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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 04, 1952
Page
18
The Financial Post notes Canada’s muskeg soil and permafrost create unstable grounds when homes sit on mud under thawing ice. Heats in cellars trigger foundation sinking as summer sun fails to thaw the deep ground, risking structural trouble in a frost-bound landscape.
The Os pringe Sewing Sisters held their third meeting at Joyce Noberluon’s home with eleven members attending. They discussed posture and bad habits, demonstrated proper techniques, cut patterns, and prepared for machine sewing as the club sang and closed with God Save the Queen.
Five Busy Bee Institute members attended the Nassagaweya handicraft demonstration in Brookville Hall with Miss Spence as guest speaker showcasing weaving and rug hooking. The Nassagaweya Presbyterian church held its annual congregational supper with good attendance and social time.
A breezy home ec style piece describes pastry making evolution from simple pump kin pies to package mixes and precise temperatures. It offers tested crust methods: flour paste hot water crusts graham cracker crumb crusts and puff paste with step by step measures and baking guidance.
The original Heinz founder H J Heinz house in Pittsburgh is being dismantled for relocation to Greenfield Village. There it will be restored alongside homes of Noah Webster Luther Burbank Robert Frost and the Wright Brothers.
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