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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 15, 1944
Page
3
A homemaker notes two frozen desserts and a strawberry pie recipe. The piece details making a crushed strawberry pie filling with cornstarch and lemon, a gelatin variation, and a strawberry ice cream method. It includes a freezer tray method and a strawberry sun preserves tip from readers Mrs. M A and Mrs. D B.
A wartime diary excerpt describes painting a pantry on D day while listening to radio bulletins and praying at a special service. The author mixes chores with war news, notes a pink curtain mishap from the wash, and reports a modest Victory garden under wartime constraints.
London reports that postwar volunteer archaeologists will survey allotments and gardens nationwide. The Council of British Archaeology urges amateurs to search disturbed earth for foundations floors charcoal stained traces and pottery to reveal Britain’s ancient history.
Mellin of New Era warns that a Me First frame today holds little prospect for building an unselfish postwar world tomorrow.
King George and Queen Elizabeth received a warm welcome at the American Red Cross Montyn Club on Portman Street London. A photo shows the royal couple greeting Sergeant Wilburn Banik of Chicago who had slept during their arrival and awoke to meet the Majesties. The King noted this must seem like a dream to him.
Coast guard reports a Canadian Beaufighter encountered German aircraft off Eng land coast. The pilot, J. H. Hayes of Banff Alberta, engaged the formation and shot down at least one enemy plane, then prevented another from escaping before bailing out or being lost at sea. The navigator, an Englishman, aided the attack.
D Leo Dolan, director of the Canadian Travel Bureau in Ottawa, told the Rotary Club to encourage more travel across Canada. He emphasized unity and greater cohesion among Canadians as a longstanding goal, calling for adherence to traditions while promoting wider domestic tourism.
The B C Beef Cattle Growers Association restructured from individual cattlemen to district local associations. The central body now comprises representatives from these locals, offering broader field coverage across B C. The Kamloops Sentinel notes the change as a shift toward a centralized organization.
A Kingston era style critique notes a letter mailed in Arichat for Rocky Bay and Cape La Ronde Friday that did not reach until Tuesday, a distance of from six to eight miles, illustrating delayed postal service in Richmond County.
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