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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 04, 1939
Page
7
A list of odd items found in a pocket is described with playful detail. The items include a jackknife, marbles, a whistle, a shell, a penny, a slingshot, bottle tops, pebbles, a horned toad, and a tiny brass item, all from a child's fantasy collection.
Reports show trout fishing successes during the week. William McNabb sold his brick residence on Bower Avenue to Fred Denny. Georgetown Presbyterian Church visited Knox Church Guild. Major Niven and Secretary Turley spoke on Great War Veterans' Association aims. Captain Torrance Beardmore chaired. Women’s Institute officers elected. Mrs. George Havill reelected president. Forces in Siberia and Egypt demobilizing. Acton men may return soon. Pte Charles Morton welcomed home. Acton shipping many potatoes and turnips to the United States. over 4 000 bags shipped. Died: Robert Young at Lot 12 Second Line Erin on May 2 1919.
Canada expanded bird banding in 1938 with 32 226 new records and 815 recovery records added to official files. Since 1923, over 300 000 birds have been banded and about 25 000 recovery reports obtained to map migration routes, longevity, and conservation needs. International cooperation with the U S and private volunteers under the Migratory Birds Convention Act supports nationwide reporting and tracing via aluminum bands to reveal each bird life history. Reports mailed postage free to Ottawa for banded birds.
Roses headed indoor cut flower sales in Canada for the year ended May 31 1938 with 12 133 824 items valued at 744 518 dollars from a 48.4 percent share of indoor sales. Gladioli topped outdoor cut flower sales with 1 044 775 stems from 3 588 213 outdoor cuts worth 54 175 dollars. The total value of floricultural and ornamental nursery stock reported for the year was missing.
In a classroom exchange, the teacher confirms Janey answered a question about Napoleon's nationality correctly. The brief moment highlights a learning validation with the student and instructor.
The article recalls early Acton residents on Church Street including Johnnie McKee the stallion keeper turned trader, his store loss by fire, and Nellie Dempsey. It follows Burrows, settled Church Street residents, a quarrel carving a scar, and several families on Church and Elgin Streets with notes of later relocations and notable properties.
A patient with chronic bronchitis seeks help and learns the doctor has endured bronchitis for over fifteen years, offering reassurance that the illness should respond to treatment. The exchange highlights shared experience and professional empathy.
When I sing tears come to my eyes during passages. A singing teacher suggests trying to stuff cotton in the ears to reduce reactions and help control the tear response while performing.
The budget speech outlines a 60 million dollar deficit for the year ending March 11 1940. It proposes income tax deductions for all firms and a construction plan extension at 10 percent of capital expenditure. It calls for a three year exemption for new metallic mine developments and removal of the 3 percent excise tax on most imports.
The draft notes seventy eight tariff items revised to reflect concessions in trade agreements with the United States. No changes are made to sales tax exemptions or miscellaneous excise taxes. The overall budget aim remains to reduce government spending without broad fiscal shifts.
Halton Holstein Breeders' Club advances a cattle exhibit limited to Halton County at the Milton Fall Fair. The club aims to present the best Holstein display in the show's history with a township representative exhibit. Byron Jenvey urged a Halton breeding program as he praised the club's progress and status among Ontario counties.
A tense exchange centers on a man pressing a silent partner to speak and then proposing marriage when she remains quiet. The dialogue reveals power dynamics and expectations in a strained interaction between two unnamed speakers.
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