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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Oct 17, 1946

Page

2

Canada’s wartime plans face shortages and housing gaps

The Ottawa weekly notes Canada’s 1946 investment plans across manufacturing mining banking utilities and transportation totaling about 1.19 billion. It cites manpower coal steel and material bottlenecks and strikes delaying full realization. Housing targets of 60 000 units 1946 47 would still miss needs with costs rising 40 50 percent since 1939. A wartime hero list includes PC Andy Mynarski VC and FO George Brophy who survived a Lancaster crash.

Dunmensmen Quebec Praire Provinces Maritimes Toronto Montreal Hamilton Vanecouver S.A Winsor Reconstruction Department Ths Canada Reconstruction Minster Andy Mynarski Winniipeg Lancaster Mynarski George Brophy Port Arthur Braphy

Montreal MP Gerson convicted in espionage hearings

In Kingston penitentiary after a Carleton County jury found him guilty of conspiring to communicate confidential information to Soviet Russia. The fifth defendant convicted, Gerson received a sentence consistent with the eight year term set for Fred Rose, Labour Progressive MP for Montreal Cartier.

Kingston Carleton County Soviet Russia Gerson Fred Rose Montreal-Cartier

Faring Auction Sale Details Attract Rural Goods and Livestock

The sale listing announces an auction by Bubble Auction at 2 pm on Saturday October 6 offering horses including a Black Detetienon Gelding and a Grey Pereteray Mare, cows and young cattle, farm implements, harness, wagons, dairy gear, household items, and more. Proceeds go to the seller giving up the farm. terms are cash with clerk day of sale. Proximate place is not clearly stated.

A. F Buble Bak Watkhingans Joh Coulters Seutthea Howard

Clearing Auction Sale For Farm Implements And Livestock

An auction notice from Frank Petch and auctioneers Linn outlines a Friday sale at Lot Spoof Esquesing near Malton featuring 1 horse 8 years old, multiple dairy cows with calves, heifers, pigs, poultry, harnesses, farm implements, lumber, timber, furniture, and other items. Cash settlement with the clerk on sale day.

Andersipied THOS Carholm Wessell Bs Publi Deering Quebec Morsis Frank Petch Georgetown R. Linn

Alarm System Installed at Acton Branch of BLM

A new hold up alarm system has been installed at the Acton branch of BLM. The design aims to enhance security across banks with added protection and modern detection features for all branches. The rollout includes Libis as an added safeguard.

Williams Hollasten Acton BLM Hank of Montreal

Hopes to Find Tropical Isle

Fragmentary text describes a person named Bingland leaving for Australia to pursue a simple life, growing fruit and vegetables, with unclear references to tropical isle searching and former association with a British health society.

Southasbupdon Bingland Australia Vince Heo British Health Faesadam Society

Westbound Tally Schedule Variations Noted

Transit tally shows westbound service on Monday at 117 am except Monday. Daily counts list 1209 am with 20 am and 646 pm and 730 pm. Saturday has 26 pm. Flyer at elph indicates exceptions for Saturday and Sunday.

Davy Fiedgetown Lad Elph

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