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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 17, 1952
Page
3
The note cites London as the trend leader for next fall with small hats as the by word. Berets return, trims include feathers and gilt studs, plus fly-away wings. Colors described as pale honey gold and blue and green feature rhinestones and pearls on berets.
A well liked farmer was struck and killed while crossing a highway near his home. The accident left a widow and two children grieving as traffic concerns and the shock of loss echo through the neighborhood.
Lionel Barrymore narrates a witty insider look at Hollywood legends. He recalls Garbo and Margaret OBrien, jokes about Salem witches, letters to Churchill and Fala, and memories from stage to screen across two generations of the Barrymore family.
The Agricultural Societies Branch of the Department of Agriculture lists this year’s fair dates across Ontario. Cities and towns including Acton Arthur Bolton Bracebridge Brampton Caledon Caledonia Cooksville Erin Georgetown Grand Valley London Markham Milton Teeswater Streetsville Toronto Orangeville and Sault Ste. Marie host fairs with varied September schedules and some October events.
The Financial Post describes a new indoor device called Bug Killer Padget. It plugs into an electric outlet and releases a vapour from insect powder to kill bugs.
The passage recalls a day of 68 degrees in the shade and a home temperature of 78 degrees after closing doors and windows to trap the cool. The writer notes heat hardships for one and two room apartments and mentions past summers when the thermometer reached 104 degrees.
Halton county CCF members joined Peel county CCF at Streetsville Memorial Park for a picnic on Saturday. Halton then defeated Toronto 14 to 5 in a baseball game. Stanley Allen urged Peel members to back their candidate and promote cooperative commonwealth policies. Fred Young discussed provincial and western elections, noting Social Credit gains in British Columbia.
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