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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 03, 1952
Page
3
During the season informal entertaining fits many occasions with buffet setups and decoration ideas. The article lists recipes such as Two Tone Salad and Pecan Tarts and includes electrical safety tips for Christmas appliances and proper handling of cords fuses and outlets.
Overseas orders for Britain's jet Comet and turboprop Viscount airliners surpass 221 million dollars in value. The surge reflects strong demand for gas turbine powered aircraft and turboprop transport.
A reflectivepiece laments modern haste and its toll on health and nerves. It traces a day’s loop of rushing chores from breakfast to bank to errands, showing how hurry breeds more hurry and distracts from simple tasks and connection.
A London ad offered a Bible for two shillings to newlyweds, with a court acquittal for the seller. A Burlington store monkey caused chaos in a Christmas spree, captured by a scent net. Milton faced a water shortage as pipes were checked and residents sourced water from Toronto or melted snow. Georgetown Herald corrected a goldfinch report noting finches don’t migrate south and may keep their brighter plumage year round.
Bank of Montreal earns second in North America for advertising quality in the Bank Ad-Views study and receives the Socrates High Award of the Year. It also wins the 25 Direct-mail Leaders Contest for Canada Today and a Highest Merit Award from Financial World for its 1950 shareholders’ annual report. Montreal’s 134th annual report for 1951 is published.
Canada faces a potential downturn as university enrollments decline this year despite rising population and income. The Financial Post notes educators warn that fewer graduates will meet future demand from industry, business, and government, forcing reliance on foreign-educated scientists and professionals.
An exhausted letter laments constant rushing and demands advice to slow the workflow. The writer insists on timely copy for the mall and questions newsroom pressure while addressing peers and editors.
A three way pressure on automobile insurance rates in Canada in 1951 signals almost inevitable rate increases in many areas. Preliminary figures show 1951 will set an all time high in claims from auto accidents, with final data due in December.
A report describes using asphalt reinforced with fibers for canal lining to control seepage in irrigation canals ditches stack ponds and swimming pools. It notes workers over-excavating by at least a foot and placing the liner in strips then covering with about a foot of soil.
The Financial Post reports continued smoker resistance to taxes as September cigarette sales fell 49 percent from a year earlier. Cigar sales declined 63 percent and cut tobacco 24 percent amid a tobacco workers' strike reducing production and distribution.
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