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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 24, 1944
Page
16
The readable fragments describe youths and a character named Grace, with themes of light on cloth and a request to wait at home. Mentions of Vanster and a teaching gesture imply a ceremonial or instructional moment amid distant observers. The passage lacks clear event, date, or location Details.
Councillor Nicol has been cleaning and beautifying the old cemetery this week. At the Guelph Gi aduoli Show last week Mrs Mann and Mrs Gilchrist of Acton won first prize for the best four varieties Canadian introduction. A large fire at Beardmore Tanneries destroyed the tan yard beam house buildings and much machinery and stock. Estimated loss in the Sole Leather Department is 1000000. Ef WANN At Guelph General Sayamat ae A Reet Be SSW Wank, of Nee sagaweya, son.
In Orlando Florida three 3300 year old peas from Tutankhamen’s tomb have sprouted and thrived. Maj Walter G Dyer planted them in Portamouth Rhode Island seedlings produced a pound and a half of peas. Colonel Harlan W Holden in Florida grew about 60 plants in sand soil yielding tall vines and unique winged white flowers. The peas resist pests and heat and may seed a new southern crop. locals joke pests fear the King Tut curse.
Germans renamed the principal Mulhouse street Adolf Hitler Strasse replacing Rue de Sauvage. Locals reacted with irony and mocked the change, recalling the former name. The article notes German authorities later felt compelled to honor Hitler elsewhere.
A 1904 Sunday school lesson on first Samuel chapters 9 and 10 argues that God chooses rulers, praising Saul as a humble, chosen king who yields to divine will. It contrasts Saul's early humility with later pride and links his leadership to biblical prophecy and Jesus as the ultimate choice.
Ten million units of penicillin have arrived in South Africa from the United States by airmail for the Union Defence Forces. A further 1 200 000 units are expected to arrive over the next twelve months.
A Dominion Bureau of Statistics report says cash income from farm products in the first six months of 1944 rose about 30 percent from 1943, aided by better crop prospects and livestock gains. The government creates a Farm Price Board with a $200 million fund to stabilize prices postwar, chaired by J. G. Taggart, to buy or sell farm products if prices fall. The board can set fixed prices and absorb losses to prevent market glut.
A postwar policy view from New Zealand reports wartime regimentation of British agriculture could persist in modified form. The National Farmer's Union urges continued county war agricultural committees, with broader industry representation, and defense of import controls. Land issues loom as Labour calls for national land ownership, while farmers favor continued ownership luck and caution on adjusting tenancy rules. A separate note from Auckland recounts seven or eight Solomon Island children aiding in an unsuccessful capture of a Japanese POW near a desolate area, only for the soldier to slip away before aid could arrive.
Dr. Louise Thompson, Ph. D., is named the first female professor at the University of New Brunswick. She serves as acting head of the education and philosophy department.
Remove missing mortar from between bricks. Brush out loose cement. Wet brickwork and pack with 2 parts cement 1 part hydrated lime and 5 parts clean sand until workable. If joints absorb water, apply a colorless waterproof coating or cement based paint to chimney.
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