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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 30, 1947
Page
3
An article discusses potatoes as a daily staple and health asset. It praises cooking with skins for nutrition and highlights varied uses such as thickening sauces, binding dishes, and enhancing textures in pies, omelets, and fish dishes. It suggests multiple preparation methods beyond boiling and baking.
A collection of potato based dishes and tips including potato loaf with celery and nuts, grated potato soup, potatoes with savory sauce, scalloped potatoes with optional ham topping, pigs in tappets style, plus a spicy pot roast and country club potatoes. Recipes use electric oven at 350 degrees and yield 4 to 6 servings.
A letter-column voice recalls a misprinted line about brandy portion sizes and a mishap at a farmhouse door. The writer then shifts to concern over housing shortages farm labor shortages and the impact on rural life. The piece laments indifference and urges farm-consciousness amid ice storm injuries and ailing farm help.
The Georgetown council approved selling the Municipal Building to the Royal Bank and set taxi licenses at 25 dollars per car. It bought a two ton snowplow truck for civic services and prepared a new taxi by law while confirming rumors of Chief Marshall’s resignation effective January 11. Audrey Sharpe, veteran ambulance worker, departs for Harrington Harbor as a nursing assistant at Grenfell Mission Hospital.
A brief line presents the Honorabl Minister of Agriculture urging action to eliminate farm issues. The note emphasizes decisive measures and requests attention to the agricultural sector's hardships.
At the Milton Halton Agricultural Society annual meeting it was decided to hold the 1947 fall event on September 25 and 26, the usual last Friday and Saturday of the month. The secretary said the year was outstanding with over 2,000 entries and $3,350 paid in prize money, leaving a $200 balance to carry forward. Milton Council discussed a $1,200 1947 library grant and approved a $200 per year salary increase for the Fire Chief. The fire committee also approved purchasing a three section duraluminium ladder for the new truck.
A farmer must move forward or fall behind as modernization boosts production. Investments in machinery, buildings, livestock, electrical systems, and water works can raise profits, though costs must be managed. A trip to Bank of Montreal manager William Clayton offers guidance on wise borrowing to transform a farm.
The undersigned announce a public auction on Wednesday February 5 1947 at 4 o clock for Lot 6 Con 6 Nassagaweya Township 3 miles east of Campbellville on county road. Items include horses cattle hogs and poultry feed implements and farm gear with cash day of sale and no reserve as the proprietor buys a nearby business. L McMillan Clerk Hindley Elliott auctioneers B-29-2
The piece urges widespread public spirit to advance town development. It calls for keen citizen interest and cooperative effort to promote projects, organize work, and secure support for home town betterment initiatives. A community with strong public spirit is seen as progressive and desirable to live in.
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