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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 16, 1947
Page
6
A fragmentary reminiscence recalls a dining room scene with tablecloths and tableware, noting a moralizing tone about conscientious parenting, schooling, and the ethics of architecture. The piece hints at careful builders and lasting memories tied to family meals and learning.
The Children’s Aid Society of Halton reports generous donations totaling cash gifts from local individuals and organizations including Milton, Acton, Oakville, and Georgetown chapters. The group notes 102 children were in care across boarding, free, wage, and adoptive homes at year end, with increasing difficulty placing older children. a home is urgently needed for a 13 year old in the Milton area.
A Wartime Prices and Trade Board order suspends basic maximum prices on a wide range of items including cereals, pasta, rice, dairy, oils, fruits, packaging, and household goods. The action, under wartime law and extended postwar powers, affects uncooked foods and various household products, with broader implications for transportation and storage costs.
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