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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Oct 29, 1936
Page
2
The Acton Free Press outlines that subscribers preferring uninterrupted service will be continued unless notified of cancellation. Advertising accepts space but disclaims liability for errors not corrected in writing, with limited remedy tied to the proportion of error relative to the ad’s total cost.
Public Utilities Commission notes show Acton’s transition from 7c per kWh plus space charge to power at cost with 2.8c for the first sixty hours and 1c thereafter. The move eliminated service charges and boosted household use while debt was retired from Hydro revenue.
The hearing recounts Courtauld's profits from 1930 to 1935 showing net profits rising from 243000 to 933703 while sales did not double. William Jones notes average net profits were not disclosed to the government and tariff policy aided profits. Premier Aberhart faces protection policy implications for Canadian textile mills.
Ontario retail trade rose to 848 million dollars in 1935, up 4 percent from 1934, after a 5 percent rise from 1933. 1938 saw the largest year over year gains for luxury goods, while groceries and essentials posted only small increases. Motor vehicle dealers led growth with 102.6 million dollars, up 17 percent from 1934 and near 1930 levels.
A Practical Study In Amherstburg introduces a half hour weekly course in safe automobile driving and traffic rules at Amherstburg High School. Students receive Ontario Highway Traffic Act copies and use classroom apparatus funded by auto companies. The program targets Friday lessons to curb weekend accident spikes and aims to become a compulsory curricular element in all secondary schools.
Premier Hepburn announces a 3.6 million dollar plan to add beds at state mental hospitals with work to begin next year. He says the Health Department must cut costs and emphasizes public need to understand the rising expense of care for mentally deficient residents.
Editorial notes announce 1937 automobile models and license plates debuting while 1936 winds down. The piece touches on Halloween mood for frugal fun, municipal incomes from income tax cheques, and by law steps as the year closes. It warns of children playing on leaves and drivers failing to notice hidden piles, risks to property and safety.
The lesson emphasizes subjection to civil authority as ordained by God and the duty to avoid debt and exploitation. It frames true love as fulfilling the law, guiding temperance, abstinence from intoxicants and temptations, and living righteously as the approach to near salvation and proper social conduct.
A fragmented diary entry recounts a week with school, weather, and small-town life. It mentions a preacher in the south, Christmas in September, teacher and student exchanges, a game of ball, a Ford trip, and neighbors including Ma and Uncle Yen. A child’s joke about a mounted policeman closes the piece.
The article urges believers to clothe themselves with Jesus Christ as in Galatians 3 27 and Ephesians 4 24. It emphasizes that encounters with others should reveal Christ, and warns against provisions for the flesh to avoid lustful actions, presenting thoroughgoing temperance as essential.
A dialogue fragment shows a mother and father discussing virtue and public parade. The mother argues virtue cannot be paraded while the father dismisses the idea, reflecting a private moral stance rather than outward display.
A dialogue shows a teacher and a pupil labeled Yommy arguing that asking more questions reflects poorer exam performance. The fragment hints at a blame on curiosity and confusion, suggesting educational tensions between inquiry and success.
In a courtroom exchange, Judge asks if the defendant will waive the right to appeal. The defendant, Vusbund, refuses, remarking that rights are limited and referencing a previous injury as a consequence.
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