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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 12, 1950
Page
4
The article presents cocoa based recipes including coco a syrup hot chocolate and puddings with detailed ingredients and steps. It also includes a reflection on remote control in governance, contrasting bureaucratic efficiency with democratic accountability and the purpose of government.
Veterinarians of the Dominion Department of Agriculture apply Health of Animals rules to importation and domestic disease control. Regulations cover stock car inspection cleansing and disinfection of railway yards and poultry crates. In 1949 inspectors supervised cleaning of 98 417 cars and 2 972 trucks.
Georgetown records the sudden death of John McBean, a longstanding local businessman, at his Queen Street home on December 31, aged 9. Other notes mention a golden wedding anniversary dinner for Oliver Shields family at Meadow Brook Park and a Lions Club plus Recreational Commission carnival with hockey, races, prizes, and public skating.
In Hamilton Ontario the mayoral contest showed voters evaluating candidates by direct, newspaper presented policies rather than rallies. Lloyd D Jackson, a bakery owner with limited civic experience, used self written ads to present clear arguments, earning a citywide majority and proving democracy works when candidates reach the public openly.
After the war London hosted several European art exhibitions drawing more than one million visitors. The British Arts Council announced plans to reopen the Buglington Galleries in London.
The writer muses on 1950 as a turning point, noting media hype and corrected views about the century’s halves. She recalls prairie life in Saskatchewan, dust, coal shortages, winter storms, and a near harrowing incident with a partner braving a blizzard to deliver supplies.
An old Canadian custom ends with the New Year as chartered banks redeem about 14 million dollars of their notes. Since Bank of Canada inception in 1935 it has issued currency, reducing chartered bank notes until they become Bank of Canada redemptions. Chartered notes remain redeemable at bank branches for convenience.
Oakville's oldest citizen Fred Snowball declines any birthday celebration as he nears 95. A late night fire siren woke volunteers at the Hell Telephone Co. exchange in Bronte, while Trafalgar Township Council hears a water proposal from engineer George Power. Phyllis Lawrence is arrested in Bronte for theft of a $1000 diamond from her employer.
The speaker recalls a stormy night driving home from a party under a frosty sky. Northern Lights fringe the clouded horizon, creating a beautiful yet lonesome winter scene with quiet compensations on the prairie.
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