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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jan 31, 1946
Page
4
A Halton Legion ruling allows bingo every three weeks January to September and bi weekly in Oct to Dec, but only for charitable aims and subject to Attorney General approval. Post Office limits future draws, banning mail for tickets after February 15, so clubs must halt legal lotteries and revert to social games and dances to raise funds.
A London cable notes mixed Arab Jewish reactions to the Balfour anniversary with riots in Cairo and Tripoli where 100 died. In Benghazi calm prevailed as shops opened and Arab and Jewish leaders urged cooperation beyond creed. A British administrator describes Moral ReArmament efforts linking Moslem and Jewish figures to prevent demonstrations. The Grand Kadi and Pashas helped steer peaceful intercommunal dialogue.
On the eve of a demonstration a goodwill party for 20 panicky Jewish leaders restored confidence. Balfour Day passed without incident as a display of teamwork. The Grand Kadi joined a British officer to feed poor Jewish children, and later Jews hosted 40 leading Arabs at their club. The mood suggests Cyrenaica could become a center of peace and goodwill.
The article details Canada’s wheat comeback after wartime glut, with massive stockpiles cleared as Europe seeks grain. It notes reduced Canadian exports, government subsidies earlier, and current plans to move grain from farms plus increased oats, barley, rye, and corn shipments to Europe. It cites the U S and Argentina as factors in the global grain picture and forecasts several years of strong disposal of Canada's wheat crop.
Editorial notes on neighborly sidewalks and winter felt in smaller centers. It discusses Nova Scotia fishery panel changes with new draggers, Brenda tested, and a drop in farm cash income in 1945 from 1944 records, detailing provincial declines and slight provincial gains.
Ottawa notes growing impatience with wartime price ceilings as demand shifts to civilian goods. Prices Board eyes removing ceilings on select items while keeping essentials like sugar butter and construction materials under control. Industry and labor tensions ripple through Canada with hints of a postwar shift.
Fragmentary notes show going west and going east train times with daily and Sunday exceptions. Mentions Georgetown and Guelph routes, times around early morning and evening, and scattered flyer references without complete context.
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