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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 04, 1940
Page
6
Gleaned reflections on Dominion election day and a new calf named Mackenzie King at Ottawa and the barn. The column muses on local papers, radio, and contrasting city versus rural news while ruminating on spring’s arrival amid war-time life.
The Health League of Canada will launch a province wide diphtheria prevention campaign called Toxoid Week in Ontario during April 7 to 13. Dr Gordon Bates urges medical officers to expand outreach via boards of health schools churches and press to immunise children and reduce deaths.
Betty Barclay shares quick pot luck dessert ideas including a fig fruit cream pie and a lemon meringue pie. Recipes require condensed milk lemon, crusts, and simple toppings. Also includes lima recipes and a lemon sauce for cakes or icing.
Two Georgiy men discuss the nation’s finances, contrasting wealth with credit limits. One boasts of a vault full of money while the other laments the lack of collateral. The exchange highlights a perceived abundance of funds but a tightening of lending standards.
Hints on Fashions presents a spring outfit suitable for mature figures and youths. A navy and white polka dot silk dress features a high neck and short sleeves with a white pique bow at the throat. Navy wool crepe coat has a double shawl collar with silk at the upper collar, pocket flaps, and glove cuffs.
War increases private correspondence as families stay connected, boosting demand for fountain pens and high grade ink across Britain, France, Holland, and Belgium. A leading British pen maker reports large orders from Holland, Belgium, Denmark, and Turks arrange cash payment. Finland ink exports rise 50 percent in 1939.
An irritable elderly sportsman is awakened at 6 am by a seedy drunkard asking about a lion hunting trip. The man refuses to join the hunt under any condition, declaring he will not accompany him. The scene unfolds with irritation and a blunt denial.
Dairymen note the cow in the Gone with the Wind film is of a modern type not matching the Civil War era of Sherman's Atlanta capture. Horses appear period accurate, while cattle breeding shows dramatic advances over the last seventy five years, making the cow seem out of place in period scenes.
A registry scene unfolds as a keeper asks a young woman Heather about her marital status. She deflects with humor saying she is neither married nor single and confesses she is engaged.
A hostess debates tea flavors with notes of blackcurrant jam and sugar in cups. The dialogue hints at trying different tastes and the phrase Adrie perhaps clipping a character’s name in a chilly afternoon scene.
Their Majesties King George and Queen Elisabeth attend the traditional washing of feet ceremony at Westminster Abbey. The rite, symbolizing humility, traces back centuries though King James I reportedly curtailed the custom.
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