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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 07, 1935
Page
2
Rates outline per line for legal notices and advertisements including fret insertion, banners and memorials. It states charges for blackface text, Coming Attractions notices, meetings reports, In Memoriam poems, and Birth Marriage Death notices with terms on errors and liability.
Canada’s Department of National Revenue reports 3,261,848 foreign automobiles entered in 1934 about 164,061 more than 1933. Windsor Fort Erie and Niagara Falls remain top ports with 914,407 713,500 and 610,718 entries respectively. Canadian touring cars total 513,852 up 96,270. Travel across the border remains the world’s busiest.
A Brantford crowd last Friday attracted sharp criticism for destructive actions that marred the hockey game against St Jude's tea. The letter condemns vandalism of arena property and hostile behavior toward the visiting team, urging lawful punishment and stronger discipline to protect a community’s reputation.
The article notes multiple relief cases from Windsor and Timmins showing abuse of aid. A man quit an 80 dollar monthly job to stay on relief while another with 6.9 million in the bank sold clothing given to him. Ottawa reports many families on relief for years while deserving cases exist.
In a legislative debate Hon. A. W. Roebuck outlined Hydro finances and bond issues. He noted the thirteenth power bill has swung negative, Acton has retired all tebentures, and earnings may rise if Ontario manages affairs as before. Consumers face potential hardship if bondholders bear most losses.
A collection of brief observations on 1934 cheese production and butter output in Saskatchewan, road safety urging slower driving, support for hockey teams in the O H A, C C F candidate performance in Nipissing, aviation crisis reports, and Workmen's Compensation statistics for February with 21 fatal cases and total benefits of 413 094 35 dollars.
Frank R. Kent, speaking at William and Mary College, asserts there is no profession besides pure science where accuracy is so essential. He argues newspapers demand high precision because inaccuracy is quickly detected and hard to conceal, more than in any other field.
The lesson covers Peter’s vision and visit to Cornelius the Roman centurion, stressing that God accepts those who fear Him and do righteousness in every nation. Peter proclaims Jesus as Lord, His anointing, resurrection, and the promise of forgiveness to all who believe, leading to Cornelius and his household's immediate salvation and the Spirit's descent.
A six and a half foot long railway ticket was handed to Edina Jacques at the Canadian National Railways ticket office. The ticket covered a five week lecture tour across Western Canada under the Associated Canadian Clubs, beginning in Peace River and ending at Fort William, Ontario.
During Woodrow Wilson's tenure at Princeton University he confronted a body of alumni with a pointed remark about why more students were not masked. He stated the main reason was that many of the students were their own boys. The exchange highlighted tensions over student conduct and campus policies in that era.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention a vermicide marketed as an excellent preparation called Mother Graves Worm Ex terminator. It claims to have saved lives of many children despite unclear context and garbled phrasing.
The text notes Peter’s astonishment at Pentecost results and his evolving certainty. It highlights how the gift of the Holy Spirit marked a turning point from uncertain discipleship to unwavering proclamation of a risen and glorified Lord across Gentiles and Jews.
A military exchange notes a recruit once worked as a clerk and now signals with a rifle behind her ear when at ease. The banter highlights an unusual habit observed by a corporal and sergeant.
Lawyer asks about gross income and the witness responds no gross income and no net income, stating they have no income at all and work in the fish business as their source. The exchange highlights a lack of earnings and financial detail in the case context.
A collage of quips and mishearings features A. A. Hodge on Snowledge sources. A plano tuner and a sharp customer exchange jibes. Walter jokes about clearing tables and customers treating spoons and forks like medicine after meals.
A cartoonish dialogue depicts a diplomat and a father humorously debating the meaning of diplomacy. The father concludes a diplomat remembers a woman's birthday but forgets her age, delivering a light unsigned quip about social etiquette.
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