16 Nov 1950
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 16, 1950
Page
1
A short household guide advises using only sheer curtains on oddly shaped or unevenly sized windows to balance light. The technique is said to visually reduce the window area and create a durable, softer effect in the room.
Provincial timetable notes listing daily rail coach departures from Acton with specified eastbound and westbound times. Indicates service to London and Kitchener routes, with variations on weekends and partial day schedules.
A garbled OCR fragment shows daily and weekend railway or bus timetables from Georgetown with varied times such as 9.03 a.m. and 10.1 p.m. It includes notes of days off Sundays and Mondays and mentions locations like Gee oxo ny and Guelph with unclear times. The text is incomplete and difficult to interpret.
The writer describes a hectic week of planning a long distance move with partner Tob, selling and packing, visiting city shops, and caring for Honey the dog. They reflect on friends’ mixed reactions, the uncertain duration apart, and a quiet travel episode including a Toronto elevator incident.
The narrator tests a strange automated contraption with push buttons red and black. A workman appears, explains the mechanism, and describes the odd sensation of being sealed inside. The daughter recalls the scene and wonders what the man thought.
Mrs Marthe Ann Stevenson Parker died after two years illness in Guelph General Hospital on October 1. She was born in Fremona Township in 18 49 and married John Parker who predeceased her. Services at her daughter’s home and graveside were conducted by Rev R O Pickersgill. Survived by two daughters, two sons in law, two sisters and two brothers, 14 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. Numerous tributes from family and organizations noted. Burial followed at Fievee Anne Cemetery.
Aluminum foil cooking gains popularity with simple single serving packets. Each packet centers a square of foil filled with seasoning and liquid then rolled tight and baked. Various combinations are possible to suit taste.
Koras faces trouble with a hued man Jur Juce claims his cousin Sar receives $100 monthly pension for forty hour weeks. Jur argues he should get $200 monthly for similar work at a bourse in the city. The issue stems from unclear calculations as officials note full time work cannot yield such amounts.
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