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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

May 19, 1938

Page

5

Dental Convention and widespread gold milling expansion news

The piece notes a dental convention in Toronto this week with local residents visiting, and then shifts to Canada’s gold mining sector, detailing production gains in 1938, new milling plants, and anticipated capacity growth across provinces including Ontario Quebec British Columbia Saskatchewan Manitoba and Nova Scotia with several mills under construction and planned for operation by year end. It mentions specific firms and projects like Kerr Addison Hardrock Madsen Red Lake and the Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company.

Canada Department of Mines and Resources Ottawa Beales British Columbia Missouri Saskatchewan Consolidated Mining and Ramelting Company Goldfields Manitoba Gurey Ontario Kerr Addison Hardrock MacLeod-Cockshutt Madsen Red Lake Hallor Cline Maneta Ind Tombill Lhat Quebec Sladen Malartic Pan Canadian Mil Malartic Lake Cadillac Lake Rose Sigma Courmnor Nova Bcotia Montague Seal, Harbour Guysboroceh Nova Scotia Northwest Territories Consolidated Mining and Gmelling

Modern Electric Range a Kitchen King Says Bibi Gayford Rhind

An article extols the electric range as a homemaker’s ally. It touts automatic heat control, reduced washing, lower cooking costs, and tenderizing cheaper meat through sustained low heat with a tested meat recipe. A shipboard anecdote closes the piece.

King OF the Kitchen Bibi Gayford Rhind London England

Safe disposal for old blades in homes

Old blades from safety razors can cause accidents if left around. Use a dedicated receptacle in the bathroom and near washstands. A wooden money box with a top slot, painted to blend in and labeled Old Razor, is safe and handy for discarding them.

Shirley Temples Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm at Gregory Theatre

Shirley Temple stars in Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm a 20th Century Fox musical comedy at the Gregory Theatre Acton. Randolph Scott Gloria Stuart lead a lively cast with Jack Haley Slim Summerville Bill Robinson and Phyllis Brooks in a joyous musical romance with song and dance.

Shirley Temple Rebecca Sunnybrook Farm 20Th Century-Fox Gregory Theatre Acton Randolph Scott Gloria Stuart Jack Haley Slim Summerville Bill Robinson Shirley Phyllis Brooks Helen Westley Raymond Scout Alan Dinehart J. Edward Bromberg

Alpine Club to Meet in Jasper National Park

Jasper National Park hosts the 33rd annual Alpine Club of Canada camp from July 16 to 30 in the Columbia Icefield region. Motor access from Jasper eliminates pack trains and several ascents including Mt Athabaska and Mt Columbia are planned from the main camp at 6,500 feet.

Jasper National Park Alberta Alpine Club of Canada Great Columbia Jaaber Banff-Jasper Jasper Mt Athabaska Athabaska Columbia Wilcox Peak Ddadem Woolley Nigel Pass Nigel Peak Castleguard Meadows Canadian Rock Mt. Saskatchewan Mt Castleguard Terrace Mt Mt. Castleguard Snow Dome Mt Columbia Stathfeld Peak Mt Kitchener South Twin North Twin

Grain in Canada March 1938 stocks by grain type

Total stocks across Canada on March 1938 show wheat 84,100,585 bushels versus 115,212,208 in 1937, oats 17,927,249 versus 80,092,128, barley 25,727,64 versus 19,766,277, rye 1,984,350 versus 1,948,919, and flaxseed 527,300 versus 638,350 bushels, reflecting shifts since last year.

Canada

Livestock Bedding Materials and Absorption Rates

The article notes straw as a common livestock bedding in Canada with absorption of two to three times its weight. Peat moss absorbs about ten times its weight. It lists other bedding types like sawdust and dried peat or muck as alternatives.

Canada

Quite a Difference in School Day Tale

A small boy sobs on his first day at school pleading to stay until fourteen. The teacher reassures him and a quirky character mocks the idea of staying long, mentioning a much later age in humorous fashion.

Willa

Plea to King by Aborigines Sparks Debate in Australia

The petition from 1800 aborigines requesting parliamentary representation in Australia provokes controversy. Prime Minister Lyons acknowledges the need for reforms to aid the Aboriginal population and urges action without delay while leaders defend or condemn the petition.

Australia Lyons

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