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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 13, 1945
Page
8
A feature urges thrift and planning for a Christmas dinner hosted by a returning veteran and his English wife. It outlines menu ideas from cocktails to puddings, and suggests advance prep to keep costs manageable while emphasizing the true meaning of Christmas as sharing and joy with friends.
John A. Marsh appointed commissioner of the Ontario Division of the Canadian Red Cross. The document also contains unrelated garbled text about sauces and food preparation.
A New York led report traces shortages of French perfumes as manufacturers struggle with oil shortages and labor limits. It notes rising costs, weather damage to crops like roses and jasmine, and industry bottlenecks from solvents to transport, hindering regional scent production.
A holiday meditation from Ginger Farm urging simple, thoughtful gift giving and charity. The piece reflects on Christmas meaning, family traditions, and caring for others, especially children, beyond material displays. It closes with a warm Christmas greeting to readers.
The Deer Park Lodge military hospital adopts a radio pillow device for wounded soldiers. A small earphone is enclosed in a pillow and connected to a standard radio set with volume lowered to be inaudible to others.
The Columbia British Columbia's first French language paper will debut in Vancouver. Published by George Berube it aims to foster better spirit of co operation between English and French speaking people in the province.
The piece discusses family arguments over car use before wartime, noting youths sought car access for dates and social life. It predicts a return of such requests as conditions normalize and encourages careful drivers to persuade parents to allow more frequent car use.
Five great United bomber factories are turning out prefab bungalows to house workers as a modern version of converting swords into ploughshares. Parliament Secretary Arthur Woulburn announced the first aluminum house in Blackpool and said about two thousand bungalows will be produced in the United Kingdom next year from obsolete aircraft and other materials.
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