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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 07, 1946
Page
8
A devotional collection of memorial notices and obituaries honoring spouses, siblings, and sons. Entries name names such as Bert Maron, Walter Gibbons, John Gibbons, and John Gibbons, noting deaths in 1932 1945 and 1965 with bereaved families pledging lasting remembrance.
Mrs Wm Robertson thanks friends and relatives for cards fruit and chocolates during hospital stay in Guelph and thanks Acton and Vicinity War Service League Knox Presbyterian Church and other groups for cigarettes parcels received overseas from John Barber.
The Speech from the Throne outlined amendments to the Liquor Central Act to tighten licensing and control. It proposes a minimum wage for unskilled workers, higher rates for women, and broader labor protections. Mining growth, tax fairness, and northern development were emphasized, with increased mining staff and new projects. Agriculture focuses on marketing licenses, farm product control, a wholesale terminal, and higher cooperative loan limits. A new tourist department and northern power expansions are also planned, with large investments for transmission lines and stations by the Hydro-Electric Power Commission.
A reflection on discontent spurring effort and modern living, noting a delivery wagon at Hotchen's Bakers. Local notes record Mr and Mrs Peter Rinnie purchasing Mrs Soper's Wallace Avenue home via Wn Bracken. World Day of Prayer services are planned in Acton United Church for women in the town and district. Post Office tips urge proper parcel packing to ensure Europe deliveries reach destinations.
Readers are urged to subscribe to the local newspaper to learn about community activities, meetings, entertainments, and the work of local organizations. The paper provides details of public events and the benefits available to residents, aiding civic engagement.
Melville Saskatchewan shifts from grain to dairy and poultry as the community pivots to livestock. Cremeries and produce houses supported the change, with live poultry and butter shipments rising while grain shipments declined. Officials promote a meat packing future aided by Crooked Lake water project plans to secure growth.
In Hants County Nova Scotia farmers within about ten to thirteen miles of Brooklyn report satisfaction with the Brooklyn Co operative Society. The Nova Scotia department for agriculture says the society has completed its third year and handled a business volume of 250000 dollars.
On February 28 the Girls Auxiliary of St. An’s Church gave a farewell dinner for president Miss Grace Jolley who departs for Montreal. Miss Joan Jolley was elected to succeed her as president.
The undersigned auctioneers announce a public sale from THOM HOWDEN at Lot 2 Con 6 near Enquiring. The sale includes 2 Durham cows, several Holstein cows and heifers, a Durham heifer, horses, horse drawn implements, tractor and power driven machinery, farm wagon sets, sleighs, grain equipment, household effects, and more. Cash on day of sale. no reserve. April 1 possession.
An auction at John Atkinson farm Lot 1 Can 11 Guelph Township near Marden on Tuesday March 1846 begins 1 pm. Catalog includes cattle such as roan heifers and cows with calves, fat cattle, a Shorthorn bull, pigs, poultry, implements like mowers and cultivators, carriages, household goods, hay and grain, tools, furniture, and a Williams sewing machine. Terms: cash. no removal until settled. Riverside will have lunch counter. Hindley and Elliott, Auctioneers.
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