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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 02, 1932
Page
6
The Free Press notes a busy week of social visits and gatherings. Residents from Toronto Oakville Cayuga and Detroit visited relatives and friends here while locals attended funerals convocation and church conferences. Engagements and relocations linked to Oakville Weston Erin and Milton mark the week.
An Ottawa Central Bureau summary on profitable duck raising covers Pekin ducks with rapid weight gain of 3.5 to 4 pounds per pound of feed, marketing at ten weeks. Feed blends include cornmeal shorts bran beef meal plus coal dust for grit, six feedings daily early, five feedings later. Moist mash, green feeds like clover or alfalfa, and gradual diet shifts are outlined for growth to market readiness.
Canada has built radio into public life since 1940 with regulation by the Dominion Government under the Radio Branch of the Department of Marine. Licenses for receivers cost 2 dollars annually, and over 582 000 sets are licensed. The branch maintains 24 mobile units to detect interference, while manufacturers and utilities cooperate to reduce noise. Public utilities, engineers, and research aim to minimize interference and improve reception. The Radio Branch also runs 34 government radio telegraph stations and oversees 74 privately owned stations, handling over 400 000 wireless messages yearly.
A memorial window in the Guildhall, City of London, depicts Dick Whittington famed as a poor boy who heard Bowbell’s bells and rose to wealth and power, alongside the cat associated with his legend and figures such as Henry V and his queen. Lord Wakefield arranged the installation.
A prominent businessman who went blind after a peak career urged that people can cope without sight. He highlighted Edison’s deafness as a factor aiding concentration. The piece reflects on blindness and deafness as potential blessings shaping resilience and usefulness.
Fragmentary speech shows Mrs. Wiggins asked about her husband’s unemployment period and a vague reply indicating uncertainty about their marriage year. The exchange reflects reminiscence and possible confusion in a local interview.
Quotations from Toronto markets list dairy products butter creamery No 1 pasteurized 17 16 to 16% milk prices. poultry eggs dressed and alive, with shifts for shippers and retailers. Wholesale vegetables dressed meats hides wool and grain quotes show price ranges for beef, veal, hogs, lambs, potatoes, oats and barley, with per cwt and per bag figures.
The Entomological Branch of the Dominion Department of Agriculture in Pamphlet 55 N. S. lists household ammonia tincture of iodine as effective for mosquito bites while glycerine or alcohol are also noted remedies. Some authorities recommend ordinary toilet soap moistened and rubbed over the puncture to ease irritation.
Creditors of the Edwin Atkinson estate of Erin Township Wellington County are required to send full claim particulars to the undersigned solicitor on or before June 30 1932. After that date the administrator will distribute assets only to those with notice and claims received. Acton May 31 1932. Kenneth M Langdon solicitor for Lewis Edwin Atkinson administrator.
The piece argues that wild plants rarely become viable field crops and stresses the merit system's demand for yield, seed quality, disease resistance, weed competition, winter hardiness, and drought tolerance. It highlights Dominion Experimental Farms in Canada guiding farmers, with plant breeders seeking superior varieties like Crested Wheatgrass and Reed Canary grass, alongside improving alfalfa red clover and timothy.
A brief exchange contrasts two characters. One questions saving five dollars weekly. The other says he lacked success due to insistence from installment collectors.
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