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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 01, 1947
Page
3
The Air World and A M A News describes tether flying indoors and out, rubber powered models, and control line models reaching speeds over 100 mph. Acton Model Aeronauts plan summer flights and invite members to meetings while awaiting Armouries club house approval, continuing meetings at Town Hall for now.
Medical authorities warn Canadians to prepare for heat by limiting heavy foods and increasing liquids. They advise steps to protect health as warm weather approaches.
Professor Louis Chatel of the University of Montreal urged total education as the path to victory in total war and lasting peace. He warned against single-focus programs and called for moral formation starting in the family to strengthen democracy and curb social decay.
English readers laugh at Brigadier Harry Mackenson’s tale of the parson who rented a hall for Friday socials. Each weekly lease renewal required a form, and the parson repeatedly altered the hall size from week to week, from Albert Hall to a posture stamp, without anyone noticing.
The writer notes spring signs at Ginger Farm with daffodils rhubarb calves and robin nest alongside a coal bin and cobweb door. A Thursday Women’s Institute tea in Canada features abundant tea cake and African violets, praising thoughtful service and selflessness, and mentions neighbor ploughing and ongoing farm work.
Mr Earl Cooper opened a new drugstore on Mill Street in Acton, moving stock from the old Brown establishment after renovation delays. The building includes a 22x25 store area with display sections, greeting cards, cosmetics, and an ice cream unit, plus a second floor apartment not yet ready. The opening marks continuity of Acton’s longtime family business in the site’s historic location.
The Dominion Experimental Station at St Anne de Bocadere notes Lower St Lawrence climatic conditions suit pasture and hay crops but not ideal for grain. Plans to enlarge Brassiand farming investigations feature alfalfa and ground clover in seed mixtures to build soil quality with new harvesting and storage methods for forages.
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