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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 08, 1942
Page
7
A devotional poem by S Shy Vivian Wiggins dedicated to missionaries, urging dedication to service at home or abroad. The verses reference labor for the harvest, the “True Living Bread,” and a call to answer the Christ of the China Road with faith and prayer.
Twenty years ago reports note Acton hockey teams’ 4 to 2 win over Glenwilliams and Rozmite securing a new store in Acton. Also listed are the death of Milew A Livingstone of Saginaw and a Christmas Eve birth in Acton.
London fashion coverage notes economy dictates attire due to clothing rationing. Biscuit tones blend with pastels for opaque backgrounds, with semi pastels and vivid pinks and blues favored. Military influence seen in hats and navy Wrens, while cotton demand rises for war effort and two ex-miners receive three months jail for not returning to work.
Sunday School lesson explores Simeon’s character and prophecy in Luke 2, Jesus presented in the temple, Mary and Joseph’s obedience, and the human growth of Jesus between ages 4 and 40 as part of God’s salvation plan. The exposition urges faith in God's promises and notes Jesus as Jehovah manifest in flesh.
The Britain led effort ships 142 locomotives and 1,000 wagons to Iran to bolster transport on the Trans-Iranian railway. Lorries join the effort under the United Kingdom Commercial Corporation as workers across lines assemble the vast order of 1,800 parts in cycles of 37 minutes.
London booklet from the Ministry of Home Security says the safest place during an air raid is a shelter or any spot away from doors and windows. A person in the street should lie face down with elbows resting and hands clasped behind the head, slightly raised. Croydon reports Acting Wing Cmdr. John Cunningham, famed night fighter pilot, received an inscribed gold wrist watch.
Ottawa reports the third session of the 19th Canadian Parliament opening Jan 22 with King not expected in Washington for allied talks. Churchill lauds Canada's war effort as three military leaders meet in Washington to plan staff discussions with Britain and the United States.
A 22 year old legal secretary for the National Union of Agricultural Workers led a long campaign to win the equivalent of 14.50 weekly for mad¢ farm workers. After urging, a wage rise of 2.64 per week was approved by the Central Agricultural Committee chaired by Lord Roche. The secretary pressed for 30 per week as the country’s expectation.
A friend narrator recalls a Sunday broadcast noting painters and decorators in his city voted to strike for higher wages. Two workers arrived Monday unaware of the vote, asked to use a phone, confirmed the strike, then unloaded materials before returning to their out of town assignment.
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