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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 14, 1945
Page
7
Ruth D. Shhith writes of casting a ballot to uphold wisest principles not party loyalty. She envisions a national call for self-government and hopes for citizens to unite in love and shared duty, seeking the common good above faction and self.
A condensed glimpse recalls a rainy week in six weeks, a Masonry talk by H Linney at Masonic Hall, Acton Postmaster J Chester Matthews, an ordination at the Baptist Church for Rev. Jas W Boyd, and a wedding notice for Elizabeth Shaw and Charles C MacTaggart. Died: Mary Olive Kennedy of Georgetown.
The Quartermaster Sales Store in Paris operates as a department-style shop serving officers, Allied personnel, and French staff. About 300,000 customers have been served since opening on Sept 29, with 7,000 women monthly and a diverse team of enlisted men, French workers, and American advisers.
Sunday School lesson from June 17 1845 focusing on Peter and the apostles before the Sanhedrin in Jerusalem. It discusses obedience to God over men, Peter's testimony, Gamaliel’s counsel, and the apostles’ sufferings and continued preaching Jesus as the Christ.
In the Hetuwe district between the Rhine and Waal near Arnhem, orchards were devastated by German occupation tanks and war damages. Farms lie destroyed or abandoned with warehouses collapsed and fields overgrown. residents return to reclaim ruined villages, churches, and livelihoods amid scarce resources and ongoing hardships.
In Chicago at Ray Elementary School 24 students cared for Bessie the red hen as 21 days passed training the class with the story of the dithemed hen. Rhode Island red hen Hexaie was brought from a farm to set the nest in class. The project ended with Bessie and her chicks returned to the farm and the experiment deemed a success.
HS Watton had an eventful day on the water as an octopus latched onto his line and wrapped around a motor boat. The undersea creature was driven away by the crew and Watton, with the octopus finally letting go after the tentacles were hammered free.
London reports reveal wartime Leaflet campaigns by the RAF aimed at Germans preparing to invade Britain. The release included questions about landing, the Luftwaffe, and casualties, with safety rules and occupation-themed messaging. A Canadian Air Force feature recounts a Squadron Leader using a Scout prosjekt to trap disguised airmen.
Subways posters advertise 125000 color prints of art masterpieces sold by the Metropolitan Museum of Art for 10 or 15 cents each. Prints measure 11 by 22 inches and come with frames priced at 750 or 4. Purchasers are mainly women and use the prints for personal decor or gifts, with some decorating military camps. Popular selections include Monet and van Gogh works, Homer and Rousseau pieces, and scenes of riversbanks and gardens.
Saskatoon Saskatchewan flax growers lost $700000 between 1939 and 1934 by failing to disinfect seed. University plant pathology officials said a lab report found seed treatment tests over three years show organic mercury dusts at one ounce per bushel increased stand by more than 25 percent. Chemical dusts protected seedlings and produced more vigorous plants.
Raoul Reymond, a Fox farmer, proclaims war on dogs prowling his ranch. He states no threat to his foxes but orders his men to shoot the dogs, citing distemper as the cause and a need to protect his stock.
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