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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 17, 1931
Page
2
The Canadian Legion refused to participate in selling sweepstakes tickets at the recent convention. The offer of ready funds tested the group but the convention upheld honor and virtue over monetary temptation. The Legion’s stance may cost money but gains public esteem.
T W Jutten M P P for Centre Hamilton urged Ontario municipalities to set a common date for daylight saving time across the province. He argued for uniform start between April and July and end in September to end confusion and save time, urging compromise between urban and rural riders.
The Oakville Star comments on heavy Lakeshore traffic during the holiday and argues for one countywide highway rather than three along the lakeshore. It urges value for the county rate and predicts better travel to hockey games if a central highway is built.
The essay argues grape-growers should be allowed to produce fruit spirits to improve wine and asserts temperance laws are retreating. It warns a crisis of public spectacle of drunken manhood would push prohibition aside, while noting the toll on young people sacrificed for this lesson.
Department of Labor records indicate a 25 percent drop in living costs in the past year. Canada-wide prices for 29 staple foods for a five person family averaged $11.11 in July, down from $10.00 in July 2030 and $16.84 in July 2020. Wholesale prices also fell about 16 percent over the year.
Frank E. Gannett of Rochester spoke at Press Day outlining future newspaper production advances and the need for equitable wealth distribution. He warned that U S prosperity depends on global recovery and urged newspapers to adopt independent, self supporting business models.
The piece notes the fair is over with little attendance loss and cites Ontario Hydro’s planned 2,000,000 headquarters in Toronto. It also comments on George Young’s prize money speech from Kaye Don and suggests waterworks extension under Main and Scene streets to aid unemployment. Major-Gen A D McRae of Vancouver is named to the Senate, with a Conservative party role in previous elections and conventions.
Reports indicate John Aird Jr will challenge an income assessment of 174,022 connected to the ampubus from Beauharnois interests mmd Provincial Hydro. Public assurances claim the matter is in order despite questions rising.
The writer laments a scorching day on Ginger Farm as sun and heat fuse into a furnace. Animals suffer, chores pile up, and household life shifts to cold water and preserving jars. Neighbors thresh and farm wives bake for many workers, while questions arise about distributing surplus without harming stores.
A Malagasy diver called Ru Nim feigns death to escape a crocodile in a river cavern. The creature drags him to a bank, where he breaks free by grabbing a exposed limb and pulling himself out as other crocodiles mob the fallen hunter.
Cale Peablee urges resilience in tough times saying when prospects look grim and doubts mount one should brace, grit teeth, and press forward. The colorful line champions persistence despite adversity and conveys a rugged, defiant spirit.
A distressed night of asthma attacks leaves sufferers exhausted and unfit for the day. The ad claims Dr. D Kellogg's Anthma Remedy can drive away the attacks with prompt use.
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