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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 20, 1937
Page
15
A brief note honors Lottie with lines about enduring memory and cherished moments. The speaker reflects that nothing can replace the Jove in the heart and that remembrance sustains fond connections daily.
Community notes from Acton and nearby towns highlight Victoria Day observances and upcoming openings, along with home improvement plans and local tax details. The list mentions liquor board receipts, school grants, and a death in Brampton, plus farm and church activities and corrections to institute election results.
A passer by watches a man stand in the road holding a ram by its horns. The stranger behind a fence opens the gate, and the two exchange a brief dialogue about the ram’s erratic past. The scene ends with wary good wishes as the animal remains restive.
In a Kansas City Missouri contest under the Prosperity Improvement Committee the Home Improvement Plan awarded four prizes of labor and materials up to 1250 dollars each for modernizing old houses. Women won three of the top four prizes by proposing both exterior and interior renovations including new roofing wiring and hot water systems. The improvements reportedly doubled property values and transformed drab houses into attractive updated homes.
Toronto reports Ontario Minister of Highways McQuesten warns motorists about the Motor Vehicles Act amendment raising municipal and rural speed limits to 30 to 40 mph. He says these are maximums for ideal conditions and drivers must slow for care, pedestrians, and safety, especially in towns and busy market days.
A garbled reminiscence recalls Paddy wandering with a bag of potatoes, slipping through elms and docks, and joking about a voyage to Ireland. The tale hints at a lost watchful moment and a curious, humorous roadside adventure.
The article compares auto sales methods to contractor outreach under the National Employment Commission Home Improvement Plan. It argues contractors must actively canvass, offering loans to homeowners to overcome money barriers, mirroring aggressive selling used in car sales to drive home renovations nationwide.
A shopman debates bathing costumes and their fitting in the water, noting confusion over shrinking fabric. The exchange hints at public interest in swimwear and practicality for bathers.
A fragmented riddle points to a notable woman known as a dame. The verses reference letters by positions and phonetic clues. It ends with a line about a road associated with the word for gas and a well known feminine name familiar to many.
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