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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 20, 1940
Page
6
A vintage cooking note highlights smoked pork products in grocers and butcher shops. It recommends buying whole or half shoulders, boned or bone in, with boned pork costing more. It describes baked ham and ham cooked in water methods, with flavorings and sugar crusts, and notes shoulders can be cooked similarly.
A fashion note describes a deep green satin like shade used in a pale coat ensemble. It details a sheer crepe dress with a tucked bodice and pleated skirt, buttoning in back paired with a thick homespun cotton coat noted as a good vacation item.
Britain reports April exports at £48.3 million, boosted by cotton goods and textiles. Overseas sales of pottery, glass, cutlery and electrical goods rise, with coal and beverages contributing gains. Government controls supply of raw materials for overseas production.
Boss questions lateness this morning as office boy blames a stairwell fall. The humorous dialogue captures a workplace exchange with deadpan banter about a minor accident and accountability.
The piece surveys Allied soldier pay by nationality with New Zealand at $1.35 a day and Canada at $1.30, Australians $1.27, British troops near a few cents, and French soldiers up to 11 cents plus 28 cents daily in artillery zones plus free cigarettes and wine. It notes per-soldier annual costs, naval and air crew costs, and a captured Nazi captain incident with a 25 shilling prize. It mentions Churchill's long hours, a wartime royal wedding misfire, and historians finishing the 1914-18 war history. It touches on domestic food and clothing peg shortages and wartime shifts in materials supply.
A wartime editorial urges realistic effort to save the British Empire, citing Kipling and Churchill, and stresses duty for Canadians. It notes women’s roles through Dr Christie’s program at Guelph, calls for food conservation, and warns of hard times after victory. It reflects on generational shifts and responsibility for future stability.
The Canadian Medical Association approved two wartime courses at Ontario Agricultural College Guelph to prepare Ontario women for home front duties. One class trains 150 women in nutrition to teach cost effective wholesome meals. the other educates 450 young women to care for refugee children. Courses run four weeks starting July 2 with no tuition except a 35 dollar room board and travel.
Misheard line on base stealing turns into a playful exchange. Miss Sweet asks about stealing a base and Mr Pan explains it as a kind of diamond robbery.
A garbled caption notes a person mocked as always sneezing and repeatedly hitting, with unclear context or details. The fragment lacks names, places, or dates to establish a fuller report.
A retired pensioner forwarded a contribution to the Fiat War Loan to Hon. J. & Ralston Minister of Finance. The amount was 1,069. Shortly after, three Japanese on the Pacific coast were reportedly shipped, totaling 9,300.
A compact historic note explains the origin of military salutes from royal homage and how dipping flags signals respect or defeat. It traces the tradition of half mast for the dead and the evolution of the cross and kiss as symbols tied to vows and legal oaths.
The article explains how Yellow telegraph blanks aid Canadian fruit and produce trades year round. It notes hourly telegrams from shipping points to market centres, carloads diverted en route, and the use of refrigerator cars by Canadian National Railways to maintain constant temperatures.
Karl received a black eye after an incident at a stage door. He was waiting for a chorus girl when a bystander’s grandson emerged and assaulted him.
South and Brown discuss color effects on the brain. Brown notes color can irritate temper and Brown agrees people are vulnerable to seeing red, while Smith adds that color can arouse temper. The dialogue explores how color influences mood and behavior.
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