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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 15, 1943
Page
3
A homemaking feature extols cheddar from Ontario as plentiful and affordable with notable prizes for quality. It highlights cheese as a nutritious, energy efficient protein substitute and includes a sample menu and several cheese based recipes prepared for an electric oven. The column invites readers to send homemaking questions to Anne Allan.
The article recalls Sir Douglas Haig's April 12 1918 order to fight to the end as German forces launched their major spring offensive. It notes British lines holding at Somme Lys and the early gains around Armentieres Hazebrouck and Meteren, with French and Australian reinforcements and the drive toward the Marne being halted by late April.
In a fragmentary report two drunk men sped an automobile along a road with one urging the other to turn out for a bridge that's coming down, while the other questions the advice.
Ottawa guidance urges planning ahead for Easter meals to handle meat shortages. Create tentative menus using meat and meat substitutes like beans eggs cheese nuts and milk. Emphasize variety cuts such as liver heart kidneys sweetbreads and pork feet while noting fish or fowl can cover four to five meals weekly.
A quilting circle discusses feeding threshers amid war demands. Women debate extra meat sugar and butter, five oclock quitting, and involving officials to address farmer wives needs. The dialogue highlights social effort and practical concerns.
The Peerlees Jubilee Singers gave a real musical treat at the Town Hall Friday evening. The itemized description notes performances and local attendance. an obituary fragment mentions a residence and a date in April 1923, with partial names such as Richards and Mees.
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