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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 22, 1946
Page
7
Poem reflecting a preference for family joy and neighborly esteem over wealth and fame. The speaker values close kinship, trusted opinions, and simple shared memories, arguing true peace comes from small, lasting bonds rather than grand but hollow riches.
Two decades past May events include Acton installing eight gasoline tanks for motorists, Peter A Smith purchasing HA Hall on Heardmore property, the fourth annual Anglican choral festival at Grace Church Milton with 20 clergy and choirs, Halton Hifles and Signal Section 14 staging a field day near Burlington, Empire Day observed with a school concert in Town Hall, and a local obituary noting Mrs Alexander Minnie, a daughter.
Women and husbands arrange financing through the Bank of Montreal for spring home improvements. A personal loan repaid in easy monthly installments costs about 27 cents per month per 100 borrowed over one month. Mr WH Glaston, bank manager, stands ready to assist.
Questioning if drinking establishments reduce crime and how temperance affects families. The text asks if a sober husband yields better outcomes, cites men who blame public houses for prosperity, and wonders about police chiefs endorsing more pubs to cut crime.
Sunday lesson focuses on Luke 12 19 30 and the rich man parable. It contrasts vain wealth with God chosen priorities and portrays Zacchaeus as a model of repentance and restitution showing how Jesus seeks the lost and transforms hearts through faith and action.
A brief to the Ontario Senate committee on natural resources urges protection for mining, arguing taxation should consider productive mine returns of dividends and capital. It notes the mining sector supports more than 454,000 Canadians and accounts for a large share of rail freight, with calls to deduct exploration costs, taxes on products, and provincial and federal assessments.
A Toronto feature describes a growing program at a local academy offering eight new beauty and hairdressing classes. Instructors note low prices, extended hours, and a shift to accommodate more students as the course expands. Veterans like Fred Johnsen and J Husks seek skills in beauty treatment before resuming civilian plans.
Weston suburbs fund a year round centre on a former soccer ground with 1000 families pledging 10 dollars each. The project honors about 1400 local war dead and includes curling rinks a gymnasium tennis courts and fields for football rugby and track with hockey and speed skating also planned. Completion may take four to six years according to organizer A W Cooney.
Negotiations at a proceeding concern a Canadian and American edition of Canon Alexander’s pamphlet The Survival of St Mauls. The matter centers on rights and distribution across Canada and the United States.
In Chicago a United States Rubber display showcases agricultural chemicals and rubber products to ease farm work. Highlights include a weed destroying spray for lawns and fields, a seed treatment to prevent decay, a rubber heated pad for octagonal boilers, and textiles for durability, absorbency, and fire resistance. A bear incident in Fort William, Ontario is also noted.
Long mile route on the Alaska Highway linked Tupper Creek DC to Yukon residents with trucks hauling 1.40 miles per rig. The operation priced at 28 cents per quart and sparked discussion on distant road work and regional impact.
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