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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Mar 27, 1952

Page

7

Angus Grand Champion at Toronto Beef Show

Halies Anges Grand Chimipien Ai bred by Dr. Wm F James of Malden Farm near Hormby won first in his class and Grand Champion of Angus at the beef ball show and sale in Toronto. Shown by James McKay, the herd sire sold for 1000 to Harvey Blackburn of Uxbridge. Maple Cattle Breeders Association notes growth and insemination stats for 1951 and honors Halton inseminator Jack Hamilton.

Yerente Bandollier Malden Wm. F. James Malden Farm Hormby Toronto James McKay Brough Harvey Blackburn Uxbridge Bando Jer Bondalice Maple Grove Ith Lloyd Mack Angus James Maple Cattle Breeders’ Association York County Asl Dufferin Grey Halton Ontario Peel Peterborough Simcoe Victoria York G. W. Keffer Halton Ranch Court House Afilton Jack Hamilton Maple Frank G. Stark Edwin Harrop Maple Unit

Plastic replaces plaster in fracture treatment

A new plastic composite made from glass and cellulose acetate replaces plaster of Paris for fracture treatment. It resists water dissolution and does not crumble, offering improved durability in medical use.

Health Education Progress Described at Greenock Institute Meeting

Mrs Elwood Johnston chaired the Greenock Women's Institute meeting on health and home economics. Mrs Fred Johnston and Mrs Wm Hill led convenors while the president Mrs Thos Hemsley ran the session. A social evening was planned for late March at Greenock School and a donation to the Canadian Red Cross Appeal was approved.

Elwood Johnston Greenock Women's Institute Fred Johnston Wm. Hill Thos. Hemsley Hugh Reid Greenock School Canadian Red Cross Camay Hillsburgh Grace Hamilton Guelph Greenock Mimosa Albert McKeown Canada Bill Johnston Little Eddy John Near Institute Ralph McKeown Eliott Patterson Robert Allan

Farm Ponds for Halton County

Halton County offers farmers assistance in building ponds for livestock domestic water fire protection spraying irrigation and soil erosion control. Details are available from Agricultural Representative Mr Whitelock. The program aims to supply water for farms and fire safety and will take several years to complete.

Halton Whitelock

Farm Improvement Loans Offered By Bank of Montreal

Farmers across Canada are urged to reconsider Farm Improvement Loans now at Bank of Montreal Acton branch. Loans mainly fund machinery and also houses, outbuildings, electricity, drainage, water systems, livestock purchases, and fruit tree planting with five percent annual interest and seasonal repayment. Gordon Oder, manager, invites inquiries.

Canada Acton Bank of Montreal Gordon Oder

The Habits of Mortals From a Poem Fragment

Fragmentary verse recalls mortal habits and fortunes on earth. It notes that what we win in life is left behind at death and what we bring into life we carry out, warning against taking from others. The piece reflects on human folly and the ephemeral nature of worldly gain.

Wwe

God's Men by Pearl Buck a vivid travel and power tale

Review lauds Pearl Buck's God's Men as more than fiction. The story travels from China to New York, weaving travel, wealth, romance, and history with real figures like Sun Yat Sen F D Roosevelt Chiang Kai Shek Madame Chiang and Harry Truman. The 1950 setting frames its thesis with memorable characters and ideas.

Pearl Buck China New York Sun Yat Sen F. D. Roosevelt Chiang Kai Shek Madame Chiang Harry Truman Korea

Prices rise over seven years in Ontario farm chart 1953

Ontario Department of Agriculture released a chart showing average prices received by farmers on February 15 1953 with seven year comparisons. The data lists 1935–39 and 1939–43 price baselines alongside February 1952 estimates for crops livestock and products including wheat oats barley rye flaxseed potatoes hay and clover butter and cheese eggs poultry and wool among others.

Ontario Ontario Department of Agriculture

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