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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 12, 1950
Page
12
A long excerpt mixes cocoa and chocolate recipes with a discussion on remote control in government. It covers cocoa syrup, hot chocolate, molded pudding, maple butter tarts, tyrol muffins, walnut squares, tips for cocoa pastry and frosting, plus a critique of centralized bureaucratic control in democracies. It contrasts practical kitchen uses with political philosophy from The Printed Word.
Veterinarians of Canada’s Department of Agriculture enforce Health of Animals rules to curb disease. Regulations cover import controls, stock car and truck inspections, stockyard cleaning, poultry crate disinfection, and processing plant hygiene. In 1948 inspectors supervised cleaning and disinfection of 98 417 cars and 2 973 trucks.
John McBean, Georgetown’s oldest golive businessman, died suddenly at home on Queen Street on Saturday December 21 at age 9. The notice also reports several local events and business moves including the Shields’ golden wedding anniversary at Meadow Brook Farm, a Lions Club carnival, a novice hockey game refereed by Brants Claus, and plans by EL Jim Taylor to launch Kelmscott Implements from Milton Farm.
Under Our Democracy reviews the Hamilton Ontario mayoral contest where Lloyd D Jackson, a politically unknown bakery boss, used direct press messaging to address critiques. He presented plain, self written advertisements, argued his case openly, and won decisively as the public weighed promises against records.
After the war London hosted European art exhibitions attracting over a million visitors. The British Arts Council announced plans to reopen the Bupington Galleries in London.
A Saskatchewan homemaker nostalgia piece blends reflections on century timing with domestic life. She recalls mild winter, coal shortages, dust and aging, and shares a vivid memory of her husband braving a blizzard to pull the sleigh home, collapsing from exposure at the back door.
Canadian banks withdraw their old notes with payment of about 14 million dollars to the Bank of Canada marking the end of a 133 year old custom. By January 1 1950 all chartered bank notes become Bank of Canada obligations and are redeemable at chartered branches for public convenience.
Fred Snowball of Oakville, the town’s oldest resident, won’t mark his 95th birthday with celebration. he calls Sunday just another day. In Trafalgar, a large first fire siren of the year disturbed the town, as volunteers rushed from Bilumbers Lorstan fire at the Bell Telephone Co. exchange basement. A Bronte water supply proposal was presented to Trafalgar Township Council by township engineer George Power. Phyllis Lawrence was arrested in Wronte for theft of a $1000 diamond ring from her employer’s home on Gloucester Road and Street.
The narrator recalls a frosty night drive home with Ike on a stilts and the Northern Lights overhead. The scene feels winter fairyland like twenty degree cold and stormy weather, a lonely prairie moment with its quiet compensations.
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