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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 25, 1930
Page
2
A leading article in The Star Weeks magazine section mocks a country weekly feature The Glelevit Free Press and its anonymous author Ephriam Acre. It identifies Hugh Tempilin associate editor of Fergus News Record as the likely real writer and argues the tale misrepresents rural papers.
The Acton Fair closes another year with strong crowds and rising receipts, earned by directors who deliver real value for patrons. Community pride is evident as volunteers note seven teen years of steady progress and plan for further achievements in the coming hockey season and 1931 fall preparations.
Dr Clarence True Wilson touring Canada with Clarence Darrow told a Nebraska conference Canada is becoming a great drinking nation. He urged Christian government to join Canada in prohibition to make the dry continent. He accused current methods of control of failing to balance public interests.
At a Halifax convention of Canadian weekly newspapers a three class competition awarded the Mason trophy to the Simcoe Reformer of Norfolk County for papers over 2,000 in circulation. The High River Times won for 1,000 to 2,000 readers and the Wolfville Acadian for under 1,000. The Simcoe Reformer, edited by an ably known editor, Messrs. Pengee, is praised as a model weekly paper.
The Toronto Daily Star and Premier Ferguson face scrutiny as Ontario Government tensions rise over a contested article. Critics cite fairness and access to public news while editors weigh journalistic judgment and potential court recourse. The dispute centers on withholding and publishing information.
Editorial notes from the Bracebridge Gazette reflect on Bennett's first session, the Imperial Conference, and calm business tactics. Fall fairs draw big crowds as infantile paralysis cases decline. Oakville seeks Ottawa talks on unemployment funds while Bracebridge merchants see rapid ad returns for a lost dog.
A diary style look at farm life during autumn tasks and community meetings. The writer laments hard times yet urges optimism, shares household duties like canning and pickle making, and notes farmyard deaths of pets and poultry. The piece blends personal struggle with social pressures and perseverance.
The text outlines several Sunday lessons including the fear of Jehovah as wisdom, Moses as deliverer after forty years, Deborah and Ruth highlighting faithfulness, Jonathan and David friendship, Amos and Josiah, Jeremiah’s call to righteousness, Jonah’s disobedience, and God’s mercy. It also promotes a medical remedy for various ailments with a branded elixir.
A young Australian soldier named Penn visits the Peter Pan statue in London before returning to Melbourne. He carefully examines the statue, noting its size and detail, while observers recall the scene and its emotional impact on two women watching in silence.
A narrative fragment describes a family of forty chicks cared for by a bird named Wenlounly or Wenlounly recised this spring. The bird stayed with the flock despite difficulties in movement and care, becoming nearly tame as the king figure died, with tragedy felt even in the barnyard.
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