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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 10, 1943
Page
8
Births and marriages recorded with names and places such as McEachern Kay Cole Gilroy McCann and a list of in memoriam notices for Near Soper Allan Gamble and others. The column notes births at Grace Maternity Halifax and other hospitals, weddings, and memorials across Acton Belleville Dublin and surrounding areas.
Obituary records say Mrs Henry Near of Erin Township died June 3 from measles complications at the family home lot 4. Surviving are a son and two daughters and three grandchildren. funeral June 4 at 2:30 pm at Ist Home with Rev A W Fenbury. Also notes the death of Ontario Orangeman Hugh Jordan at his son’s Acton home in Riverview area with service at Riverview United Church. He joined L O L at 17 and served 76 years. Funeral at Riverview United Church with L O L support. Other items note taxes, road maintenance, a Presbyterian baseball win, and a drowning death of Frank Alexander Melanac aged eighteen from Acton area with services at John Stone & Rumley Funeral Home and burial at Fairview Cemetery.
Mr. Olly Stapleton lost the end of his right thumb in the Beardmore plant's Cut Sole department when a die cutting machine malfunctioned. Victor gardeners report odd finds as Mr. M. Walker uncovers a sponge rubber ball with grass roots through it. The Cub Tulip Day raised over 50 dollars in tulips with profits shared, most forwarded to Scout Headquarters for the B P Chins Up Fund.
Manchester reports that women may supply more than half of the technical and skilled labor needed to repair RAF bombers damaged or crippled during raids over enemy territory. The claim highlights expanding roles for women in wartime aircraft maintenance and production.
American housewives expect to can more than 5 000 000 000 jars of foods in 1943 enough to supply every man woman and child with 40 jars apiece.
A Gold Coast Export Produce Advisory Committee has been appointed to advise on cultivation and control of cocoa rubber palm kernels and copra industries in Accra West Africa.
In Malta a Reconstruction and Development Committee is announced to tackle postwar building challenges on the bombsmashed island. The body aims to coordinate repair and rebuilding efforts for houses infrastructure and public facilities.
Weekly war commentary notes Allied air superiority with 7 500 tons dropped on London raids and 6 300 tons in Germany. outlines three attack streams, German manpower shortages, and invasion threats. Churchill returns from Washington to coordinate North Africa talks and invasion plans. Argentina shifts amid Axis pressure.
The wedding of Mine Ber nice Alma McCann daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. McCann to Mr. Charles Louis Christel of Bollville New Jersey took place at St Peter's Church Bollville New Jersey on June 5. The bride was attended by Miss Elleen McCann, and ushers included Pte John McCann U S Air Corps and Sen oman Ray Ryan McCann U S N. The groom, a choir member at St Peter's, works for E Du Pont Company. the bride worked for the British Purchasing Commission in New York City.
Immunization of troops in Palestine halted a six month outbreak of diphtheria believed linked to civilian sources. The Edinburgh Medical Journal reports the disease was common among civilian children. After vaccination, the affected unit stayed in the area and no further cases have occurred among soldiers.
A public talk in Acton highlighted a Canadian leather plant producing 1000 sides daily during wartime. Veterans Pilot Officer Spence and Sgt. Johnny Woolsey recounted desert action over Tobruk including a crash, split crew, and survival aided by an Arab camp.
Two companies have been formed in neutral Switzerland to produce and trade congealed foodstuffs, practically frozen foods as known in Canada. The move signals a new phase in frozen food production and export potential.
Sheffield woman Lilian Broaks met and married George Gregory during the First World War in a war factory. Gregory died soon after, and upon returning to munitions work she married William Beaks.
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