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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 22, 1938
Page
6
Betty Barclay presents two one dish and two baked main course ideas using leftovers like potatoes dried lima beans and cheese. Recipes include Limas with peppers and Tomato based dishes, plus a Turkey orange salad and a Leek Au Gratin style preparation.
Trans-Canada Air Lines reports Montreal to Vancouver flying distance at 2698 miles with feeder routes lifting total to 3068 miles when Vancouver Seattle line included. Montreal to Winnipeg is 1308 miles, main line expansion to Moncton and feeders expected to raise mileage further.
A sleek inky black frock with white accents suited for the business girl. It features a two piece effect with a removable net gilet and a tailored pique front, a double breasted line with four self covered buttons, and a skirt with two gores.
Port Erie Times Review reports Sir Edward Beatty counters fears that unification of Canadian railways would endanger jobs. He cites a five percent annual labor turnover and estimates 15 to 20 percent labor savings, arguing staffing would stay stable or increase during the transition and that workers would gain from reduced deficits and lower taxes.
A vintage note describes making a refreshing Bath Ammonia. Mix soft soap with cold water until pourable, add toilet ammonia solution, and top with water to about one pint. The result is claimed to leave the user feeling revived and vibrant.
A weekly women’s column offers Christmas reflections and practical tips, including gift philosophy, health reminders, and a reader note from Nurse Elkram. It highlights charitable giving, humane sentiments, and seasonal prayers, ending with warm wishes for health and happiness.
In a stormy tale a weary husband returns home claiming he visited every shop to find a ribbon unique for his wife. She approves, and the pair emphasize the ribbon’s singularity.
A Ginger Farm diary entry wishes readers a happy Christmas and describes holiday plans. The writer notes CBS violinist Harry Adaskin on Christmas Day at 2 30 p.m. and shares family visits, weather hopes, and Christmas parcel details. Also recounts driving plans as son turns sixteen and a humorous chicken-picking scene at farms ends with best wishes after Christmas.
A Chinaman frets as a vicious dog barks. The owner cites the proverb a barking dog never bites. The Chinaman retorts that you know proverb, we know ploverb, but does the dog know proverb.
Mary Mallon known as Typhola Mary died at 70 on North Brother Island after a quarter century in isolation as a presumed typhoid carrier. The article recalls her Irish cook days as Mary Mahon and notes carriers can spread disease through food and hands. It highlights public health measures and the decline of typhoid fever due to prevention.
Indian farmers on the Blood Reserve Cardston Alberta reported a record grain harvest after threshing with a total yield of 255 411 bushels. The crop breakdown includes 202 193 spring wheat 6 325 fall wheat and 39 947 oats with 8 500 acres prepared for spring seeding and 700 acres reseeded to fall wheat. Farmers on the reserve emphasize farming and livestock raised as main occupations and note significant progress in Indian rural rehabilitation in Canada.
A minister agrees to play golf with a stranger who asks to join. After nine holes the minister ends play and jokes perhaps they will meet again. The stranger suggests Sunday but the minister replies that is the only day he works, leaving the stranger amused.
Justice C P McTague of the Ontario High Court is appointed to the Appeal Court of Ontario following Chief Justice Latchford’s death. The position created by his promotion leaves a vacancy, and J Gerald Kelly of Toronto is appointed to the High Court to fill the vacancy.
Capt Anthony Eden former British Prim Secretary declared in an address before the National Association of Manufacturers in York. The event underscores firm commitment to democratic principles amid global tensions as Eden arrives in New York with Charles B Hook retired president of the association, shown at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel.
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