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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 22, 1938
Page
7
Fragmentary verses evoke a muted Christmas mood with imagery of wings garlands sweet roots and white stars. Read as a lyrical meditation the piece hints at hope and a single story to be told on the Christ Day by Grace Noll Crowell.
Twenty years ago Weems the hens of the fre prem on Thursday December 25 1918. Farmers resumed plowing Monday. A record breaking Christmas turkey weighing 20 pounds sold for 12 dollars at McEnery Evana Market to Leonard Atkinson. Pte Heber Williams Gurner A M Gmith Pte Arthur Plant arrived home from overseas last week. Santa Claus delivered a Christmas Tree load last Thursday afternoon and evening. Capt Torrance Beardmore received a gilded watch from reception committees at the Christmas Tree. Robt W Stewart received a gold watch at the High School "At Ponte" Friday evening. Hort Cultural Society re elected officers at annual meeting.
Sir Frederick Banting urged University of Saskatchewan students to pursue original thinking and stay grounded amid global challenges. He spoke during a nationwide tour highlighting medical research, discipline honesty, teamwork, and perseverance as keys to advancing science in Canada.
A reflective Christmas note urging renewed faith and wonder. The author shares thoughts on youth, preparation, and the season, mentioning memories of a Christmas edition, Mrs Clarke of Ginger Farm, and George Gin sing’s writings. It ends with best wishes for a merry Christmas.
The Indian Agent at Edmonton Alberta prevented a typhoid outbreak at the Wabamun Reserve sixty miles west of Edmonton. He secured anti typhoid vaccine on September 8 and inoculated 151 Indians with a doctor. Water samples from two cells and creeks were analyzed. A second inoculation occurred a day later, a third on September 2. Four cases were hospitalized and recovered. The reserve was quarantined and a nurse stationed until danger passed. Precautionary instructions and well corrections followed.
A Sunday School lesson notes the prophecy fulfilled at Bethlehem and the wise men from the East seeking and worshiping Jesus. Herod's plot to kill the Child contrasts with Jerusalem's reluctance and the scribes' orthodoxy. The Magi find Jesus, worship him, and offer gold frankincense and myrrh as evidence of true search and reverence.
Brief dialogue shows Beanie swearing to retaliate against a woman. Jeasie questions how, while Beasie mutters a cryptic remark about a girl.
In the 1938-39 Rangers, Lester Patrick fielded a balanced lineup led by Marz Patrick and Art Coulter in the blue line. The duo, once concealing beards behind fan disapproval, now appear together as key defense partners at Madison Square Garden.
The article notes Japan as Hong Kong's main potato supplier before disturbances in North China and cites Jeran's small trade share from 0% to 1937. It records a rise in Canada and United States involvement, with Canada exporting 13 905 pounds of potatoes to Hong Kong by June 1080, amid a chaotic period of decline in North China trade.
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