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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 24, 1944
Page
2
The Acton Free Press notes postwar food needs in Europe and Canada's farming role. It highlights housing scarcity, new federal housing legislation easing loans for moderate homes, with 90 percent loan guarantees for $4000 homes and up to 20 years, or 20 to 30 years in areas with planning safeguards.
A wartime column argues final victory hinges on liquidating the German war machine not territorial gains. It predicts rapid Allied advances after the French invasion and contends that true peace comes only through complete annihilation or capture of Nazi forces.
The piece urges farmers to repair and maintain machinery during autumn and winter when labor is scarce. It notes rusting tools, bent plows, chipped mower blades, and broken binder slats as problems, and highlights government duties cuts and future tool shortages. It emphasizes timely upkeep as both a personal and national concern.
A collection of editorial remarks notes unseasonable summer heat, Thanksgiving date setting for October 9, and praise for Acton Milton highway conditions. It cites regional newspaper honors, wartime Allied strength talk, Ex position questions, and upcoming local fairs. The piece condemns Montreal's reception of an ex-mayor and urges support for real war heroes. It also critiques parental response to tuberculosis warnings amid Child Health concerns.
Graduation Day honors the class with exercises and speeches. It celebrates the completion of study and the hope graduates carry to use their knowledge. Parents and friends attend as eloquent speakers praise education and graduates’ achievements.
A German soldier’s album from campaigns in France and Russia shows disillusionment. Photographs depict soldiers at pools near Paris and in Holland, then in Russia with fur coats, dugouts, ruins, and an increasing number of dead. Ennenburg notes the arc from sun to graves, saying Hitler’s army sought world dominance but only won graves.
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