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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 25, 1941
Page
7
A reflective poem recalling Christmas in 1941 Humberstone Ontario. It contrasts biblical nativity scenes with modern lights and gifts, urging readers to honor Christ by offering personal gifts of art and service. The piece concludes with a call to keep Christ at the center of Christmas in the heart.
A 1921 reminiscence from Georgetown recalls Reeve Dale elected by acclamation as first mayor, retirements and new school superintendent, and local candidacy lists. Obituaries note Mrs. Michael Tracey and Mary Katharine Anderson Snyder. The piece also mentions church and missionary ties among local figures.
British bicycle production is slashed to near zero for export as wartime needs take priority. Officials say overseas markets are sacrificed to lend lease with the United States and domestic use focuses on munitions, spares, and replacement parts for workers.
The Queen has ordered a valuable diamond on a platinum neckchain, given to her by a Scottish devotee from France, to be auctioned with proceeds donated to Free French charities.
A Sunday school lesson outlines Jesus as the way to the Father and the promise of eternal life in the New Jerusalem. It cites John 14 1 6 Revelation 22 and emphasizes comfort, faith, and the coming of Christ to take believers to his house. The text discusses Jesus as the Way Truth and Life and describes the heavenly city.
Gift idea for distant friends via a subscription to the Acton Free Press. Canadian postage funded, mailed weekly to any location. Features include Chronicles of Ginger Farm, Twenty Years Ago, weekly War Review, Ottawa events, Sunday School lesson, women’s pages with recipes, and local plus nearby news.
Britain’s livestock breeders plan postwar coordination through the Livestock Export Group in London with support from the Board of Trade. At Newmarket Tattersalls autumn sale 302 animals grossed 99 677 guineas averaging 330 guineas. Gilltown stud dispersal accounted for 49005 guineas and 1666 guineas average. Carpet Slipper foal to Hyperion sold for 14000 guineas to Brownstown stud, Aga Khan bidder marking the era’s top brood mare price in sixteen years.
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