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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Apr 11, 1940

Page

10

All-American Ken Colton Faces Fire and Fate

Ken Colton a former All American end becomes Middletown fireman and hero. A chemical plant blaze tests his courage as he rescues Georgia Wallace and Erick Bradfield amid ammonia gas and flames before a dramatic rescue portrays his evolving resolve.

Ken Colton News Hawks Colton Ken Georgia Wallace Hrick Bradfield Georgia Erick Brad Middletown Chemical Company Police Regre Middletown Nahtec Jody Erick Georgia Nhaflence Ken Cohen Brick Bradfield Hals Hat —Laboratory Erick Bradfield Esrest

Transplanting Seedlings and a Rescue Tale

The article shows five figures illustrating correct and incorrect seedling transplanting methods with emphasis on proper spacing and a large enough hole. It also recounts a dramatic rescue scene in which Ken Colton saves Erick Bradfield from a fire and is praised by the ambulance crew for a potential captaincy.

Kem

Wartime Orders Expand Trolley Buses Across British Empire

Trinidad and Shanghai place orders for fourteen teak trolley buses each with rapid UK adoption. Prior deliveries show over 100 in service in Shanghai and Canton plans. Canada operates trolley buses in Montreal and Edmonton with 135 hp motors while New Zealand and Australia expand usage. South Africa leads in adoption with conversions by Johannesburg, Durban, Pretoria and Cape Town.

Trinidad Shanghai Great Britain Canton Canada Montreal Edmonton Arip Whiere New Zealand Australia Adelaide Hobare Sydney London South Africa Johannesburg Durban Pretoria Cape Towns

Tea cars aid Canadian troops in new war service

A letter from Aldershot describes Canadian YMCA workers in the First Division operating mobile tea cars to reach remote units. The tea cars deliver tea, hot water, meat pies, cakes, cigarettes, and biscuits to soldiers in camps, on mountains, and shores, boosting morale during difficult advances.

Canada Ym.c.a Aldershot Ymc.a Moora W.Y.C.A

Canadian Troops Find Coffee At London YMCA Canteen

News of a London YMCA canteen serving coffee “like Mother used to make” boosts morale among Canadian troops. Reports say soldiers rushed to British Columbia House and set new visits records for the hot drink amid wartime shortages.

England Y.M.C.A British Columbia London Appk Canucks

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