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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Nov 28, 1929
Page
4
The piece calls for voters to decide in the Acton municipal public school board race, urging candidates aligned with public business principles and transparency. It emphasizes nomination day results, Election Day, and that final authority rests with voters and the courts of final appeal.
Ratepayers praised Reeve W Mason and Councillors Hansen Nelson Thetford and Harrison at a Nomination meeting for the 1929 financial statement. They commended tax collection, proper disbursement and steady municipal improvement with questions answered and strong grasp of department work. The group pledged continued efficient service into 1930.
The piece notes President Hoover’s rising familiarity due to radio broadcasts of his public utterances and inaugural address. It recalls a 15 year old London luncheon when Hoover, overwhelmed by a toast, first showed bashfulness, contrasting with today’s widespread invitations to speak and broad recognition. The electorate then rewarded him with the presidency by a large majority.
Canada holds about 6.5 billion in life insurance, roughly 650 per person, with 7 million policies. The United States surpasses Canada at 750 per head. Canada boasts a spotless record with no policy holder losses due to strong government oversight by the Department of Insurance.
The Workmen's Compensation Board reported 4 057 accidents in October with 44 fatal. This is down 221 from last October but up 19 from September. Benefits total 745 736.62 including 602 814.83 for compensation and 132 921.79 for publicity. Comparisons with last October show 707 471.30 in benefits. R B Morley says leaders will push wider safety work, add field staff, and intensify plant safety measures.
Acton Middlesex and its Canadian prototype are compared in a review of the year’s municipal accounts. The Acton Treasurer S Lord and staff publish a 400 page balance of debt, sewer, road and school schemes, noting rising borrowing to fuel development and ongoing pressures on ratepayers.
Editorial notes urge candidates to present tax clearance from the Clerk. The piece explains a curling club, likened to bowling, as a male pastime. It praises a calm nomination meeting and notes upcoming civic elections on November 25 and December 2 in Acton Georgetown Milton. It warns merchants to stock early Christmas goods to attract buyers.
During Eastern High School commencement in Commerce Toronto M A Sorsoliel says education isn’t earned in schools but provided as a means to become educated once you have left. He notes the advice comes from a provincial official, not Acton’s local board.
Residents plan winter stays in Lakeland Florida and Orlando Florida while others visit relatives in Detroit Toronto and Denna Texas. News notes include visitors from England and Philadelphia, a Boy Scouts project collecting old garments, a death in the Playford Gibbon family, and local council and church figures traveling for repairs and meetings.
Sunday visits and gatherings across Brantford Durham Toronto and Erin Township. Local illness hospitalizations funerals and notable moves include Mayor's recovery progress Arthur Lane Lamont Laughlin and Annie Isabella Ward engagements and a milk price rise due to drought affecting supplies.
The piece argues that local business success breeds more success and towns stagnate when merchants avoid advertising and working. It condemns a “do-nothing” crowd that balks at effort, drags the town's image, and saps ambition, warning outsiders will see a dead, electric-lit graveyard.
The notice advertises mail order account books and periodicals bound by a professional binder. Services include neatly ruled ledgers and prompt work, located on Wyntham Street Guelph Ontario near Williams' Store.
Mary and Bijen ere alstorn aged 31 and 38, both orphans, support themselves after illness and overwork. Mary fell ill with consumption and was treated at Mupkoua Hospital. Bijen also sickened, left frail by long labor. Both recovered and seek aid through W A Charlton and Al Ames at 233 College Street, Turunto 2.
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