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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Jun 28, 1945
Page
4
A homemakers column urges frugal use of limited fruits with recipes for fruit jelly sherbet, fruit chocolate cake, flapped pie, and tips on fruit pies and bread storage. It stresses serving small portions, preventing waste, and preserving flavor with simple pantry ingredients.
Halifax reports a steady stream of troopships bringing Canadian soldiers home after years abroad. Veterans, many bearing “stripe” insignia, recall Dieppe, D-Day, and Italian battles while reuniting with families. News notes Red Cross aid and prisoner camp memories, and the country hails liberation as skies brighten with hope.
A Science report describes how mosquitoes communicate using specific sounds. Researchers found female calls trigger mate responses and male antennae orient to the sounds, causing a chorus when same-species females join. Two or more mosquitoes converse when together and a third of the opposite sex prompts chatter.
A Ginger Farm diary reflects the home front during wartime delays with letters from overseas, anticipated returns, and radio mentions of soldiers. It covers crops, harvest hopes, shortages, and the slow arrival of power lines and domestic comforts, underscoring resilience amid hardship.
Since the war began, British imports into Argentina have declined steadily while imports from the United States show a comparatively modest rise.
Vancouver experts describe hydroponics as chemical farming though practitioners like Glen Allen run a home lab to develop nutrient solutions. He claims a 21-element mix yields rapid, economical plant growth with weekly feedings and 44 hour watering cycles, testing varieties in greenhouse tanks.
A Hampshire reader writes to the Sunday Express editor asking if airmen sighted Father Christmas over the North Pole. The editor replies that Squadron Tale Wo Stripcones LLC saw the airmen but did not report Father Christmas, suggesting he was likely asleep.
The department of agriculture reports 30,000 prisoners of war, 12,000 volunteers from offices and factories, and 61,000 workers over 12 will harvest grain and potatoes to meet a surge in village farmed land from 1,480,000 acres in 1938 to 2,115,900 acres in 1841.
In wetland areas most grain had been planted by June but about 30 000 acres still needed to be planted to potatoes as farmers rushed sowing operations.
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