistic notes 1,796,000 horses last year.
John Mills delivers one of his best screen performances in Morning Departure at the Roxy Acton this Wednesday and Thursday. The film, a true story, is praised as a masterful piece of acting.
The Post Office Department handled about 2.4 billion items annually and reported a net income of 80.6 million dollars for the year ending March 3, 1949. A note on Chinese kite craft mentions strings across openings in paper, creating an aerial chorus effect.
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