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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 17, 1936
Page
9
The Free Press outlines subscription renewal defaults and ad error liability. Subscrib ers not canceled by notice are continued unless requested. Advertisers must request corrections in writing. liability limited to the proportional cost of the error.
Canada’s electric railways carried 600,728,313 passengers in 1935, up from 505,143,003 in 1934 and 585,385,004 in 1933. The sector employed 14,381 workers with salaries totaling 18,649,517 dollars, over 1,800 miles of track operated, and nearly 121 million miles of street car and bus mileage. Electric lines remain a cheap rapid transit and major consumer of hydroelectric energy.
A Michigan youth who killed two pedestrians last spring must pay 10 dollars weekly for five years to support the five orphaned children. He is forbidden to drive and banned from liquor purchases, placed on probation to enforce compliance. The Jacksonville Journal calls the disposition highly sensible and a potential precedent.
English milk bars expand to over 450 with 100 in London. milk shakes and 50 non alcoholic drinks replace alcohol at many soda fountains. The Times notes stout youths sipping milk and lists novel drinks like Bootlegger's Punch and Blackberry Cocktail. In Ontario similar trend could reduce drinking and keep drivers alert.
The Better Trading Bureau warns that so called sucker lists are used to lure victims with mail offers and calls from investment counselors and bankers. The manager, Mr. Haskell, cautions that high pressure promotion signals danger and urges the public to seek BBB guidance.
A Florida couple with two small children and an annual income of 1500 dollars are declared the ideal American married pair by a jury from a publishing house. They favor early marriage ages 25 and 21, advocate motherhood, oppose divorce liberalization, and prefer the wife not work outside the home. They warn against living with in laws and say marriage should not wait for wealth.
Citizens urge systematic garbage collection while council weighs a tax levy. Some fear higher taxes from an additional mill, arguing a short postponement may be wise as debentures retire and funds become available. Acton, incorporated over sixty years, may forego the extra service for now.
Editorial notes highlight Acton Fair next week and a warm welcome for newcomers. Thanksgiving Day is four weeks away. Egg consumption and marriage statistics in Canada show rising trends. Coroner’s juries and County Councils are highlighted for public service. Premier Aberhart faces friction with newspapers. Ontario gold output for six months and Canada Russia trade relations are noted, plus anticipated Russian coal imports and Canadian exports.
The article outlines Paul’s call in Romans 12 to present bodies as living sacrifices and renew the mind to discern God’s will. It stresses genuine love toward others as the duty of Christians, detailing patience, hospitality, forgiveness, and peace, and warns against fashioning lives to this age.
An old German witness is cross examined about room layout and stairs in a house. The dialogue shows confusion and interruptions as the lawyer probes details while the witness struggles to recall how stairs are arranged and to provide clear answers. A boy in a car scene notices a crucial overlooked detail.
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