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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 03, 1944
Page
3
A stream of vacationers and visitors fills towns across the region. Warren Wood enjoys Wasaga Beach, while Grace Lantz visits Guelph for the weekend. Numerous families travel for holidays, furloughs, and reunions including the Rognvaldsons, Bennies, and Lantz clan visiting in Ontario and Detroit.
A diary style recounts repeated late trains and a simple rural life. The writer describes visiting relatives, tending calves, and a storm with a near miss for Partner. The entry ends with a wary note on Russian advances toward Germany and Berlin.
The record notes the continued family allowance benefits for a large family in Canada. A table outlines payments to each of fifteen children by age, totaling $635 monthly with the head’s voice asking why the family endures hardship. A district meeting discussion includes names and local reactions.
Weather worsens harvest as labor shortages hit Halton County farms. J E Whitelock cites showery June, many urban volunteers from Toronto aiding, with 24 to 30 men daily. Farmers report well cured hay but lower protein, toronto commandos praised yet unclear local response. Citizens urged to phone F L Wright Acton to join commando effort.
Mrs Earl Fuller spent the weekend with friends in Coronth and attended the wedding of her cousin Ray Burns who is in the Navy. Miss Adeline Cunningham and Eleanor Griffin vacationed with friends in Toronto, rode to Niagara Falls, and visited friends in the States.
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