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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 17, 1938
Page
2
The Acton Free Press from Acton Ontario outlines advertising rates on application and describes error handling. It notes that errors in ads must be written and signed, with responsibility and costs for errors limited to space occupied by the error.
The piece notes Hitler enlarges the German empire without cannons or casualties, suggesting victory via methods the Kaiser failed. It observes broad acclaim among both conquerors and governed, warns war may not be necessary for territory, and questions the future European impact. Time will reveal if Hitler’s gains are truly conquest.
A speaker cites regret over organizations lamenting youth access to opportunity. He notes top figures earned chance through long preparation and asks why surplus chances aren’t passed on. The answer: few others have prepared to carry on openings born from effort and knowledge of the product.
Record salt production reached 462 094 tons in 1937, up from 391 316 tons in 1936, reflecting Canada’s long-standing mineral industry. Ontario first commercial salt in 1866, Malagash Nova Scotia opened rock salt, with major production in Ontario, Nova Scotia, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan. Alberta joined in 1938 after discoveries near McMurray, with a 20 ton carload shipment made in January.
The Meaford Express endorses local progress and community enterprise led by the Chamber of Commerce. It urges unity, prudent use of money and energy, and forecasts blessings from realizing town potential rather than letting opportunities waste away.
An advertisement in papers funded by brewing interests claims only a small share of highway accidents are caused by drunkenness. Yet the writer argues many liquor linked mishaps go uncharged or unsolved, with crashes and injuries rising and the innocent bearing the cost.
The town notes delays in completing major road work on Acton's main street. Ice and pools delayed surface finishing, but Highway Department and Municipality plan joint efforts to extend cement curb and new surface along the entire street. Officials urge finishing the job.
The piece surveys reforms against slot machines, seed crop centers, and past hockey praise. It notes Social Credit scrutiny by the Supreme Court, Privy Council potential impacts, and shifts in attention from County to Provincial bodies. It cites Canada’s 1937 energy and communications stats and farm production shares.
A Sunday School lesson explores purity and the body as a temple of God drawn from Judges 13 and 1 Corinthians 3 16 17. It emphasizes Kana Manos wife as the Nazarite mother and urges believers to present their living bodies to God for His glory and service.
The diary entries recount a week of small observations and questions at home and church. Oliver Warren comments on donations, schooling, dreams, relationships, and daily chores while noting tensions between faith, village life, and personal doubts.
Guidance on washing down cushions with borax and ammonia, rinsing, wringing, and air drying. Vegetable down cushions require removing filling and reconditioning in an oven before reseating. Cushion covers in real silk, satin, or folkweave can be washed and ironed. embroidered covers ironed inside out. Silk care suggests methylated spirit or gum arabic in rinse. artificial silk may require brushing with a degreaser like carbon tetrachloride.
An Irishman in London saw a coat outside a pawnbroker priced ten dollars. He brings it in and asks its value. The pawnbroker says not more than five dollars to take it. The man replies take it, surprised, thinking he came to sell it.
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