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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 12, 1955
Page
12
A Reader's Digest article notes major advances in rabies vaccines. A new vaccine reportedly immunizes dogs for up to 39 months and has reached about two million injections without reported deaths linked to the vaccine.
J F Bowen of the Summerland Experimental Station warns that many rivers are polluted by domestic and industrial waste. Water treatment includes settling, filtration, and chlorination to remove suspended matter and kill bacteria, with chlorine dosed to leave a safe residual.
May standings show Dim Wits leading the BOWLES league with a 100 percent mark, Fireflies 78 and Doodle Bugs 75. Acton Major Young Marred Men upset Acton Woodcrafts, while Frank Fowke led M. M. Dominion Hotel with 662 series and N Morton's 741 triple propelled Hotel boys. Final May second series: Dominion Hotel 77 Tiger Cats 65 Acton Woodcraft 59 Firemen A 48.
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports broad output changes in 1952 to 1953 and 1953 to 1954 across Canadian goods. Balloons and hot water bottles rose, horse tires vanished since 1946, coats and leather items fluctuated, and TV ownership coexists with missing radios and telephones in some households.
After washing and drying, rub surfaces with crumpled tissue paper to add extra sparkle. This quick hack uses discarded paper to buff glass for a streak free shine.
The Kitchener-Waterloo Record argues newspapers remain vital for public knowledge and safety. It notes carrying a paper at night aids visibility to drivers and even suggests a foxhole shelter with newspaper cover could dramatically cut radiation exposure in an atomic explosion, by reducing it to under five percent.
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