Reasons for Fair Success Acton Fair Continues Its Leadership
Acton Fair has concluded another year showing it fills a community need and leads in farming exhibit innovation. The historical exhibit grew to twice its first year, while junior club work encourages young exhibitors. The event also features Standing Crop Competition and farm home improvements, plus a growing Institute exhibit as it keeps prize lists up to date.
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Acton Fair
Acton
Institute
Canada Wartime Censorship Regulations Embrace Cooperation
An editor reflects on new censorship regulations during wartime as common sense guides compliance. The piece notes widespread public acceptance, differences in impact between local news and world news, and the aim to stop unreliable reports by restricting circulation to authentic sources. War costs and shared sacrifice are cited as context.
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Canada
Acton Council By Laws Promote Uniform Store Hours
Acton Council recently passed by laws aiming to standardize retail store hours. The provisions are published in this issue for public study and consideration by Acton and district residents.
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Acton Council
Acton
Acton by law hours urge public cooperation
Citizens urged to learn and follow shop hours with merchants. Officials say enforcement will be easy if everyone cooperates, warning penalties for afterhours service. Hours are long and adjusted over a week, with Friday and Saturday open nights and Wednesday partial closures. Public holidays are Dominion-mandated closures.
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Acton
Equality for All: Ottawa Board to curb price rise
The piece argues for a prompt Ottawa board to control prices, noting profiteering and consumer confusion as prices soar. It praises efforts to curb rapid increases while warning against repeated estate and succession issues, urging decisive action to maintain public confidence.
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Ottawa
Official Weekly Road Bulletin Confirms Ontario Highway 25 Route
The article notes the Official Weekly Road Bulletin of Ontario lists highway 25 from Burlington to Acton as 29.8 miles long with Milton to Acton described as gravel fair with loose stones and a dust layer. It confirms 25 is a provincial highway and contrasts with other reports.
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Ontario
Milton
Burlington
Acton
War season in fall fairs and Halifax trade notes
Editorial notes discuss Thanksgiving plans a week from Monday, the success of fall fairs under wartime constraints, and a desire to start war work properly. It mentions bounteous crops, ongoing threshing and good prices, plus Halifax port cargo totals for 1939 and 1938. The Burlington Gazette marks forty years serving the community with E A Harris and George R Harris as publishers and local leaders.
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Halifax
Atlantic
Burlington Gazette
Messrs. E. A
George. R. Harris
Burlingberger
Canada gears for home front and overseas war effort
Ontario notes shift in wartime planning as Ottawa limits overseas enlistment to two divisions and boosts home production. Cabinet names Wallace Campbell and R C Vaughan to leadership roles, with close Canada British collaboration. Ontario ministers stress farm and dairy stability as war advances. The piece ends with a nostalgic closing rhyme.
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Cananda
Ottawa
Wallace R. Campbell
Ford Motor Car Company of Canada
War Supply Board of Canada
R. C. Vaughan
Canadian National Railways
Making It Definite
A visitor asks about her husband, Madame Nozall. She explains he left twenty years ago and asks if she should pursue a separation. The dialogue centers on marriage, absence, and finalizing decisions.
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Madame Nozall
Tommy Atkins Marches in New Uniform on the Continent
Soldiers in modern fighting kit march in new ski suit dresses on the continent. The streamlined attire eliminates patters that troubled beginners in the last war.
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Tommy Atkins
Local Health and Professional Directory for Acton
Acton listings include Dr William Cullen physician and surgeon with office on Mill Street near Frederick Street and hours 1 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm Sundays by appointment. Dr F W Pearen dentist operates at PX Lymon Building Rockwood and Mill Street with Thursday noon and evening hours. Veterinary surgeon F G Oakes serves Acton from Knox Avenue with office and residence and phone 136.
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J. A. McNiven
Bower Avenue
Elgin Street
Mill Street
Frederick Street
Georgetown
Acton
T. Seynuck
Veterinary Surgeon
Knox Avenus Acton
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Great Britain
Col. Drew
Hepburn
Arthur Vankoughnet
Toronto
Robert Borden
Wilfrid Laurier
Sam Hughes
Arthur Currie
Garnet Hughes
Joseph Flavelle
W. J. Hanna
Mercer
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Scott
R. J. Scott
Russia
America
Ladies OF WE Mediates
Isk
Bank OF Montreal
Business Directory
E. J. Nelson
WM. G. Cullen
Campbellville
C. F. Leatherland
Notary Public
Kenneth M. Langdon
Leishman
Phane
P. W. Pearen
D.D. S
Officre
Rockwood
B. D. Young
V.S
Brookville
F. G. Oakes
B.v.se
General Insurance
Fidelity Bonds
Ocean Steamship
F. L. Wright
Cooper Block
Anadian National Railways
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Gray Coach Lines
London
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