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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 19, 1946
Page
4
A narrator recounts a trip to Guelph with Joy to visit friends and the Agricultural College. The piece then shifts to practical notes on family life, a party line telephone annoyance during canning, and a hunting party with a groundhog scare involving a dog named Tippy.
London reports proposals for a national plan to declare tuber-free status in milking herds. Agriculture ministry sources say Wales and Southwest Scotland likely first districts to be marked free, with compulsory testing modeled on Canadian cities.
Local notices sketch park sculpture by Walter Lamb man and medical practice move by Dr. Gollop to Ottawa in October. Fall fair reports hall and animal displays. Eden Mills pastorate induction for Rev. Gosslin drew large attendance. Births marriages and deaths include Storey birth in Toronto 1906 and Gordon Graff nuptials 1926. Williamson death in Toronto at age 87.
Events include the Hatlon Agricultural Society fair preparations a parade of school children led by Victor Browne Strut and the Milton Citizens Band performing with Fred Dewar as leader. A softball league forms eight teams with games at Milton arena this fall. Henry Watson aged 89 passes away at his nephew’s home on September 1st 1926.
Bank of Montreal promotes personal loans with simple terms and low monthly cost. Manager William Clayton says customers are surprised by the no-favor approach and that loans can be repaid in instalments over twelve months. Local accountant Mr Hall and Clayton invite walk-ins for confidential help.
Portland Maine reports Mr and Mrs Wills C Hancock completed a six day wedding trip on an eX arm y motorcycle built for two. Hancock a former Army Medical Corps staffer bought the bike in Florida and repainted it green. The couple averaged about 200 miles a day on the journey.
The Department of National Health and Welfare recommends good shoes and daily foot care for health and comfort. Wash feet or rub with cold water, keep socks soft by frequent washing, and change stockings after work. If shoes or stockings become wet, change them promptly.
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