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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 03, 1936
Page
2
A nostalgic look at the start of a new school year with older students returning and a small group of youngsters starting classes for the first time. The piece notes changes in routine, advancing studies, and the pivotal moment of beginning life's long climb into learning.
The Hepburn government retired 7.339 million in two and one half percent coupon debentures from the first loan after taking office at Queen's Park. The retirement came from ordinary revenue, reducing Ontario's funded debt below the October 31, 1934 level with 13.662 million already paid. No debentures mature until November and December, with 800 thousand and 700 thousand due respectively. The move is framed as progress toward improved provincial finances and fulfillment of election promises.
Recent figures reveal printing publishing and printing and bookbinding in Ontario total salaries around 28 million dollars annually. Pulp and paper also contribute large payrolls and value of products with pulp and paper ranking high alongside autos and electricals.
Farmers realize it pays to keep their rural mail boxes plainly lettered with their names and well maintained. The postal regulations require proper erection and legible name labeling for continued service, stating that ownership transfers to the purchaser but service may be discontinued if boxes are not kept in good repair.
A Brockville Anglican church funds its work for over fifty years without teas bazaars or ticket events. Funds come from pulpit announcements and regular envelopes with no admission charges. The social life remains active through organized church groups while giving is treated as a spiritual duty.
The piece notes eight highway fatalities over the weekend, previews the 1936 Acton Fair, and reminds readers to set clocks back. It cites the opening of the Canadian National Exhibition and comments on Canadian and local economics, media duties, and the role of the local newspaper as a town directory with changing faces on busy Saturdays.
A Sunday school lesson surveys Acts 13 47 and Acts 14 8 13 19 20 where the apostles turn to the Gentiles in salvation work. It contrasts Jewish rejection with Gentile faith and discusses Paul in Lystra Derbe and Antioch plus Romans 10 8 13 on belief confession and salvation.
A brief religious reflection outlines five steps to salvation: recognize need, desire salvation, believe Jesus can save, turn to Jesus, and abandon other means. It asserts that calling on the Lord fulfills the process of being saved.
Canada reports twenty two freshwater fish species available to commercial fishermen including bass pickerel pike salmon sturgeon and trout. Ontario leads production with a 1935 value over 2.8 million, Manitoba second, followed by Quebec Alberta Saskatchewan New Brunswick and the Yukon.
In a public exchange, George Wispington is dismissed as not a real man while Dustin Stax suggests their small band effort was misguided for handling large political affairs. The debate highlights perceptions of leadership and spectacle.
Mrs Paterson Pritchard says Caler Hone is not in a fit state to see anyone. She and the speaker have been having words.
Compiled tips on canning and cooking weekly menus include ham loaf and peaches recipe, bread and butter pickles, red plum conserve, and a note on decorative built in corner bookcases with mirror panels to enlarge the room and add decor.
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