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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 06, 1940
Page
6
Of Interest to Women outlines quick-freezing as a modern trick to end seasonal menu limits. It explains freezing methods, defrosting times, and two dessert and fish recipes using quick-frozen ingredients.
The writer reports rain turning spring crops yellow yet hopeful for a good year. She notes garden shortages, unusual lilac bloom, and a rare double narcissus. War news cheers with Belgian surrender and evacuated POWs. Institute efforts to aid Red Cross continue amid fatigue and resolve.
Canada plans rapid expansion including Fourth Division rifle battalions and a 35 000 to 40 000 add on to armed forces. War funding nears 700 million while War Savings Certificates and War Stamps go on sale. Munitions and supply measures accelerate shell production and new Air Force leadership named.
Readers share Lima bean ideas with two recipes Tamale Pie and Lima Croquettes. Tamale Pie combines cooked Lima beans ground meat olives raisins milk and cornmeal baked until set. Lima Croquettes shape bean mix with crumbs egg and seasonings, fry until brown and garnish with fried apple rings.
A garbled OCR fragment shows police confusion as officers discuss a phone call about a robbery. The text mentions a new officer and a questioning of a chief about timing, with unclear references to a local incident and location.
The piece advises entertaining in town during hot weather with sheets and tissue gingham table coverings. It praises washable fabrics that resist wrinkles, notes navy or black with white accents as optional, and suggests straw hats, linen, or white pique to complement tissue gingham outfits.
Thousands of cyclists mobilized by the National Cyclists Union as light cavalry on Britain's home front. The Ministry of Home Security values trained cyclists for ARP roads and potential telephone outages. Chester and Brighton host First Air Cyclists Camps, with equipment and quick casualty care.
Ottawa resident Miss Martha Webber sent a ten dollar cheque to the cause amid a patriotic plea from Minister Pinattee. The note urged sending a speeding plane to reach the field and show solidarity with suffering brothers, reflecting wartime sentiment.
A fragment recounts two Scottish golfers in a mixed round when one suffered a stroke. The other golfer assists as spectators note the event, with little beyond conversational details.
The Polish air force has split into two main groups with fighters in France and bombers in Britain. Over 1,500 officers and men are being trained in England, including famed pilots who have flown across oceans. Poles wear RAF uniforms with a Poland arm badge, contributing to Allied air strength.
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