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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 20, 1949
Page
3
The government backs ten sugar beet factories to save $30 million in foreign exchange and bolster a domestic sugar industry. Fomento Corporalón will invest, locating the plant in southern Chile seen as optimal for beet culture, aiming to improve livestock feed and crop rotation.
Recipes describe mashed potatoes with milk and nutmeg, turnips with potatoes, creamed potato cake with onion and carrot, baked potato hash, and a potato salad style mix with dressing. Variations include grated turnip, parsnip, celery, corn niblets, peas, parsley, or grated cabbage.
A historical note recalls Alf Merryweather failing re election to the township whip council after a grade crossing near the farm became a railway bottleneck. A subway for vehicles was ordered, funding split between the railway, township, and village, with long term track expansion and cemetery concerns.
A Montreal psychiatrist reflects on parenting morals and the value of spending time with children. He recalls digging out old skates to take his 11 year old son to the ice on a Saturday afternoon to test a precept of family wellbeing. The scene underscores balancing professional ideas with everyday family moments.
A pet owner recounts the near fatal scare when their dog Mark collapsed after an apparent pup accident and recovered after being cared for all day. The second tale describes a dangerous driving weekend with freezing rain, a city trip, and warnings about treacherous roads and cross Atlantic car shipping costs.
A drawing party led by Sam travels to a plantation. They hear noises in the undergrowth and discover a sow giving birth to a litter of pigs. The plantation owner questions Sam about ownership of the sow and corn fed cow. Sam ultimately admits the sow belongs to Sun.
A Financial Post editorial notes Canada’s Prairie Provinces shifted from widespread flood damage to severe drought. Six months ago crops faced waterlogging and flooding. now over 60 million acres of prairie soil remain under drought, jeopardizing planting and harvest prospects.
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