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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 03, 1938
Page
8
The Acton Free Press notes cancellations due to nonpayment before expiration. It warns ads may be canceled if the advertiser fails to remit or correct errors, with responsibility for costs resting on the advertiser. The editor is G. Arlop Dills with editorial and business office contacts.
A Columbia system play on Sunday night caused radio audiences to believe a real invasion had occurred. The piece joins past overhyped events such as the Nova Scotia mine rescue, with warnings that such broadcasts can spike heart trouble, nerves, and stomach issues, straining mental health facilities.
Editor laments flood of free publicity from businesses and motor car firms clogging the mail. He notes relentless material from General Motors, other firms, and institutions, paid or unpaid, as waste, and mentions incineration costs and two metal barrels purchased this month to burn the pile.
The Hanover Post reports on Senator Marshall repeating Agnes Macphail’s words at the Hanover Fall Fair and other fairs. It calls for him to stay off platforms and questions a public grant for a county fair, arguing funds should go to proactive agricultural promotion and noting his tenure as Minister of Agriculture left unfavorable incidents.
Data from University of Chicago Rives statistics and American Newspapers Association show 91 percent of adults read newspapers regularly, 41 percent read magazines, and 34 percent read books. Newspapers account for 44 percent of general advertising, far ahead of magazines, radio, and streetcars, preserving the printed word as premier for news and ads.
Economist Roger W. Babson argues small town independent merchants can regain strength against mail order and big business. He cites five advantages of small business, urges co operation among owners for purchasing advertising and brand sharing, and predicts a new era of fair play and local cooperation.
The piece discusses Poppy Day, a call for shared charity, and mentions the 1939 license plates offering color options. It notes Halloween fatigue, Canadian road data for 1937, a Utah execution, coroners’ juries, Canada’s general election, and municipal waterworks consumptions. It ends with a New York Times quote urging soul-searching over peace costs.
Sunday School lesson for November 6 stresses the fifth commandment Exod 20 12 and the duty to parents. It cites Jesus growth in Nazareth Luke 2 46 52 and notes obedience, respect, and support as lifelong obligations with moral and spiritual implications.
The Toronto scene sees violent bootleg clashes with three women assaulted and bottles hurled as gangs battle for control. Arrests reveal linked beer runs, a nationwide espresso of supply, and tightening police pressure as authorities seek to choke off illicit brews.
A brief notice from The Ontario Temperance Federation Toronto dated October 21 1938 advises handing over the breweries if the matter is used. General Secretary A Jotrwin signs from the organization office.
Acton directory lists doctors lawyers dental surgeons and a veterinary surgeon with offices on Mill Street Leishman Block Knox Avenue and Georgetown Road. Phrases note hours appointments and telephone numbers for E J Nelson W G Cullen C F Leatherland K M Langdon P Pearen D D S F G Oakes and F G Oakes V S B V Sc along with Rockwood Thursday clinics and general practice details.
A set of fragmented timetable entries lists daily schedules except Sunday with various times such as 6 57 am 3 4 am 6 76 pm and Sunday 8 18 pm. Other lines mention Pryer for east Mag atop Georgetows 9 41 pm and Geing West with 1 49 pm 7 07 pm 12 3 am 11 33 pm.
A garbled OCR fragment lists bus times on a Gray Coach Lines westbound run with unclear origin and destination data, showing several post meridiem times and partial route indicators. The legible times include 206 pm 421 pm 631 pm 646 pm, with additional faint notations and route hints.
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