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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 28, 1937
Page
6
A playful tale follows Sammy Simple who eats and eats to try and fill his world. His growing appetite and drooping eyes alarm the townspeople as they fear he may fall asleep and be vulnerable to danger.
Barbara B Brooks offers recipes for griddle cakes crepes and new twists like ALL BRAN GRIDDLE CAKES and ALL BRAN WAFFLES SUPREME. Includes tips to use an electric griddle and serve with sausage or steak for parties plus detailed ingredient lists and yields for crispy golden brown results.
Pat enters a second hand clothing store and questions the value of a coat marked Ten D Mars. The clerk quotes four dollars and Pat, arguing the coat is worth less, offers to take the coat for the price shown on the tag.
A reflective piece recounts Cameron family history in the Dakota area, noting Ada Cameron McWilliams now living in California as the family’s surviving member. It recalls orchard scenes, feuds over apples, and a 1873 pigeon shoot memory, plus stories of root-house antics, apple stores, and local neighbors.
A Sunday School lesson links poverty to drunkenness and indolence, citing Solomon and Proverbs. It argues alcohol degrades work, self respect, and appearance, notes Soviet Russia bans vodka to curb poverty, and urges Christians to oppose the liquor trade as a moral and social danger.
A tourist at a country fair notices a little man seated on a wooden horse who does not dismount as the ride stops. When asked, the rider explains the owner of the contraption pays him five dollars each time the ride ends, forcing the man to continue riding.
In Leishman block hours listed from 9 p m until 6 p m. Evenings by appointment. Gas for extractions. Closed Wednesday afternoon. Phone 14.
In Regina draft reports the 1947 floodgate cooling and dam projects expand lakes and dugouts across Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Federal aid under a multi million dollar farm rehabilitation scheme funds reservoirs and irrigation, reviving outdoor baths and rinks as farmers stock up on water and enjoy recreation in drought relief efforts.
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