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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 13, 1941
Page
7
Two hearty dinner ideas with lima beans and cheese baked in a dish. A cheese sauce version blends milk and seasonings into warm beans, topped with crumbs and butter. Instructions include spices, mustards, and optional grated cheese for a richer finish.
A fragmentary column discusses a blue book advising parents on child discipline, manners, and household rules. It lists prohibitions such as never threaten a child, never punish with meals, and never punish by outdoors hats, with guidance on conversation, behavior, and bedtime. The tone reflects early 20th century domestic instruction for mothers and fathers.
Prospective bridegrooms in Great Britain will see cheaper wedding rings this year due to government gold limits. Availability of 22 karat gold and platinum will be limited and rings will be lighter and made of nine karat gold to meet regulations.
A fragmented report notes Britain’s candy makers face export hold ups valued at 1,250,000 pounds yearly. It cites taste differences, with Britons favoring bright colors and dominion shoppers preferring flavor, and mentions artful, limited edition boxes driving export demand.
Wartime Britain ships waterworks machinery and hydraute equipment abroad amid disrupted Burma Road transit. Britain, Ireland, Canada and New Zealand coordinate strands to power steel mills and mining, with German actions and naval control shaping supply lines to China, India, and beyond.
In a wartime session in London a decree nisi was granted to Mrs Henn Collins by Judge Henn Collins, ending a matrimonial dispute. The court dictated the terms and set the proceedings.
In March 4 dispatches from SESSDON, a German birth saboteur’s clerk named Ernest Little claimed exemption from military service arguing no man should be compelled to be his own wife’s relative under any circumstances. The police sought to keep him in the service to protect his wife, but the chairman denied the exemption as not conscientious and ruled it invalid for war duties.
A badly wounded British soldier, unable to continue military service, has become a beauty adviser for the Women’s Auxiliary Services in London. A former chemist, he develops blended face powders for use by service women, funded by Lady Jocelyn Touens and praised by Lady Lucas for high marks and popularity.
The seed firm president says if limited to six annuals for a garden he would choose marigolds petunias gaillardias zinnias scabiosa and sweet alyssum. He notes these bloom after frost, require little fuss, and marigolds have become North America’s leading flower with many forms and colors.
The piece highlights zinnias with varied forms and uses for cut flowers and gardens, then describes petunias and gaithardia as dependable for dressing and pot culture. It also notes mill feed supply tied to export demand, with Canada exporting much of its production to the U S and prices staying high due to tight domestic supply.
Readers recall Edna Jaques as she recites poems and prose before the Canadian Club Ladies Night at the local High School. Her stories blend prairie courage with wit, drawing praise from attendees and highlighting Western spirit.
Land Army girls are described behind the wheel of tractors and in fields boosting bomb and shell defenses. Margaret Smyth of Kent earns an award for leadership and devotion, as women endure danger from minefields and near artillery fire while maintaining farming work and Cordon duties.
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