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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 12, 1939
Page
9
The Acton Free Press outlines subscription cancellations and non interruption policies. It notes advertising rates by application and a liability clause limiting errors to the proportion of space affected. The office contact includes editor G Arlof Dills and residence number 174 131.
The article notes a planned Red Cross branch in Acton and district to avoid duplicating effort and to centralize war work. It highlights prior cooperative community effort, optimism for three-year war duration, and progress toward voluntary regulation of women and branch inauguration. It also reflects on autumn scenery and local travel opportunities.
A writer recalls autumn outings to farms for winter apple and potato supplies. The piece highlights direct-from-farm visits, seasonal picking, and the sensory appeal of apple cellars and cut flowers at the Dale Estate.
The narrator notes beauty in boxes of fruit though boxes look plain and piled high. An aroma distinct from flowers stirs hunger for the fruit and prompts trips to the source to obtain items that can only be secured there.
Dominion Bureau of Statistics estimates show the three Prairie Provinces producing 422 million bushels of wheat, the fifth largest on record and heaviest since 1932, with oats at 223.8 million and barley at 77.6 million. Farmers delivered about 240 million bushels of wheat to elevators from Aug 1 to Sep 28, up from 164 million last year. Quebec reports bountiful harvests. Ontario generally good. Maritime provinces mixed.
A Canadian fire study shows 75 percent of fires occur at home and are largely preventable. In 1937 and 1938 child deaths rose to 105 and 118 respectively, with smokers’ carelessness cited as a major cause. Officials warn fires waste property, threaten employment, and hinder war mobilization efforts.
Editorial notes discuss Fire Prevention Week and safety before winter. Report on rising castor oil prices, Canada building ships in Canada, and wheat crop estimates for 1939. Also mentions fall season end, World Series over, possible apple prices, leather footwear production, and highway road grading improvements.
The piece surveys federal leaders’ stance on Quebec premier Duplessis and conscription, the wartime power balance, and implications for Canada. It notes Lapointe challenging Duplessis, resignations within Quebec Liberal circles, Mackenzie King’s pledge to protect democracy, and Ontario figures like Gordon Waldron of the United Farmers.
The piece discusses Popeye as a quasi public relations figure for spinach and notes the vegetable's long history of medicinal use. It covers spinach in ancient and medieval diets, its modern preparation, and its nutritional value including iron, chlorophyll, and laxative properties. It also cautions against use in arthritis gout and kidney or bladder stones.
A classroom exchange presents a farmer selling five bales of cotton at four to a seller. The pupil responds with a pun about a used car, yielding a playful language puzzle from a lighthearted lesson.
In a tense kitchen scene the head of the household orders the oysters opened. The new maid replies proudly that she has finished and discarded the insides, claiming long effort and completion.
A 1938 report shows 13 719 smoking related fires causing $2 427 000 in property damage. The piece notes rising fire numbers, especially among women, and urges careful disposal of cigarettes and matches to curb losses.
Mr. T J Offer of the Scientific Instrument Manufacturers Association asserts Britain now makes 100 percent of its optical glass after 21 years of research, supplying lenses for periscopes, telescopes, binoculars, sights, and more. British firms are meeting re-armament needs and export spectrographic apparatus, with UK lenses widely used in Hollywood.
Porter by night and rugby lineman by day, Bob Jackson of the Regina Roughriders fills a CN Rail sleeping car porter role between games. He helps at his teammates berths on trips, enjoying lighthearted chaff from fellow travelers as he travels with the team to matches.
A condensed list of physicians dentists veterinarians and lawyers with offices in Acton Campbellville Georgetown and Rockwood. Includes Dr E J Nelson Dr W G Cullen Dr Freed and Stevenson C F Leatherland Kenneth Langdon A J Buchanan P W Pearen and F G Oakes among others with contact addresses and hours.
Daily schedules show routes East and West with times listed for weekdays Sundays and special flyers. It includes Georgetown and Guelph stops with specific departures and arrivals in the morning afternoon and night slots.
The notice lists multiple eastbound departures for Toronto with times from morning to evening and westbound departures to London with afternoon and evening slots. Additional codes indicate service exceptions for weekends holidays and alternative routes to Kitchener and Stratford.
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