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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 04, 1946
Page
2
The article questions the last Thursday budget criticizing sustained high levies for a projected deficit and noting tax free income perks for MPs. It argues proposed exemptions and measures are limited, effective only January 1, and overlook wage earners relief amid labour unrest, urging a peacetime fiscal shift.
The speaker argues world security requires a moral shift beyond arms and treaties. Fear hate and greed must end through religion and tapping the power of God to transform courage responsibility and aims, inviting all to join this universal force for lasting security.
A Toronto war bride expressed heartbreak upon reading the British cabinet decision to ration bread. The report notes her sorrow for her homeland and the impact of wartime shortages on families overseas.
The piece reflects on Canadian soldiers and war brides praising British courage amid strict postwar food rationing. It notes the 9 ounce bread allowance and Britain’s two pence meat rise, contrasting Canadian abundance with Britain’s scarcity, and urges conserving food for Europe.
The bill establishes Canadian citizenship and recognizes it in law. It grants women the right to keep or acquire nationality independently, sets residence requirements for spouses of Canadians, and outlines who qualifies as citizens including native-born, British subjects in Canada, and those with naturalization certificates. It also covers service in the armed forces and loss of citizenship after prolonged absence.
The piece reflects on postwar expectations, strikes, and inflation with quips about “millions of me” and a brisk weatherside note. It notes a motive to ease shortages, a coat comparison between mouton and seal or beaver, and reports a 26 percent rise in April Canadian refrigerator production while thanking readers as the Free Press enters its seventy-second year.
17 year old Jack Carnie of Kingsway Park Regina develops a rocket propelled model plane using potassium chlorate and sugar based fuel. He tests on a catapult reaching 40 to 41 miles per hour with planes built of balsa wood and linen tubes. a past accident burned his hands and brows but his enthusiasm remains. He plans to join the RCAF as a pilot after school ends.
Investigations by the Dominion Plant Pathological Laboratory at Charlottetown PEI show late potato blight can be nearly eliminated by killing tops late in the season and leaving the crop on the ground ten days. If no frosts occur, spraying living plants with a fast acting chemical is advised as an extra precaution. Damp storage worsens infection. dry storage minimizes it.
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