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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Feb 18, 1937
Page
2
The Arion Sree Press outlines subscription rates for one year in advance and notices on change of address. Cancellations assume continuation of service unless cancellation is requested. advertising rates are provided on application and in column headings.
Editorial notes that 24 of 40 economic indicators in 1936 were higher than 1929, with the business index averaging 111.0, 11.6 percent below the 1929 peak of 125.5. Mineral production, newsprint, and electric power rose to new highs, helping push the index toward the 1929 level.
At the Ontario Fairs Convention Hon. Stewart Lyon, chairman of the Ontario Hydro Commission, urged farmers to consume more hydro power. He noted reduced service charges and aid to buy equipment, warning that low charges require higher usage. The speech aimed to ease power contracts amid presumed shortages.
Home owners in Acton and across Canada may obtain loans up to 2000 for roof work bathrooms furnaces garages walks painting and additions. Interest rates are the lowest in Canadian banking history with repayment up to three years and no security required. The plan aims to aid homeowners and boost employment through local advisory committees under provincial chairs led by Ryland New.
The Ontario Fairs Association praised Acton Fair noting high regard for the event and for officer R. J. Kerr. Kerr’s election as First Vice-President honors Acton and reflects his long standing exhibitor and fair worker credentials. Acton’s prize listings also featured prominently amid praised references.
At a recent Fair Convention discussion led by David Williams editor of the Collingwood Bulletin Enterprise, interest grew in collecting and preserving local history. He cited examples from Huron Institute, Acton Library and Halton County and suggested existing groups like Women’s Institutes include historical relics and data in their work.
Editorial notes estimate Britain will borrow about $2 billion over five years to build up defensive rearmament. Canadian data shows January construction contracts totaling $6,622,200. Other items mention slot machine licenses, Meats exports, bacon and hams values, and varied social commentary from the period.
A long, fragmented reminiscence on Eramosa Nassagaweya and surrounding townships recounts historic clerk and treasurer roles, controversial elections, amalgamations, and notable figures like J J Aldows R H Smith and John Marshall. Anecdotes depict council intrigue humorous exchanges about office merges and retirements shaping local governance.
A fragmented diary from Oliver N. Walts records a week of classroom events and peculiar happenings. It mentions a monkey pitcher, a delivery, bank plans, a grocery store visit, Emmy’s prize, marriage musings, and a state education inspector testing students with an odd code.
An unemployed Irish agricultural laborer travels to a town and seeks work at a large factory. The foreman offers a night shift, prompting Paddy to remark on hardship and his limited clothing. The exchange highlights grim employment odds and improvised solutions.
A father lists his ten sons with terse labels a politician a wit a Wit Servant an idle one an actor a perpetual debtor a company promoter another imprisoned son a intellectual and a tenth who is also peculiar. The phrasing hints at wordplay or titles linking each descriptor to a shared theme.
The article reflects on seniority among local clerks in Guelph area townships. It recalls the 1995 death of William Laidhin former Clerk of the Township of Guelph and notes multiple clerk changes in Egins and Nassagaewya since 1932. A tribute honors immediate predecessors J. J. Aldous Col. W. M. Head and W. A. Dickleson for their assistance and service.
Bob Watson returns home with exciting news of becoming a department manager and a big salary raise. Muriel suggests calling his father and Aunt Mary using Long Distance to share the joy. The family highlights the importance of Long Distance in sharing good news.
In Iv's Hollywood studios a special rehearsal mask is used during love scenes to reduce germ transmission. The mask, worn by actors including Staning Morner and Betty Furness, is removed only during actual camera takes. Rehearsal with the mask is claimed to lower infection risk by at least eighty percent.
A Miami man named Master claims to be a Canadian ex serviceman and former Wack Watch member. He, his wife and their two children travel by loaded trailer toward Hamilton Ontario from Florida, saying they left on January 5 and expect to reach Canada by October.
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