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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 28, 1943
Page
8
In remembrance of Mrs Gordon Heyward who passed away January 3 1940. How oft she came before us. Her dear face so sweet and true. Resting now with rest, loving hearts still long for you. Husband, daughter, grand children.
January ends on a Sunday and Valentine Day nears. A few sunny days could help conserve power. Route 23 between Acton and Milton reopens this week. Murray Bower arrives in England safely. Acton tax rate down modestly this year. Flying Officer K A Mackenzie promoted to Flight Lieutenant at Aylmer. Literature from United Democrats postmarked in British Columbia. A storm slowed travel with a truck stuck on MIN Street C N Ft crossing. Subscriptions must be paid in advance to assure delivery. Rural travel and gatherings were disrupted by the storm. Acton not a one horse town, shopping trips disrupted. A horse pulled shopper home after its rope broke. Acton Arena alterations enable wool storage and rear entrance widened for trucks. A minstrel show with forty cast members set for early March. Active Service list for Acton and District published in another column. Report errors to keep the record up to date.
British farmers expect ample help for the 1943 harvest. More than 20,000 Italian prisoners are currently working on farms and many with farming experience are expected to be transferred from war theaters to support agriculture.
Margaret Norrie wife of the late Alexander Norrie died January 1 in her seventy exth year at her daughter’s home 47 Galt St Guelph Ontario Born in Red Hills County Cavern Ireland she came to Canada as a child married twice first to John Clarke in 1884 four children Andrew James Robert Bertha survive Clarke fifty years later in 1890 she married Alexander Norrie and four children Albert Jennie William Stephen survived. Service by Rev A W Posbury at Johnstone Mumsey Funeral Home Acton Interment Erin Cemetery Resident of Acton for forty years. Hugh McKay died last Wednesday from injuries in a car accident two days earlier Born in Georgetown son of the late Walter McKay seventy eight years old Came to Acton thirty nine years ago and with C Woodhall ran Woothall McKay grocery bakery He became totally blind in recent years Lived with Mr and Mrs John Warris He will be missed by all Funeral Saturday at John Rumley Funeral Home Rev Forbes Thomson Interment Greenwood Cemetery Georgetown Pallbearers listed. George Spires native of England died Sunday at Hamilton General Hospital aged about seventy eight Son of the late Charles and Mary Spires He had lived in Oakville Georgetown Acton and lately Hamilton Surviving a daughter Mrs Atkinson of Hamilton two sons Frederick Georgetown and Charles Acton Two brothers Charles and Arthur and two sisters in England Funeral Tuesday at Fred Spires Georgetown home Rev E A Brooks of St Albans Acton officiated Interment Greenwood Cemetery Georgetown
Denise Daltroff reports from London on Nanny Woods, a retired English nanny who cared for Admiral Sir Michael Hodges and Lady Hodges five children for 38 years. She attended Buckingham Palace with John Hodges to witness his DSO investiture for bravery in Madagascar, giving up her place to the nurse.
A long roster of soldiers and airmen under various service labels appears. The list includes ranks from Private to Major and many service numbers. Names span Canadian and British units with multiple places and codes following each name.
A long OCR fragment lists numerous servicemen by rank and name, including pilots, corporals, sergeants, and privates. It includes various initials and service numbers, with scattered place or unit hints, reflecting a broad roster of personnel. The readable text compiles many individuals such as Fussell, Joseph, Elliott, Sidney, and many others with tied alphanumeric identifiers.
Case file 11-141400 from Los Angeles County asserts involvement of LAC official Waller and parties Wardle Nor Alex Webster Pleo and Cliffori. Details are sparse in the fragment.
Kay E. Parrish of the National Peanut Council says peanuts aid war efforts in many ways. They serve in emergency rations for British ships and submarines, appear in soups for submarines, and are shipped through the Lease and Administration. Thousands of workers in Canada and the United States use peanut butter sandwiches daily. Peanuts provide materials for explosives, margarine, soap, paperboard, fuel, lubricants, artificial wool, feed, and fertilizer.
Dr Lleuden and Sir Bernard, key agents, see promotion of Commander in Chief Maine Forces to temporary General. He directed evacuation of British troops from Andalanes Norway with zero casualties.
The British Medical World reports Germany saw a 2 percent rise in tuberculosis deaths in recent years, with diphtheria up 15 percent and scarlet fever up 100 percent, signaling worsening public health.
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