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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 22, 1943
Page
3
A homemaker guide outlines an Easter weekend menu including Farina porridge with raisins eggs in shells and a baked stuffed beef heart with a tomato sauce. It also provides cake and gelatin dessert recipes, kitchen tips on moth prevention and small household questions with answers.
Western Canada eyes sunflowers and other oil crops as a new focus beyond wheat. Officials note crop shifts driven by war, moisture, and the need for vegetable oils. Dominion experiments point to growing 70 000 to 80 000 acres of sunflowers with oil content around 50 percent in the kernel, while rapeseed also expands to bolster future stocks.
A columnist urges farm households to support Canada's Fourth Victory Loan. He explains fear of spending banked funds and shows bonds keep money accessible, then appeals to moral duty to back the war effort. He notes women’s groups can discuss Victory Bonds and ends with a jab about ancient remedies.
In New York CP interview, Miss Tjaden, a Brooklyn native and Cornell College of Arts graduate, argues women will shape postwar homes. She dismisses mass prefabrication as universal, noting women value individuality and aesthetics, while men favor built in kitchen units and streamlined features.
Wartime Britain shifts from war training to postwar reform. University enrollment falls from about 25,000 to 33,500 as pupils evacuated, with lessons in agriculture, radio, engineering, and sciences expanding in state and private schools. Plans aim to broaden access, raise the school age, and abolish or limit fees for low income families.
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