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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 23, 1933
Page
10
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Editorial argues Halton County lacks a completed twelve mile highway from Milton to Acton while southern Halton gains new bridges and highways. It notes prior promises from the Provincial Highways Department and urges prompt construction to employ locals and improve intercity traffic for Toronto and Hamilton. The Credit River bridge is highlighted as a major project.
A countryside editorial warns of sleighing dangers on busy roads after two youngsters narrowly escaped injury when their sled stopped between a car’s wheels. The piece urges choosing safe hills away from traffic and signals extra care from motorists. It ends with a humor column about a country editor retiring rich due to strict honesty and a generous uncle.
Acton residents are urged to attend Friday's assembly at the Town Hall to study the municipal financial statement. Reeve and Councillors offer to clarify any questions, urging constructive criticism and timely nominations for local office.
The article argues county councils should not bear costs for the Middle Road linking Toronto and Hamilton. Leopold Macaulay announces 400 000 project with 20 percent county share, plus highway ditched improvements. It questions council action and warns of levies, delays, and benefit debates for Halton and Peel residents.
Editorial notes joke about Santa Claus becoming the most popular figure with children in the coming weeks, highlighting the holiday season and its magic.
The piece notes uncertainty about a municipal election as weather and political forecasts mislead readers. It reports factions breaking away, a public figure’s remarks to the Communist element, and questions about a new third party after Judge Stubbs’s defeat. It also presents Canada’s 1932 metal industry output with plant distribution across Ontario, Quebec and Manitoba.
The lesson centers on Paul urging unity in the church at Corinth, stressing that division harms the body of Christ. Paul notes he and Apollos are mere servants, with God giving the growth, and that Jesus Christ is the sole foundation for the church.
Department of Agriculture tests at Central Experimental Farm Ottawa compare mangels to corn silage for dairy cattle. Replacing corn entirely with mangels raises milk by 5.65 percent but not fat, while a half and half mix shows 0.15 percent more milk and 8.15 percent more fat. Overall mangels are not cost effective due to lower dry matter, so corn silage remains most economical despite modest milk gains.
A theological reflection on human reason versus divine wisdom. The speaker cites 1 Corinthians 2 2 and emphasizes that Paul refused to know anything but Christ and Him crucified, remaining steadfast in this doctrine throughout his life and ministry.
A pupil explains a morning mishap to the schoolmaster saying he woke late after a nap prompted by his mother’s call. The exchange highlights a small classroom incident and the boy’s excuse for tardiness.
A quirky page of school humor and quirky definitions: an aquarinum is a man who collects old things a cadet is a boy who carries golf clubs the Union Jack flies with the wind a furrier ferries you across a river and dew results from the earth evolving on its own axis and perspiring freely
Mrs Mannerley instructs her daughter on polite refusals at tea time. The child recounts guests urging her to eat more and she replies with a steady no thank you. The exchange highlights social expectations and self restraint during meals.
A child asks for water to hydrate a doll and then for wax to waxinate it. The mother rebukes the joke calling it wrong to mock such things. The exchange shows a moral lesson on cruelty and play.
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