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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 21, 1933
Page
3
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In the year ending March 31 1933 Canada sold 257.1 million dollars of goods to Europe and 169.0 million to North America, while purchases from North America were 246.4 million and 121.3 million from Europe. Europe and North America together accounted for 89.9 percent of exports. Europe’s share rose to 54.2 percent. United States exports fell to 30.2 percent from 38.9 percent and British Isles rose to 38.9 percent. The piece also questions low power rates for municipalities versus Toronto Terminal sale.
A rural newspaper correspondent provides a vital weekly budget of local news, keeping the community on the district map. His disinterested, largely free labor highlights neighborhood happenings, from social guests to everyday events, making life more engaging for readers.
The piece highlights how rural correspondents gain writing skill and progress to larger roles in newspapers. It notes several Ontario publishers began as country correspondents and emphasizes the important, intimate link between rural readers and the press, praising the work of correspondents regardless of gender.
Premier Henry signals possible loosening of the Liquor Control Act as an election issue. The interview notes a $3,000,000 deficit for the coming year and questions whether higher beer and wine consumption would boost revenue. The piece asks if the move serves temperance goals or party interests amid campaign dynamics.
The piece discusses varied topics from local happenings to national data. It notes the corn roast, silo filling, trout season ending, jail crowd concerns, tax and dog liberty dates, Thanksgiving on October 9, and an official proclamation. It also covers Fall Fairs, weather, and Canada’s 1933 wire nails production and trade, cattle shipments, and apple output across provinces.
The column muses on wet Fall Fairs, hoping rain aids wheat sowing while noting butter surpluses and rising fruit costs. It explores home canning trends, dried fruit as a sugar saver, and offers lemon butter and syrup recipes for school lunches and emergencies.
A speaker recalls fourteen years since leaving England and notes how traditions endure. They express impatience yet doubt in change, describing the English as a conservative people who pass customs through generations.
The Dominion Horticulturist for Canada’s Government Experimental Farms, Dr W T Macoun, has died after 45 years of scientific and practical work. He earned the Wilder Silver Medal for new apple varieties including Melba, related to McIntosh Red, and helped the Agnes Rose strain. He served in Canadian, U S and British horticultural circles and contributed widely across Canada.
In a lighthearted dialogue a man laments his wife talking about her last husband while another quips his wife always discusses her next. The banter plays on memory and marriage in a playful, era voice.
Fishermen near French River Bungalow Camp 215 miles north of Toronto land a 35 pound musky on Friday July 21. It is the seventh musky caught near the camp this season as guests cheer the big fish and salute J A Gibson of Toronto who helped in the effort.
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