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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 15, 1943
Page
6
A wartime report from London describes blackouts and damaged storefronts. The author notes transport shifts with underground travel and shelters, signs warning of fires and gas, and a mood of resilience as shoppers, hotel staff, and residents cope with shortages and ongoing air raids.
The piece surveys origins of Easter objects and rituals from Saxon goddess Ostara to eggs in Egypt and China. It notes fossilized hot cross buns in Herculaneum, Russian Easter cards, and ancient Roman and Chinese associations with life, renewal, and greetings.
The British Army tests its new Battle Rifle, praised by the British Information Service, for mass production efficiency without sacrificing accuracy. It features two-groove rifling, a heavier barrel, and an aperture sight, distinguishing it from five-groove rifles. The bayonet is a small thrusting type. King George described it as looking like a skewer during inspection.
Mrs Smuts wife of the prime minister was given an honorary LL.D. by Witwatersrand University in Johannesburg where about 3,000 people welcomed the ceremony with applause and acclaim.
A Sunday School lesson discusses Jesus’s agony in Gethsemane with Peter James and John before the crucifixion. It notes Jesus prayed in deep sorrow while the disciples slept and contrasts their response with His solitary struggle toward the cross.
A sermon exhorts believers to watch and pray to avoid temptation citing Jesus in Gethsemane. It warns spiritual laziness leads to sleep and danger, urging daily victory through walking in the Spirit and persistent prayer. References to scripture verses anchor the message.
A New Jersey family with five sons in the army maintains wartime bond purchases through the Grand Trunk line employee father Henry Yamin and his wife at 292 Canton Avenue. The narrative notes regular bond buying and letters from service members as keepsakes, highlighting home front war effort and family sacrifice.
Police traced a 14 month old baby found with a tag bearing the mother's name to Sweden. The investigation showed the child had been smuggled and separated from the mother by the husband. German authorities intervened and the family are to be reunited as the case concludes.
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