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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 25, 1951
Page
11
A vintage house dress feature advises settling into simple warm wear as decorations fade. It stresses fast colors, practical short sleeves to keep sleeves clean while cooking and washing, and layering with sweaters for cold days indoors.
Household guidance explains automatic washers with timer controls and a drying option reduce manual operation. It covers care for old machines, checklists for motor and parts, and a Q A section answering common vibration, motor, and wringer issues with practical steps.
Instructions advise drying clothes straight on the line to minimize ironing. Use foil or tape covered hangers for delicate garments and remove damp items promptly. Sprinkle damp fabrics in piles, then store overnight or one hour, and avoid ironing coloured silks, nylons, plastic buttons, elastic parts, velours, velvets, chenille, or bedspreads.
A Washington-Canada ideological debate warns public opinion favors government action against openly communist advocates in Canada. It argues that support for state ownership and price controls signals Communist doctrine even without explicit allegiance to Russia, highlighting professors, teachers, labor leaders, and clergy as examples.
A reader shares an early Kipling poem The Absent Minded Beggar with editorial notes on Boer War strategy. The piece reflects armchair critique of Ladysmith Glencoe and quotes an 1899 London recital where Kipling’s verses were used to raise funds for families left behind. It ends noting Canada’s spruce budworm as a modern pest.
Halton County Farm Forum discussed ways to improve produce quality and pricing. Participants urged standard grading, proper packaging, and farmer education to protect producers and consumers. The first Halton Folk School session runs at Roy and Mrs. Coulter’s home with ten students, supported by the County Farm Radio Forum and community groups.
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