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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 26, 1936
Page
2
The Acton Free Press outlines subscription rates and handling, including yearly costs, advance payments, and address changes. It notes cancellation preferences, remittance methods, and advertising rates for legal notices, with disclaimers on errors and proofing procedures.
The Town Hall needs repairs after a plaster collapse during a recent event. At the last Council meeting repairs were deemed imperative this year. The building, over fifty years old, has withstood the years but requires paint, glazing, and updates to meet present needs. The council should budget overdue improvements, with the community bearing the cost.
The editorial reflects on Acton hockey this season, noting Durham as a tough obstacle and Acton reaching semi finals only to lose by a single goal. It praises the team’s progress, management, and sportsmanship while expressing hope for next year with the same players and leadership.
The article notes that power rebates across Acton and the province yield lower consumer costs. It recalls a past issue when Acton’s thirteenth bill ran a debit before cancellations and new contracts reversed the trend. The Hydro Commission faced criticism, but recent rebates sparked broad praise.
Officially it arrived on Friday and signs of it are not lacking. March storms made it miserable for a few days but the warm sun didn’t leave the banks piled long as in winter. Robins and crows are plentiful and a citizen exhibited a lively grasshopper. Flies are returning from winter migration and frogs remain silent under ice. Coal bins are depleted and the long winter eased. lawn mower and spade promise a change from the snow shovel.
Bank of Montreal notes manufacturing in Ontario remains well maintained with expansion signs. Automobile production fell in February due to poor road conditions, while foundries stay busy and steel mills expand. Furniture and flour mills lag, textiles and leather goods stay strong, and paper and appliance output rises.
Quebec farmers increased live stock by more than 25 000 head in 1935 led by pigs rising from 589 930 to 666 380. Cattle slipped from 1 579 140 to 1 527 140, milk cows fell to 679 910. Sheep barely rose while poultry dropped to 6 510 260.
June 23rd is a statutory holiday on a Wednesday this year. Spring street cleaning in Acton lagged while cattle testing progresses countywide aiming for tuberculin-free stock. Simcoe licenses slot machines pin balls and bagatelle at $75 each to ease taxes. The Burlington Gazette, now 38 years old, is led by Editor E A Harris and Mayor George Harris.
The lesson outlines the outward growth of the Kingdom of God like the mustard seed and warns of inward decay, using parables of growth and leaven. It stresses not despising small beginnings and notes persistent corruption within the church across ages.
Canadian garden expert notes hotbeds should be started in March and allowed to work before use. Seed soil should thaw below 40 degrees before planting. Maintain coverings for cold nights. A soil mix of sand loam and peat is ideal. Cold frames should be ready to warm and dry soil before planting. More space needed for cold frame seedings during frost.
China received the bulk of its new newsprint from Canada, with Shanghai handling about 40 percent of total imports and around 70 percent passing through the port. Canada became the leading supplier since 1931, supplanting Northern Europe and Japan as the main sources.
A prime minister and a clergyman are cited as exemplary figures. Wargreaves invented no machine for spinning cotton named Jenny after his wife. Compton, a married man, created a similar device named the mule.
Dialogue shows a father questioning a suitor about funds while noting consent. Douglas' Egyptian ointment is praised as a leg wash. It claims to remove bruises sprains swelling and stiffness quickly.
Three ated horses of Bad Reich enhall Navaria have been decorated with war buddy honor medals for valiant World War service. Coquilla nuts from the pastaba palm and a native of Urazil are noted as vegetables wary in a curious aside.
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