Acton Free Press Editor G Arlop Dills
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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 08, 1942
Page
2
War season ahead shapes civic life and duties
A year begins with tighter controls and rationing as Canadians face war related hardship. Muni cipal business focuses on selecting a new Warden and reconciling leadership amid changing councils. Churchill's Atlantic crossing and allied unity are praised for boosting morale and resolve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
North American
England
United States
Churchill
Mr. Churchill
Atlantic
Mackenzie King
Acton Salvage Drive Praises Waste Reuse Efforts
Acton and district salvage committees report a successful program reusing waste materials to aid the war effort. Proceeds from sales fund the Acton Vicinity War Service League while weekly garbage collection proves popular after a year of operation and increased contract costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acton and
Acton
Acton Vicinity War Service League
Canada Eyes Boost in Dairy Exports for Britain
Canada faces potential duty to raise cheese and butter shipments to Britain as wartime supply lines shift. Ontario officials weigh 1942 farm programs amid labor shortages, pasture needs, and crop improvements. The province promotes women and student brigades to bolster farm labor with a target of 40,000 volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontario
Britain
Toronto
Canada
New Zealand
United Kingdom
Ontario Department of Agriculture
W. FR. Beck
Gato
Inbor
Department
Ontario Crop Improvement Association
Women's Land Brigade
Farmerette Brigade
Farm Cadets Brigade
Sawdust Heating Becomes Practical War Resource
The Forestry Product Laboratories report that Canadian sawdust from timber mills could fuel homes and small boilers. A simple gravity feed attachment fuels stoves and furnaces with steady burning, quick draught response and low ash. Widespread use could cut heating costs and reduce wartime foreign fuel imports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foreat Producta Laboratories
Department of Mines and
Hamathana
Dlapoan
Sawmilla
Canada
British Columbia
Dominion
Maritime Provinces
Cold storage centres rise across Britain for meat import plan
Britain expands cold storage capacity with hundreds of 20 degree centres for a 1,000,000 ton meat order from the Ministry of Food to Australia and South America. Facilities store thousands of tons of meat bacon butter and eggs for up to two years, with prisons and other sites repurposed as storage spaces amid a nationwide stockpile effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Ministry of Food
Australia
South America
Britain
Three Dots and a Dash at Manning Depot Show
The CNC presents the Three Dots and a Dash at Manning Depot Friday at 8 p.m. EDST. The group’s close harmony and lively numbers charm the audience at the RCA F centre in Toronto with Rose-Gerow and his orchestra, and featured vocalist Froala Gregory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CNC
Manning Depot
Brian Farnon
Frances Cramer
Terry Junck
Clff MacKay
R.C.A.F. Centre
Toronto
Rose -Gerow
Womthouse and
Hawking
Aongatress
Froala
Gregory
Celtuce to Enter Seed Markets Next Summer
Celtuce, a celery lettuce combo, developed after three years by Atlee Burpee Company, will appear soon in seed markets. The plant features tall stalks and lettuce like leaves, with leaves eaten in salads and the stalks eaten raw or cooked like celery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Atlee Burpee Company
Tibet
Wartime roles for 18 year old Ursula Setchell
In West Hartlepool England Ursula Setchell an 18 year old mother of several children serves as a voluntary air raid warden and as a member and organizer of Women’s Voluntary Services and Reed Street savings group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Hartlepool
England
Ursula Setchell
Aln
Finda Ume
Women's Voluntary Services
Reed Stivet Savings Group
Train Timetable Fragments Reflect Incomplete Schedule
A jumble of timetable phrases shows daily local runs with exceptions on Sundays. Mentions locations including Georgetown and Guelph with various flyer times and late evening entries.
Transit Timetable Notes Eastbound Westbound
Eastbound departures listed for Toronto with times including 05.51, 09.01, 11.31, 14.08, 15.01, 17.51, 20.58. Westbound to London shows 09.53, 12.23, 14.23, 15.23, 18.18, 16.08, 20.23, 21.53. Service days marked as a daily except Sunday, b Saturday, c daily except Saturday Sunday holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Torento
London
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