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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Feb 10, 1938
Page
4
The Acton Free Press outlines precaution steps for errors in retirement notices and advertising proofs. It states advertisers must sign proofs with corrections noted in writing and that error-caused costs are distributed proportionally to the space affected. Editor Garlov Dill signatures appear with the notice.
The piece recounts how five escapees from Kingston Penitentiary linked to Red Ryan met violent ends or remained at large. It notes Bryans on ticket of leave, and cites killings of Red Ryan in Sarnia, McMullen in Blaine Washington, and Brown in Minneapolis. It argues reform may fail once criminals advance.
The Financial Post notes a Labour delegation presents its memorandum to eight federal ministers in the railway committee room. The piece questions whether democracy truly works when politicians flatter groups instead of candidly addressing state finances and the burden on working Canadians.
Officials debate five putative cures while sufferers seek real foundation and relief. The letter urges coordination between factions, warns against personal credit, and even suggests police intervention if needed to end bickering and serve those in need.
The Ottawa vote approved 34 022 364 42 for defence. Canada plans two new destroyers and fifty A V E war planes next year. Twenty years after the war that aimed to end wars nations rush for arms despite debt and fear.
The piece argues that advertising is a long term educational effort, not a quick financial calculation. It compares advertising to schooling, noting the need for time, continuity, and consistent effort to build public confidence and measurable returns over years.
The piece blends winter conditions on Mill Street with municipal drainage work and then cites trade data: Canada apple exports eight months to November reached 1 227 634 barrels valued at 4 224 533 dollars versus 839 626 barrels 2 990 142 dollars last year. It also lists raw rubber imports eight months to November at 62 771 645 pounds valued 12 239 149 dollars, up from 47 502 043 pounds 7 437 040 dollars in 1936. It notes France banning English language broadcasts in the New York Times item and Canada cutting rates to aid American broadcasters.
A Sunday school lesson explains Jesus defending the disciples who plucked grain on the Sabbath. It contrasts ceremonial law with mercy, urges prioritizing human need over strict rules, and notes the Lord’s Day to replace the Seventh-day Sabbath for Christians.
Canada relies on forests for fuel with about 15 to 20 percent of domestic requirements. From 1931 to 1935 the average annual fuel wood cut reached roughly 0,000,000 cords valued around 33,000,000. Studies show weight per cubic foot and moisture affect heat. two pounds of seasoned wood equal one pound of coal heat, and more wood is needed to match coal heat.
A domestic exchange at breakfast sees a wife request money for shopping. The husband offers a choice between an old note or a new one and ends with a cryptic line about a new bill and plus four dollars.
The Pharisees plot to destroy Jesus after he heals a man on the Sabbath. Jesus commands the impossible, promising power to do what is ordinarily unconceivable if one believes.
Flooded Ontario Hydro Commission plant at Niagara Falls sits amid packed ice on the river. A steam shovel removes ice as workers dry generators and pump out water while experts fear rising ice could flood the site and threaten the $15,000,000 facility.
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