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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 15, 1942
Page
3
Readers scattered across the United States Canada and nearby islands are invited to start the new year with a surprise dish each week. The column promotes orange based recipes baked Lima dishes and cookies using condensed milk coconut and dried fruits with practical kitchen tips and serving ideas.
Sub zero week tests old country houses and pets in a rural diary. A frozen hen named Biddy recovers with care as Rusty the dog explores the car and a pair of horses enjoys winter freedoms.
The 10th Canadian parliament opens amid wartime debate on extending compulsory service via the National Resources Mobilization Act. Meighen signals Conservative stance against overseas conscription while Labour and Justice ministers seek election. War financing looms with a second victory loan of 600 million dollars. Restrictions target Japanese residents and armed forces show growing strength as reinforcements move to broaden the active army.
A clipped description notes soldiers in khaki uniforms and “what the well dressed young man will wear” as they prepare for duty. It mentions formal wear for events, the role of accessories like a machete stick, and hints at the enduring use of khaki for marching and fighting.
Hollywood designers cope with wartime shortages affecting wigs hair lace beads and fabrics as glamour girls endure limited imports. Studios improvise with substitutes from cocoanut oil to toothpicks while Beads from Czechoslovakia and silk stockings vanish pushing wardrobes toward American inventions and altered looks.
In Lymington England two soldiers died and seven were injured when an army truck struck a tele graph pole. The crash caused multiple casualties among service personnel and prompted authorities to launch an investigation into road safety and vehicle operation.
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