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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 13, 1944
Page
14
The text expresses a fragile wish for peace and comfort amid danger. It asks for strength to face each challenge and not to spend all time fretting, mentioning loved ones and distant friends in a state of anxiety.
A fragmented item recalls events from twenty years ago including Timenay age 21 and notices of departures and marriages. It lists farm farewells at the Daevidaoe home and business changes involving Mr and Mrs Albert Reesor and Jack Kennedy heading to Detroit for a new post. Names such as Thompson Hurd Swackhamer appear with dates in 1904 and 1924.
Researchers at Cornell University tested 12 gun shy dogs and found fear, lack of curiosity, and abnormal responses in tests, supporting a possible link to war induced nervous conditions in humans. They considered faulty training heredity or glandular factors as possible causes after surveying owners of over 150 dogs.
Roy Lee reports that First Constable Leslie Roy Boyd, known as Whistling Rufus, whistles all day directing traffic at the Spencer Street Bridge south end. His photo appeared in Yank Down Under with caption noting his canary tendencies making him a familiar figure for thousands of American servicemen in Melbourne.
The lesson notes Saul’s early preaching after his Spirit filled, emphasizing Jesus as the Son of God. It covers his reception in Jerusalem, the threat to his life, and his two year stay in Tarsus before Barnabas mentors him at Antioch, leading to his Gentile mission.
The text notes that certain leaders were sent from Jerusalem to Antioch to oversee new churches. Saul appears in the episode seeking guidance or support, guiding the spread of Christian faith and addressing how the term Christian was applied to believers in Antioch.
The article explains that many Canadian breadwinners can cover basic needs and taxes, while a significant group struggles with the 1943 income tax. The National War Finance Committee promotes a monthly savings plan enabling these earners to pay taxes and buy Victory Bonds, with payments postponed until May.
Canadian National vessels are highlighted as anti air craft cruisers on this occasion. The Prince Rupert and sister ships Prince Robert Prince Henry and Prince David built at Birkenhead by Cammel Laird and Co. are noted for turbine powered high speed engines and advanced engineering.
In Port Moresby observers note a linguistic joke about war shaping local customs as New Guinea natives, formerly fond of betel nut, increasingly adopt American chewing gum.
Royal Ontario Museum researchers explain how millions of years ago a warm sea covered southern Ontario including Niagara. Sediment formed limestone and shale under the sea floor, with sponge and shellfish remains entombed in limestone. These fossil hard parts and chert balls strengthen the rock cap that makes the Falls possible.
The model of a 4th century BCE Egyptian nobleman's house, based on Tell el Amarna excavations, is shown at the Royal Ontario Museum. Executed by Mrs Sylvia Hahn, it blends ancient design with modern living ideas, including a central living room, summer and winter spaces, and a roof garden.
In Sydney a dog named Tick becomes a collector of ticks in scrub areas. A Sydney woman, whose puppyhood exposure left the dog tick proof, fetches ticks from the animal and pays a dog rescue fund with the money obtained. The article notes ticks injuring humans or animals and mentions the Commonwealth Serum Laboratories buying female ticks for six cents each for serum production.
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