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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 09, 1938
Page
2
The Acton Free Press page details cancellations and advertising rates. It notes liability limits for errors without written proof and outlines advertiser responsibilities, with telephones for editorial and business offices and editor G Arloff Dills.
A call to observe Magna Carta Week and reflect on the 1215 charter's enduring role in liberty. The piece argues the charter limits royal power, ensures due process, and binds citizens to civic duty, warning against apathy and the drift toward autocracy.
The editor visited the Globe and Mail’s new Toronto offices during a newspaper convention. He praises the building’s scope and modern facilities, including a cafeteria run by the Institute for the Blind, and contrasts its scale with his own newspaper’s modest facilities.
The article reflects on the Globe and Mail as an influence shaping life in Candida. It contrasts the paper's steady guidance with the writer's muddled desk and the sensory rhythms of printing. The piece notes a strong link between daily work and home life.
A northern Ontario trip reveals mining centres offer profitable work but Timmins and Kirkland Lake face 1000 to 2000 job seekers each. Warns readers not to migrate for employment without prior job arrangements or assurances.
The article describes clearing brush at the point in the Park revealing water views and a grove suitable for picnic tables. It suggests continuing improvements in a planned, phased approach and notes past success in improving the Park entrance and race track with available material from land bought by the Fall Fair.
The piece surveys observances of the King's birthday as a legal holiday and critiques hydro inquiries. It comments on hit and run legislation urgency, Magna Carta Week, and democratic freedoms. It quotes Premier Hepburn praising the Tweed News and suggests Empire Day observance shifting to the fourth Monday in May.
A reader urges Canadian weekly papers to promote mutual understanding across provinces. He laments distrust and division, calls for plain kindness and patient dialogue, and suggests the association focus on neighborliness over grand programs to nurture a more inclusive national conscience.
A fragmented reminiscence contrasts boyhood patience with discipline. The speaker notes learning pace, cites a naval reference, and hints at guidance from a mentor as growth unfolds.
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