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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 07, 1943
Page
2
A wartime editorial attacks alcohol rationing as unsafe and criticizes profiteers while noting beer and spirits quotas. It warns of wartime paper restrictions, reduced weekly editions, and mandatory advance payments to ensure continued delivery for readers and troops overseas.
The piece argues readers should support local papers with subscriptions paid in advance and notes their value during wartime. It highlights Amos Magon as ex-Warden and praising Reeve McDonald for county service, while contrasting local papers with city papers for community news and events. It cites a Canadian press comment on the flood of Ottawa handouts and a Wartime Price Board official tally.
A wartime column notes prompt municipal work clearing snow and restoring traffic. It observes the 1943 calendar lacks midweek holidays except New Year's and Good Friday and quotes Churchill on postwar unity. It mentions motor vehicle permits, single plate costs, highway fees, and arena use in Acton as storage. It laments Ontario hockey teams and wartime mutual agreement.
A centuries old pipe, passed from merchant sailors through two world wars, remains in use in Halifax as its current owner, a Royal Navy lieutenant, recalls its long journey from shipboard life to peacetime wear. He jokes about earning a medal to keep the pipe mellow.
Prime Minister Mackenzie King warns that the war will require continued sacrifice and gritty resolve as Allied successes beging to show. He urges Canadians to support production and unity while the country braces for the hardest battles ahead in the global conflict.
Veterinary director Cameron urges farmers to protect livestock before winter. Keep cattle in draft free quarters, ensure clean bedding, and monitor udders for inflammation. Veterinarians warn of higher disease risk with crowding on farms this fall and winter.
A garbled page lists various professionals and firms including physicians and surgeons, auctioneers, real estate agencies, and a local appointment pattern. It mentions MUU Street near Breeder k Strut Velophona, and Georgetown with R. Hivet and Russell Johnson as auctioneers. References Acton Real Estate Willoroughby Farm Agency as a large Canadian agency with a Toronto head office and Georgetown representative.
Daily and Sunday service entries appear with numbers and times for routes to Georgetown Guelph and West. The legible items include Georgetown 224 pm and Guelph 65 pm with Saturday and Sunday notes, but many details are garbled and uncertain.
Fragmented timetable shows routes and timing codes for Gray Coach Lines from Acton westbound and various town calls. Noted are daily patterns with exceptions for Sundays holidays and limited destinations to Kitchener or Stratford.
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