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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Feb 24, 1944
Page
3
Dr L B Pett urges Canadians to consider calcium riboflavin and niacin in daily meals. Nutrition guidance covers calcium needs for adults and children with dairy eggs dried peas and cereals as sources. Recipes include codfish cakes and salmon loaf while oven cleaning tips and a note on vitamins in the B complex appear among household topics.
Mary Pickford balances war work and family life at Beverly Hills home with two adopted children Ronnie and Sonja. She leads the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis drive and recently toured the United States for the March of Dimes. Pickford hints at a possible return to film, eyeing a mother role in Life with Father.
Royal Marines prepare for Europe invasion as officers, coxswains, and crews finish training on landing craft. The first wave will land on enemy beaches with assault roles drawn from the Middle East deployment.
A personal diary style entry from Ginger Farm details birds on the front lawn and farm life. It notes white breasted nuthatches, a foal, cows, and a black squirrel in fresh snow. The writer reflects on letters with a friend in England and plans for future visits after the war.
London reports the Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service will receive new overseas hats. Khaki felt hats mimic Boy Scout style with a steel helmet like double lining. designed to vent air between hat and head for comfort.
In the House of Commons a long session debated farm profits and price supports amid wartime strain. Government figures defend a 1940 price base with later adjustments possible, while farmers warn current gains may not cover costs and demand long term policy and fair taxation relief.
Saskatchewan government announces free diagnosis treatment and hospitalization for cancer starting May 1 in the throne speech. Details note existing clinics in Saskatoon and Regina and connect to broader health and welfare reforms including tuberculosis and immunization programs.
The Prices Coerd states all root vegetables must be sold by the pound in Ontario. Beets and carrots sold in bunches with tops remain per pound for the whole bunch. Only beets and can nots may be sold with tops if very fresh. all other roots must be sold without tops.
The large meet of locomotives hauling urgent war traffic on Canadian National Railways consumed seven and a half million tons of coal in the past year, nearly double the prewar level. Yard engines burn about three tons per eight hour shift, while a 6200 type locomotive for heavy work uses nine tons in a three hour run.
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