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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 15, 1936
Page
2
Subscription details for The Acton Free Press list $120 per year in advance with US rates extra and advise readers on address changes and cancellations. Advertising rates are on application with error liability limited to space proportion. Editor contact and office notes are included.
Acton faces ongoing demand for moderately priced houses for sale or rent. The town cannot progress without additional units and current luck is a serious impediment. Builders have an urgent opportunity to supply modern equipped homes to meet the need.
A guidance note urges citizens to thoughtfully consider local candidates six weeks ahead of nominations. It stresses praising service, avoiding personal motives, and speaking honestly about fitness for public office as the process approaches.
The piece questions a plan to pay unemploy ed men five dollars monthly from public funds for farm work and pay farmers the same amount, noting prior railways wage subsidies. It argues subsidies across industries would strain the Royse Java pocketbook and asks why not extend help to other sectors or reduce taxation.
A merchant credits a low cost newspaper ad with boosting that week’s sales and clearing bargain lines while introducing new season goods. He asserts newspapers reach practically every home and remain the most economical, effective way to invite customers to his business.
Official statistics for Canada show foreign trade rising with exports up 22.3 percent and imports 11 percent. Bank debits increase 12.3 percent, manufacturing employment and output exceed 1926 norms, electric power up 9.7 percent, and eight months total revenue up by five million dollars. Income tax payments rise by 12 million and customs revenues by 13 million. farm prices, especially wheat, offset volume declines.
A conference suggests a town curfew may help reduce late night youth on the streets. The piece notes parents have duty at home and questions the need for new laws while acknowledging curfew could prevent municipal enforcement efforts and trouble for minors.
Editorial notes report British Columbia dairy production valued at 11 667 804 dollars in 1935, the highest since 1930. The piece also notes fall fairs and baseball dates nearing winter, Orangeville license and by law penalties for stot machines, and a light mockery of the apple saying by a US scientist.
A church lesson summarizes Paul and Silas in Thessalonica and Berea, noting the synagogue as base for gospel preaching, converts, envy from Jews, and the Bereans who welcomed the Word, studied Scriptures daily, and found faith. It highlights Paul’s balanced ministry of boldness and tenderness.
The speaker describes Paul’s conduct among the elders as a father with his children. He relates how Paul exhorted encouraged and testified to these men both publicly and privately so they would walk worthily of God. This was because God had called them into his kingdom and glory.
A humorous exchange unfolds in a barber shop as a barber and client tease over a razor. The barber compliments the client while the client jokes the razor seems to walk a little, creating wordplay about grooming and perception.
Speech fragments reveal a man confessing to killing his wife. The dialogue shows a police interrogation where the suspect says he will be free after two weeks and mentions the shooting incident. The tone suggests a noir courtroom or prison context.
In a terse exchange the surgeon tells the anxious patient that idle curiosity furnishes no aid and that risks of the procedure, while real, cannot be discussed unless necessary for informed consent.
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