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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Aug 15, 1940

Page

3

Ralph Hollister and Garnett Foil Alcazar Mine Hold Up

Ralph Hollister and Alfred Garnett, assistant and manager at the Alcazar gold mine in Peru, trap bandits led by Pedro Vasquez after a vault theft. They escape by flooding the drainage tunnel and sealing themselves below the trapdoor as explosions rock the mine.

Ralph John Slayton Alcazar Peruvian Andes Alfred Garnett Slayton All-Metals, Limited Ralph Hollister Adcatar Cornell Jasper London Tieligence Alnin

Escape From a Tunnel Standoff at the Gold Mine

Ralph and associates defend against Pedro and bandits in a tense tunnel siege. A dynamite trap threatens their escape while Garnett is overwhelmed by fumes. Rescue arrives as guards close in, allowing safe retrieval of the gold and the damaged office. Garnett recovers, Hollister claims credit for safeguarding the loot.

Pedro Ralph Garnett Slayton Hollister

Man Collects Wooden Nickels and History Tokens

Ted Lucas, a former clerk in Chicago, surprises the rule about wooden nickels by collecting commemorative tokens. He owns a Minted set from Dennmbes sathee in Pennsylvania dating to 1997 and preserves Indian head coins.

Canadian National Ted “Lucas Chicago Laces

French Interests Placed Under Custody By Order-in-Council

All property rights and interests in Canada belonging to persons in French territories have been placed under the protective custody of the Custodian of Enemy Property by Order-in-Council to keep them from enemy control.

Canada

Information Access Provisions for War Effort

Information obtained under the Income War Tax Act may be made available to the Custodians of Enemy Property the Foreign Exchange Control Board and the Royal Mounted Police if it assists their duties in relation to wartime conduct.

Foreign Exchange Control Board Royal Mounted Police

Military gear bought in advance for coming months

The armed forces are purchasing equipment well ahead of needs. Supplies for the next eight to nine months include eight miles of material, more than two million pairs of socks, and over one million shirts.

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