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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 03, 1946
Page
2
Acton pair presents its annual show window of the agricultural district. The 1946 fair resumes prewar style with arena and hall exhibits back in use after wartime restrictions. Community turnout is expected high as residents return to Fair Day with favorable weather assured for Friday and Saturday.
The October 18 1946 issue declares National Newspaper Week with aims to remind the public of the paper’s services. It extols newspapers as information providers and community project supporters, stressing a free press as guardian of liberty and essential to democracy.
A reader sends a clipping from a farmer’s magazine about a divorce case where a husband boasted of kindness to his wife. He cites nightly ax use by the fireplace to avoid cold hands, a soap allowance, tobacco quit support, and farm chores to win her favor. The piece notes the gendered quip about a philosopher’s remark.
Excavations near Waubaushene and Orillia Ontario reveal early Canadian life and promise new light on a sparse historical record. The push emphasizes marking historic sites from fur trade to War of 1812 remnants and building local archives to guide future visitors.
A Canadian fire loss report shows 146 child deaths over a decade from causes such as unattended fires, matches, clothing flames, gasoline lighting, and smoke or gas suffocation. Fire preventionists blame parents for failing to enforce basic safety, urging renewed parental responsibility to stop the toll.
Editorial contrasts what is good and sound with what merely sounds good. It notes summer weather, time change, and cites Prof L Joslyn Rogers of Guelph asserting liquor contributes to over half of major highway accidents in Ontario. He says a pint of beer should prevent driving. The piece thanks readers for prior editorial support and backs stricter Liquor Control Board analysis of license applications for Acton and the Branch.
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