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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 22, 1944
Page
7
A partial verse by Williams J. Johnson from Christie Street Hospital in Toronto urges daily acts of kindness. The readable lines express doing unto others and easing pain as a path to a better world.
Twenty three Acton Public School pupils will write on entrance el iminations during summer activities. Acton big sports day planned for Tuesday July 1st. Beardmore Co Toronto office hosts about sixty staff. Mir. and Mrs Joseph Little move to Toronto. Three ball games in the park Saturday. ladies at Georgetown. Died Cripps Mary Ann Smith widow of William Cripps aged 86 at Frederick St Acton June 20 1944. Grant Elizabeth Ryder widow of William Grant died in St Marys June 29 1934 at her son Arms Grants home.
The article lists several farm whitewash recipes including a minor outdoor mix with quick lime salt and zinc sulphate plus skim milk, a disinfectant whitewash using lime alum salt and lye or creosote, and smaller volume mixes with lump lime, alum, salt, and flour paste.
BBC Overseas Service recounts a German Hitler tribute where an intermission cue, a cuckoo call, interrupted exalted praise of the leader. An announcer warned of Allied aircraft as the studio operator triggered the joke cue, ending with a closing note.
Sunday School lesson on Daniel 1 8 16 and 1 5 20 stresses unwavering purpose. Daniel refuses the king's meat and wine to avoid idolatry, seeking God's approval. His resolved fidelity yields wisdom and favor, showing true strength comes from obedience to God.
The writer condemns church members who ignore Christ's law on alcohol and urges reform. He portrays these actions as encouraging sin and causing pain to the vulnerable, citing biblical verses to warn of divine condemnation.
The piece argues that residents should feel as partners in maintaining the town and own a stake in its welfare. When people believe in this shared enterprise they will support local causes with labor and money, keeping streets clean and homes well kept for an attractive community.
In 1929 Doutle Hawkins lost his sight and has tended a garden by touch. He can distinguish weeds from vegetables and pulls or cuts weeds with a sharp file, continuing to grow produce despite blindness.
A small herd of lions appears settled near a lone tree on the plain. Reporters note their preference for company and a price of 11 mentioned in passing, suggesting may be tied to land access or rarity of water.
Meek rural lads in Meerut take up motor transport training as soldiers, highlighting a shift where village youths learn driving amid limited car exposure. In a separate report from Tromsø, Norway two twin sisters Agnes and Aslaug Antonpen were walking with friends when they stepped into a landmine field. one sister and a local boy, 17-year-old Svar Nikjotas Bjourn, died instantly and the other sister died later.
Officials urge visitors to carry ration books for stays over a day to help hosts obtain needed supplies. Do not bring loose coupons as they are valueless to consumers and cannot be legally tendered for rationed goods. Nurses and others on continuous duty should also take their books.
Canadian butter producers using their own product must send butter coupons from their ration books for monthly coupons. Honey maple syrup and other maple products do not require coupons for home consumption and may be bought with butter coupons for other preserves.
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