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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 05, 1943
Page
3
Nutrition emphasis by homemakers shows canned vegetables as vital for daily meals. Steps cover water sterilization, jar preparation, vegetable selection, washing, cutting, packing, and hot water processing with details on salt, timing, and sealing to ensure safe preservation. References to equipment and additional guides are included for further reading.
A diary style note from FH recounts a rough week on the farm with a broken shoulder from a partner incident, crop losses, and a missing calf. He blames heat and political tempo for the stifling rough spell and hints at August 4 as a turning point. He hopes a new party may bring relief and ends with a goodbye until next week.
Steel from Cenlon Colombo CPI plants are being tuned to support the war effort. Bars made from the island's scrap steel will be forged into bolts and nuts for armament manufacture.
London reports Eric Iepe Smith a film studio casting director will wed June Chiltern an actress who was stranded in Germany during the war. He escaped to Sweden last January and has signed letters promising marriage and support to bring her to England.
A profile of Gloria as she handles winning pacers with skill and a firm touch. The piece notes her weight lifting, driving methods, and belief that horse work is demanding yet rewarding, including personal weight loss and earnings potential.
In a dim cafe a towering man burst in demanding a man named Pedersen or Pederson. The small man identified as Pederson confessed a debt and was beaten, then left. He later claimed his name was Pedersen, insisting he was mistaken.
Recent orders from the Wartime Prices and Trade Board seek to conserve more than 220000 yards of flannelette for essential civilian uses. Restrictions cover children's two pants sleepers and various sleepwear. hospital garments are exempt. Babies diapers are listed as essential.
A dense, OCR heavy note lists various terms like coffee, coupons, weights, and prices, with scattered names and numbers. The text mentions auctions or sales of coffee lots, shipping or trading references, and dates in a historical ledger voice. The fragmentary items hint at a market record of goods and values with multiple entities and figures.
Calgary reports a campaign by The Natural Way Company and allied officials to promote butane as an automobile fuel. Engineers describe equipment needs for peak efficiency including a megawlator spark and carburetor boosters, but wartime shortages hinder production and rollout. A Mdmentanalia employee tested natural gas as a vehicle fuel using a balloon tank but mileage suffered.
The text shows a garbled OCR passage about imports, percentages, and employment figures tied to Canada and Europe. It mentions year eight, responsibilities, and a hypothetical welding context, but the content remains incoherent with many unreadable words.
A montage shows Canada's Central Station in Montreal and the older Honaven structure. The piece notes the new Central Station inaugurated by the Minister of Transport, its architecture, platforms, and the impact on travel and war-time troop movement. It highlights 1916 fire damage and rebuilding, with emphasis on rapid passenger movement and modern facilities.
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