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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 22, 1946
Page
16
A reflective verse expressing a desire for a simple, joyful family life and neighborly fellowship over personal gain, fame, or social status. The speaker values honest praise from neighbors and shared memories over wealth, power, and flashy appearances.
The piece notes a May twenty fourth anniversary in Acton with eight gasoline tanks for motorists. Peter A. Smith bought HA Hall on Heardmore property. The Anglican choral festival at Grace Church Milton drew 20 clergy and choristers. Halton Hifles and Signal Section 14 held a field day near Burlington. Empire Doang was observed with a town hall school event. Erin Township records marriage of Alexander Minnie to Morgan Minnie on May 6.
Women seek Bank of Montreal financing with their husbands for spring home improvements. A personal loan offered at 27 cents per month per $100 borrowed, repayable in one month, touted as low cost and convenient. Mr. W H Claiston, Bank manager, ready to assist with this and other needs.
A string of questions probes social effects of alcohol including domestic harm and public houses. It asks about husbands drinking temperance, women facing harm, and whether taverns influence crime or prices. It evokes inquiries into employment bias and housing value connected to public houses.
A Sunday lesson contrasts the fool who hoards wealth with the mercy shown to Zacchaeus. It notes the danger of relying on riches, the urgency of seeking Jesus, and Zacchaeus restitution after meeting Christ, illustrating salvation through faith and action.
A brief to the Senate committee on natural resources argues mining remains vital to Canada’s economy. It urges tax protections, exploration deductions, and removal of certain municipal and provincial taxes to support continued production as ore bodies deplete and new fields are sought.
The article describes a vocational program advertising low cost beauty treatment classes in Toronto with instructors like Miss Reika Barnour. It notes new evening shifts and a diverse group of students including Fred Johnsen of Vancouver and J Huska of Winnipeg, shifting from prior trades to beauty careers.
Weston community groups raise funds for a year round centre on a former soccer ground. About 1 000 families will donate ten dollars each to start an honor roll of 1 400 local residents. Plans include curling sheets, concert hall, gym, bowling alleys, tennis courts, skating track, and football rugby fields with track and hockey facilities.
Proceedings discuss the Canadian edition of Canon Alexander's pamphlet The Survival of St. Mauls and the American edition. Details mention negotiation status and expected publication framework.
Chicago reports unveil a series of agricultural chemicals and rubber products by the United States Rubber Co. A spray thins weeds, seeds resist decay, and a rubber heating pad for barns is introduced. A new dish towel with 2 percent batic fibers promises quick absorbency and strength. A bear incident in Fort William, Ontario closes the piece.
An Alaska Highway feat claims the world’s longest mile route with trucks hauling 140 miles in perrig era, through Yukon and Copper Creek, OC, to Yukon residents, at 2b cents per quart.
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