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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 12, 1939
Page
2
The Acton Free Press outlines subscription terms including cancel policy and renewal reminders. It notes advertising rates on application, and liability rules for errors in advertisements with a written proof. Contact details list editor G Arlof Dills and office numbers.
Community leaders favor a coordinated Red Cross branch to avoid duplication as war lasts several years. The plan emphasizes careful organization, voluntary women’s regulation, and unity of effort, with a public meeting likely to form the branch.
A nostalgic note on visiting farms each autumn to secure a winter supply of apples and potatoes. The piece reflects direct sourcing, seasonal harvests, and the sensory experience of entering a cellar packed with freshly picked apples and cut flowers at the Dale Estate.
The narrator contrasts beauty in boxes with the aroma of fruit found at the source. It notes the appeal of old fashioned steps to reach specialties that can only be secured there and adds value of direct supply for fresh fruit.
Dominion Bureau of Statistics estimates place three Prairie Provinces wheat at 422 million bushels, up 96 million from last year, with oats 223.8 million and barley 77.6 million. Farm deliveries Aug 1 to Sept 28 total 240 million bushels, vs 164 million previous year. Quebec reports bountiful yields. Ontario varies by district.
Canadian fire statistics show at least 80 percent of fires are preventable with 75 percent occurring in homes. Last year 75% of fires happened at home and 105 children died in 1937, rising to 118 in 1938. Smokers’ carelessness increased fires by about 430 percent.
The piece notes Fire Prevention Week and safety before winter, cites a rise in castor oil prices, reports Canada to build ships in the UK with about 30 vessels at 1 250 000 dollars each, and Canada’s 1939 wheat crop up by 99 million bushels. It mentions Fall weather, apple prices and leather footwear production up to June 30 1939, and comments on a highway surface improving with road grader passes.
The piece surveys Quebec premier Duplessis's provincial autonomy move amid wartime tensions as federal ministers led by Ernest Lapointe challenge it. It notes King’s pledge to defend democracy, warns of potential general elections, and reflects on wartime state control and postwar rights restoration, with farm and union ties fading.
The article surveys spinach as propaganda in popular culture and traces its long medical and culinary history. It notes Popeye’s spinach tie, then chronicles spinach in Europe from the Crusades to the Renaissance, its early London street hawking, and traditional preparations. It covers Arabian and medical uses, its laxative and tonic properties, chlorophyll benefits, and cautions for arthritis gout and kidney stone sufferers.
A farmer sells five bales of cotton at four a bale and asks what he gets. The pupil answers with a joke about a used car, illustrating a playful math exchange.
The household head commands the kitchen to open the oysters while the maid insists they are ready. The maid proudly presents the cleaned shells and claims she has removed all insides after a long effort.
The 1938 report to the Common Fire Commission shows 13 719 smoking related fires causing 2 427 000 dollars in property damage. The piece notes rising fires from cigarette and match carelessness, especially among women, urging careful disposal to curb losses.
Mr. T. J. Offer of the Scientific Instrument Manufacturers' Association states Britain now produces 21 years of research led optical glass used in periscopes telescopes binoculars and sights. He cites 100 percent British equipment in 1914 foreign instruments replaced and British lenses used in Hollywood studios and exported to rival nations.
Canadian National Railway sleeping car porter and lineman Bob Jackson balances work on trains with rugby duties for the Regina Roughriders. He travels with teammates to games and occasionally sleeps in berths, often joked about by fellow passengers as he plays both roles.
A dense listing of physicians surgeons dentists veterinarians and legal officials in Acton Georgetown and Campbellville with office addresses hours phone numbers and services including electro therapy X rays marriage licenses notary public and veterinary care. Notable names include Dr E J Nelson Dr W G Cullen Dr Freed and Stevenson Barristers C F Leatherland and Kenneth M Langdon D D S A J Buchanan and P W Pearen with clinics in Acton Mill Street Knox Avenue and the Selahman Block.
A clipped timetable lists eastbound and westbound schedules with daily services except Sundays. It notes specific departure times such as 6.54 am 9.49 am and 6.28 pm on Sundays only. A Georgetown flyer runs at 9.41 pm and a Guelph flyer operates at 2.29 pm and 11.32 pm.
Timetable snippets show eastbound service to Toronto with several arrival times and westbound routes toward London and other destinations. Notes include exceptions for Sundays holidays and specific auxiliary stops such as Kitchener and Stratford.
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