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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 24, 1935
Page
2
The Acton Hiree Press details subscription rates 2m per year in advance and charging methods. It outlines address corrections, cancellations, remittance options, advertising rates for legal notices and readers notices, and limitations on error liability. Editor G Arlof Dilils signs the notice.
The Halton Wardenship election concluded at the County Council inaugural session with Reeve Cleave of Georgetown chosen unanimously for 1035. The piece notes Cleave’s prior ties and praises the council’s selection, welcoming his leadership for the year.
Acton aims for a playoff berth with a strong season showing and possible group win. The club relied on homegrown players, avoiding transfers, while a neighboring city tried to recruit juniors. An emerging Junior Team from the Midget League promises future material for the Intermediate squad.
The piece argues both major parties back social reform to address economic evils and suggests a reform program for the masses. It critiques trade pacts and protectionism while calling for a decisive operation, comparing the proposed cures to a medicine quack and awaiting results.
The Kirkland Lake News argues the public is a direct partner in a newspaper’s success. News gathering relies on experience, tact, and public cooperation, not magic, with editors benefiting from open access and a courteous, competent press serving the community.
The Education Minister Dr J Simpson announces music will be compulsory in schools within a year. The piece praises current music teaching, cites Acton as example, and argues extending terms to include music could nurture talented musicians and prevent early school-leaving.
Acton laments repeated failure to secure representation at the County Council inaugural session due to an acclamation rule for the Reeve. The piece urges statutory change, arguing municipalities should vote even if a Reeve is absent, noting financial strain from council decisions and citing Burlington debentures as proof.
Monday editorial notes Election Day duties and franchise practice. Report on license plate color shift toward orange and 1904 license deadline looming with next Saturday likely rush for documents. 1934 Quebec tourist arrivals total 360 905 with 170 060 under twenty four hours and 10 026 two days to two months. Curtis-Wright air firm munitions letter cited in Senate inquiry remarks on business ethics and trouble. The Smith Falls Record-News laments chronic town knockers and calls for civic improvement.
A Sunday school lesson analyzes Peter's failure to truly follow Jesus, noting his distant pursuit, his bold boast, and his later denials by the fire. It contrasts outward action with inward commitment, warning against conforming to worldly temptations and urging steadfastness in discipleship.
Essay-like excerpt discusses fear as a natural impulse not moral failing, citing Peter’s denial of Jesus and eventual repentance. It contrasts brave restraint with yielding to fear, noting even strong figures face fright but may overcome it through steadfast conviction and faith.
A magazine profile recounts a red headed youth who impressed a boss with steady work at a typewriter and books. Years later he becomes a manager in the older man’s business, illustrating how constant attention to work under unseen observation can shape a career.
Fragmentary dialogue shows a scene of royal decorum with a queen objecting to a subject’s hat in court and a jest about a gown color. The phrasing hints at a period setting and formal confrontation at court.
A 1940s note reports stray funds labeled conscience money received by Canadian National and other railways. The sums, totaling 1114.85 across Canada, varied from 25 cents to 200 dollars in October, credited to passenger revenue or specific departments, with examples from the Central Vermont Railway and others.
A dialogue snippet shows a professor and drug clerk debating a chemical name. The professor corrects and confirms a misheard term relating to phenylisothiocyanate or mustard, highlighting confusion over the spelling.
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