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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 24, 1938
Page
9
The Acton Press errors in ads are acknowledged with corrections noted in writing. The advertiser bears the cost of each error as billed, and the newspaper disclaims liability for published adverts not corrected per the noted statements.
Citizens Monday will receive the financial report covering November 15 to the present year. The statement notes lower bank loans by about 3000 and a $4000 drop in cash on hand, plus ongoing adjustments before year end. It highlights debt clearance, a $1000 cemetery loan payoff, and a shoe factory that will soon generate tax revenue. Direct relief up, waterworks down, and liquor board receipts slightly lower. Debenture payments nearly equal, forecasting faster principal reductions next year.
The financial statement highlights assets of 149699.28 over liabilities with debenture debt down by about 8000. Arrears total 4634.53, and land tax arrears rise to 725.22 in 1935 1936 and 1937. The report notes gaps but marks progress with reduced debt, lower tax rate, and a sound financial condition ahead of the election.
Nine oclock Tuesday morning marked the start of classes at Public and High Schools in Acton along with sessions at the Parish Hall and Knox Sunday School. Local youth from townships and nearby towns gathered to pursue self improvement and practical education for farm and home life.
Students discuss life’s opportunities for self improvement through three month short courses at Public and High Schools. Speakers urge non-attending youths to enroll and gain qualifications for future openings, stressing lifelong learning and advancement.
Bowmanville Statesman laments Canada’s sprawling payrolls across municipal provincial and federal levels. It argues salaries must rise for a capable civil service but notes government overlap inflates the bill for 11 million people.
Editorial notes encourage attending Nomination Night and civic involvement. The Bolton Enterprise marks fifty years serving Boston with a sixteen page edition and Editor F N Leavens praised for steady enterprise. A Canadian press note cites rising newspaper closures due to costs and mergers while recounting editor trips and a quip on ink theft figures.
A Sunday lesson explores the Eighth Commandment and the story of Zacchaeus. It covers theft, restitution, and the transformative power of Jesus, highlighting Zacchaeus’s decision to seek Jesus, welcome him at his home, and repay the poor, illustrating true worship and moral reform.
A damaged OCR snippet shows a family letter with misspellings and indecipherable names. The writer mentions visiting relatives Aunt Jimica Uncle Ramica and Mordica and references a car model Chevros. The tone suggests a private, affectionateSibling message rather than a public notice.
Canadian fur filing the bread basket narrative aside, the article notes a Bureau of Agricultural Economics plan to relocate ten woodland caribou from Canada into Minnesota. Wildlife refuges and water-management ditches, fences around ranges, and introduction of new stock are described as measures to preserve the northern species amid past drainage, fires, poaching, and wolves.
A distorted timetable fragment lists Canadian National Railway times with scattered entries. It mentions daily, Sunday, and Monday exceptions and various clock times, though the legibility is poor and precise destinations are unclear.
Fragmented timetable shows eastbound routes via Acton with times across the day and notes on exceptions. Mentions through London with restrictions to Bun and Hol and travel to Kitchener and Stratford.
The page lists dental offices and physicians with hours and contact numbers. It names Dr P. W. Pearen and others, provides addresses on Main and Acton streets, windows for appointments, and notes evening hours by request.
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