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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 06, 1940
Page
5
Acton community pages note visits from Toronto London and Guelph residents over the weekend. engagements announced include Margaret Agnes to Donald Gordon Nelson and Gladys Laurene to Jan Verdun with June weddings planned.
The Esquesing Council approves routine payments including road sheets 368.08, relief accounts 113.79, burial costs 30.00, health insulin 136, dog licenses 63.00, and tax write offs 8.57. Claims against the treasurer and various assessors are noted. meeting adjourns to July 2 at 7:30 PM Standard Time.
Reeve declares lands in arrears in Acton will be offered at 3 o clock in the Town Hall on June 10 1940 if taxes and costs are unpaid. List includes Lot 33 Block 11 totaling 203.54 with costs, Lot 6 16 102.08, Lot 3 Banana 49 shown, reflecting charges and totals.
A Halton member replies to Parkdale critic urging resignation of the Prime Minister. He lauds Mackenzie King’s high character and wartime leadership while rebutting opposition claims and citing Doctor Bruce’s Massey Hall remarks as hypocritical. The exchange centers on Canada’s war resolve and unity as March 26th’s mandate is recalled.
A parliamentary speech denounces partisan attacks on the Prime Minister and pleads for national unity in wartime. It questions Conservative leadership claims, argues for a clear vote on support for the PM, and urges Canada to back the government despite financial stress while promising broad support for war efforts.
The Medical Officer reviews 285 health cards from Acton school showing high diphtheria toxoid uptake and gaps in scarlet fever and smallpox vaccination. Whooping cough vaccine and TB skin tests are noted. warnings about serum re-treatment and desensitization are given. Parents urged to pursue free preventive measures during wartime health focus.
An Empire Day service took place at Erin school last Thursday afternoon. Dr T J Campbell, recovering from treatment at Guelph General Hospital, will retire home on Wednesday and is convalescing. Mr and Mrs Harrison and Mr and Mrs Bert Weeks moved into a new apartment above the dilapidated parlor in their recently purchased building. Mr F A Hamilton BA of Guelph has been appointed to the staff of North Toronto Collegiate and will begin duties September 1.
A lighthearted remark about a husband playing golf eliciting the note that his wife asks about his progress and the children now have permission to watch him play. The exchange highlights domestic humor and family involvement in leisure activities.
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