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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 30, 1951
Page
3
Fashion note touts a jaunty tweed coat with a finned back full sleeves and chin high collar paired with a practical hat. The outfit promises snug top pieces resistant to autumn wind while a mention notes textile workers in Japan earn about four Canadian cents per hour.
Homemakers and husbands confront common vegetable questions. A wall pin lists steps start in boiling salted water, use minimal water, cover to preserve Vitamin C, boil until tender, then drain and reuse water. It includes a Cooking Time Chart for various vegetables and 12 practical tips.
The August meeting of the St. David's Church WMS was held at Miss J. Y. Held's home with Mrs. Elliot in worship and Mrs. Wilfred Greenlees leading devotions. Mrs. Roger Mahon spoke on Dr Ida Scudder choosing mission work in India, as hostesses served lunch after a brief program.
British coal output last month averaged 3,942,000 tons per week, with July 1950 production at 922,000 tons. The rise comes despite a reduced labor force of about 700,300 compared with 702,000 a year earlier.
A Bank of Montreal ad promotes B of M Money Orders as a secure inexpensive way to send money. Money orders are payable without charge in Canada except the Yukon, can be mailed in an envelope, and arrive at full face value with no exchange fees for the recipient. For faster transfers contact Orme Hunt at the Acton branch to use the bank’s telegraphic and cable system.
The passage notes a rapid increase from one to five by the next afternoon and indicates a larger total anticipated for the weekend. The fragment captures a moment of counting attendees or participants and hints at rising numbers overnight.
A new transmitting station will bring television within reach of 62 percent of Britain's population, enabling 32 million people to watch daily programs by this fall.
A farmer recounts a busy week starting Monday with bale work and ending Friday night with a late call as Partner's brother arrives. Highlights include Kate Aitken division press preview at the Coliseum, a behind the scenes look at the Big Fair prep, a fashion parade with models and improvised service, and family moments from Parkdale to Ohio travel.
A Ministry of Works report notes about 150000 dollars worth of goods were provided to Canada after the 1950 spring floods in Winnipeg. The first consignment valued at 20000 dollars was dispatched by air on 48 hours notice.
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