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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 24, 1944
Page
7
Fragmentary verse passage reflects on youth, sacred ideals, and guidance. It speaks of light on cloth, a golden flame, and the desire to serve, with a call for care from a guiding figure named Grace Etta. The text evokes mentorship and moral training through symbolic imagery.
Councillor Nicol led efforts to tidy the old cemetery while the Guelph show awarded top prizes to Mestre Mann and Gilchrist of Acton for the best four varieties in the Canadian Introduction. A large fire at Beardmore Tanneries destroyed the tannery yard beam house and machinery, with losses in the Sole Leather Department estimated at 1.5 million.
In Florida a second generation of three dry peas nearly 3300 years old from King Tutankhamen’s tomb flourish. Sent to Maj. Walter G. Dyer in Portamouth N S, they thrived in sand, producing a walnut flavored crop. Col. Harlan Holden also grew them at a Florida base. Pest resistance and heat tolerance suggest potential as a new southern crop.
The German authorities renamed Mulhouse's main street Adolf Hitler Strasse, formerly Rue de Sauvage. The locals quickly mocked the change, noting the pun that “At last, we know the name of this Savage” and observed the cultural recoil from the branding choice.
Sunday School lesson notes on first kingship in Israel focus on the selection of Saul by the Lord. The exposition contrasts Saul’s humility with later pride and warns against seeking earthly riches or power. Samuel’s witness underscores divine choosing. The bishopric theme links Old Testament seers to false prophets and emphasizes that true leadership comes from God.
Ten million units of penicillin have arrived in South Africa from the United States by air mail for the Union Defence Forces. A further 1,200,000 units are expected within the next twelve months to boost medical stocks.
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports 1944 cash income from farm products in the first six months rising 30 percent to 716.394 million, with farmers typically receiving about 40 percent of annual cash income by midyear. Net 1943 farm income reached 974 million, while 1942 set a high at 1.134 billion. Agriculture Minister Gardiner announces Farm Price Board with 200 million fund to stabilize prices postwar, chaired by J. G. Taggart.
Dr. Louise Thompson, Ph.D., named the first female professor at the University of New Brunswick. She becomes acting head of the education and philosophy department.
Wartime regimentation of British agriculture may persist in modified form after the war. National Farmers Union urges postwar continuation via county war agricultural committees, representing the industry, while Labor supports national land ownership and continued import controls.
The text advises removing crumbled mortar from between bricks, brushing out loose cement, soaking bricks, and packing joints with a mix of two parts cement one part hydrated lime and five parts clean sand plus water to workable consistency. If joints absorb water, apply a colorless waterproof coating or cement based paint to the chimney.
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