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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 13, 1946
Page
3
A guide to choosing beef dishes and desserts with terms like a la mode and veloute, plus tips from a homemaker on holiday table décor. It lists flowers for centerpieces, balance in arrangements, and vase guidance, followed by mixed recipes for gelatine salads and fruit trays.
Dominion entomologist W Downes labels current tent caterpillar outbreak the worst in Vancouver Island history. He notes this year's cycle should peak soon with widespread damage across the region.
Edmonton report notes growing female interest in pharmacy with 13 first year pharmacy students and 14 in second year and one in third year at the University of Alberta. Dr. Mervyn Joustan says opportunities exist for women in hospital dispensaries and cosmetology, with required three year degree and two year apprenticeship to become a registered pharmacist.
A Canadian delegation joined by other Empire officials traveled to England to participate in the Imperial Agricultural Bureaux Review Conference in London Cambridge and Oxford. The meeting resumes a five year cycle since 1927 to exchange agricultural research data and plan future work across entomology mycology soil science animal health nutrition breeding genetics and related fields.
A farm columnist recalls raising hybrid chickens and the challenge of free ranging versus pen confinement. The piece contrasts hen welfare, egg nutrition, and the shift toward vitamin rich yolks from grass fed birds, questioning Grade A standards and consumer health implications.
Private conversation overheard at a social gathering includes remarks about Miss Smith’s appearance. A second voice retorts that she does not look ugly in the gown, reflecting a dispute over demeanor and propriety at the event.
Andy Clarke focuses on fishing in his weekly Neighborly News broadcasts. He hosts from Ontario and Quebec stations at 1008 am EDT and plans to expand to more towns during stopovers. The feature recalls his Crimaby home town trip for a festival and fruit story in May.
A debate summary argues farm machinery prices do not rise unless farm product prices rise equivalently. It notes 25 percent price increases in manufactured goods from 1940s data and farm prices rising from 1.00 to 1.64, urging governments to prioritize agriculture for Canada’s economic policy amid debt and recovery concerns.
The article notes oats as the principal grain in Canada for poultry, praised for sturdy growth in young stock and valued as an excellent feed for laying hens. It mentions sprouted oats, proper drying, and regional practices in Ireland and England, where oats combine with potatoes and other feeds in rationing for fattening and growing poultry.
Charles Templin of Fergus Ontario receives an honorary degree of Carter of Lawe from the University of Western Ontario in recognition of his work as editor and president of the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association. His wartime Britain tour reports appeared in Canadian papers.
Veterinary science notes indictments against the fox as a rabies carrier. Wild red foxes are a major factor in the spread of rabies in more than 14 states in the past year. Foxes, skunks and civets spread the disease, but dogs remain the main transmitters. Canada reports no glanders for seven years and rapid action against Hog cholera, anthrax, and other diseases.
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