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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 12, 1949
Page
7
In loving memory of Robert Blyth who passed away in 1647 and a dear husband and father George Thomas Lappin who died in 1042. Wife and family remember them with enduring love as memories fade yet stay alive in our hearts.
The item notes spring building and beautification efforts in Acton including trees and lawns, among town improvements. It mentions upcoming Cadet Inspections at the High School, election enumerators at work, church sheds being removed after 75 years, and dog-ownership penalties forthcoming. Also reports a local train stop for Westbound CNR flyer, aiding travel to Toronto.
At the May gathering of the Knox Women’s Missionary Society the study book Enter China was completed. Mrs Newe ging paper on the chapter Chine Christians Face Their Task and Mia R Andersen on And Now We Pioneer South of the Clouds were presented. Mrs Mainprize, Synodical Officer from Acton, will speak on the Home Helpers and Bale project.
The Financiel Post urges businessmen to publish figures, noting Canada lacks an overall profit figure. A National City Bank study of 3,000 U.S. firms shows net profit after taxes at 7.3 percent of sales in 1648 and 68 percent in 1547, illustrating wide swings in profitability.
W Bert A Shane of Oakville was selected to contest Halton at the Federal election to be held June 27. The Milton Princess Theatre convention saw three others withdraw in his favor including Marjorie Pinney, Arch ie Service, and Wolf Adamson. Shane, a former CBC staffer and wartime adviser, argued the CCF’s program would boost purchasing power and nationalize banks, with margarine to be produced by a crown company to aid the dairy industry.
Diverse ads list used cars tractors and implements including Mercury Sedan radio Ford Coupe International trucks and Packard Sedan. Farm gear features McCormick Deering tractors Massey hay loaders and Ferguson tractors with plows mowers and disc harrows. Also advertised are pullets started chicks and hatching services from Bray Hatchery in Acton.
At St John’s United Church Oakville Choral Society delivered a memorable performance amid a bright audience. A permanent foundation will raise endowment funds for the Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital. The Hospital Association meeting in Victoria Hall endorsed the plan. About 350 secondary students and parents attended the Oakville Trafalgar Home and School Association April meeting to hear analysis of career opportunities and education.
Advertisement lists rental of vacuum cleaners and floor polishers from Modern Heating and Plumbing Store with phone contact. Mentions cold storage lockers for rent by the quarter and fruit and vegetable containers with Rockwood contact details.
A garbled column lists several lost items including a black heifer calf and a red bull calf from Blue Springs Line, a tiny white fox terrier with spots, and a brown headed fox terrier. It also includes scattered repair shop lines offering tune ups, brake lining, mileage to brakes, and parts for DeSoto.
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