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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 02, 1940
Page
2
The Acton Free Press in Ontario lists subscription rates at 2.00 per year in advance with US add-ons. It outlines address change handling, cancellation policies, and advertising terms including error liability limitations and proof requirements. Editor G Aklof-Dills signs the notice.
The Fergus situation shows a press barred from commissions leading to deficits and unreported auditors. In Smith Falls the School Board funded delegates to an Ontario convention, while the press was absent, revealing expenses and outcomes. The piece argues public info safeguards accountability and warns against excluding media.
A railway journey offers glimpses of life as passengers share stories from Detroit visits to a newborn and a wedding party leaving with confetti. The piece contrasts joy and sorrow on a single trip, noting a family farewell to a father going to war and the quiet resilience of the couple.
At a Windsor convention several Actonians were spotted, including Dr. James Tallman now a history professor and librarian at Western University in London. The gathering featured a fashion show by I C C E chapters at the Prince George Hotel while Mrs. Laird sought Acton representatives.
The Windsor Star notes Acton attendees at a social function of the 1.C.C.E. Mrs. Laird presided at a table and chats covered convention activities and the many Actonians now active in broader affairs. Conversations highlighted widespread participation across communities.
Last week a tree planting project began as Hatton County started planting 30 000 trees on a 93 acre Nassapaweya farm. The Men of the Trees offered good sized ornamental trees and Acton Council seeks leadership to coordinate planting this spring.
The piece notes synchronized DST this year and Canada radio production in 1935 totaling 348 507 sets valued at 8 678 1230. It recalls past local confusion over DST and mentions only one radio license needed for private residences, with an extra for car receivers. The tone playful about fishing stories and memory.
Ontario column outlines the Royal Commission on Dominion Provincial Relations known as the Rowell Commission and later the Strode Commission. It forecasts its far reaching work on constitutional, taxation, and revenue issues and potential revisions to the British North America Act to guide Canada’s wartime political framework.
A Toronto factory turned out Bren light machine guns as Canada scales up war production. The article details the first gun’s assembly from Canadian steel and hands, the precision machining, the extensive tooling and gauges, and the collaboration of Canadian workers and engineers to meet Allied demands.
Research notes indicate Scots goats, young and old, perform best on a lean diet before transitioning to rich pasture. Findings emphasize gradual diet changes to maximize health and productivity.
Reports indicate Germany prepares troops and ships opposite Sweden as the Swedish government watches for Chancellor Hitler and Der Fuehrer’s next move.
A Brigadier General proclaims victory through physical equality and a spiritual element. The piece then shifts to a poultry market note about hens laying eggs out of season and the impact on egg prices, with a farmer's remark about packers wanting cattle farmers do not have.
A dense list of professionals with offices in Acton Georgetown Milton and surrounding areas. Doctors surgeons veterinarians lawyers auctioneers notaries and a merchant directory with office hours and contact details. Includes Dr J A McNiven B J Nelson W G Cullen Leatherland Langdon Buchanan and Young among others.
Acton stations show daily standard time departures with trains to Georgetown and Guelph and westbound service. Listed times include morning and evening departures with Sunday exceptions and Saturday special runs.
The passage lists Gray Coach routes with eastbound trips toward Toronto and Kitchener and westbound trips through to Endor a daily service notes. It includes times like E53H am and 551 pm as well as operating restrictions daily except Sundays holidays and certain days.
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