Cancellations and Advertising Rules From The Acton Free Press
The Acton Free Press explains subscription continuity if payment is not received and cancellation only on written notice. It also outlines advertising liability, stating the paper won’t be liable for errors beyond noted corrections in writing, with liability limited to the proportion of space affected.
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Free Techs
Free Veean Buslinees
Free Peean
Canada
Bank of Montreal
Power at Cost Benefits Reach Acton Consumers
Public Utilities Commission notes Power at cost will replace high rates in Acton. The old municipal rate of 0c per kWh rose to about 7c plus a building space charge, dating back twenty four years. The forthcoming plan offers no service charge and 2.8c for the first sixty hours then 1c for the balance, with continued wide adoption of cheap electricity in homes and businesses.
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Hydro
Public Utilities Commission
Acton
Textile tariff hearing reveals Courtauld profits rise despite claims
The Turgeon textile commission hears William Jones of Courtauld, showing net profits climbed from 243000 in 1930 to 933703 in 1935 amid unchanged rayon prices. Jones notes undisclosed average profits and credits tariff policy for profit growth while noting no rate increases to consumers. Sixty six Canadian woollen mills operate in the sector.
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Turgeon Textile Commission
William Jones
Courtauld
Norman Linnett
Dominion
Jones
Courtauld’s
Ontario Retail Sales Rise in 1935 Amid Recovering Economy
Retail trade in Ontario totalled 848 million dollars in 1935, up 4 percent from 1934 per the Dominion Bureau of Statistics. Gains were strongest in luxury lines such as motor vehicles, furniture, appliances, radios and jewelry, while grocery and country stores saw only modest increases. Motor vehicle dealers posted the largest annual rise, totaling 102.6 million dollars, up 17 percent from 1934 and within 6 percent of 1930 levels.
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Ontario
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Amherstburg Pioneers Safe Driving Course For Students
A Brampton Conservator report notes Amherstburg High School begins a part time half hour Friday class teaching safe driving and traffic regulations. Students receive Ontario Highway Traffic Act copies and lessons aim to reduce highway deaths before weekend traffic peaks. The program hopes to become a compulsory part of all secondary curricula.
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Amherstburg
Ontario
Amherstburg High School
Brampton Conservator
Start Needed Now for Mental Hospital Expansions
Premier Hepburn announces a $3,600,000 program to add capacity in mental hospitals with work to begin next year. He says the Department of Health shows no major economies and urges immediate start to control rising care costs while preparing public understanding of the mentally deficient issue.
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Hepburn
Department of Health
Stefili
Editorial notes on 1937 models debut and municipal decisions
The piece notes 1937 automobile models and license plates debuting while 1936 winds down. It mentions Halloween fun, upcoming municipal work, income tax cheque mailings, and by law on municipal homingtons. It warns children’s play hazards with leaves and hidden piles as motorists overlook them.
Love and Temperance In Civil Authority
Sunday school lesson urges obedience to rulers as God ordained and defining love as the fulfillment of the law. It links temperance to love, warns against drinking and tobacco, and calls Christians to live uprightly as they await the Lord's near return.
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Loessan
Corinth
Paul
Powy
God
kLove
Love
Slats Diary by Oliver N. Warren
A fragmented diary style entry recounts a week of small events narrated by a child named Slats and peers. It references school, teachers, a president, ball games, rides home, a hunting for a job, and casual community scenes with neighbors and family. The piece preserves period voice with informal spelling and dialect.
Temperance Through Dying to Self in Christian Walk
A devotional urging believers to clothe themselves with Christ as in Galatians 3 27 and Ephesians 4 24 and to avoid fleshly forethought that fuels lusts. It stresses that when meeting others they should see Jesus and urges living becomingly through temperance.
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Lord Jesus Christ
Prose Fragment Reveals Parental Dispute on Virtue Parade
A mother and father debate publicly or privately about virtue as the daughter resists a parade of moral display. The exchange hints at social pressure, parental expectations, and the daughter’s stance against public scrutiny.
No One There Teacher and Student Dialogue
A teacher directs a student to the room for a trap. Noy returns a few minutes later saying the teacher wasn’t in. The exchange shows a brief classroom misunderstanding and request for access.
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Noy
Exam Confusion Highlights Student Struggle
A teacher questions why students ask so many questions while a pupil admits poor exam performance due to trying to plan too little. The dialogue suggests a learning dilemma and exam anxiety without specific names or places.
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Yommy
Justice Hearing Briefly Spurs Courtroom Exchange
A courtroom exchange features a judge asking if the defendant waives the right to appeal and the defendant reacting with a blunt remark about rights and a black eye, highlighting tensions in the proceeding.
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Vusbund
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