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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 14, 1936
Page
9
The Free Press outlines subscription cancellation policy for uninterrupted service and notes advertisers bear liability only for errors if corrections are requested in writing. Rates are available on application and at the office of editor G. Abrlof Dills.
Council and municipal authorities struggle with tax arrears at every meeting. Poll taxes and court costs persist as taxes such as sales income radio and gas rise. The piece argues taxes fund conveniences and higher living and urges democratic shared burden.
The Brampton Conservator reports premature worry over the Brampton Fair possibly ceasing operations. It notes a $6,500 mortgage on grounds and frontage tax costs, but urges the fair to persevere for communal bonds and the value beyond monetary worth. May 8 is Goodwill Day highlighting global peace education.
A brief note from the Acton England Gazette contrasts a single editorial on urban growth with Acton Canada. It compares population density and development limits, noting Acton England restricts flats to four storeys while Acton Canada projects growth and space constraints differ by region.
The Orillia council raises peddler license fees from 125 to 250 dollars for nonresidents while residents pay 125. A 25 dollar category applies to sales under 25 cents. The piece suggests warning signs at borders to curb hawking and peddling without licenses, noting farmers selling their own produce are exempt.
Editorial observations note summer heat brings dust and mosquitoes and gar bage remains a council challenge. Copper production in Canada rose 14.9 percent to 410 million pounds in 1935, while local papers add sports columns and comment on aging readers and public life. The week records a fifty year milestone for The Winchester Press and laments 1936 heat standards.
The contractor greets Mose and notes the mule’s long service. Mose explains both have been sick last week and a doctor treated the mule while Mose had pay docked. The exchange highlights labor and value in a rural workplace.
The lesson centers on Jesus seeking Zacchaeus as he climbs the sycamore tree in Jericho. Zacchaeus, rich yet repentant, mends his ways by restitution and charity after Jesus invites Himself to stay at his house, proving faith saves and transforms a life.
A playful exchange centers on weighing words. One man jokes that it takes many words to measure anything, highlighting a wry rapport and comic tone.
The piece argues that true worship rejects worldliness in God’s house and recalls Jesus driving merchants from the temple. It contends modern churches should mirror that judgment by removing profit and social excess from worship spaces.
A city woman spending summer in a small town asks a butcher why he chose his trade. The exchange yields a brief, telling moment about history and national purpose.
A fragmentary exchange recalls affection and a missed fortune tied to a $50,000 amount. Robert A Millican notes religion as a striking example of evolution in a reflective aside.
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