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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 27, 1942
Page
8
Dunnville Chronicle presents a poem expressing a teacher's view that teaching school ignites thrill, joy, and a soldierlike resolve. The speaker links shared purpose, uplifted students, and the gaze toward cherished heights, feeling inspired and content to continue teaching.
Twenty years ago eleven train loads of harvesters passed through Ontario last week. New potatoes sell for forty cents a bag in E Hilburg. Acton Produce Merchants formed with Hartley Harrison as manager. William A Edge, age ninety two, visited Acton to reminisce, hosted by Mr Crawford. Acton bowlers beat Milton visitors. County Council considers reconstructing the Second Line from Acton to Milton.
Canadian Legion Educational Service runs classes across Military District No 6 with 864 students and more than 10000 taking correspondence courses. The program emphasizes practical skills for postwar work as officers, clerks, and other roles, aided by volunteers and university links. In Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island libraries join, films entertain and educate nearly 3,000 men in a month while thirteen teachers assist locally.
A Sunday School lesson reviews Jacob’s night long endurance as he wrestles with a divine messenger, seeking blessing. It notes Jacob’s humility, reliance on God’s promises, and the transformation from fear to faith through prayer and the encounter. The account highlights God’s fidelity to Abraham and Isaac and the enduring power of prayer.
In German-occupied Europe underground newspapers flourish despite brutal penalties. Norway Poland Belgium and France host secret presses with varied circulations from under 100 to over 20 000. Printers hide presses in forests concealment in milk cans and bread loaves while editors like Joe Skalda keep publishing despite Nazi efforts to stop them.
London reports Anthony Miers DSO and crew receive Victoria Cross and other awards for bravery during a moonlit torpedo attack at the Mediterranean harbor. The torpedoed vessels and crew actions are noted as exemplary in recognition of their conduct.
Readable OCR fragments describe postwar or prewar bacon production and trade between Canada and Britain. The text mentions Canadian producers, shipping, weight conversions, and economic factors affecting supply and prices, with references to officials and commissions.
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