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Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Oct 23, 1930

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Labor backs World Grain Exhibition at Regina

The 46th annual Trades and Labor Congress of Canada endorsed the World's Grain Exhibition and Conference to be held in Regina from July 25 to August 6, 1932. About 300 delegates attended and unanimously approved a resolution urging cooperation with Canada’s agricultural interests to strengthen the nation’s economic and industrial position globally.

Regina Trades and Labor Conpress of Canada Canada

Beatty Sees Prosperity Despite Tariff Barriers

In Toronto last week C P R president E W Beatty predicted Canada would prosper and grow with U S cooperation. He quipped that the border remains unprotected only by tariff walls, noting that Canada can now send across mainly good wishes and hockey players due to tariffs.

Toronto E. W. Beatty Canada United States Beatty Tariff

Apple Crop Yields Down Across Canada in 1930 Estimates

Canadian apple production in 1930 is estimated at 3,165,036 barrels, down 774,000 from 1920. Ontario and Quebec fall, while British Columbia leads with 4,682,330 boxes, up about 30 over last year, as insect damage remains widespread but not severe. Provinces Nova Scotia 34,600 barrels, New Brunswick 33,660, Quebec 134,400, Ontario 502,560, BC 1,560,776. all Canada total 3,165,036 barrels.

British Columbia Ontario Quebec New Brunswick Nova All Canada

No Vote Without Tax Payment Proposed in Calvert Township

A by-law cuts off all voters lacking a clear tax receipt by December 44 and fines tenants on premises where taxes are unpaid, aiming to ensure municipal running costs are covered. The rule mirrors a Guelph measure that faced enforcement difficulties, sparking debate on fairness vs fiscal control and its potential spread.

Calvert Township Guelph

Canada Tops in U S Trade Shifts During August

Commerce figures show U S exports to Canada fell to 53,604,838 in August from 76,861,727 last year while imports from Canada reached 20,280,134 versus 43,760,200 in August 1920. Exports to Great Britain reached 53,027,540, down from 58,333,405 in August 1920.

Canada United States Department of Commerce Dominion Great Britain

Saving Work by Doing Work

A discussion on how labor-saving progress comes from solving problems with ingenuity. From carrying water by hand to wells to pumps to faucets, the text argues that inventions stem from reducing physical effort through smarter design. It highlights the balance between mental and physical labor in both society and individuals.

Penius

New Free Freight Policy Aims to Boost Western Canadian Beef

Federal Agriculture Minister Hon. Robert Weir authorizes a free freight policy effective October 15 for heifer calves not over twenty four months old of approved type and quality. Livestock stock moved from stock yards west of Fort William to western country points for breeding will have 75 percent of freight costs absorbed by the Live Stock Branch. Farmers must apply to the Dominion Live Stock Branch representative and declare stock will be used solely for breeding.

Canada Robert Weir Fort William Dominion

Ontario Municipalities Set to Obtain Unemployment Aid

Ontario plans to distribute Federal and Provincial unemployment relief totaling 3,850,000. Acting Premier Geo S Henry and ministers McCrea Finlayson Kennedy will assist Dr Monteith in allocation with J A Ellis as secretary. The committee is formed and ready to approve projects fast for municipal use.

Ontario Geo S. Henry Charles “McCrea Mines William Finlayson Thomas L. Kennedy Agriculture Monteith J. A. Ellis Bureau of Municipal’ Affairs Henry G. H. Ferguson Ottawa

Winter predictions and census plans color local chatter

The piece notes the first touch of winter and forecasts its duration and intensity. It mentions a census in June employing about 15,000 workers with a long set of questions and even bees to be recorded. It also cites a city flag resolution for Christmas Day and debates a third highway across the county, favoring completing the northern route through Hatton area before southern expansion.

Guelph Santa Chris Royal City Tower Milton Natkin Hatton

October Fireside Reflections and Farmhouse Whimsy

The narrator recalls a late night scare as a pajama clad child wakes frightened by imagined dangers. The piece blends domestic dreams with school memories, a war era poem reading, and reflections on October days, work, and the comfort of a fire. It references a teaching Irishman and a Shaw debate on education.

Park George Bernard Shaw Shaw Suépliou A. H Dot Albany

Pills for Infant Ills Stir Public Debate

A damaged passage discusses remedies claimed to purge worms from children and urges quick use of Miller's Worm Powders. It notes parents’ worries about child health and asserts the powder can expel worms without inconvenience, while warning of potential harm to the infant.

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