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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 04, 1945
Page
8
A devotional meditation framed around thanksgiving for harvest, divine provision, and hope of resurrection. The poem reflects on grain, seasons, and eternal life while urging steadfast faith and daily spiritual sustenance through prayer.
A fragment from the October 1978 issue notes event items including Carlton of Naassagawoya picking a small crop of Ulme caspberries, Merv Duncan McDougall’s record potato weigh-in, and John Cameron of Doverville attending a funeral. Mill Street improvements proceed with Nelson & Co installing new show windows and local renovations continuing. Marriage notice for Johnson Lappien appears, and various obituaries and notices mention Lansing Ontario.
The Vernon News leads in a national contest for weekly newspapers with over 2000 circulation. Awards go to papers across Canada for front pages editorial pages and overall quality, with Brampton Conservator and Midland Free Press Herald among top finishers.
A Sunday school lesson examines Luke 10 25-37 and the lawyer question Who is my neighbor The parable of the Good Samaritan is used to show true love of God and neighbor beyond legalistic compliance The text contrasts priests and Levites with the Samaritan and calls for compassionate action.
An unidentified speaker contrasts a night out and a final thrust with religious reflection. A lawyer seeks to test Jesus but is found wanting, prompting a question about our own judgment and mercy.
Onesime Gagnon urged newspapers to foster understanding among Canadians at the provincial convention in Quebec City. He cited shared histories like the battles of the Plains of Abraham and urged editors and publishers to promote national unity amid rising political tensions.
Australian migratory shearers work year round in shifts across the continent. About 20,000 men follow the shearing season, with main ranches peaking April to November. Rates range from 1 to 7 shillings per sheep, many using machines, while record hand-shearing feats are noted in history.
Wartime Prices and Trade Board eases distribution rules to help veterans and new businesses enter retail or wholesale. Manufacturers and distributors may supply up to 20 percent of current production to new entrants or existing accounts, broadening channels for items from washing machines to furniture.
Winnipeg report profiles Peter L. Edie aged 80 who has swum for eight decades and never cramps. He swears by the rule after meals wait an hour before bathing and continues his routine along the Red River. Born in Dunnville Ontario, Edie moved west in 1879, farmed near Winnipeg, and retired in 1936 before resuming river swims each warm day.
Salvage experts dismantle the sunken ships forming the Great artificial port at Mulberry near Te xas coast. Two ships salvaged so far with four more being worked on by divers and salvage craft. French battleship and Centurion among assets being salvaged as the port proved impractical for conversion to commerce or resort.
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