30 Sep 1937
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Sep 30, 1937
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR shows a Thursday publication note for the Actan Free Press with incomplete editorial and business lines. The readable text hints at office and residence contacts but does not provide a coherent article event or name.
The article argues prize money should not drive fairs. It notes exhibitors often lose on costs and that fairs exist to promote agricultural products. Public support, pride in stock, and better quality yield education and long term profit through higher prices rather than immediate prizes.
Reports to the Dominion Bureau of Statistics show 10,336 employers with a total payroll of 1,174,041 workers on September 1, up 30,581 from August 1. The index rose to 123.2, the highest since 1929 except for that year, with gains led by food and textile factories and improvements in logging, mining, communications, transportation, construction, and services while trade softened.
The Provincial Department of Highways and the Council collaborate to install a cement curb and pave the upper Mill Street section. Officials praise ongoing permanent improvements in Acton and commend all contributing to better streets this year.
The Free Press credits merchants and contestants in Acton for widening the field of Tir Fare Press coverage and serving a larger countryside. It praises the sportsmanship and efforts of participants and pledges continued service to Acton and district readers.
The Minneapolis Tribune reports that AAA garages found 1.5 million motorists ran out of gas last year in the United States despite frequent stations and gas gauges. The piece notes widespread absent mindedness causes inconvenience and could contribute to traffic accidents.
The article urges home based fire prevention. It emphasizes yearly inspections for heat and lighting equipment, chimneys, and soot removal. It warns about proper fusing and insulated cords, metal fuse cabinets, safe ash disposal, and education of children about fire danger. The Fire Chief will visit workplaces and schools during Fire Prevention Week.
A stark, cautionary piece warns of imminent death from traffic accidents. It speaks in grim tones of fate, fate, and the inevitability of fatal crashes on open roads and in city streets. The voice urges readers to heed deadly warnings and consider road safety before catastrophe strikes.
Twenty years ago The Free Press reported Exqualnd's rate at ten mills and a McAinigh farm purchase by William Cutting Acton. Fenqua mills suffered a destruction by explosion and fire and 1802 Pan Pak opened on ground covered with ash. The 1917 fair ran October 4 and 5 with electric lamp displays and notable fruit exhibits. Revenue from motor licenses was about 900000 with 76000 returns issued to date. Obituaries note Sarah Ann Ferniey and Mary Loulaavena Moore. a reader asks for meat.
The Free Press editor states a personal vote for Tom Blakelock and Hepburn Government but commits not to promote any candidate in the paper. Emphasizing equal treatment of all views, the editor urges readers to study the issues and vote on October 6 with their best judgment.
Editorial flags fair days and active winter programs in Acton. It predicts a lively season with high interest in next Wednesday’s Ontario election and a stronger Good Will Campaign turnout. It warns against tobacco sales to anyone under 18 without parental consent.
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