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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Feb 28, 1952
Page
11
Homemaker friendly guide offers baked and fried fish ideas using cod and haddock fillets. Recipes cover Pilles Florentine, Fish Roll, Baked Fish Fillets, Codfish Casserole, and tips for thawing, skinning, and serving with lemon or almond butter sauce. Includes reader Qs on cheese with fish and cooking plaice.
Baxter Labor of Canada Ltd announces Manne Candler will assume the roles of manager and chief accountant on March 1 in Hamilton. Candler formerly led the Hamilton office accounting team and served in wartime with the RCO. He is married with two children, and the family will reside in the house vacated by Gord on Macitht. The note adds national birth rate of 24.9 per 1000 and death rate of 0.2.
At the Halton Co operative Medical Services annual meeting in Milton on February 18 the members directed the incoming Board to raise premium rates for both plans to assure adequate financing and sound operation. Mr Paul Mechon Ontario Co operative Medical Services Federation auditor reviewed last year’s results and urged action to guard against rising costs. District chairman Mr MacFarlane discussed the Surgical Plan while noting no motion passed to proceed. The board for 1952 includes Mrs Ellerby Mrs King Mrs Wickson George Atkins Ross Segsworth Miss Florence Meares M J Brown P A Fisher Geo Robertson H E Batkin Wm Dales Wm Hume and R S Heatherington remains secretary-treasurer.
Bell Telephone Company of Canada reports 1951 revenues of 160.8 million with 71 phones added in Acton, rising Acton’s total to 888. The firm spent 72.6 million on construction in Ontario and Quebec, expanding plant to 582.0 million and reaching 1,839,750 telephones in service, while 76,000 orders remained unfilled.
The Paraneial Post argues car and truck owners already bear a heavy tax load with a third of every motorist dollar going to the tax collector. It calls for better street maintenance and snow removal in exchange for rising car costs and questions politicians proposing new car taxes. Also notes meat demand trends for 1952 with higher wages and pork as a likely beneficiary.
An editorial from the Farmer's Advocate argues against opening the Royal Winter Fair on Sundays. It warns this could erode Sabbath rest, invite broader commercialization, and strain farmers who favor a day of rest. The piece urges farm organizations to discuss the issue and weigh consequences before any decision. It notes readers should share views as the date approaches.
A fashion note highlights a spring 1952 rayon taffeta skirt with a sprigged gay print. It features a molded midriff and ornate accents on a full skirt, worn over a starched petticoat or crinoline.
The Crops Seeds and Weeds Branch lists seed fairs and displays across Ontario. Dates span March 1 to March 22 with events in Haldimand Kohler London Creemore Water loo Binbrook Woodstock Brampton Listowel Arthur and more.
A Reid and Sigrist Desford trainer flies with the pilot in a prone position inside the fuselage at Farnborough. Tests assess centrifugal effects on the body, reduced fuselage size and drag, and fatigue of the redesigned control system during trials by the Royal Aircraft Establishment.
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