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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 29, 1946
Page
7
A dramatic fishing scene unfolds by a pool where a demon pickerel battles a fisherman. The final twist eludes capture as youth are warned against aging wiles and the truth about tall tales becomes clear.
Twenty years ago reports note Rev J M Boyd leaving the Baptist Church for Dovercourt Hospital in Toronto. Ontario Agricultural College held its first convocation at Memorial Hall with 33 graduates receiving Bachelor of Scientific Agriculture degrees.
A go ahead farmer plans to wire his farm for modern electrical power to boost production and family welfare. Financing is available through a low toat instalment loan at the Bank of Montreal, with manager W Ho Clayton ready to assist.
Port Credit Ont based caller George Wade says square dancing is rising nationwide from Montreal to Vancouver with young and old joining in. He notes 140000 copies sold of his books How You Square Dance Jigs and Reels and Old Time Fiddling Tunes. Wade emphasizes clarity and variety in calls to keep dancers from a rut.
A reflection on Mary anointing Jesus at Bethany highlights uncalculating love over prudence. It contrasts Mary’s devotion with Judas and Martha’s service, stressing faith, Jesus’ love, and learning at His feet amid Mary’s act and Lazarus’s illness.
Sidney Norman reports on Senate Natural Resources Committee briefs from Quebec, Ontario, and Mid West mining associations urging tax relief to spur development. Proposals include deductions for provincial and municipal taxes, shifting bullion charges, favorable depletion rules, and five year earnings averaging, with aims to attract long term investment for Canada’s mining sector. Yellowknife trip underscored gold potential but high capital risk remains.
London reports a new corrosion resistant steel plate clad with a layer of pure nickel. The bond is permanent and strong, with nickel thickness from five to Ah depending on use. Thermal expansion matches steel, allowing high temperature service and saving about 50 percent compared with pure nickel.
Johannesburg dispatch notes postmen in Harryamith Orange Free State complain of confusing address numbers. The council had awarded the numbering contract to the lowest bidder Uliterate, who created inconsistent and unreadable ranges from No 3 to 15 and beyond, causing repeated headaches for letter carriers.
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