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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 24, 1969
Page
4
The Acton Free Press notes that shrinkage of packaging acts as quiet inflation. Federal spokesmen say hidden shrinkage adds about 10 percent to costs in under five years. Examples include pancake mix dropping from 13 to 12 ounces without price cuts.
The Toronto Star found Eric Kierans and his department boosted mail delivery speed across Canada. A Star survey sent 99 envelopes coast to coast with mixed accuracy yet all but two reached editors or offices within four days. New York mail lagged behind, while Yukon letters arrived rapidly.
A compact collection of quips on footwear, collective action, and pessimism. It cites tight shoes as forgetting troubles, defines a conference as a gathering that cannot act alone, and labels a pessimist as someone with a half empty glass.
A humorous column on a parent’s nerves as his daughter leaves for college. He jokes about the long preparations, the constant chatter, and the strain of watching a child grow independent. He forms a tongue in cheek group called PORK for Parents of Rotten Kids and notes the emotional paradox of letting go.
The Financial Post reports a police drive in Rome against youths who pester foreign women. A circular says the practice harms tourism, while critics doubt police judgments. The piece questions if Paris and Rome fuel tourism fears with exaggeration and prejudice remains. Chesterton notes travel can narrow minds.
Free Press cover highlights new Acton high school secretary Mr Clit Sutton addressing students and teachers. Halton Health Unit opens a mobile dental clinic. A stained grave window at St Alban’s church via Rev B A Brooks of Gramsby and donors. Electric Products adds a storey. VMCA basement redecorated. Daylight Saving Time extended to Nov 27. Walter Fryes farm dalities over ten inches diameter. Acton Entswall beats Ridgeway 5 3 to reach provincial semi finals. remaining clubs Picton Shallow Lake Strathroy.
Fifty years ago notes describe a lively fair with several good horses and exhibits by Kelly and Son of Guelph and Lymon's Hardware. A handsome couple is named Mrs J A Willoughby and Miss Florence Murray. A sudden death at William Wiles home ends the piece, with tributes to his 32 years at Beardrove and Co and condolences to Meg Wiles, Harold, and Lawes.
Visitors turned out despite weather as entries for butter cheese fruit and mangolds impressed judges. Kellys Music Emporium showed Bell pianos and organs with skilled players. Groceries chinaware and Salada Tea drew crowds. A legal note on public highway rights urged pedestrians have right of way at crossings.
A collection of memos from Business Press News and Canadian Printer and Publisher highlights the humorous and hazardous sides of workplace writing. Examples include a hospital elevator notice, payroll and retirement dates, and a cheeky memo about secretaries at a pool, all illustrating pressures that produce slips and the new executive sandbox gadget priced at 456 dollars.
A playful tale touts a wooden sand box with a fluorescent ledge for adults to sit and play, plus optional desert sand from exotic locales. The piece riffs on consumer excess, Air Canada moon trips, and a BBC tip about soothing a dog's travel sickness with bicarbonate, ending with a rambling, garbled finale.
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