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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 23, 1942
Page
3
Recipes describe Orange Chocolate Refrigerator Cake and Rakana Refrigerator-Cake as easy make-ahead desserts. Each uses sweetened condensed milk with fruit and flavorings, layered with wafers or graham crackers, then chilled 6 to 12 hours. Serves 8.
Britain moves to austerity fashion as war limits apply. Women will wear simpler dresses with reduced pleats and trims, while men’s suits undergo panel review. The Board of Trade plans drastic style simplification and government approved designs for about 1207 manufacturers and 20000 dressmakers.
A merchant seaman, shelled and torpedoed during wartime, was treated for shock in London. While awaiting repatriation his plea for rest was granted, allowing him to be kept at home for peace and quiet after the incident.
Ottawa CP reports on the Canadian ballot plebiscite procedures to be followed by deputy returning officers. Voters mark only Yes or No. ballots must be initialed and counted publicly with witnesses. Officials verify and record all steps, including spoiled ballots and any lost boxes, with reports to Ottawa.
Two hundred tons of rose hips gathered in Britain were turned into syrup to supplement orange shortages for children. Guides and institutes organized the gathering and nine factories produced about 600,000 bottles. The Ministry of Health notes benefits and urges future collections.
A wartime speech by a British official denounces profiteers and parasites amid national efforts to sustain the fight. He urges the public to resist exploitation and to support government measures during a period of crisis.
A rural diary notes upcoming voting day for a plebiscite in Canada urging a strong turnout to show support for full war effort. It highlights farm work delays due to cold ground, conservation measures, and community actions such as knitting, first aid classes, and salvage to aid Britain and Canada.
In Spencer Tennessee eight women were elected to run the town in 1940 after the late mayor’s death. They abolished taxes and funded community projects from a treasury surplus. Madam Mayor J M Gorton and associates plan a community building as men acknowledge their success and bank officials praise the administration.
A Portland agronomist Michael J Keck describes efforts to grow caraway and other spices locally after a wartime shortage that emptied markets when Central European producers fell under Nazi control. He outlines cultivation plans and potential benefits for bakery products amid scarce imports.
British warp knitting firms, led by a South Wales company famed for artificial silk, convert machinery to produce 20 million yards of mosquito netting. The order supports Allied troops in Libya against malaria and pests, with Nottingham Ince looms previously supplying the material.
Two South African officers Col. B. G. Viljoen and Major J. A. B. Terre-Blanche were decorated with the Phoenix Gold Cross of Greece for their services to the King during their visit to Pretoria.
New Delhi reports a plan to hand out 15 million identity discs to civilians as part of air raid precautions in India. The move aims to help authorities identify residents during emergencies and improve civil defense measures.
Dublin reports 28 counties face 100 days without bread unless Britain grants 20000 barrels of wheat. May rationing aims to curb bread queues in Dublin as police guard bakeries. Bread uses 100 percent wheat meat, dark brown and unpalatable, while barley and potatoes fill gaps. Government takes control of ration book distribution through clerks and sweepstake volunteers.
Women in the Air Force auxiliary assisted airborne troops by packing parachutes for the Bruneval raid operation.
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