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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Feb 18, 1954
Page
10
Advice for drivers on keeping passengers comfortable and safe. Avoid drafts and radio noise, prevent cigarette ashes entering the rear, and provide warmth with a lap robe if the heater lacks a rear outlet. Focuses on rear-seat passenger comfort in cars.
Highways Minister George H Doucett announced an extension of time for purchasing 1954 motor vehicle permits and driver licenses to February 28 due to bad weather and slow purchases in January. Only about 350000 of 1400000 car and truck owners have the new plates and 450000 of 1650000 drivers have renewed licenses. A safety reminder advises keeping distance and courteous driving behavior.
Homemakers learn to use roll mixes with water, bake at 400 degrees, and reheat rolls in steam or a damp paper bag. Instructions cover onion bread, jam rolls, biscuit style twists, and multiple dough variations. Answers address common questions on using four cup mix, preheating pans, and avoiding soggy results.
Urban dwellers migrate to suburbs to farm small plots for vegetables and fruit. Half to three quarters of an acre can feed a family of five for a year, while gardening relieves workday stress and cuts grocery costs. Suburban smallholders cultivate oats, tomatoes, and peppers, often using backyards and rented plots, aided by new home freezer economies and seasonal canning.
Fashion column notes skirts move from pencil and full extremes to an intermediate short style. High fashion shows midlength skirts with gores that bell out from jackets, offering comfort for those climbing stairs. Pleated permanently styled skirts become popular, while home sewers favor flatter designs to ease construction.
A fragmented note cites a book titled How to Build a Rifle or Revolver Range with plans for indoor shooting spaces. It mentions simple bullet stops and a theater range setting, along with references to a city and mayor, and a postal box.
Fragmented poem fragmentry lines describe wind and frost and a room at evening. Vague imagery of a cathedral, beauty, and half forgotten scenes blends nature with memory. The garbled text preserves scattered phrases but few clear facts or names.
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