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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 25, 1946
Page
3
Homemakers are urged to stock up on canned tomatoes for winter and follow safety steps. Read for selecting ripe tomatoes, proper jar prep, correct heating times, cooling and pressure canning specifics for beans greens corn and other vegetables with precise time and pressure tables.
A wartime article envisions the modern kitchen with a preas-bustion dish washer water softener and multiple appliances. Colors like fuchsia jade and powder blue appear in cabinets and dining bars while bathrooms show glass enclosed tubs three controlled showers and germicidal lighting. Wembley greengrocers and butchers provide seats for customers queued outside shops.
A diary style piece describes patching torn canvases with flour paste and hot irons during stormy weather. It narrates weekly family chores, pantry painting, and finally a delayed electric stove delivery damaged in transit, awaiting factory repair as curtains arrive.
The piece notes how people dread heat and suffer in the nineties. It suggests cooling strategies such as shade, fans, and cooling drinks, and advises staying busy to forget the heat. It also mentions that heat aids crop ripening, offering a practical, pragmatic view.
In Hamilton Ontario the Centennial Committee faced a dilemma as three girls claimed to be Miss Montreal in the Miss Canada contest. Mayor Camilien Houde of Montreal refused to decide, leaving the choice to Hamilton officials.
In July a tent city of about 1200 Indians camps near in ralivey branch line tre moima to receive five dollars in treaty money. The event is a yearly pow wow with dancing and white fairlike festivities though many rely on trapping and farming. Indians now collect family allowances, and lawman Verne Josephson notes the district’s Indians are well behaved with only one intoxication incident in months.
An official report notes Britain faces bread rationing amid a global hunger crisis. It cites Canadian and American grain use for liquor, estimating millions could be fed if grain diverted from distilling. The piece questions moral responsibility of drinkers amid wartime shortages.
Police investigate an alleged dog smuggling ring operating from freighters calling at Vancouver. Crews reportedly bring chow puppies ashore for illegal sale.
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