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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 06, 1945
Page
10
The Acton Fall Fair returns for September 14 and 15 with a robust prize list and new exhibits reflecting local farming and domestic industries. Directors urge community support to attract visitors and showcase agriculture as peacetime optimism returns.
The Clean-up Canada Ninth Victory Loan will open October 22 and be the largest floated in the country. J L Isley announced the loan will cover Canada's borrowing needs for the next year to avoid another spring campaign. It funds troop demobilization, veterans care, training, and relief aid for war-torn regions as peacetime travel resumes.
The article stresses attention to both motorists and pedestrians to reduce traffic accidents during the adjustment period and calls for careful behavior as conditions change.
The Better Business Bureau advises customers to verify references of salesmen who promise early delivery of scarce items like burners refrigerators radios and stoves. Often such promises are unauthorized and deliveries remain delayed. In many cases rechecks rebuke the salesman and reassure buyers their orders will be honored.
Allied powers fund and arrange book purchases across France and Italy to satisfy a hunger for uncensored British literature. Plans include France’s preliminary 100000 pounds and Italian translation rights payments rising beyond 8000 pounds, with Midnight Publications reprinting banned works and smuggling new titles into occupied Europe.
Bowmanville Statesman notes church and service club protests against lotteries for charity. Critics say gambling harms children and morals, urging enforcement of laws to curb raffles. Agencies and media cite widespread participation and question fundraising value versus moral impact.
Editorial notes indicate Acton Fair is a week away from Friday and Saturday with plans to establish four reunion centres in 1945, aiming to widen participation and community gathering opportunities.
The piece notes Labor Day in smaller communities remains a simple road holiday rather than a grand parade highlighting labor strength. It also mentions a sports revival this summer with local players returning from overseas who still know the game and need practice.
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