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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jul 27, 1944
Page
11
Editorial notes that war end is near with unconditional surrender and urges postwar planning for parking in Canadian towns. It warns of increased vehicles after rationing ends and calls for limiting on-street parking to keep main streets open for commerce, favoring remote parking areas to reduce congestion.
The Financial Post surveys opinions nationwide on introducing a standard Canadian history textbook for schools. The piece laments the absence of a unified history book and urges educational authorities to publish one to teach Canadians and newcomers about the Dominion. It notes Canada’s wartime poultry efforts and urges a continued “chicken every Sunday” mindset.
The piece comments on pre fall fair hustle and car pride, reflects on holiday longing and hometown reunions, and notes editor Andrew Hebb of the Newmarket Erkena Express has joined a agriculture group to edit a publication while remaining tied to his Ontario weekly.
Reading from the six month period in 1944 shows sharp rises in graded cattle calves sheep and lambs and hogs compared with 1943. The report notes total hoes graded at 5 165 721 an increase of 60 percent. Cattle graded 59097 percent up twenty percent calves 351 14 up eight percent and sheep and lambs 3IR255 with a 27 percent advance. Dairy cattle exports to the United States for January to June amount to 18 769 compared to 22 501 in the prior half year a 16 percent decline.
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