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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 18, 1952
Page
3
The piece reflects on D.V., e. & C. on invoices and the old finis at book ends. It notes how terms like etc and ad infinitum faded from modern prose and posters, with auctions simplified to a single word cash. It laments the loss of playful phrases and formal endings in writing.
The community cheers a successful negotiation between workers and management averting a strike. A distant town faced weeks of labor strife, but Acton’s leaders praise restraint, mutual respect, and enlightened settlement practices over dollars, hoping to keep Acton a better, friendlier place to live.
The article outlines a dollar and cents approach to education spending. It estimates a $100 million for good citizenship, $75 million for outfitting students nationwide, and the remainder for working tools. It details per pupil costs for texts and supplies and lists clothing costs by age group.
Acton officials and residents hope for kinder skies this year as the fall fair approaches. The program for Friday and Saturday promises agricultural exhibits, entertainment, and a social gathering that strengthens community ties and supports the annual event.
A look at quirky rules from The Municipal World showcases peculiar laws in places like Minnesota Indiana Maine California Joliet Kentucky Joneboro Fort Madison and New Hampshire. The piece notes such oddities as underwear restrictions on lines and stopping rules at intersections.
Editorial notes say Thanksgiving Day falls October 13, three weeks from Monday and plans to meet friends at Acton fair this Friday and Saturday. Weather is key to a successful event, while readers react to earlier postal delivery remarks and debates over rural house delivery. A Winnipeg Tribune quote questions pork market losses and government support costs, noting taxpayers already pay high meat prices.
A Lane of the Free Press item reports disputed notes on Peary's relief Windward voyage and his far northern expedition to the Pole with dates and locations. It also covers local church events in Acton, pastor Rev. Robert Phillips' long service, a serious Indiana coal strike losses, and Toronto Industrial Exhibition 1898 style attendance and weather.
Mrs Marietta Murray widow of the late Al Murray died at her home in Guelph. Ruth Carnahan wed George Greer at Tansey on September 7. Potatoes weighed in at 9% pounds. Georgetown beat Acton 2-0 in an exhibition game. Dr William Tytler of Guelph, a 66 year teaching veteran, died at 61. Nassagaweya Rural School Fair held at Brookville with five pupil exhibits. Died Chisholm at Saginaw Michigan September 14, 1912.
In an Ottawa Board of Trade address, Herbert H. Lanx of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce coin a term and urge caution as he says people rely on government for everything. He argues the state can only give what it takes and questions efficiency and overhead.
The notice lists church services and activities for Trinity XV St Matthew on September 21 1952 including Holy Communion at 8 32 am Holy Eucharist 11 00 am and Evensong at 7 00 pm plus a Bible Society Fireside at 8 30 pm in the Parish Hall An at home gathering for the rector and Mrs Price on September 18 at the Rectory from 3 00 to 5 00 and 7 00 to 9 00 pm inviting all parishioners to attend All Welcome.
The notice lists Sunday September 21 1952 services with Sunday School at 16.00 a.m. and morning service at 11 00 a.m. plus an evening service at 3 00 p.m. It invites readers with a Bible quote and a warm welcome.
Food scientists at the School of Agriculture and the Low Temperature Research Station in Cambridge England conduct experiments with a portable X ray device to identify bacon producing pigs. They note rib counts from 13 to 17 and varying lean to fat proportions, aiming to standardize long lean pigs if the method succeeds.
A Toronto artist, Chris Hintlott, visited Acton to sketch Fairy Lake but found a canoeist vandalizing trees and cutting the scene from view. The incident disrupted the painting, leaving the artist frustrated and the pond scene damaged near the water.
Doctors embrace endoscopes to inspect the stomach lungs and other cavities directly. The gastroscope reaches the stomach with a flexible tube and a lighted tip while a bronchoscope retrieves objects from windpipes and a therascope washes chest areas. Smaller scopes sample urine and fluids to locate diseased organs. Baseball note contrasts two veteran players as scientifically minded stars.
A compilation lists Acton area professionals including Dr Ed A Garrett and Dr A J Buchanan with offices and hours, plus Wright Real Estate and Insurance, C F Leatherland solicitor, accountants, veterinarians L Young and F G Oakes, and a standard daylight saving timed Canadian National Railways schedule for east and westbound departures from Acton with various daily, weekend, and holiday patterns.
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