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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 09, 1940
Page
15
Poem honors a mother who works daily from Monday to Sunday and maintains love at home. It reflects aging, frailty, and enduring devotion, imagining a future reunion with mothers in a peaceful afterlife.
May 13 1920 item notes high prices for potatoes Dr Coxes new Main Street garage nearing completion Hydro Electric Department buys a motor truck Little Douglas Caswell dies after wandering onto a train Memorial monument unveiling by Acton Great War Veterans Association Rev J Johnston speaker J J Cooney reads names and unveils monument McIsaac Alen MoIsaac dies at Birch Avenue Hamilton in his 63rd year
Dominion Forest Service figures show total uninsurable damage and timber losses for 1939 at 2.73 million dollars, well under the ten year average of about five million. Human activity caused most fires, with May and August noted as peak months for fires and timber damage respectively.
The government denied a new Dominion war loan while eyeing War Savings Certificates payable in five dollar multiples. A Foreign Exchange Control Board order shifts foreign holdings to the exchange fund, mirroring British measures. Overseas trade shifts include pork surpluses and growing UK demand. In defense, the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan progresses with multiple schools and depots across Canada, including Summerside and Winnipeg, to train thousands of aircrew and instructors. Collaboration with Salvation Army, Knights of Columbus, YMCA, and CASPF supports summer activities for non-regular units.
The lesson frames Habakkuk's complaint about wickedness in Jerusalem around 600 BC and God’s reply on faith. It links the prophet’s prayer in a time of apostasy to the principle that the just shall live by faith, with references to Scripture and the coming judgment by the Chaldeans.
A reflective piece recalls Acton family history and familiar faces from the town as pages turn week by week. The article traces past events, neighbors, and notable local ties that shaped the community memory.
Last week’s photo identified the late J A Murray. He is noted for gifting Acton a memorial Y M C A building erected in 1935, and for spending his life in Acton and the surrounding district.
A suggested gift idea highlights reading about community life in "Acton's Early Days" to celebrate Mother's Day. The note touts stories of past days and ongoing enjoyment through repeated reading.
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