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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 26, 1935
Page
2
Next week Acton will open a new Y M C A building making it the smallest Dominion center to carry on this work. The opening starts a program that will involve the whole community and may lead to expansion to other small centres. The venture hinges on cooperation and perseverance to ensure success.
The write up lauds Acton Fair for its well planned grounds and on schedule program. It notes strong attendance from town and countryside and calls the event another link in a history of local fair successes.
A look at Acton and Simcoe shows major plants thriving with steady employment. Beardmore is expanding with a new dry loft. Storey Glove Co. runs at capacity. Mason Knitting Co. works overtime to meet demand. Housing is tight as building expands to accommodate growth.
Canada wide August construction awards reached 23 837 400 up from July 18 540 200. Quebec led with 11 313 700, Ontario 6 763 100, and Nova Scotia 2 655 100, while August featured 226 engineering projects totaling 14 12 200 and residential work for 1 097 homes valued at 3 460 600.
The monthly summary highlights a sharp rise in wheat prices and exports, projecting a constructive influence on Canada's trade upturn. August wheat exports climbed from 14,709,675 to 21,698,284 bushels, value up from 12,868,422 to 17,603,968 dollars, with overall foreign commerce valued at 120,297,899 dollars. The August trade balance reached 21,177,773 dollars, the highest for August since 1925, despite higher imports as well.
An exchange claims a town with a poor living environment cannot be a good place to live. The piece notes wartime tension, rising election activity, and welcomed leadership by R. A. Forrester who bought the Oakville Star. It cites labor capital remarks, a Gibraltar rockfall, Acton street improvements, and council commendations.
A narrator recounts a joyful return to mobility and a drive to a local fair. Descriptions cover the twelve mile countryside, orderly fairgrounds, clean buildings, and exhibits from poultry to crafts. Observations compare English and Canadian fairs, noting horsemanship and sheep herding as distinctive features.
A literary aside notes two sides to every question and compares it to fly-paper choices. The quip emphasizes perspective and consequence in a humorous, everyday morale.
In a brief courtroom exchange the prisoner mutters a cryptic reply about twenty years in prison while the judge asks about prior appearances. The dialog hints at a long sentence and a period of absence from court.
A dialogue hints at a rapid movement of ping toward a single direction, then toward another. The exchange suggests a quick, directional shift in the mentioned ping.
Fragmented diary entries describe a boy Jake and narrator entering junk collecting to earn money, with rough notes on a rubber plant test, Sunday school, a teacher, and various odd conversations about daily life and morals. The tone and spelling reflect a youthful, rural voice with casual social observations.
The advertisement touts Glk-Both as a versatile remedy for rheumatism sciatica sore throat and similar ailments. It claims broad health benefits with thousands of adherents over the past fifty years.
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