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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 04, 1948
Page
8
Obituaries and memorial notices reflect the deaths and remembrances of residents. Entries honor George Jestin and others, with verses and family tributes, noting relations such as Florence Jestin and Joe Waters. The section preserves personal losses and enduring memories in Everton and nearby areas.
Mr. T. A. Storey thanks fiends and neighbors for cards letters fruit candy and calls after his accident. Mrs. Wilfred McEachern thanks Rev J Mc Anderson Knox Church Ladies Aid Sunday School teachers relatives friends and neighbors for kindness and get well messages. Mrs. Wm. Hutt and family express gratitude for sympathy and consoling words from Mr Rumiles and Rev Lunton after a bereavement.
The column discusses druggists publicizing price changes and a survey showing modest rises since Christmas. It compares past and present costs for medicines and beauty items, noting better value today for items like hairbrushes, despite inflation and various market pressures.
A lively Penguin Club gathering last Friday featured a Leap Year dance with boys asking and girls making the first moves. The issue hints at new club plans within two weeks and notes a Spring mood despite fresh snow, with a charity hockey game and ongoing school activities and fashion remarks.
Restoration in Western Europe progresses amid strikes and civil disorder in France and Italy. Coal output and agricultural production rise, with British miners setting records and export plans expanding to Scandinavia. Ruhr output up 60,000 tons daily. Christmas week at 118 percent of 1938. Austria could supply herself if freed. Turkey, Sweden, Norway, Denmark face dollars gaps but show potential if aid continues.
Canadian Industrial firms Canadian Indumnes Ltd Canadian Celan oe Coup and Courtauls (Canads) push into staple fibre production. The move aims to cut imports and expand textile goods. Canada imported 125 million pounds of rayon staple valued at 4.12 million dollars.
Orangeville defeats Acton 7 to 3 in a disputed hockey game marked by penalties and fisticuffs. McDonald and Gillespie standouts for Orangeville while Ward and Gerrard draw police protection as fans react to officiating.
A Korean lespedeza seed package sent by Dr. Ralph Mills sparked Dept of Agriculture trials that turned into a major forage crop. Trials showed good hay and pasture on poor soils, expanding to extensive state plantings. Estimated hay and pasture value exceeds 200 million annually.
Trade returns show Canada supplied a large share of Britain’s imports for 1937 with Canada delivering 72 percent of wheat, 50 percent of bacon, 12 percent cheese, and 20 percent condensed milk. The report highlights Canada’s role in meeting Britain's food supply.
The article notes readers skim headlines when busy and still gain useful guidance from ads and stories. It argues newspapers keep communities informed about local happenings and economic opportunities, helping people solve daily problems.
A scattered sale list shows calves, poultry, a Haley play pen, pumps, a 1946 Fargo 4 ton truck, kitchen suite, rocking chair, baby carriage and crib. Also portable cabin, radio, and multiple cars and tractors from various locations and sellers. Buyers are urged to contact locals like McKim Bron. Handware, T. C. Brace, Geo. D. Fletcher and W. R. Tasker for details and pricing.
Lost wrist watch reported by a student. Reward offered for return. Please leave at Perry Ward. Contact Ket Tae Containiage for details. March 1st date appears in note.
Advertisement offers a permanent income and the chance to establish a profitable business as part of a rural walking district. Targets aggressive individuals aged 25 to 85 who can secure travel gear. requests writing to Phe J at RR Watkins Company in Montreal for full particulars.
Auctioneers THOMAN REID sell at public auction on March 17 at Towalock Farm Lot 1 Concession 5 Township of Trafalgar Milton County Road. Horses and harness, cows and young cattle, Holstein and Jersey cows, cows due and milking, young stock, a Holstein bull, farm implements, wagons, hay gear, farmhouse furnishings, furniture, stoves, lamps, linoleum, appliances, and various household items. Cash settlement day of sale. no reserve due to owner giving up furnishings. Under cover if weather. Hindley and Elliot, auctioneers.
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