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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 28, 1939
Page
6
A 1940 menu feature by Betty Barclay offers weekly new high notes for family meals. It includes MAGIC EGG NOG, ORANGE PRUNE CHEESE SALAD, ROAST LAMB FRENCH STYLE, BROILED EGG NOODLE NESTS, PINEAPPLE FRUIT BREAD, and GOLDEN MOUNTAIN RENNET CUSTARD with steps, variations, and serving tips suitable for cold weather dinners.
A snowy weather feature highlights fur dominated winter style with a taupe sweater featuring a fur collar and pockets, a suede bag with mink tails, a beige glove with mink bracelet edge, black leather booties with leopard cuffs, a wing shaped silver earring, and a gold bracelet with multicolored stone cabochons.
A poetic meditation speaks of an Unlived Year as an uncut book by the Master. It contrasts the old year’s pages with twelve new chapters and a baby king’s bells, exploring hope, doubt, and renewal as the year turns.
A terse tip suggests eliminating lingering fry pan odors by adding a small amount of vinegar into the pan while it is still hot. This simple practice aims to neutralize smells and refresh cookware.
Gwendoline P. Clarke writes from Ginger Farm about a quiet day after Christmas 1939. She notes missing mail from England, wartime worries, family routines, and gratitude, ending with hopes for a prosperous New Year and reflections on time and daily life.
Mrs M Newman the sole woman on a nine member committee appointed by the British government to monitor profiteers sits at her Plumstead home knitting while reading. She is a Labour Alderman on the London civic council in Woolwich. Cormell
A tor eador arrived at a Mexican airport with two fighting bulls claiming they were personal baggage. The carrier refused, noting bulls cannot fly as cargo. Trans-Canada Air Lines allow only Seeing Eye dogs in cabin. otherwise animals are not carried.
Jeannie watches farm hands spread a heating stack of hay and wonderingly asks if they are looking for a needle, illustrating confusion over why the hay is being moved apart after being built.
A reflective call as 1939 ends and 1940 begins urges hope for reason in dictators minds and an end to suffering for innocents. It stresses personal sacrifice under the British flag to achieve ultimate victory and peace.
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