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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 11, 1940
Page
7
A compact verse praising the steady disciplined worker. It defines the man who wins as the average, unlucky neither, who stays calm, answers clearly, and keeps at tasks until success and better opportunities come. It contrasts him with shirkers who fail.
A dated item recounts events from July involving Messia Beardmore Co erecting two cottages on Aquatic Chibo land near Pury Liske. Woodgreen Lodge hosted solders at Parish Hall. Actor Beachdall Club beat Georgetown in a league match. Dr J Famer stocked the Avlor pond with 123000 black bass. Arthur Meghen forms a new cabinet with former Barleza members taking portfolios. A marriage notice for MeasaLes McKinnin and Margaret McKinnon. A death notice for Albert Dolward White aged 16.
A fragmentary wartime discourse sketches liberal and nationalist themes. It cites Australian sentiment and British empire loyalty, questions economic vs freedom motives, and quotes figures like Major Col Colin Hatm Mourais and Sir Seymour Hicks. The piece reflects class tensions and opinions on leadership amid conflict.
The passage analyzes Job’s responses to friends’ comfortations and argues Job trusted in a future resurrection. It contrasts lamentations with belief that God will vindicate the righteous after death, showing Jesus as the ultimate exemplar of understanding and salvation.
Fragmentary wartime notes describe Bertie Bacon Atkins and others in the British Armed Forces, with references to the Ministry of Munitions and wartime tech. The piece includes civilian tragedies near Cardiff and Folkestone, plus anecdotes of air raids, evacuations, and homefront reactions.
A local feature traces the Acton family photo album through weeks of memory, recalling familiar faces from past years and the people who shaped community life nearby. The piece emphasizes continuity and shared history among neighbors.
The piece recalls last week’s Pee Paess Family Album featuring Po Tl Moore longtime Acton Public School principal, the late Prank Kennedy Sunday School Superintendent of the United Church, and Alex H. Brown the first United Church Sunday School Superintendent.
A naturalized Canadian of Italian birth in Winnipeg’s CN shops submits to the Minister of Finance a plan to divert his wages to the war effort. He outlines a monthly donation with continued work, hoping others would join nationwide. He asks the government to consider a broader campaign to mobilize similar contributions.
German propaganda pushes fish-skin fashion as wool, cotton and leather grow scarce. Berlin Vienna and Frankfurt institutes develop substitutes for coats gloves shoes and suits. Frankfurter Zeitung reproduces designs showing inkle from fish skins and substitute cloth that could replace traditional materials.
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