Card of Thanks for Mr. Ivan Harris
Mr. Ivan Harris thanks friends and neighbors for their kindness and support during his illness in hospital and for the cards and letters sent.
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Ivan Harris
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 10, 1944
Page
8
Threshing machines circulating for good returns noted
A local report says threshing machines are now making rounds with good returns. Civic Holiday was quietly observed Monday with many citizens traveling out of town. The paper reminds readers to check subscription payment dates on the label. A new house on Mill Street near completion by Mr Allan Lelshman. Last week's extreme heat eased into pleasant summer days from Friday onward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mill Street
Allan Lelshman
Overseas Letter From France From Soldier Stephen James Dilis
A frontline postcard from Stephen James Dilis in France expresses gratitude for the Free Press and cigarettes from the Acton Overseas League. He notes no local front news beyond papers and mentions not yet meeting any Acton boys, signing with kind regards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Dilis
France
Acton
Acton Overseas League
Stephen
James
Victory garden care and pest control tips
Readily thinning yields space for sturdy growth of lettuce chard and cabbage. Use rotenone dust to control worms on cabbage broccoli and chard while feeding leaf crops to promote tender harvests. Sow spinach beets carrots and chard and spray tomatoes for pests.
Obituary for Nathaniel Reed of Eramosa Farm
Nathaniel John Reed died at Guelph General Hospital on Wednesday morning August 2 1944 from a cerebral hemorrhage occurring Monday night at his residence lot 32 con 5 Eramosa where he farmed for 13 years. He was 49, born in Mimose in 1896, elder son of John A. Reed and Lucy Usherwood, married 1919 to Mayne McGowan of Maraville. Survived by five children and his mother, a brother Jesse of Orton. Funeral at his residence Saturday officiated by Rev Clayton Scarfe and Rev Bellsmith with music by Mrs. Taylor and Mrs. Wallace Nodwell. Interment at Bellwood Cemetery Fergus. Many relatives and friends attended from across Ontario and Nova Scotia communities. The deepest sympathy is extended to Mrs Reed and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathaniel John Reed
Guelph General Hospital
Con
Eramosa
Nathaniel Reed
Mimose
John A. Reed
Lucy Usherwood
Mayne) McGowan
Mareville
Allan Jackson
Guelph
Marjorie
Bernice
Clifford
Murray
John Reed
Jesse
Orton
Clayton Searfe
Melville United Church
Fergus
Bellsmith
Orton United Church
Scarfe
Taylor
Grand Valley
Wallace Nodwell
Rugged Cross
Nodwell
J. Reed
Grace
Harry
Edna
Lawrence
Annie
Bobby
McGowan
Arnold
Elsie Hardy
Mary
William Ballentine
Joe Hewitt
O’connall
Brr
Frank Daly
Marsville Women’s Institute
Speedalda Women's Institute
Fergus Women
Bellarde Cemetery
Toronto
Hamilton
Kitchener
Wailisburg
Maraville
Debert
N. S
Winnipeg
Stratford
Norval
Local notices and war losses from Burlington district
Pte Herbert Reynolds killed in action in Normandy. Pte Edgar T. Tuck reported killed in action in France on July 21. Rev. Jas G Berry hospitalized for operation in Hamilton. Water Commission to lay a sixteen inch main on Brant Street funded from current revenue. Lions Carnival at Lions Park draws crowds with expected net profit between 4500 and 5000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Reynolds
C. E. Dawley
Freeman
Normandy
George H. Power
Brant Street
Sherwood Farm
Jas. G. Berry
Knox Church
St. Joseph's Hospital
Hamilton
Ernie C. Tuck
Ontario Street
Yast
Edgar T. Tuck
France
Lions Park
Garette
Things to Kick About Says a Newspaper Philosopher
A newspaper philosopher notes Canadians have much to discuss as they gather. Venting about troubles helps ease mood and conversation shrinks after airing. In wartime people should keep complaints within reason while maintaining action temperament.
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Bert
German defenses in France blur at Normandy and beyond
Allied briefings cite lack of a strong German fortification belt in France from the Maginot to the Siegfried lines. Rommel and von Rundstedt are said to rely on mobile defense and counterattack, with German troops digging in behind a shrinking foothold around Caen and the Orne, as Churchill warns of cautious optimism amid continuing bombing and evacuations.
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Belgium
Dunkerque
Germany
Preas
France
Hitler
von Rundstedt
Rommel
Séine- Loire
Parix
Marshal Rommel
Marshal von Runstedt
Montgomery
Caen
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Krakow
Silesia
Mac Todd la Worm
Andy
Florence
Italy
Doug How
Churchill
Roosevelt
Alexander
Burma
Myitkyina
Irrawaddy River
Waingmaw
Canada
1St
Orne
Amiens
Russia
Sted
1St Canadian Army
Britih
2Nd Army
H. D. G. Crerar
Nthe
Paria
Paris
Falaise
Brettevillé
Maine
le Mans
U. S
Brittany
Breton
Red Army
Hughes Cleaver Urges Farm Bill Support And Planning
In the House of Commons Hughes Cleaver defends the farm bill urging scientific measures to determine the proper national share for agriculture and support it with subsidies or floor prices. He praises postwar planning, producer input, and self-imposed controls as essential while noting wartime lessons. London reports ships’ output remains high with more complex construction and equipment.
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Speaker
Cleaver
Halton farmers debate sugar content in hybrid corn
Agricultural notes from Ottawa based staff show sugar content in forage varies more with corn maturity than by hybrid or variety. Tests on hybrids De Kalb 2407, Canada 6067, Golden Glow, Wise No 1, Indiana 210 reveal declines as ears mature, advising earlier cutting to avoid low sugar forage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BE Died Cateckiee Lee
J. E. Whitelock
Central Experimental Farm
Canada
Wise
Indiana
Ottawa
Spunky the Skunk Mascot at CORD Naval HQ
A baby skunk named Spunky serves as the mascot at the CORD Naval Headquarters on Croxcont Road. Locals note a humorous nickname Paymaster Lieutenant due to two white stripes, while some call him Stinky.
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Toronto
Lon Croxcont Road
Giant fish washes ashore in Saguenay village
Residents of Ste Fulgence Quebec watched a huge fish over 12 feet long and weighing several hundred pounds be cast onto the beach by a swell from a passing vessel. The fish appeared to be injured by a ship.
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Ste
Ontario Premier assails federal family allowance plan
Premier Drew attacked Ottawa over the Baby Bonus family allowance bill and hospital care for war casualties. He said Ontario would resist what he called an unconstitutional federal push and claimed the province would gain from diverting funds to education health and roads. Mackenzie King disputed hospital shortages and Prime Minister King was challenged over hospitalization plans for veterans.
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Toronto
Drew
Richmond HS
Ontario
Mackenzie King
Penalons
Mackenzie
House of Commons
St. Thomas Hospital
Globe and Mail
Defence
Vetrang
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Proseia
East Prussia
Warsaw
Red
Rivee
Hughes Cleaver
Halton
Mackenzly
Ralston
Navy
MacDonald
Acton Public Utilities Office
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