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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Feb 19, 1948
Page
3
A New York firm tests a Tell-a-Tale advertising device in taxicabs installed over the back of the driver's seat. Messages of about 60 letters light up on a panel as the cab meter moves. The report notes growing privacy concerns for riders. A mention references armed police clashes in northern India.
Economical meals listed with a Southern Beef Roll as the main attraction. Includes recipes for beef roll with tomato sauce, scalloped tomatoes and cabbage, Spanish cream dessert, molasses cookies, and a carrot raisin salad, plus reader tips on soap, wood blocks, and pie crust care.
Proceeds from War Savings Certificates can be kept safe at the Bank of Montreal until they mature. The bank redeems them automatically and credits the owner's savings account. A low-cost service, with William Clayton, local manager, ready to open a special account for new savers.
A traveler recounts a five hour Toronto bus ride home through rain slush and sleet. Passengers pushed the bus over gravel hills with a team of volunteers to reach a level road. After a long, hungry journey the writer returns home to worried loved ones and a parcel awaiting drapes. The day ends with reflective contrast between city and country weather challenges.
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