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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 07, 1946
Page
2
In a note to readers the publisher notes newsprint rose from 69.00 to 119.00 per ton since the war, with three Wartime Prices and Trade Board advances post V E day. Despite rising costs and market prices, subscriptions remain unchanged as the paper absorbs losses to serve the community.
Windsor Star editor W. O. Clark warns against excessive paternalism. He recalls thrift as a driver of initiative and industry and argues state security should not erode individual responsibility and self reliance. He warns this policy shift could endanger the nation’s greatest asset.
The Bank of Montreal earns the Socrates award for the most effective bank advertising in the United States and Canada, an honor given by Bank Ad Views. The article notes Canada’s strong advertising shift toward humanizing banking and public relations, with over 15000 banks competing.
A civic essay argues two common types of people exist the optimists and pessimists but a third kind exists who strive for change. It urges readers to join this third group to shape their town business street and home and asks if they are one of them.
The article urges shoppers to start early as holiday inventories shrink. It notes falling temperatures and dwindling days before Christmas, highlights available gifts from electric trains to mixers and nylons, and jokes about mismatched neckties and last-minute buys to save a Merry Christmas.
The piece laments perpetual devotion to business and the coming municipal elections. It warns that finding candidates to run will be hard. It notes steel plants are nearly back to full production but warns products made from steel will be delayed by 83 days.
US officials discuss an almost decontrolled economy in 1947 with four remaining controls. The piece notes plans for calendar reform, predicting rare Monday holidays and fixed-date holidays like Civic and Labor Day, while praising youths observing Halloween with safe, enjoyable celebrations.
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