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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Feb 17, 1944
Page
2
Acton keeps the same tax rate as last year while expanding services without extra cost. The council earns praise for town management, snow removal efficiency, and reliable garbage collection. Concerns about law enforcement focus on juvenile delinquency and enforcement fairness. Boy Scout Week runs February 20 to 26 to promote citizenship and character.
The article argues Canada must instill good citizenship in youth to meet postwar reconstruction challenges. It highlights Boy Scout Week as a public education effort, notes Scouting fosters international goodwill, and recalls over 710000 Canadian Scouts since 1908 advancing loyalty to God and country.
Editorial notes discuss Montgomery’s warning on Germany, Ash Wednesday and Lent, winter's late arrival, optimism on war end, and call for frank talk on alcohol's role in venereal disease. Commentary cites Dr. Charles Hill and Clarence Francis on consumption, plus Ontario liquor trends and critics of hotel drink establishments.
Legislation may create a 500000 pound wool factory in the Union to produce knitting yarns tweeds and by products. Wool Research Laboratories research merino fibre strength and potential byproduct recovery while exploring washeries for lanolin potash salts and nose printing to identify sheep.
The article questions locomotive monthly mileage and notes factors influencing it. It cites Canadian National Railways with 2570 engines and about forty engines each traveling over 10,000 miles monthly, some reaching 16,000 miles in thirty days due to wartime freight and passenger train weight increases.
Dr G S H Barton deputy minister of agriculture warned that rival foods will press poultry products for consumer dollars as the national conference on poultry stressed sound economy and efficient methods. He urged growth to be shared, with caution against overexpansion and neglect of core poultry values.
Donkeys serve as the primary transport for Iso army units in the north west of Australia. They carry heavy loads across terrain where mechanized transport cannot operate effectively.
Finance Minister Unley announced Canada would spend 1944 45 fiscal year totals around 42352 365 059 with overheads and mutual aid planning. Navy, army and air force budgets fell while munitions and agriculture rose. Labour urged cooperation with government on a full employment policy. Dr Barton warned of greater civilian hardship without farm reinforcement. London reports the Red Cross says Germans will allow British POWs in Germany to view recent films.
Fifth Army opened a major offensive on the Volturno in October 1943 with multiple bridgeheads secured and armor crossing the river. A photo shows German prisoners helping to ferry themselves to the south bank while being interrogated.
Fragmented timetable notes show trains or buses at Georgetown with limited days and at Guelph daily excluding weekends. Entries include times such as 6 38 pm 6 49 am 2 50 pm 6 50 pm and 4 19 pm with several illegible or inconsistent labels.
Fragmented timetable shows eastbound and westbound departures with times in pm and am. Routes include Guelph Kitchener Stratford and holiday travel noted alongside cryptic codes and partial day indicators.
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