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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 06, 1945
Page
15
A poem urges residents to improve their town by personal effort and shared responsibility. It argues towns reflect their inhabitants and that collective work prevents decline. It warns against fear of others advancing and emphasizes local cooperation to revive and shape a community.
Twenty years ago Acton events include a quiet Labor Day and a fair day plan. A wedding at St John’s Church united Kathleen Ellen Gibbons to Richard J. Brady of Toronto. A tannery sprinkler system was installed with a 150 foot tower and 100000 gallon tank on Willow Street. Public School pupils staged an asters show in the Parish Hall. Spires Masales wedding notice lists Vera Eleda Masales and Charles Spires of Georgetown.
Canadian farmers gain access to DDT barn sprays under the Pest Control Products Act. The department outlines proper surface application on walls and ceilings, safety precautions for handlers, and notes DDT residue can persist weeks after use.
Smith Fisheries Limited of Lunenburg Nova Scotia a leading Maritime fishing firm was sold as the first step in a planned amalgamation of 19 major fish producers and marketers in eastern Canada. The aim is to regulate marketing and selling competition across the region.
A Sunday school text discusses Joseph from Genesis 41 41 44 and 50 framing him as a type of Christ. It outlines his slave life in Egypt Potiphar prison and rise to power with interpretive dreams and storehouse famine relief. It notes Asenath his wife and his brothers' eventual reconciliation as part of God's providence.
New York based workers supply 2000 chicken feed bags to Manila for clothing staff and board members. Bags bought at 35 cents each will be washed and used for dresses towels sheets and tablecloths. Manila YWCA president Mia Flora Ilagan says fabric short age prompts this aid effort to clothe Filipino workers.
Disputed bootlegger feud sparked a melee on Fourteen Street causing property damage before police arrived. Three carloads of men and women attacked nearby houses in what police linked to a private bootleg war. One bystander demanded to see the judge while others argued the situation was urgent.
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