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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 08, 1944
Page
3
A homemaking feature outlines wedding luncheon planning with menus including Chicken Bouchees and Lemon Queens cookies. It covers butter stretching, cake and punch planning, simple decor, and a suggested prep list. Also includes home tips on floor mats, ironing, and a question box exchange with household hints. Broadcast note mentions Frances Cramer and Lipionaires with Jack Allison directing.
A farm diary notes stubborn hens and rehomed roosters in a Ply mouth Rock yard while crops look promising and haying may lag. The writer imagines a kindly grandpa to tend chores and screens while reflecting on aging and the value of elder care.
In Winchester England a dairy shorthorn named Winton Gentle 2 is reported as the first of its breed to produce 200,000 pounds of milk.
A health note explains how sunburn varies by skin type from fair to dark and how melanin affects burning. It covers factors like altitude wind and dust, cautions on early morning and evening UV levels, and offers care steps such as cooling creams and antiseptic applications.
Ontario reports show a surge in Victory gardens with about a 15 percent rise over last year. George Rush of the Ontario Department of Agriculture notes favorable moisture and fertility, predicting larger crops and early growth. Much of the expansion occurs in suburban areas as city residents take over nearby tracts for gardening.
The Tulare school board announced a rotating arrangement allowing a high school girl each day to be excused to care for the teacher Mrs. Lester Kopplin's one and a half year old son.
New York procurement chief Roland Howell, who feeds 100000 daily at Schrafft's, says housewives often rely on the vegetable man and lack know how to pick produce and meat. He notes women overlook meat grain and color and may not check freshness in the home. He buys leg of lamb across multiple shops to ensure quality.
In Alanka District, Tanganyika Territory, a new rice mill was officially opened by Governor Sir W. Jackson, marking a development in local agriculture and industry.
Anne Shelton, a rising singer under BBC Wome and Overseas, is a favorite with the Forces. She has headlined in Starlight and Here’s Wishing You Well Again and is regular vocalist on Calling Malta. Not yet twenty, she rose to fame in three years after Ambrose heard her.
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