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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 12, 1933
Page
3
The Acton Free Press outlines subscription prices and cancellation policy. It details advertising rates for legal notices readers notices and small display ads, with conditions on errors and liability and payment methods.
The text argues that genuine interest drives success in any job. It cites a schoolgirl and a bookkeeper as examples who fail by resigning to boredom, while Henry Ford notes even monotonous tasks can be made engaging. If you dislike a study or job, your potential is limited unless you cultivate interest and persist.
A letter to papers and local comments probe the Milton appointment for Registrar of the Supreme and Surrogate Courts. The writer criticizes a Legion letter as meddling in politics and questions the process and influence behind the selection, suggesting tensions between wartime service and postwar politics.
The Amherstburg Echo supports a two year term for municipal councils arguing it saves election costs and after one year of service councils are better prepared to carry out progressive improvements. The Municipal Act provides the machinery for adopting this election method.
In Picton the two candidates for Reeveship publish a civic pledge not to campaign or hire voter transport for election day. They urge electors to vote for the candidate of their choice, praising a clean municipal contest and hinting at a shift toward electors selecting officials directly.
The Acton Public Utilities Commission noted the final debenture payment of 638.06 dollars for the municipal hydro plant. After twenty years of annual payments, the hydro project is now debt free and has evolved from a modest build to expanded equipment while remaining a daily utility.
Editorial notes recall Acton residents’ winter routines before the arena. It praises modest leisure spending, mourns ex-President Coolidge, and highlights local media moves. Mentions Collingwood mayoral appointment, Fergus liquor bottle story, and Smith Falls shifting to weekly publication.
The writer recalls a week of varied visitors and reflections on friendship and judgment. A surprising discovery follows when a torn corner of an etched oil painting concealed a steel engraving by C. L. Eastlake R.A. and titled Pilgrims Arriving in Sight of the Holy City. Readers are invited to share information from picture authorities.
Marie argues she has faults yet denies duplicity while Jean counters that belief. The exchange reveals tension over trust and honesty between the two speakers.
Olettor Iweyan Ce No 8 P. O. Box 38 Mer M A Toke Perry man Block Acton One. Money lent on mortgages. Hours 0.30 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. Saturdays 12.0 o'clock.
Kenneth M Langdon barrister solicitor notary public lists offices in Acton Georgetown at T Seynucks Cafe Main Street For appointments call Acton 68 er or Georgetown 88 Office hours Acton Tuesdays and Thursdays 1 15 p m to 5 30 p m Evenings on request Hours 9 a m to 6 p m Evenings by appointment Gas for Extractions Closed all day Wednesday Phone 148
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