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Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Jun 14, 1945

Page

3

Of Interest to Women Hello Homemakers Wedding Menu Tips

Traditional wedding month tips offer reception guidance with menus for a wedding breakfast buffet and afternoon reception. Recipes include hot chicken and mushroom patties, creamed foods, fruit punch, fruit layer cake, maid of honor tarts, and notes on table setting and service. The piece also answers reader questions on bread for sandwiches and serving chocolate cake at receptions.

Brida Mra. D. M J. E. Aske Ansaver

Saskatchewan Farms Come Under Tremmer

Saskatchewan experiences its greatest land boom in years with farm sales daily in southern districts. Mortgage firms report tenants pay large down payments, using thrift from war years. Some firms show sharp increases in sales and clear titles rising, as prices range from high teens to several tens of dollars per acre in loam districts.

Regina Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Land Mortgage Companies Association Intel Mortengendebted Hess

Ghost town Brule in Alberta to be developed by province

Thirteen tent sites were received by the provincial forestry department for buildings at the ghost town Brule east of Jasper Park. Abandoned years ago when mining closed, the property has come under provincial control for potential development.

Edmonton Provincial Forestiry Department Brule Jasper Fark

Don’t Fence Me In At Our Frigid Locker Plant

A reader shares a breezy column about voting, car trouble on a muddy rural road, and starting a garden. The piece then riffs on using a new locker plant to store produce and meat, describing cold challenges and a humorous mix up with a T-bone steak turned into hamburg.

Pallle Stone Road Hamburg

Luxury Club For Heroes Of The R A F Opens In London

A new Belfrey Club in London opens centering on RAF heroes including Wing Cmdr Stanford Tuck and Wing Cmdr Douglas Bader as guest of honor. The club, once Sir Vincent Vallard’s home, cost about 450000 dollars to convert and displays tapestries paintings and antique weapons.

London IAP R.A.F Stanford Tuck Cmar Cowley Milling Sailor Matan Scott Malden Johnnie Johnson Douglas Bader D.S.C D.f.cs Belfrey Club Vincent_Vallard

Women Scientists Aid War Effort In Wildlife Studies

Washington reports interior department researchers in the Fish and Wildlife Service assist the war effort. Dr Thora Hardy analyzes furs and advises winter gear, Mra Lucile Stickel tests DDT effects, May Thacker Cooke tracks bird migrations, and Mea Rose Kerr guides food planning and nutrition in wartime wildlife programs.

Washington United States Interior Department Fish and Wildlife Service Thora Hardy Mra Lucile Stickel May Thacker Cooke Mea Rose G. Kerr Interior Department

Books Sent to Soldiers Reach 30 Million Figures

London reports that the Services Central Book Depot has distributed 30 million books and periodicals to British forces since its start in wartime. The facility employs soldiers Auxiliary Territorial Service members and civilians to rebinding, with publishers offering cheap editions. The depot plans for postwar needs, including 10 000 books per command library and 400 per unit library.

London Services Army City of London East End T. Rixhood Auxiliary Moat Argy Atone

VE Day crowds cheer as two soldiers parade through London

During VE Day celebrations in London two British soldiers walk arm in arm through The Mall. Streamers hang from forage caps as crowds cheer and a chant titled Pay The poor unemployed appears.

London

Seeding Progress Report From Round-Vill-A Star CP

More than half of the wheat was seeded by June first as farmers push ahead with planting. Some workers labored overnight using tractors equipped with headlights to speed seeding efforts.

Dog in the manger bites girl in Kitchener case

A dog bitten girl in Kitchener Ontario led police to place the animal in a horse manger at the city pound. In court police said the dog had gone down a hole in the manger bottom and could not be retrieved.

Kitchener, Ont Kitchener City Pound

MacDonald Name Tops in Canadian Army Demographics

Ottawa report notes the MacDonald surname dominates Royal forces with 3 74 variant bearers, surpassing Smith Jones and other common names. The census shows 3 071 MacDonald arts variants and 1 693 Jones men, highlighting naming trends among service members.

Ottawa Jones Smith

Tragic Reunion Ends As Soldier Dies Waiting at Station

Kingston Ontario reports the death of Capt. W. Gray former documentary records officer with 37 years in the permanent army. He died at the railway station while waiting to meet his son Gor. RE. D. Gray who arrived home from overseas. Gor. Gray has five years and five months service.

Kingston Ont W. Gray Permament Gor RE. D. Gray Gor. Gray

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