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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 07, 1949
Page
3
The piece offers homemaker tips to prepare in advance for evening meals. It includes make ahead menus, quick dishes like chicken casserole, cold meats, soups, desserts, and tips for hosting guests or attending events while maintaining easy, efficient cooking routines.
A diary entry from Ginger Farm describes a drought hot spell. Cattle seek shade while a family notes cherries peas and beets ripening yet scarce rain. A trip to a WI ranch inspires ideas, while haying finishes with hopes for rain and cooler days ahead.
Nylon trousers announced as shower proof and handy for golf and gardening. The durable apparel aims to appeal to active men seeking practical, versatile clothing for outdoor tasks.
The Food and Agriculture Organization notes higher world food production and supplies in 1948 49 than the previous year with the grain surplus the highest since 1930 31. Production in North America and Europe exceeded expectations due to disturbed political conditions and rationing largely ended, easing inflation and boosting confidence, though fats and animal products remain below prewar levels.
A proposal favors living memorials over stone monuments by planting memorial forests across the Dominion. Each forest would bear a plaque and gates to honor nation builders and pioneers who settled lands with crude tools and little pay. Time would deepen their tribute as landscapes grow, ensuring a lasting monument to the common good.
Ratepayers must register their desire as the Hydra Electric Power Commission schedules a town hall vote on Friday July 8 to decide on purchasing the Hydra System within the municipality. A separate Erin Township accident killed a purebred Durham cow owned by EB McMillan and damaged a Toronto man Lloyd G Moore’s car.
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