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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 13, 1940
Page
2
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The article notes Mussolini plans to aid Hitler with Italian military resources if needed, per their Italy Germany treaty. It suggests Italy will offer limited but practical support while awaiting developments in France and the Allied response.
The June 10 1940 bulletin recalls Italy’s entry into the war and Canada’s minister Norman Rogers death in a plane crash. It highlights President Roosevelt’s twofold program to aid Allies and mobilize American resources, urging speed and unimpeded action. It also notes U.S. neutrality and public sentiment. The piece then discusses a local question on adopting a two year municipal term and possible bylaw submission to ratepayers.
Milton Council proposes to submit a by law at the upcoming election to let ratepayers decide on the preferred plan. If no by law is submitted the two year term automatically becomes effective and the municipal bodies elected in 1941 serve two years. If a vacancy occurs the remaining council or board selects the replacement.
A speech exhorts Canadians across ages and occupations to buy War Savings Certificates as a way to support the Allies in the Great War. It notes discounts on face values, safety and maturity terms, and compares Britain and Nazi Germany to stress civic duty. The piece closes with a quoted war poem emphasizing sacrifice.
Milton weighs December municipal election dates as popularity grows. Employment data from 11,970 Canadian establishments show 1,117,547 workers on May 1, 1940, up from 11,607 firms employing 1,030,718 a year prior. Judith Robinson replaced by Dorothy Thompson at Globe and Mail. Page Six may improve. Fairy Lake swimming classes under W. J. Benson address Acton needs. parents and children pleased. Canada mourns Hon. Norman Rogers. condolences to family and pledge to carry on. Halton Conservative party names Acton men Amos Mason as President and C. F. Leatherland as Secretary. Reminder that Sunday is Father’s Day. dads appreciate practical recognition.
Ottawa debates Alberta Government plans to form a provincial bank with five hundred thousand dollars capital. The bill seeks exemptions from key Bank Act provisions and gives the cabinet power to set discounts and loans, allowing direct government and corporate influence over credit. Aimed at wartime finance, the proposal echoes historical calls for government control of credit, prompting strong parliamentary scrutiny and warnings from critics.
The Mines and Geology Branch of Canada’s Department of Mines and Resources directs 37 field parties totaling about 176 staff to map and investigate mineral districts across the provinces, Yukon, and the Northwest Territories. The effort prioritizes gold and petroleum resources and war minerals such as chromium and tungsten for wartime needs.
Canada maintained her position as a world leader in asbestos output with 3,644,972 tons produced in 1939 valued at 15,859,212 dollars. Production, concentrated in Quebec's Thetford region including Thetford Mines and East Broughton, comes mainly from open pits and underground mines with vast reserves. The United States remains the largest buyer, with Canada exporting chiefly unmanufactured asbestos for brake linings, insulation, roofing, and textiles.
Canadian government tightens controls by suspending visiting privileges at Petawawa Ontario and Kananaskis Alberta internment camps. Internees previously could receive monthly visits, now halted under new security measures.
The text notes farming and industry both feel pressure from war-related demands. Builders struggle to add factory space while private citizens seek homes. Industrial activity rises as war goods demand grows, signaling potential harvest-time labor shortages for Canadian farmers.
Major General Victor W. Odlum, commander of the Second Canadian Division, returns from England and France and begins an inspection tour of formations and units within the division to study organization methods firsthand.
Royal Air Force personnel loaned under the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan will be paid at the same rate as Royal Canadian Air Force members from their arrival date in Canada. Outfit allowances and non‑effective benefits are not included.
Directory style notice listing physicians surgeons dentists barristers notaries public and veterinarians with offices in Acton Georgetown and surrounding area. Includes phone numbers office hours appointment notes and locations such as Mill Street Frederick Street Knox Avenue Leishman Block and Lymon Block. Auctioneers and commercial line also mentioned.
Timetable data shows going east and west services with daily and Sunday specifics. Listed times include 6.04 am 9.49 am 6.28 pm 8.19 pm 9.41 pm and 9.15 pm with arrivals at Georgetown Guelph and other points.
Daily routes to Toronto Kitchener London with varying times and holiday rules. Eastbound departures include early morning to night and westbound to London with sequence patterns. Some trips run only on Sundays holidays Saturdays or daily except specified days.
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