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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 19, 1945
Page
3
A homemaker guide offers salad preparation advice and refrigerator maintenance. It covers washing and chilling produce, proper dressing, and quick ice thaw methods, plus recipes for corn cakes and mock potato cakes and tips from Mrs. J.S. anya and Mrs. M. M. on kitchen care and appliance handling.
The wool bonus of 4 cents per lb for Canadian growers applies for the third season across all provinces except Manitoba. Warehouses report progress in removing rejects such as tags, chaff, and burrs at shearing and grading. An Ontario warehouse analysis of 1007 clips showed 49% clean wool and fewer rejects after growers separated them earlier, with one farmer's effort yielding a net increase of $26.64 per hundredweight and a significant rise in the share of high grade wool.
London reports growing British film exhibition with makers expanding output. For the year ending Sept. 4, 1904, about 9.47 billion feet of British film were shown and a 20 to 23 percent share of British productions was voluntarily raised above the legal 15 percent.
A family recounts the arrival of their son Bob aboard the Queen Mary from Europe. They reflect on wartime losses, share letters, and describe his homecoming, travels, and small souvenirs from Holland Germany and Belgium while noting the farm and family life resume.
The National Federation of Women's Institutes considers post war tuition for mothers with weekly evening classes while babies sleep. The plan calls for one night a week at home to mind the child as part of the new education scheme.
Five Halton Junior Farmers with the Ontario Dept. of Agriculture collected cost data on a group of hogs from December 1944 to April this year. After $7.00 per weanling and feed costs, the group averaged 16.46 dollars profit per pig and 65.47 percent yield, versus county and Dominion averages. The report supports marketing hogs at proper weights to raise Halton’s pork output and notes national market considerations and government support.
Milas Edith Eliott of the Nutrition Division urges using fresh fruit, proper process, and intact airtight containers for safe canning. She warns against chemicals, damaged rings, and tightening seals when cold, noting leakage tests rely on the absence of a ringing note for properly sealed jars.
British meteorologists admit forecasting remains unreliable. Experts say no forecast can predict conditions more than 36 hours ahead due to rapidly changing winter and summer patterns. Officials warn weather can shift suddenly, complicating planning.
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