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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 27, 1953
Page
11
Fashion notes say men embrace gay colors pleasing to wives. The Edwardian high buttoned look returns with four to five button coats, top buttons loose, whist coat visible, tight cuffless trousers, and prominent floral waistcoats, offering a military smart style.
The Financial Post reports a rise in polio deaths among older populations against the backdrop of no life insurance study. Statisticians see the shift to later age of attack as adverse due to more severe cases and higher fatality, though overall polio outlook is still seen as encouraging.
Thousands of delegates fill Maple Leaf Gardens for the Federated Women’s Institutes Canada pageant Dominion or Dest showing Canada’s history from Indigenous beginnings to Confederation. The event marks the closing climax of the Associated Country Women of the World conference with speeches, costumed scenes, and a strong sense of national pride.
A homemaker column explains relish types from vegetable to fruit relishes with tips on salt sugar and vinegar brines. It covers pickles preserving methods with grape leaves for color and a tomato catsup recipe and corn relish. Includes a Q A on vinegar aging strength and preventing browning in celery relish.
Rev. FL Williamson officiated at Knox Presbyterian Church for the marriage of Mildred Mae Butenham and William Frank Allsop. The ceremony featured gladiolus decor, formal gowns, and a honeymoon in southern Ontario and the United States with guests from multiple Ontario towns and Montreal.
A survey of 1037 professionals found bishops average 5 feet 10 inches while rural preachers average 5 feet 8 inches. Heads of large universities reach 5 10 versus small colleges 4 0. salesmen and superintendents show similar gaps. Life insurance averages rise with height from 20 79 to 21 80. Canada relies on forests.
A brief poetic note from Mary Ellen Varley of Oakville describes dusk wind across fields and summer rain reviving wayside flowers. It speaks of quiet moments after a busy day and the arrival of stars, ending with a benediction to prayer.
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