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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 20, 1944
Page
7
Local residents share visits and holidays across Ontario as Miss Etta Dills Donna Anderson and others travel to Toronto Wasaga Beach Guelph Windsor and Oakville. Names appear repeatedly with relatives and friends visiting gardens churches and cottages during a busy spell of vacations and weekend gatherings.
The June 1876 wedding featured a heavily veiled bride in a 20 yard corded silk dress now exhibited in the Royal Ontario Museum costume gallery. Also on display are the bridesmaid blue green silk dress with lace and the bottle green going away outfit in the new mapinsh style of the era.
Sunday services open with sermon "Is There No Balm in Gilead" at 11:00 am in the Town Hall. Morning guest soloist Miss Farr and evening Mr Nell McPhail. Presbyterian Moderator Rev A C Stewart will conduct services with both morning and evening sessions. Always welcome.
The Baptist Church announces Rev W I Wallace as pastor for July 22 1944. Services at 11:00 am with The Minister, Sunday School at 12:18 pm, and 7:00 pm The Minister. Everyone welcome.
New Zealand wartime correspondent Holb Miller recounted a BBC short wave tale showing Britain nearing a point where manpower diversion dominates. A worker missed a shift arrival because his wife worked early and he needed the grandmother to receive their baby after night shifts.
Rev. E. Bird told police a thief took his wallet during Sunday services at St. Paul’s Anglican Church in Vancouver.
A reminiscence recounts a berry picking trip to Cinger Farm with neighbors. Rain delayed start, but berries were plentiful. Mischief with missing pails and an acrobatic helper cow leads to a dramatic fall and a cheeky muffed recovery. The narrator notes a new fly dope and avoids mosquitoes with household ingenuity.
The Technical Advisory Committee of the Allied Post-war Requirements Bureau now merged with the U N A R A discussed medical needs for liberated Europe including emergency midwife equipment and maternity and tuberculosis care. Four fighters Spitfire Mustang Lightning Thunderbolt offer protection far beyond Calais, making speculation about future operations less meaningful.
Weekly war commentary cites General Montgomery praising gains after D-Day. Allied forces secured Cherbourg, built a strong beachhead, and inflicted heavy casualties while expanding operations in Normandy. Other fronts show Soviet, Italian, and Pacific activity with continued Allied air and sea strikes and German resistance.
Japan’s government reshuffle places General Youhijirao Umezu as army chief of staff succeeding Hideki Tojo who remains in other posts. The change follows Admiral Shimada’s resignation as navy minister and a public admission of worsening national peril amid Allied advances, including Saipan.
Fragments indicate a World War II era note on Japacific base causing Emperor Hirohita concern and fear of trepidation within Japanese leadership. The odd phrasing suggests historical newsroom style wording about strategic anxiety and wartime caution.
Ottawa reports No 5 ration book is already in preparation after No 4. The new booklet will be distributed during October. Authorities note the contents, printing, and distribution require long lead time and careful planning.
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