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Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Aug 10, 1944

Page

2

Canada in wartime housing and education gains urged

The article argues for family allowances to aid education and for a housing plan to help small savers own homes. It praises Prime Minister Mackenzie King’s twenty five years in leadership, notes farm labour exchanges to save crops, and calls for post war housing, unity, and orderly wartime to peacetime transition. It mentions Quebec and Alberta elections and coal orders for winter.

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Increased Bristle Allotment For Brush Makers

Canada raises bristle allotment by 2344 percent to be shared among brush manufacturers based on prior usage. The wartime boards in the United States and Canada coordinate to supply bristles for paint shaving dental plate and hand brushes and other uses while ongoing control over bristle sale remains. In Ceylon a football match saw East African unit players lose four goals to two against a local side.

Canada War Production Board United States Trade Board Kandy Ceylon Spoint Ceylon

War Reserve Policeman Disrupts Allied HQ Scene

An Allied Expeditionary Force conference at its Supreme Headquarters faced a disturbance when a War Reserve policeman forced entry and declared his wrath over a lit window. Lester Powell relayed the incident to BBC overseas listeners describing life at home during recovery after invasion day.

London Lilustrates Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary’ Force Shael Lester Powell

Bees Invade Summerside Ottawa Street Prompt Help

An invasion of bees disrupted Ottawa Street in Summerside P E. Citizens called for help and beekeeper George Bownes arrived to calm the swarm. He subdued the insects and the street returned to its usual quiet.

Summerside P. E Ottawa Street George Bownes

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