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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 19, 1941
Page
7
A compact dog poem celebrates a loyal cur without pedigree or polish. The speaker cherishes the dog’s simple love and companionship, noting the pet’s modest needs a bone a drink and a bed as a freckled boy prays nearby.
Twenty years ago the longest day saw 85 degree heat as Acton prepared for the twentieth annual minual tournament at Acton. Halton Rifles with Major Kennedy and Captain Kennedy were in camp near Niagara. Woodmen of the World fraternal visitations occurred. Halton-Peel Baseball League opened with Acton losing 7 to Limehouse. Premier and Mrs Drury attended the Gilmers picnic at Milton with about fifteen hundred attendees. Died James McMenemy at Glenwilliam aged 86. Parsons Harry Edward son of Mr and Mrs Parsons of Boardmore Crescent aged 11 weeks.
Canadian grown maple beech and birch replace imported wood as top pins in telephone line construction. Impregnated with creosote under pressure these domestic woods gain durability with no loss of strength, expanding use of Canada’s forest crop and reducing wasteful conversion.
In Britain thousands of women up to age 60 attend technical colleges and training centers to learn decimals and engineering for war work. Miss Caroline Hassett of the Ministry of Labour notes grandmothers studying to become managers supervisors and forewomen, with inspiring tales of perseverance and family-assisted learning.
The article discusses the Acts 15 dispute over salvation by grace versus works of the law. It cites Paul and Barnabas traveling from Antioch to Jerusalem, debates on circumcision and the seventh day, and the decisive role of faith apart from law works. It notes Peter and Paul defending grace, and contrasts early century legalists with modern Adventist critics.
A late session in Ottawa closed with Prime Minister Mackenzie King urging steady morale and caution against premature optimism. King noted Allied unity, the absence of German ground forces on British soil, and a stronger wartime outlook. He traveled to Princeton to receive an honorary degree and to speak in New York on Canada’s war effort.
Belfast announces a dispersal plan to evacuate workers and their families to settlements outside the danger area. The scheme prioritizes essential services personnel and fire watchers remaining in the danger zones at night, with special transport to return workers for morning shifts. Similar plans are reported for Carding and Wakes.
A religious note emphasizes salvation through Jesus Christ with references to Romans 1 16 17 and Ephesians 1 3 14 highlighting grace and mercy.
The report describes mass deportations in Polish lands with land expropriation in Gostynin and Kelno areas. Five hundred Polish merchants were seized in Kytno in a single night. Children were separated from parents and sent to Reich areas. many died during forced journeys, including 40 children at a side station and 228 in a separate route to Piotrkow.
A WWI era report describes a squadron that achieved the longest nonstop Wellington mission. The ight covered more than 2,000 miles out of sight of land on a reconnaissance duty, marking a significant long-range operation.
British plastic surgeons are restoring facial features damaged by shrapnel and burns. They graft skin from the patient's body, rebuild jawbones and nerves, and claim many injuries once deemed permanent can be corrected.
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