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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 03, 1948
Page
3
A call to Ontario electors to vote next Monday urging every citizen to exercise their franchise in municipal provincial and Dominion affairs. The piece stresses personal responsibility to choose freely without being guided by party workers and to vote for the overall public good.
Citizens in Acton hold meetings with two groups as final test looms for a town pool project. The piece urges universal support, warning that without broad participation no pool will be built and urging all generations to lend a hand.
The Post argues that politicians should not promise what they cannot fund. It warns against unkept election promises and notes that lobbyists and reformers seek spending. It emphasizes government costs money and the public ultimately pays.
Ontario's William Griesinger urged a Winnipeg meeting to craft uniform provincial rules on liquor ads. Provinces explore how far to permit promotion while public sentiment remains cautious, with brewers and distillers pressuring for broader access. The effort aims to write nationwide regulations by September, but no province wants public input.
The article calls for recognizing shut ins by visiting at least two ill people on the first Sunday in June. It urges sustained caring beyond the annual observance and highlights personal visits as the most meaningful outreach among newspapers and radio.
The piece critiques electoral influence and plans for Dominion Day and a thirteen month calendar with Monday holidays. It cites inadequate pension promises, recalls a dismissed Toronto police group over prisoner brutality, and argues alcohol's role in motor accidents warrants safer driving messages.
A historical overview describes Canada’s Seed Control Act lineage from 1905 to 1937, noting price and sale controls for seeds. It explains grade based marketing for crops and farm products, including eggs, and emphasizes consumer confidence in graded seed and other farm inputs under provincial and federal administration.
The piece contrasts little boys’ playful brookside rituals with adults’ grown up pretensions. It notes May arrivals of men with silence and tackle, seeking a return to a childlike world they imagine outgrown, near Tel Aviv and Jaffa.
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