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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 21, 1941
Page
3
A compilation of tomato centered dishes and canning tips from the Consumer Section. Featured are Oven Cannel Tomatoes Stuffed Tomato Nair Salad and variations with chutney. Includes processing guidance for preserving tomato juice and relishes with 37s degrees guidance and yields for chutneys and pickle mixes.
Regina, CPy Pte Walter Balshaw, who enlisted at a young 53, has just returned from his third war. After 18 months overseas army officials learned he was 60. He previously served in the South African War and the First Great War.
Canberra reports the supply and development department will require every ounce of woollen yarn in Australia for clothing troops at home and overseas. No yarn will be available for civilian use for 12 months or more while blankets may shorten due to defence demand. Production will cease 108 shades of wool and only 12 shades will be permitted in the future.
Aug 14 entry from a farm diary notes harvest completed and threshing pending. author laments labor and rainfall shortages, observes visiting animals and a stray chicken, and reflects on wartime duties and economy urging action and resource use. mentions rollers in England and domestic wartime tasks to aid Britain.
Wartime need for dry lumber boosts kiln drying and rapid seasoning. Forest Products Laboratories report faster than ever drying with hardwoods heated in dry kilns for 8 to 20 days after sawing. Canada requires extra drying for indoor use due to winter conditions in heated buildings. Previously lumber spent years in yards and shops before work.
London reports that a faction calling itself the Melton Giang arranged a souvenir exhibition to fund a tank. They claimed to have raised money through items produced at their own homes, including various names and items linked to the exhibit.
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