Acton Free Press Fund aids London hospital appeal
The Acton Free Press Fund for the London Sick Children's Hospital is registered under the War Charities Act and now receives contributions from readers. The fund directs all money to the hospital with no deductions, and the Lions Club of Newmarket also supports the cause. The article reflects wartime concerns and community efforts to educate locals on town history and civic duties.
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London
England
Free
Ottawa
War Charities, Act
Acton Fre Press Fund
Bank of Nova Scoti
Lions Club
Newmarket
Hitler
Acton District Notes on Meetings and War Casualty
Editorial notes urge action in Acton districts to plan meetings and encourage residents to contact the Paris office with updates. A tribute recalls Arthur B. Purvis’s death in wartime while serving, honoring frontline sacrifice and the wider effort behind the lines.
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Acton
Bowp
Army
Nass
Air Fores
Paris
Arthur B. Purvis
Aml
German High Seas Fleet Pursues Sunderland Mission in 1916
A World War I recap notes Admiral Scheer’s plan to lure the British fleet near Sunderland in August 1916. The German ships avoided heavy action, sinking light cruisers Nottingham and Falmouth while Nassau was torpedoed and turned back. British submarines claimed two German subs as Zeppelins and air reconnaissance signaled approaching fleets before German forces returned to port.
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Dutland
Reinhard Scheer
Scheer
Sunderland
Jutland
North Sea
Ind “Cruiners
Sir John Telico
Bijsht
Dress Up Wardrobe for Farm Women Costs 7.45 Year
In Little Rock, the Farm Security Administration describes a thrifty wardrobe lesson for southern farm women. A Teen age girl outfit designed by Martha Dinwiddie uses mattress stuffing sacks and cantaloupe seed lace, costing 7.45 dollars overall. The plan outlines a three year budget totaling 7.40, 4.40, and 6.70—averaging below eight dollars annually for clothes.
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Little Rock
Ark
Southern Farm
U.S. Farm Security Administration
Martha Dinwiddie
Dinwiddie
Wardrabe
Itis
Scout Heroes Awarded National Service Badge in Britain
Britain awards the Scouts National Service Badge for conspicuous wartime work. The booklet highlights the heroism of scouts from danger to service, with Prime Minister Churchill praised for wartime leadership and encouragement of youth efforts.
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London
Britain
Scouts
National Service
Chase
Feld
Bes Seauts
Pepa
Momoter Churchill
War nerves in old Britain and medical theories
A garbled report discusses wartime nerves in Britain, mentioning mental and neurological factors, hospital conditions, and proposed causes. It references researchers and terms like pathological factors and catalyse factors, with fragmented phrases indicating medical speculation rather than concrete findings.
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Old Britain
London Veteran of Merchant Nogatine Operations Charged
A London veteran faced court on charges tied to merchant operations but the case was dismissed after the court ruled he was under 16 at the time of the alleged offense. The hearing noted eligibility issues and the case was terminated.
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London
Farsat
Obra
Dan Herque
Noe
Oasunderave
Time Fables at Acton Landar Railways
A garbled paragraph from a time tale page mentions Canadian National Railways and Acton, with fragmented phrases about trains, dates, and schedules. It reads as a disrupted OCR section with unclear events and names, offering little coherent fact for a full report.
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Canadian National Railways
Acton
Landar
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