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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Oct 16, 1952

Page

15

Feminine Appeal Affects Industry

A Cleveland Ohio survey of industrial workers wives found wives view their husbands job mainly as family income. They influence overtime choices, attitudes toward work and company information. When home literature is clear and convincing wives sway husbands more than blank information.

Cleveland Ohio

Hornby celebrates 88th birthday with tea and roses

Mrs Campbell of the stn line Hornby marked her 88th birthday on October 8 with a tea for friends. The community club sent red roses as a gift and best wishes were offered for many happy returns.

Campbell Stn Hornby

Matrimony Promise Cited in Odd Snippet Exchange

A fragmentary dialogue hints at a wedding agreement tied to money as a woman agrees to marry a partner. The text implies a conditional matrimony based on financial terms, reflecting a social bargain.

Extensive Clearing Auction Sale At Trafalga Township

Public auction at the home beside CBRL tower in Trafalga Township on Saturday November 1 at 1 00. Items include Chesterfield furniture, beds, tables, lamps, dishes, sewing, kitchenware, radio, and clothes racks. Also spring tooth harrow, drag harrows, incubator, crates, feed hoppers, drinking fountains. No reserve. cash with clerk. Hindley and Elliott auctioneers.

L. Ww. Woons Eth Line Trafalga Cbrl Chesterfield Stewart Warner Hindley and Elliott

Truman warns of near world war in diary excerpts

The Readers Digest excerpt from Mr President quotes Harry S. Truman revealing a near- war fear during the Berlin blockade and Korean War era. He cites meetings with military aides and notes on Russia, Churchill, Stalin, and hopes for lasting peace, amid Potsdam era tensions.

United State Harry S. Truman Soviet Union Truman William Hillman Berlin Moscow Leningrad Reader Russia U.S Joseph Davies Winston Churchil Davies Churchill Stalin James F. Brynes Tran Latvia Estonia Lithuania Poland Potsdam Germany Oder River Byrnes Iran Turkey Black Sea

Back to Work Glove Incident Sparks Restaurant Scuffle

In a tense scene a man explains he stopped to pick up a companion’s glove in a restaurant when a waiter swiftly covered him with a tablecloth and seated five diners. The account hints at a disruption and potential confrontation.

Miling Through a High Speed Drive Scene

A young couple speeds through the countryside when the male driver enthusiastically says the thrill keeps them alive. The woman reacts with surprise and concern naming Gilad as she gasps at the moment.

Gilad

Pounding the Sports Beat on Acton hockey prospects

In this column the reader questions whether Acton can field an Intermediate hockey team with natural ice. The piece argues lack of officials and players as main hurdles, notes Acton's historic hockey presence, highlights lacrosse success, and suggests local players could form a starter team despite past poor records.

Acton O.I.A Wiha Hubbie Orangeville Fergus Tanners

How Now Lazy Brown Cow In New Zealand Study

A whimsical piece notes scientists in New Zealand studied 2000 cowdoys to learn how Bassie the cow fills her days. She grazes about forty nine hours, walks twelve to thirteen miles, chews cud fifty bites a minute for fifty three hours, and rests sixty six hours weekly.

New Zealand Agriculture Department Bassie

Weaner Roast For Coolish Piglets

Mortality is high for piglets from birth to weaning with 10 to 40 percent dying in the first week. Charrette at Kapuskasing recommends minimal interference, early removal from the sow, warmth from a brooder, and small doses of iron on days two and weekly thereafter to prevent anaemia. Creep feeding starts at three weeks with skim milk sifted oats or a commercial starter as needed.

Kapuskasing Ll. A. Charrette I. A. Charrette

Cash Stolen From Campbellville Service Station

Thieves broke into Early's Service Station at Campbellville over the weekend and stole between five and six dollars. A damaged window and broken door were noted. a stack of tires remained. Constable H. Gunn investigated the apparent entry by window and exit by door.

Campbellville Trovinelal H. Gunn

Resolve and Drive to Stay in the Pink

A brief verse urging careful driving and regular vehicle upkeep to keep motorists healthy and financially secure while staying alert on the road and keeping their cars in good condition.

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