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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 04, 1940
Page
6
Homemakers learn how to use smoked ham in hot and cold meals and picnic sandwiches. Recipes include baked ham with onions and tomatoes, ham with maple syrup, ham sandwiches with cheese, peanut ham salad, ham and bog salad, and jellied ham rolls with cream cheese horseradish and lemon jelly.
The article describes several shoe styles including white Unoen daytine pumps with navy Kejids, a dark leather pair with a green red striped cotton, a white leather strap, and a red linen play shoe with black facing and cut out heel.
A farm diary details a wet spell delaying roof repairs and blight on flowering almond, while haying stalls and rabbits roam the fields. Nancy the cow calved twins, Jack rabbits roam, and strawberries draw the author outdoors despite rheumatic feet and mosquito bites during berry picking.
The week in Parliament centered on a sweeping budget with higher taxes to fund the war. Hon. J. L. Ralston outlined measures including a 10 percent import tax, auto levies up to 80 percent, and a 2 percent National Defense Tax. Excess profits tax aims at 30 percent of profits, with total revenue projected at about 110 million for the year. The government also advanced refugee intake, labor supply planning, and war production milestones, while no passport requirement for U S visitors was announced.
The Department of National Defence announces multiple appointments across Canada. Major-General W A Gretebach is Inspector General for Western Canada while Brigadier-General T L Themblay handles Eastern Canada duties. 8B Bidwell becomes Director of Operations at Naval Headquarters Ottawa, succeeding Commander J W Wito y on special missions. Colonel W B Coleuson chairs the Awards Board for decorations including the Canadian Efficiency Decoration and related honors. Additional postings include Brigadier B W Brown as Deputy Chief of the Central Staff and Brigadier General Gardiner Anglin as District Officer Commanding Military District No 7 based at St John NB. The piece ends with a public talk to 5 000 people in an auditorium and a joke about peanuts popcorn and chewing gum.
Tourists are using the Banff Jasper Highway as it unofficially opens ahead of a formal July 1 plan. The route links Banff and Jasper, shortening travel and offering access to the Columbia Icefield and high mountain scenery along a road that climbs and descends Alpine slopes. The highway connects Canada and the United States main systems and remains open for the season.
A playful exchange centers on domestic attire with talk of a husband wearing pants at home and a wife noting an apron is worn after supper. The lighthearted dialogue captures everyday humor in a family setting.
A wave of freewill offerings supports Canada’s war effort. John Douglas of Rosedale Alberta pledges his entire farm’s output and earnings, while Royal Military College cadets contribute $1,792.55. Other donors include students, Mrs John Grover, and several individuals across Canada and the U.S. with varied sums, all directed to Canada’s war budget.
A fragmented reflection mentions pain and a thought about Eli returning home followed by a statement of being at home and preparing to eat berries picked.
The piece stresses saving on food costs through thoughtful shopping and cooking. It highlights advertising as a source of new and interesting food ideas, offers methods to stretch groceries, and emphasizes standard quality as key to high food mileage.
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