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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Aug 31, 1944
Page
7
A five year plan for a colonial survey is being drawn up by the Kenya Mines Department. The objective is to provide a sound basis for mineral resources development in the colony.
Impoerial times discuss competition among communities to attract growth by war production. A town’s reputation for high living and business standards boosts population and attractiveness. In White Court Alberta CP report, WH Mem Leary ferried 14 pigs across the McLeod river by motorboat after floods halted the ferry, transporting them two to three at a time.
The Royal Ontario Museum highlights Egyptian New Year customs from ancient calendars. Egyptians marked a year with 365 days in 12 months, three seasonal periods, and no leap year causing drift. The museum notes New Year gifts and three glazed flasks inscribed with a wish for a happy year.
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