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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 26, 1945
Page
6
A poem by Walter Malone urges resilience and reform. It speaks to the fallen, the outcast, and the sinner, promising renewal as each morning grants new wings and guides toward heaven. The verse combines moral exhortation with urging action and hope.
Dr Arthur Rose marks 55 years as a medical doctor in The Pas celebrating a long career beginning 43 years ago when The Pas was part of the North West Territories. The lesson centers on Joshua Judges and the dangers of assimilating with pagan practices.
Five towns including Acton Hithburg Rockwood Georgetown and Windsor form a new baseball league with a proposed season starting May 16. Other notes include Mrs Minnie Ross selling her Main Street property to Mr Eccle stone of Ospringe and residents moving to Windsor. Births and deaths are recorded for Moffatt in Columbus and Mrs Bennett and Mrs Campbell in Guelph. Daylight Saving Time action is deferred by the Council.
LONDON CP Maureen O Sullivan a Dublin born Section Officer with the RAF served three months before D Day and five months after with a Maquis band in France coding and relaying messages. She parachuted behind enemy lines and earned the Croix de Guerre for her work in wireless operations and organizing a 6000 strong Maquis force.
A full size plaster village built in three weeks near Yorkshire trained Normandy invaders. Ground cork blocks and plaster decorations created mock roads graves and booby traps to simulate combat conditions and misdirect German forces. Camouflage officers who designed the replica hailed from northern and southern France.
In Kamloops police announce a curfew for those under 16 after 10 pm following a series of nighttime disturbances. A fire alarm bell system will be used to warn youths indoors.
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