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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 13, 1940
Page
6
Betty Barely presents Father’s Day treats and household ideas with recipes for Hawaiian chicken, orange marshmallow pudding, and a Father’s Day punch. Instructions cover prep steps, serving suggestions, and decaffeinated coffee methods.
Government reports a 126000 muskrats trapped this spring by Indians on a 135000 acre site set aside five years ago for muskrat grounds. Trapping paused during dyke and dam work, allowing populations to rise from about 500 to over 200000. Fur quality is high with about 60 percent seal grade. proceeds support four Indian and half breed families.
Hints on Fashions presents a fragmentary fashion note about outfits and fabrics. The text mentions a mature woman and various cloth colors and edging, with unclear details on garments and style cues.
Toronto baseball fans hear good news as the Maple Leafs, led by pitchers like Jim Walkup and Sam Jones, push toward the first division. Injuries thin the staff but coach Jones inspires a surge while night games begin June 10 at Maple Leaf Stadium with Syracuse and Newark ahead.
The narrator shares farm routines during wartime, detailing garden progress, hay, and perennials, plus chicken rearing, milking eleven cows, and a tractor ploughing attempt halted by rain. They describe weather, garden harvest, and a neighbor’s concerns as news wires supply broader war updates.
A weekly review notes Canadian destroyers serving with the Royal Navy in Atlantic waters and a second Royal Air Force squadron arriving in England as part of the Empire Training Plan. It reports increased aircraft production, engine purchases in the United States, and expansion of Canadian forces including the Third and Fourth Divisions, with home guard mobilization and training continuing ahead of overseas deployment.
A Canadian nationalist party leader and aides linked to a Nazi-inspired group were refused bail at a Montreal court under Defence of Canada regulations. The group faces charges and possible further arrests are anticipated as investigations continue.
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