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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 08, 1948
Page
3
Diet guidelines for fever and flu patients emphasize easy digestion and thiamine rich foods. Recommend eliminating fried foods and spicy items, increasing whole grains, beans, peas, tomatoes, citrus, yolks for vitamin B1, and frequent small meals with gentle, appetizing options.
A farmer writer muses on the butter shortage myth, the April turnout of cattle to grass, and how weather, calf arrivals, and radio reports shape dairy supply. He contrasts rural observations with CBC forecasts and notes ongoing home renovations complicating daily life.
A Geneva conference of 35 nations selects London as the world headquarters for the United Nations Maritime Organization marking a major postwar step in international sea governance.
The article describes Norman era plans and repairs on King Street as a derelict building at Berwick Hall undergoes a full facelift. W F Bradley becomes owner and renovates the vacant property into a modern apartment building. David Bowman is elected president of Branch 120, Canadian Legion, at the annual meeting held at Legion Hall on Sunday afternoon.
Milton and Mrs. EL L Smith of Toronto formerly of Milton celebrate their 80th wedding anniversary on Foster Street Milton with a March reception for family and friends. Knox Church Senior Choir staged The Answer from the Cross on March 2 and Halton Agricultural Society held its Annual At Home on March 20 at the town hall with a large turnout. Elliott's orchestra provided the dancing music.
The Boys and Girls Junior Community Banquet held its annual meetings at the Navy League hall on Watnesday evening. Officers were elected and duties defined. A head on collision on Number 11 Highway nine miles south of Powassan claimed the life of 67 year old William Patterson of Burling ton. Poor visibility blamed. police investigator C E Millbank quoted.
A 70 year old Toronto woman Euphemia McKinnon of Castlefield Avenue died after being struck by a train near Union Station Monday afternoon. She died in St Michael's Hospital Iron from severe spinal injuries. She was a daughter of Duncan McKinnon and Mrs Duncan McKinnon of Erin Township. Survived by two sisters and two brothers including Mrs Bo Young Penny Gag and Archibald McKinnon.
Article extols farmers reinvesting profits into next year with fertilizer labor saving upgrades and cold storage. It quotes William Clayton and Imihager Montreal endorsing farm progress financing and urges opening a savings account. It warns delaying Golden Rule practice leads to incapability.
The Guelph Trust Company completed a major enlargement of its safety deposit vaults doubling vault space and installing two large solid steel doors with time locks and dual control. The expansion includes a vault within a vault design with reinforced concrete walls and polished steel framing. Public inspection invited to showcase modern security features and reduced insurance rates.
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