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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 15, 1948
Page
2
A letter urges the Royal Commission studying Ontario schools to adopt a more practical curriculum. It notes high school courses mainly serve those pursuing professions or university paths, cites dropout rates, and argues much taught material lacks everyday value. The author calls for reforms to build a more practical Canadian education.
The Financial Post notes wide protests in Canada against the margarine ban and quotes J. H. Duplan of the National Dairy Council warning of a butter shortage next winter if the ban continues. The piece urges MPs to take a clear stand and lift the ban.
The town newspaper reports a subscription price increase as inevitable due to rising production costs. The note says the rise is not desired but necessary to avoid going out of business and disrupting daily life.
In Dufferin County the Ministerial Association bans opening the casket after the funeral service, a rule criticized by local newspapers as a reluctance to accept change despite long-standing norms.
A discussion urges restraint in standardizing funeral notices and obituaries while acknowledging bereaved families seek comfort. It cites clergymen and editors as sensitive to wording and unity, and recalls a Haliburton church example of applying free enterprise ideas to fund church needs and lift talents.
The Acton section notes a frost and crop progress as farmers expect a bountiful season. New bank barns were added to the district this week including a 60 by 60 structure at Clover HHS Dalry Farm owned by Martin Flynn. Several residents, including Ino Clark and Maggie Fyfe, return from Guelph. A marriage is recorded, Stark to Roszell.
Mr Miller an Acton Tanning worker trains for Wrigley Marathon swim at the Canadian National Exhibition. Annie Carnochan visits Acton from Brandon Manitoba. A.A. Barhapree and family visit St Paul Minnesota relatives. First visit in twenty eight years. Acton LOL and LTB traveled to Galt for Twelfth celebrations. Born Marion Isabel Lindsay July 18 1928 at St Joseph Hospital Guelph to Mr and Mrs J G Lindsay Acton. Died Jane McTavish at her brother’s Erin Township home July 16 1928. The average family of five uses about 300 tons of water yearly.
A Smith's Falls Record News piece argues that crying benefits health and longevity for both women and men. It urges men to allow themselves a private, good cry at fever points to prolong life.
The piece urges building a new world by collective action and notes summer heat, stylish dress, and home appearance shaping impressions. It discusses the cost and value of progressive town plans as advertising, mentions hay and grain prospects, highway work between Brampton and Cooksville, and forecasts a possible railway strike affecting all, with broad impacts on workers and the public.
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