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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 16, 1940
Page
14
A fragmentary meditation on a vacant dwelling its walls bare no grace no warmth the pantry naked empty and doors ajar echoing footsteps sunlight entering unblocked no clock no rugs no voices no laughter the scene conveys loneliness and sorrow in a house awaiting life or memory to return.
Guelph defeated Acton and the Carpet Mills team in the season opener on Tuesday evening. Notices include engagements, transfers, property sales in Windsor, and a May 13 birth in Acton. Obituary for Sarah Aimee Pasmore Jolliffe, aged 73, widow of John Jolliffe, in Rockwood.
The 1938 Canadian fur trade shows farmed pelts totaling 5.75 million dollars of 6.48 million in fur farm revenues, led by silver foxes at 4.51 million. Farms rose from under 1,000 in 1920 to 10,455 by 1938 with 270,431 animals valued at 8.93 million, mainly silver foxes and minks. Chinchillas have recently entered the production list with two farms in Saskatchewan and one in Alberta.
A reflective piece recalls weekly pages and the familiar faces from past years, tracing how the community remembers old contributors and landmarks while new stories emerge in the local paper.
The notice recalls Rev. C. D. Draper once a respected Methodist pastor about thirty years ago. A clue places him at Niagara Falls last known. readers are invited to identify him from the Family Album image and remember his Church Baseball League and the King’s Orderlies Bible Class involvement.
The piece surveys growing German shortages and state control from food rations to price caps and propaganda. It notes metal scrap exports from occupied Poland, nickel coin withdrawals for armaments, and pervasive Nazi messaging in the press. It cites a Su deten German tale tying shortages to a missing “paper” supply and domestic consumption worries.
Two young Icelanders operate from a London office near Buckingham Palace acting as unofficial diplomats. Petur Benediktsson, 33, represents Iceland's interests on the Anglo Icelandic Joint Standing Committee and promotes trade with Britain. His aide Hilsner Foss assists as a junior envoy. Britain increases purchases of fish products and frozen lamb as Germany is cut off.
In a terse exchange a speaker asks about Charlemagne’s sons. The reply states all are dead, indicating a grim outcome for the lineage.
In a Sunday school exposition, Jeremiah is portrayed as the true prophet who speaks to the soul. He faces persecution from leaders who fear truth, while false prophets are labeled hirelings peddling deceptive revelations. The lesson contrasts genuine divine word with human dreams, urging faithful preaching and discernment.
In this sermon excerpt the Bible is described as fire and a hammer that pierces rock, condemning false prophets and apostasy. It urges self examination of attitudes toward Scripture, arguing obedience to God’s Word is the path to salvation in Christ Jesus.
Prof Frank Hutchinson of Rutgers University reports a survey of 286 New Brunswick and Highland Park housewives finds nine of ten prefer newspaper advertising to radio. The study shows 93 to 94 percent find newspaper ads helpful for shopping and 81 to 83 percent are aided by ads in keeping up with latest styles. Use Your Local Newspaper Regularly to Build and Maintain Your Local Business.
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