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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 11, 1952
Page
5
Canadian Department of Agriculture experts urge farmers to weigh local climate adaptation seed use disease resistance lodging harvest maturity threshing ease and nurse crop potential when selecting cereal varieties. They note straw quantity harvest timing and market needs influence acre value and urge staying updated on new varieties.
The first shipment of Canadian cattle to depart for South America since the foot and mouth outbreak arrived at Malton Airport on September 8. It included Holstein bulls. one from the USA and five from Rasafe Farms. The cargo was purchased for the Institute of Inter-American Relations by Ismael Jordan of Santiago with Dr Guillermo Gomez assisting.
Two drivers exchange courteous apologies after a head-on crash. The woman claims fault, and the man insists the fault was his, each offering blame while stating he could have avoided the collision.
Six new beginners started their school career at Ospringe on Tuesday. Names listed include Edna Jackson, Brian Bessey, Ross Avery, Robert Clark, Jimmy Robertson and Joe Rice with Mrs. Alvin White as principal and Miss Schell as assistant. Visits note numerous relatives and friends visiting from Chicago, Cleveland, Guelph, and Woodbridge. local residents mentioned with travel to Niagara Falls and Hamilton. Several social events and a division of news items follow, including hospital update for Mr. Wm Wragg and a Garden Club wind up with a camp fire and a corn roast.
At the September 2 meeting of Esquesing Township Council led by Reeve George Leslie, officials discussed paying Acton $700 annually for fire protection in a proposed area and other budget items. The session also covered legal advice on arrears collection, road accounts totaling 8080.69, and by laws adjusting clerk and tax collector salaries with other routine approvals.
Mrs D G Robertson and Mrs M McKenzie are named as delegates to the Area convention in Kitchener. The meeting featured vacation highlights, a K Stubbington study on the handbook, and a talk by Mrs Fifer on the Massey Harris Farm. Doris Fines ran a tree bingo won by Mrs Archibald, and lunch was hosted by Mrs A McKinney and Mrs Dr Robertson.
The newspaper printing department now offers specially printed match boxes and paper serviettes for weddings and events. Designs include silver illuminated serviettes, colored printing, and embossed motifs such as hearts rings doves bells and a cathedral. Sample books showcase birth announcements graduation notices and even a bachelor dinner invitation with a tipsy groom motif.
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