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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

May 11, 1933

Page

5

Social Life Notes From Acton to Nassagaweya

The column records local visits and greetings including Mrs G W Hutcheson of Toronto visiting Acton friends, Milas Grace Linham of Weston Hospital home briefly, and Mrs Grant of Cleveland visiting her sister in Acton. It notes engagements Kathleen Wing to Grant Campbell and Nellie Catherine Whitley to James Russell with June weddings planned.

Milas Grace Linham Weston Hospital Grant Cleveland, Ohio Malcolm McLean Bower Avenue Wilford E. Wing Guelph Kathleen Grant Campbell Duncan Campbell Moffat Ontario Nellie Catherine Daniel Whitley James—Russell Fyfe Somerville Nassagaweya

Quotes and reflections from leaders and thinkers

A collection of brief quotations from figures such as Adolf Hitler Lord Rayleigh Rebecca West and Nicholas Murray Butler. The passages touch on virtue home life human society leadership and social improvement with emphasis on integrity and public welfare.

Grow As You Go: A Call to Constant Growth

The piece urges Canadians to move beyond mere busyness and pursue real growth. It questions whether the reader has learned or advanced this week and warns against quick gains that vanish without progress. It emphasizes steady, purposeful development as one grows while going.

Farm Livestock in Canada Records Rise in Cattle Figures

government bureau of statistics reports 1932 cattle on farms at 4,511,100 head down from 7,991,000 the previous year. Horses 3,088,630, sheep 3,644,500, swine 4,639,100. Total farm livestock value estimated at 375,722,000 with poultry valued at 34,738,000. Turkeys geese and ducks up while hens and chickens decline.

Canada Government Bureau of Statistics Polow Dominion

Potash in corn beds and rise of specialized turkey farms

On light sandy loams, potash is a key element of corn plant food. Unless land is heavily manured, a complete fertilizer with high potash content may be desirable. The article notes the growing trend of specialized turkey farms.

Esquesing Township Council approves relief accounts

The Esquesing Township Council met on May 8 with Reeve George Currie presiding and approved payments to numerous suppliers for goods and services including milk meat and bread. They authorized road sheet payments of 427.82 and directed the clerk to request relief from weed cutting and to advertise bids for 1933 crushing and hauling operations.

Esquesing W. G. Appelbe L. L. Mullin G. W. Murray N. A. Robinson George Currie Bell ‘Telephone A. E. _Parnell Arthur Norton S. Tennant J. Henderson M. R. Cook Arthur Orton Nelson& Co Wm. . Dickenson A. W. Benton S. Gisby Reprisen Occ P. Lawson Ss. Tomae Shiscadigas Archie R Ezra Hill J. _ Sharp T. Galloway Resief Milton Heights R. ‘Watson Ruby Tennant Geo W. Benton W. Dickenson l E. H. Barnhill Chas. Nixon Erwin & Goldham Mrs. Ganton R. Starret E. Vivian N.A. Robinson Department ‘of Public Highways John Crawshaw

Part of Your Equipment

A columnist argues that optimism paired with integrity, ability, and hard work is essential. It condemns blind confidence and complacency while urging sane intelligent optimism as a key personal asset.

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