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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 08, 1946
Page
7
A fragmentary plea from Maud Stewart asking about memories, trivial daily trades, and past songs. She wonders who remembers the old garden and larks waking in green meadows. The tone is wistful and intimate seeking recent news and affection.
Fragmented notice recounts Acton happenings including a farm event with 170 participants, a lightning strike destroying William McArthur’s fine bank barn, and references to local figures such as Councillor Williams and Mr George Leake. Mentions baseball, milling, and wartime era tunes in the town.
In 1926 Acton notes show 10 foot 6 inch hollshocks in John Cameron's garden. A new Sons of England Lodge forms at Milton under Woalgreen Lowe. Rev Dr Charles A and Mr Cook visit from Seattle and plan month long stay then travel to New York by motor. Halton County farmers win fall wheat prizes. G. F Wilton wins first, T. W. Chisholm second. Elliott family announces August 6 death of William James Elliott in Campbellville.
Downtown Prince Rupert endures a rat invasion after the U S Army left the area leaving no edible food. City officials study methods to remove the pests as they assess relief options.
A large black wolf known as the Black Ghost that killed cattle sheep and dogs in François Lake district British Columbia was shot and killed by farmer Evered Hickey when it attacked his two dogs.
A Kentucky judge meets an old acquaintance calling herself Aunt Jemima and asks where she is going. She replies that she is heading to law, using a playful rural dialect exchange.
A religious lesson discusses the Fifth Commandment, honoring parents, and obedience “in the Lord.” It contrasts Jesus growth as a child with adult responsibility, cites scriptures from Exodus Luke and Ephesians, and emphasizes parental nurture, respectful authority, and limits when commands conflict with God’s will.
An English inventor unveils a new instrument to improve sight through fog. The device named reelprascope weighs about twenty ounces and folds like a pair of binoculars. Initial sea tests showed strong effectiveness but ease of use has been improved to overcome earlier bulk.
A fish known as Periop thalmus or the Jumping Mangrove Fish climbs mangrove roots in estuaries of northern Australia. It uses pectoral and pelvic fins to grip and leaps on dry land, travelling notable distances before returning to water.
Freighters from India docking in Vancouver report Lascar crews requiring specific diets. Lascars, Hindustani and Pakistani seamen demand mutton and particular meat codes, with shortages risk port delays as ships must source sanctioned foods.
South African reports describe a famed black mamba waking and paying for an insurance agent’s holiday journey with local figures naming Laurence Mare ques. The tale references noted GM W Wasvenaar and a challenge involving a dangerous snake and whisky bribes.
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