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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 15, 1943
Page
8
The Mosquito Mystery and the Rise of Fast Travel
A reminiscence contrasts old Acton travel with modern speed as Mosquito bombers roar at 350 mph. The piece recalls early trains, gasoline wagons, and the first automobiles in Guelph to Acton, noting dramatic progress from slow horse power to swift air and road feats. It reflects on wartime aviation, speed dangers, and the evolving era of transportation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Haviland
Acton
Limehouse
Kitchener
Berlin
Meerly
Yam
Georgetown
Dolly Varden
John Williams
Sam Keyes
Erin Fair
Guelph
Harry Bellecone
Canada
Sre Grok
Perl
Europe
Commando Labor From Toronto In Milton District
Haying has been in full swing across Halton county with heavy crops but labor shortages slow progress. Urban workers from Toronto and Saskatoon areas have been placed with Halton farmers, yet demand remains high. farmers urge more volunteers and contact F L Wright in Acton for emergency labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halton
Dea
Canada
Britain
Sanger
Defence
Busca
Brampton
Acton
Hesidence
Thelres
Vital statistics and local notices from Burlington
Burlington reports for January and February show 7 births 17 marriages and 20 deaths. Visitors view the cereus plant at the Ward home on St Paul Street. School Area No 1 trustees decide to seek tenders to use a basement room at Strathcona as a temporary classroom. Howard Sand and Gravel Co workers Madge Henley and June Brown of Hamilton operate trucks at Aldershot pits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Ward
St. Paul Street
Nelson Township
Strathcona School
Howard Sand and Gravel Co
Aldershot
Madge Henley
June Brown
Hamilton
Cravel
Gazette
Mosquito Bomber Naming Part Keeps Delegation Grounded
The program on naming the Mosquito bomber avoided selecting any delegation members as passengers for trial flights. Officials emphasized a cautious approach and kept the group on solid ground during the naming process.
Canadians Join Allied Sicilian Landing Under Montgomery Command
Canadian and British forces landed in Sicily as part of Montgomery's Manpower, with George S. Patton guiding American units. Reports describe a vivid eyewitness dispatch by Ket Eyo-Witnees Blesy Vives Munro, detailing Cape Passero fighting and early Axis resistance. Allies push 40 miles along the coast toward Syracuse and Catania, with air and naval support and heavy matériel flowing into bridgeheads. The operation marks the start of a broader Mediterranean offensive, aiming to breach Axis defenses and open the island for further advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seteran
Tim
Sioly
Italy
Maediterraneain
Coasdline
Sicily
15Th Army Group
Herold Alexander
8Th Armiee
Sir Bernard Montgomery
George S. Patton
Ket Eyo-Witnees
Blesy
Vives Munro
Splixbergen
Dieppe
Munro
Cape Passero
Catania
Portzallo
Syracuse
Montgomery
Bernard Montgomery
Plain
Nara
Licata
Sth Army
Efhler
Europe
Helen
Mediterranean
Zeker
Ottawa
Mackenzie King
Mn King
North Africa
Ioneca
Eisenshower
Tunisia
Eisenhower
Onel-Kursk- Belgorod
Aed
Belgorod
Remake Clothes Britons Use Wartime Dressmaker
A worn tradition of home dressmaking shifts as Britons increasingly seek remade wardrobes. Once discreet, the at home seamstress now serves many classes, from debutantes to duchesses, as wartime pressures drive demand for stretch wardrobes and public shop access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Vicne
Jin
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Jess Thas
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Paris
Anle
Five
Wool Combing Corporation
The
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Hepburn
Globe
Mal
Guelph Collegiate
Margaret Somerville
Mis Ea
Toronto
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Burlington
Emilia
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A. G. J. McNaughton
England
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Mos
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Queen's Own
Royal West Kent Regiment
Sillans
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King’s Highways
Nixon
Liberal
Ontario Liberal Association
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Sattox
Castel Benito
Tripoli
North
Africa
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