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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 05, 1946
Page
3
A friend notes rapid taste shifts toward quick breads using tea balance, muffins and coffee cakes. The piece provides vintage recipes for fruit scones apples topping and pudding sauce with detailed steps and oven temps, reflecting home baking practices.
The Bank of Nova Scotia releases its One Hundred Fifteenth Annual Statement showing deposits loans investments and total assets at record highs for the year ended October 31 1946. Net profit after taxes and depreciation reaches 1 588 405 while total assets climb to 696 175 479 with liquid assets and quick assets indicating solid financial health.
A Ginger Farm dairy notes a shift from milk to cream due to staff shortages and market conditions. They describe installing a new cream separator, power outages affecting operations, increased egg outputs, and the broader impact on daily necessities and prices.
The 1946 season saw Canadian tracks handle nearly 49 million dollars with Woodbine Toronto leading wagering totals at 2.60 million across seven days. Ontario accounted for about 11.7 million in betting while government and provincial taxes applied to pools. Fort Erie and Vancouver followed in wagering, with Toronto and Woodbine the standout centers.
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