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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 28, 1943
Page
6
A wartime field article describes a morning showing commando training. Three teams tackle waterlogged barriers, ropes, and tunnels while explosive blasts and mortars test endurance. An offbeat Spitfire sighting coincides with a Dieppe raid link, and a cliff assault drill ends with leaders and recruits sharing a coastal lunch.
In Whitney Ontario on November 16 a fire destroyed a small farmhouse leaving James Middleton his wife four children and his mother in law with only a single bed and few belongings. Red Cross and Emergency Relief moved quickly supplying blankets clothing and other essentials as the community rallied to restore the Middleton family’s temporary home.
A Canadian camp story recalls parachute volunteers bound for U S training. One sergeant confesses to a fellow sergeant he has never told his wife he volunteered. The line ends with a wry note about delivering the message by telephone, highlighting quiet wartime humor.
Lakewood Colorado resident describes building a small 8 by 10 hen house for about 36 dollars plus 55 dollars for chicks and supplies. He explainsVentilation and openings are essential and recommends separate rearing for pullets and cockerels to yield home fattened chicken, with eggs starting around six months. The piece champions do it yourself poultry as a solution to meat shortages.
In Vancouver Westham Island, Mrs Ceralaine Clarke confronts a non repairing dyke leaving her farm racked by Fraser River tides. She and her two sons watch the river for eight hours daily while ducks thrive and her property suffers from repeated floods and a sunken duck punt. Authorities blame other levels of government. all consider a joint effort to plug the breach.
A wartime summary recalls 1914 to 1918 air raids on England, noting 1,413 dead and 1,407 wounded nationwide. It highlights major London attacks, including May 19 final raids, the Central Telegraph Office hit, and the defense’s role with anti aircraft fire and Allied planes.
The 1942 potato crop totaled over 70 million bushels from 505 900 acres at an excellent yield. For 1943, production is targeted near 70 million. to meet this with 1936–40 averages of 125 bushels per acre, area must rise to about 360 000 acres, about a 1 cent increase. Québec and Manitoba have signaled higher plantings for 1943.
Officials of Britain's Sugar London unit announce that during the year Britain produced enough beet sugar to maintain ordinary household consumption.
Refugees flood into neutral Switzerland as the Swiss government contemplates care and conduct concerns. Civilians, including an air-raid warden and a canteen worker, observe how wartime hardships shape daily life and social tensions.
Moscow report credits a medic named Koronavin with carrying a foot wounded soldier and 40 others from the battlefield. The commemoration awards the Ned Star for acts of aid amid combat.
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