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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 13, 1941
Page
8
A verse about social fatigue and seeking respite through neighborly gatherings. It portrays daily encounters with the man across the street as a catalyst for shared humor, stories, and culinary joys. The poem emphasizes community ties and mutual comfort amid weariness.
Twenty years ago from the Free Press notes a fledgling spring motor show in Guelph attracting motorists. Local property transfers, a landmark on Guelph Road, publicity plans, and a council advisory committee are cited along with several births in early 1921 across Saskatchewan and Ontario communities.
Ottawa reports Indian reserves under cultivation in 1940 total 21640 acres with wheat oats barley rye and other crops. Livestock on reserves includes horses milk cows cattle sheep hogs and poultry. pasture area listed at about 30045 acres.
In Southwest England Cheddar cheese, famed in its home town, is diverted to the Ministry of Food amid shortages. The article describes tasting notes, production shifts, and shortages affecting local shops and restaurants as authorities requisition dairy outputs.
A summary of the biblical parable detailing Israel as the vineyard and the prophets and Son of God as the workers and heir. The scribes and Pharisees oppose Jesus, plan to kill him, and the church is described as the new vineyard where believers bear fruit for God.
After months of research Britain seeks a new fragrant durable pipe wood to replace briar. The exact wood name remains secret while teams test varieties from forests at home and abroad to sustain an export industry once dominated by briar.
A small health retreat in Croton New York advertises weight loss by not eating and gentle dieting. The piece follows a visitor’s experience at Ann Robinson's hudson area facility detailing meals such as broth and toast refusal, masseuse sessions, and conversations with residents about dieting and wellness.
The article discusses dairy product industries including butter, cheese, cream, and ice cream across various sectors. It notes substantial production volumes, factory outputs, and the spread to restaurants and confectioners, highlighting growth in novelty items and frozen desserts.
The House of Commons debates wartime funding and the four month compulsory military training plan. Canada’s infant aircraft industry and Avro Anson production are under scrutiny with calls to reorganize air craft output and ministry structure while several production divisions meet or lag schedules.
A white Pekin duck described as laying eggs began transforming into a male, sparking interest from observers in Sydney. The process drew attention to sex change in birds and noted a nearby museum’s cautious stance as researchers follow the unusual case.
Fragmentary text shows a clerk seeking guidance on moon themed service steps. References to health, old duties, and hopeful cake plans hint at a community notice or personal notice missing key details.
A Scottish firm designs a portable fire fighting appliance praised for one person operation and flexible spray options. It fills from any tap with adequate pressure and runs on continuous spray or five minutes per fill. The firm also notes increased exports of calendered coats for tropical Arctic conditions and supplies to miners and workers in several colonies.
Canada has 468 court mills and 925 feed mills with a 24 hour capacity of 98 553 barrels. Ontario hosts 60 percent of small mills and the bulk of milling capacity while Saskatchewan is second in capacity to Ontario for total flour and feed milling. Quebec follows in milling influence with capacities spread across Alberta Manitoba and other provinces. Maritime provinces and British Columbia show smaller capacities.
Marion Fleid a theatre wardrobe mistress known as Happy Fanny to hundreds of performers was killed by a shell bomb in London. She was 47 years old.
New rules require nursing and related candidates for overseas service to be at least 21 years old. Applicants must undertake not to seek retirement to marry until one year of Royal Army Medical Corps service is completed. If permission is granted, no waiver is needed. Transportation to Canada is mentioned.
Two men met in a rough course setting and mistook each other as strangers after a brief handshake. They realized the error only after the awkward moment, noting weather and atmosphere affected visibility. The scene focuses on misrecognition and the humorous tension that followed.
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