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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 12, 1940
Page
2
The Acton Free Press outlines subscription rates and cancellation practices for readers in Ontario. It also details advertising policies, liability limits for errors, and requires written proofs for corrections. Editor Arlof Dilis signs the notice at 174 age.
Local editor calls for strong turnout at Acton Fair next Tuesday night and Wednesday afternoon. War effort and community unity frame the appeal as residents are asked to spend fair days supporting the district’s key seasonal gathering with visitors welcome from near and far.
This wartime appeal stresses home front contributions from all Canadians. It highlights a government loan of 300 million dollars, with interest and repayment, plus War Loan bonds, War Savings Certificates, and War Savings Stamps as ways for every person to participate. It urges immediate pledges to help defend England and defeat Hitler.
The article explains a two year term for municipal officers taking effect in January for municipalities not voting this year. It states current council members serving February 1 1941 and local board members on February 15 1941 will continue for one more year until successors are elected and the new boards organized, with vacancies in 1942 also addressed.
The text outlines how vacancies are filled by vote of remaining members or council, with extended two year terms applying to municipal bodies. Acton Council may pass a by-law to put the issue to electors, or a petition signed by five percent of voters can compel submission. If no action, the two year term stands automatically.
A long running complaint about sidewalk water is acknowledged with gratitude to the 1040 Acton Council for quickly removing water from the office front. The note notes the effort during the rainy season and hopes for fuller remedy next spring.
The Express reports Aylmer may replace poles and wires on Talbot Street with unseen cables and long building arms to light the sidewalks. Hydro arrived in 1918. after 22 years the system is outdated. Acton, with Hydro since 1912, may face a similar need for Mill Street lighting changes.
Editorial notes show Canada’s 1940 apple crop esti mated at 4 421 000 barrels and the Canadian National Exhibition reporting increased attendance. Exports of Canadian wheat flour for the first seven months of 1940 total 4 065 870 barrels valued at 16 173 935, while weather and harvest conditions remain unsettled.
Data shows Canadian wheat in store in the United States and en route totaled 178,454,009 bushels at year end 1940, surpassing previous records. The report details shipments, holds, and comparing revised carryover with the prior year, noting large volumes in transit and storage across several regions.
A fragmented dialogue shows a stubborn debtor insisting he will not pay a twenty dollar debt. The exchange features a shopkeeper and a stern motherly figure, highlighting tension over repayment and trust.
A condensed directory listing physicians lawyers notaries and workers in Acton Georgetown Ontario. Entries include J A McNiven Harrister M Langdon Buchanan Pearen Young Oakes and Petch with offices on Bower Avenue Elgin Street Chenrgetown and Charles Street plus veterinary and auctioneering services and telephone contacts.
Fragmentary timetable notes list Going East and Going West services with scattered times and destinations. Entries mention Georgetown and Guelph stops, and Sunday omissions. Details are incomplete and readings vary by day and stop.
Schedule fragments show outbound and westbound departures to Kitchener with multiple times listed. Readings include morning, afternoon, and evening slots across several lines, indicating a repeating timetable pattern without full context.
Notice announces tax arrears lands in Nassagaweya Township eligible for sale by public auction. Copies available from the Township Treasurer. sale set for 2:00 PM October 8, 1940 at the Brookville Township Hall. Treasurer James W. Moffat signs the notice dated July 1940.
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