This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 19 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 02, 1946
Page
7
A reflective tribute to unsung workers who power progress and public life. The piece honors chairmen, cleaners, vendors, water carriers, and countless others whose steady efforts enable peaks of achievement and moments of grace.
Twenty years ago Sunday marked the warmest day since last September. Celebrations included the golden wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. K Cook at Fairview Avenue. The Acton Machine Code was famous after an order for motor parts shipped to Australia. A quiet wedding joined Mabel Doria Wood at Norvat to George Louth. The Banda Benefit Concert drew a large crowd to Town Hall despite bad roads. Fiddler's Contest awards went to H Shortill, W Mason, and J Nickell. Obituaries note William Cole and DC Russell passing in 1926.
The article urges Canadian farmers to modernize with new farm appliances to increase production and income. It highlights the Bank of Montreal offers financial help and invites farmers to visit Manager W. H. Clayton to discuss needs and secure a proper share of future prosperity.
London England authorities repurpose the Allied mine locator for peacetime tasks. It now helps locate nails in wood before sawing and detect metal wires in walls. Police and customs also use it to uncover hidden metal articles potentially smuggled out of the country.
Wartime Prices and Trade Board sets consumer prices on hard boiled Cuban candy imported from Cuba. Prices range between 29 and 31 cents per pound, aligning with Canadian products and often lowering current levels. The plan fixes prices from importer to retailer and may vary slightly by packaging nationwide.
The lesson recounts Jesus choosing the twelve apostles after night prayer and preparing them to spread the Gospel. It notes diverse temperaments, Judas Iscariot’s role, and the need for intimate fellowship with Christ before mission. It emphasizes that true love comes from God and must be shown to others in daily life.
A devotional reflection on dwelling in God by loving others. It states that love signifies God dwelling in the believer and the Holy Spirit residing within, describing love as heaven on earth and a life of self sacrifice for others.
South Africa plans to expand fertigation under a regional development approach. Lands Minister Conroy outlined moving water to farmers rather than farmers to water, with Kimberley Vaal River Valley Capetown Western Province towns and other areas targeted for extensive settlements and pooled knowledge. Ambitious Orange River transfers considered to boost water supplies for a growing population.
The Troyal Ontario Museum received a slender ivory shaft claimed as a unicorn horn. The description wrongly described a mythical unicorn but the item is actually a narwhal tusk, a rare arctic semincorn. The piece reflects enduring public belief in unicorns across heraldry, literature, and art.
Uranium is the heavy element powering atomic energy and possibly the bomb. It occurs as uraninite, pitchblende, and other minerals in deposits worldwide including Great Bear Lake, Belgium Congo, Saxony, Bohemia, Norway, and the United States. Fine pitchblende specimens from Great Bear Lake are shown at the Royal Ontario Museum.
Canberra reports Britain ended the Pacific war with 5,136,000 wool bales in Australia valued at 350 million dollars. Each bale averages 300 pounds, totaling over 1.6 billion pounds stored, intended for gradual market release as Britain Australia New Zealand and South Africa join in stabilizing wool prices for the coming decade.
The piece explains how advertising shapes public perception of prices and goods, noting that ads reveal what bus ines ness people sell and the cost of living. It observes readers scan ads for bargains and popular items, visiting advertisers to buy both featured products and related items.
The article advises finishing courses then seeking to improve writing and speech by constant reading of good literature. Reading expands vocabulary, helps distinguish word choice, and dispels common speech mistakes. It notes reading gives ideas to enrich writing and makes expression more engaging.
In Quebec near Lonely, the town with 5000 population may switch to total lawn growth. A door to door mail delivery plan prompted the postmaster’s actions. In British Columbia, the Canadian Pacific Railway stored 4000 tons of natural ice for anticipated bumper fruit crops from the Okanagan Valley season. The ice was shipped from Alberta in 120 freight cars.
An elderly teacher at an East Rand school was attacked by a large bee swarm in her classroom. She fell, injured her hip, and was stung over 200 times as bees settled on her face and neck. Four young men carried her to safety and she was hospitalized.
Revelstoke Review notes trivial local happenings in Honaventure Quebec and nearby Peninsula town where construction at a carding mill proceeds and work begins on a school project. It mentions preparations for a fall start and ongoing rebuilding efforts amid regional activity.
A defined maple grove should be fully planted with sugar maple trees of varying ages and a dense crown to shade the ground. Holdways facilitate sap collection, livestock is excluded, and the grove is thinned with a 25 foot windbreak border kept unthinned for storm protection.
Two discharged Tesans impressed by European operations of the Canadian Army have asked the Nova Scotia information bureau how to join a Canadian Scottish unit.
Maritime fishermen harvested 29 million pounds of fish in March, up 3.24 million pounds from the same month last year, according to the eastern division monthly report of the fisheries department.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.