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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 11, 1947
Page
6
A Sunday School lesson discusses loyalty amid persecution with Revelation 7 9 14 themes. It details the vision of the great multitude before the throne and the Lamb, praising God and enduring tribulation before heavenly reward.
The Canadian Press notes a Toronto park squirrel cracked a hickory nut in 14 seconds while a Quebec beaver cut a branch two inches in diameter in 50 seconds. The playful report invites readers to try beating these feats.
A garbled advisory stresses not standing under a running engine and keeping distance from the car ahead. It mentions carbon hazards, safety cameras, and general reminders toInspection and careful driving, with scattered phrases about maintaining distance and not crawling under a car.
A Buffalo nature photographer notes that two thirds of life are insects and a grim forecast cites the United States Bureau of Entomology stating insects destroy over three hundred million bushels of stored grain annually in North America. The article links this to a broader food crisis, with Europe described as needing only a third of that amount to begin recovery.
The British officers report Flying Officer Wilke has been found in a communal grave in a cemetery near Magdeburg Germany. He and the rest of the crew were given burial at a Brith Military remitory and will be cared for by the Imperial War Graves Commission.
Recollections describe a hockey club re organization at a Monday meeting with a committee to arrange a rink. Acton Camp No. 62 elected officers including W H Storey Isaac Francis Harry Jeans and others. A staff change promoted Mr. Fred Ryder to assist Storey and San. A dipitonia graduate from Guelph Business College named Mayerne Wallace earned top honors. A lecture on higher physical culture for women by Miss Ford of Porante was given to promote health and home happiness. John Cameron survived a serious accident at his planing mill. Barbour and Thompson wedding announced for Erin with Barbour marrying Maud Thompson on December 1 by Rev Lowrie.
The 1927 update highlights new lighting on Mall Street. A new Willow Street store run by C. B. Swackhamer offers undertaking, furniture, hardware, and other goods. The town notes a 97th birthday, a birth in Detroit, and a local obituary of Charles Benjamin Juhim.
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