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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Apr 16, 1942

Page

3

Quick Frozen Fish Dishes Offer Budget Protein Options

An of interest to women column promotes quick frozen fish fillets as a low cost protein. It describes ease of preparation from haddock fillets, outlines a butter parsley sauce, and notes vitamins minerals and time saved in prep. Also mentions Georgia Dey on radio shows.

Sweet Georgia Dey Georgia Stooge Lemuel Q. Stoopnagle Ontario CBS Blue Network CBC Addy Eddy WIPEI Seto Jane Jim Kees Foor Becau Janes Jims Women's Institute Herbert Vere Evatt Wei

Five Year Crop Rotation Proves Value in Prairie Trials

Ottawa reports a five year crop rotation tested at Canora Pelly Wawota and Yorkton Saskatchewan shows benefits for small farms and mined land. The system alternates wheat oats summer fallow clover and grass with careful plowing to control weeds and preserve soil fertility.

Ottawa Canora Pely Wawota Yorkton Sask Agriculture Department Fara

Famous Trains in Accidents at Crewe Junction

At Crewe Junction on the same day the Royal Seat and the Trish Mail were involved in separate incidents. The Trish Mail struck the rear of a stationary train and the Royal Seat was delayed. four Noura were injured when a wheel detached from a coach as the engine moved at 60 miles per hour.

Crewe Enghart Ccp Nwo Royal Seat Trish Mail Noura

War Marriages Watch Your Step Experts Suggest

War time marriage advice from Dr Janet Fowler Nelson and Dr Paul Dawson Eddy weighs risks and benefits. Nelson supports marrying after proven compatibility but warns against tuniform and escape marriages. Eddy voices caution over wartime unions and long separations.

Navy Janet Fowler Nelson Y.W.C.A New York Paul Dawson Eddy Adelphi College Garden City L. I Nelson

Spring Seeding Delayed by Storms and Calf Troubles

A rural diary recounts a blizzard delaying spring seeding, chains for travel, and twin calf births. The writer notes weather resilience, radio changes with a son away at camp, and plans to plan ahead for a Women’s Institute meeting amid wartime busyness.

Son Quebec

Canada United States oil and grain pact aids war effort

Canada and the United States enhanced agricultural cooperation to boost oil bearing crops in the US and oats barley flax in Canada, smoothing cross border labor and machinery flow. The agreement aims to expand livestock feed and enable soy production in the US corn belt, amid broader Pacific War Council deliberations and wartime planning.

Ottawa Canada United States United Nations Europe Mackenzie King Washington Pacific Council King Great Britain Australia New Zealand China Netherlands White House Russia United Kingdom Japan Neriet Gardiner House of Commons Dominion Pacific War Council

Authority to direct munitions supply for total war aims

A government plan assigns strategic authority to oversee the apportioning of munitions, supplies, and shipping. The aim is to reference only the supreme war requirement and defeat the enemy in every crucial theatre of operation.

Women in British Trade Unions Rise in War Years

London (CP) The labor ministry reports Britain and Northern Ireland had about 6,542,000 trade union members by end 1940, up 312,600 from the previous period. The data reflect increased female participation in wartime labor as unions expand.

London Britain Labor Ministry

Unclear Fragment on Trade Union Register Growth

Partial figures show male registrations at 2.46 million up 202 thousand or 3.0 percent and female trade unionists at 1.082 million up 110 thousand or 11.3 percent, comparing to year end.

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