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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 24, 1946
Page
7
A playful poem offers a recipe for a cheerful day using water, prayer, morning light, and friends. It blends merriment with work, seasoning it with joy and play, suggesting wine and a hopeful outlook as ingredients for a well-made day.
Kelowna Vernon and Penticton see population booms with doubling cites since 1940 census. Markets expand as farms produce 340000 in value and new hotels and military use ease housing strain. A Chicago firm plans Western Ontario packing plant near Vernon boosting regional production.
The lesson outlines Paul and Barnabas as leaders in Antioch, detailing their call by the Holy Spirit, their separation for missionary work, and their travel to the Gentiles. It notes the early church’s devotion, shared resources, and decisive spread of the Word despite opposition, illustrating how belief shapes eternity. It cites Acts 13 1-5 and related passages to frame missionary methods and outcomes.
Jeanne d Arc Le mpy of Quebec City becomes the province’s first woman lawyer after topping civil law exams. Marcel Poignard, owner of the Paris Bar, presents a gold medal for highest standing among all participants.
Strikes in 1946 severely reduced output across steel, copper and automotive sectors. The Canadian Commercial Counselor cites new production figures: 2.425 million units in autos, 14,597.719 tons in new auto output, 62,445,010 tons of soft coal, and 196.210 tons of refined copper.
A public auction by Tindoley and Elliot will be held at the farm on Saturday at 1 o clock selling cattle including cows calves and young stock, horses, hay and grain, implements and furniture. Terms are cash settlement with clerk.
Public auction at the farm one and one half miles south and west of Acton on Wednesday October 30 at 1 30 PM. Sale includes horses harness cattle implements machinery farm supplies and household items with possession given after sale terms 10 percent down balance in 30 days. Mrs Packer widow of Chas Packer organizer Mindley and Elliott auctioneers with clerk McMillan.
Ottawa West Street column describes Ottawa Eastroad model trainmen ages 18 to 70 assembling a scale railway diorama. It notes tiny locomotives, freight cars, track, and couplings detailed to prototype accuracy. The piece recalls train enthusiasts arriving early, and mentions a wrecking crane used after minor incidents.
The Department of National Health and Welfare asks home makers to can fruits and vegetables to stock healthful food and improve supply for shipment to more people. The suggestion emphasizes nutrition and food distribution benefits.
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