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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 19, 1945
Page
11
A homemakers page shares onion storage tips and several recipes and kitchen notes. Recipes include onion soup, onion sauce, stuffed onions, baked minced steak, and reheating tips. Practical guidance covers preserving onions, making maple candy, and quick fixes for pies and puddings. It also notes cooking questions about ribs and steamer alternatives and a brief Ontario corn earworm update.
The writer contrasts spring beauty with President Roosevelt's death and reflects on ongoing home improvements at Ginger Farm. They describe wiring, plumbing, and heating work, the slow pace of progress, and the idea of retrofitting the old house versus rebuilding anew within budget.
A young woman, described as a Betty Grable type, is startled by a rifle volley during a drill. She hides in the arms of a private who calms her and asks for forgiveness. He invites her to continue watching the artillery together.
Agricultural pests invade storage cellars each autumn including carrot rust fly green peach aphid cabbage maggot gladiolus thrips celery leaf tier and others. Dormant insects awaken in spring if unclean storage exists. clean up destroy crop residues feed unsellable produce to stock and thoroughly clean hot houses to prevent infestations.
The soldier asked for a one week extension to marry his childhood sweetheart and take a honeymoon. The CO replied that it was wonderful anywhere and ordered him to return to camp at once.
A survey by Arthur McNamara, Director of National Selective Service, shows Canadian Indians aided in harvesting the 1646 prairie grain crop. In Saskatchewan over 3,500 men from Indian reserves were employed, and in Manitoba more than 600 Indians from northern grain districts logged about 12 600 harvesting days, averaging 20.6 days per worker.
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