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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 16, 1942
Page
7
Poem tribute by Barbara Cornell praising local soldiers who left their country town to serve in the king's forces at sea air and land. It honors their sacrifice and hopes for their safe return while thanking the townspeople for supporting them through sports, dances, and daily life.
Twenty years ago exhibit planned for Acton Flower Show. Gas price rise explained by 44 day continental supply. Hewetson & Son buy vacant Guelph and Church lot for new residence. Sir Donald Mann featured in The Times sketch. Rev Fathers Goodrow and McGreary changes at St. Joseph’s Church. Manitoba elects another farmer government signaling province wide rural leadership shift.
Britain expands producer gas use in transit and commercial fleets. Twenty London buses will run on coal gas to save petrol and avoid tankers, with 800 London buses convertible and 1,000 commercial vehicles already in service. Government plans 10,000 more vehicles to cut petrol use by about 30 million gallons yearly as British engineers build on postwar research.
A dressmaking expert who once cut and made women’s clothes now scouts English and Welsh countryside to study color details for camouflaging airfields lorries parks and other vital war centers. Hessian nets are colored and cut into patterns by skilled dressmakers under a supervisor to blend facilities into the landscape for defense against Nazi airmen.
A Sunday School lesson on Genesis 4 contrasts Abel's faith with Cain's self willed offering. It explores sin, atonement through blood, and the warning that sin crouches at the door. Cain's violence leads to a curse and wandering, while Abel's sacrifice pleases God.
The text reflects on Cain's murder and the divine mark not as punishment but protection. It suggests the Lord's pity remains even for grave sins, portraying punishment as restraint while offering mercy amid outrage.
At Fingal's bombing and gunnery school Airwoman Grace De Mera, great aunt of the Dionne quintuplets, cooks for the station crew. A CP reporter found her back from mail with photos from Callander Ont. She recalls the quints as lovely, with hearty appetites who liked to help in the kitchen. She began a chocolate cake recalling meals for her nieces.
Ruth S. Wedgeworth leads Florida farmers proposing a 75 million dollar plan to grow natural rubber from sugar cane, peanuts, and sweet potatoes. A 100000 acre pledge aims to supply the United States Sugar Corporation and gain government support for processing plants and shipping facilities in a nation short on synthetic rubber.
London reports a chewing gum shortage blamed on a higher cigarette tax. Observers say people quit or cut smoking and shifted to gum as an alternative.
Reports from London say hotels and railways receive a shilling or more per pound for discarded razor blades. The blades are reconditioned and resold as new, reflecting a reuse program in Britain.
The editor ordered handbills and wordlies to spread a notice about the merchant’s situation. The merchant, already stressed by his daughter’s wedding, learned of the editor’s actions and faced anger. The piece argues newspapers are the best way to reach the entire community.
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