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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 22, 1954
Page
3
The text suggests repurposing old scarves and shirts as travel wardrobe hacks. It recommends bright striped taffeta scarves or white pique dresses to perk up outfits, paired with scatter pins made from mismatched parts. It also notes using inexpensive jewelry from the dime store to reduce worry about loss or theft on vacation.
Halton’s pages recount Canada’s early wind events. The 1792 storm swept from Lake Huron into Halton, felling forests and sending Indigenous tents into the lake. Other 18th and 19th century twisters struck Esquesing and Acton, with 1951 winds affecting Hornby and Trafalgar near the CBC tower. Local lore calls windfall farms unlucky.
Ontario conservation officers rely on W. H. Williamson to identify animals by hair samples. His method embeds hairs in plastic on grass slides and uses microscopy to reveal distinctive refractions. This technique has helped convict poachers and reduce suspect pools in hunts.
The Norwegian tanker Lind arrived in Montreal with bulk molasses from Barbadoes, the first bulk cargo of treacle to be shipped without puncheons or barrels. Austin of Puncheon Costly Robin notes high puncheon costs and one use limits, while nine other tankers were built in Canada this year. imports will continue until Barbadoes cask stocks run down.
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