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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 17, 1942
Page
3
Homely Christmas guide outlines window wreaths, green accents, hanging stockings and paper decorations for the home. Includes a Christmas pudding recipe and red currant sauce. also notes power guidance for ornamental lights and a CBC program tribute to Mary Grannan.
In Camden Indiana Fair Acres the 380 acre Wickard farm home is being managed by Mrs Louise Wickard and daughter Ann. She says women must do more chores as production rises. The Wickards praise women’s growing field work and duty alongside men to supply food for troops and civilians. Ann and Betty Wickard are Purdue graduates aiding management during wartime.
A local citizen rebukes a stranger over a claim that a tall stately figure is the sole beneficiary of a $100,000 life insurance policy. Diners debate a restaurant’s worth as a waiter touts hot dishes and novelty soups at a seaside eatery.
A wartime letter from Ginger Farm expresses Christmas wishes and longing for absent family members. The writer recalls sons away with the army and describes a homecoming furlough, plans changed by war, and the emotional impact on relatives awaiting reunions during the holiday season.
Canada’s wartime Christmas guide encourages festive cheer within restrictions. It suggests safe nonflammable decorations, crystal garlands, and “angel hair” spun glass for tree ceilings. Families can craft low cost ornaments from cranberries, popcorn, ribbons, paper doilies, and simple loops of colored paper.
The article notes the trailing Christmas ground pine known as Ground Pine, a club moss with creeping stems and prickly leaves. It traces its ancient plant lineage to Coal Age forests whose fossilized remains, including stems and spores, appear in Royal Ontario Museum collections and coal formation.
The article describes reindeer habitats across the Arctic regions and northern Europe, noting caribou displays at the Royal Ontario Museum. It explains Canada’s caribou decline and how European domestic reindeer have been introduced, with Eskimos trained to tend herds in Canada’s north.
In London on December 20 1917 Prime Minister Lloyd George defended firm WWI aims against peace gestures toward Germany and warned against any compromise. The Lansdowne letter stirred British and American reactions, urging a reconsideration of sea freedom and wartime goals while insisting on full reparations and territorial restoration.
A fragmented discussion outlines various personal services offered in New York including luggage handling dog walking reading to the sick escort and housekeeping. It notes advertisers seek attention through columns and suggests community directors should consider representing such services despite hazy wording and modest business volumes.
Huntsville lacks candidates for mayor and council after the annual nominating meeting. The Forester notes apathy is not a low civic standard but a shift to busier lives and greater time demands, with past by law changes failing to fix the impasse. The editor recalls former competition for service and calls for renewed civic obligation amid a town seen as progressive and attractive.
In Melbourne crowds of servicemen visit American Red Cross clubs across major cities where they enjoy doughnuts and meals resembling those made by their mothers at home.
A carefully planned program for the farm at the start of the year with daily checks keeps the operator aware of tasks. Some old work must be planned days in advance, and weather may force day by day adjustments. The advance plan helps prioritize, fit jobs together, and maximize work given time and resources despite delays.
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