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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 14, 1940
Page
2
The Acton Free Press outlines subscription terms including year in advance and cancellation preferences. It notes changes of address, uninterrupted service if not canceled, and advertising rate policy with liability limits tied to published errors signed by the advertiser. G Arlofeldills, Editor.
In Halton the upcoming election features two candidates, Cleaver and Atkins, with campaigns focusing on issues rather than personalities. The Free Press urges voters to ensure their names are on the lists and to cast ballots, stressing Canada is at war and the duty to vote.
Ontario's encyclopedia shows Acton with per capita taxes of 4.16 and a population dip of about 40 for 1938. Milton has the highest per capita tax, Oakville the highest debt, Acton the second lowest debt, and Trafalgar, Nelson, Esquesing and Nassagaweya townships listed with their population figures.
The note argues Mill Street requires further improvement to address winter hazards. It warns that high snow ridges on both sides block catch basins and extend icy conditions into late winter and spring.
The plan argues snow removal should start at first snowfall and extend to other blocks. It notes Acton's main street has long suffered for poor upkeep and proposes raising sidewalks on Mill Street blocks gradually financed from current revenue to improve safety and access.
First eleven months show ordinary revenue of 478,682,657 dollars, up from 456,929,418 last year. Grand total receipts reach 478,797,032, while expenditures total 518,917,440 with capital and other costs included. National Defense Department ordinary outlay was 28,419,214, compared to the previous year's level.
The piece cites over 600 candidates for 245 seats, predicts a likely disappointed majority, notes council approval to buy chairs for Town Hall, and reports new tax payment options in Amherst. It also records Canada’s sugar refinery output and gasoline sales in earlier years, and observes municipal landlord dynamics.
A collection of quoted lines from Canadian newspapers spans politics culture health and media. It humorously notes credit from children ages and voting rules while touching on wartime film censorship and editors’ quips about den keeping and readers’ lists in Hanover Peat district.
London dispatch reports Dr. Martin Buechler, a dentist who treated Adolf Hitler, called him the most cowardly patient he ever had. He allegedly fainted at the sight of a pedaster and would become a nervous wreck at the sight of forceps.
Ontario Premier Mitchell Hepburn sparks debate by banning The March of Time in theatres as a possible King government propaganda tool while alleging RC A trainees at St Thomas faced improper training. The piece notes rising divorces amid wartime and urges quieter wartime governance and better highways to sustain tourism.
A survey of Point Pelee National Park marshes shows two muskrat houses this year for every one last year. The park allows limited trapping under park supervision as Essex County traps outside the park. Last year over 3,000 muskrats were taken in the park marshes without harming the colony.
The Irish Free State acquired its first warship, named M1, built at Hamption-on-Thames, delivered at Chelsea on the Thames by Mr. J Duranty in a ceremony with Commander Dunphy and Sir John Thornycroft. The vessel is the first of six torpedo boats to patrol Irish coasts at 50 mph with torpedoes and depth charges.
A scanned newspaper fragment lists medical and legal service ads. Dr E J Nelson, physician in Milton, provides electro therapy with office hours mornings and afternoons and Sunday by appointment. Additional listings include a notary and registrar services in Acton with appointment hours and contact numbers.
Fragmentary timetable listing daily departures with times at Georgetown and Guelph. Mentions Westbound and Eastbound, Saturday and Sunday exceptions, and multiple long and short routes. Indicates flyer services and varied departure times throughout the day.
Eastbound runs to Toronto and London with varied times from 51 am to 8 46 pm. Westbound to London and Stratford area lists multiple departures around midmorning to evening with notes on Sundays holidays and exceptions.
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