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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 14, 1946
Page
4
A dated homemaking column offers practical food tips and recipe tweaks to perk up bland meals. Suggestions include devilled eggs with peanut garnish, banana mash in French dressing, plum whip with cooked plums, and gingerbread layer ideas. Also included are noodle bakes, crispy fish cakes, and a Nipper Salad with Russian dressing, plus reader notes on home improvements and small hacks for daily comfort.
Vancouver reports that BC veterans identified for farming are advised to wait if possible as prices remain inflated. Farm Lands officials say no payment at current prices to avoid repeating wartime missteps. Only a fraction of qualified veterans have established full-time farms by late 1945, with many seeking small holdings or privately owned properties.
Toronto youth service club of high school students with boys and girls ages mind babies mend coal mine remodels and do chores to earn over 1500. They mow lawns shovel snow wash dishes wax floors and handle painting while learning money sense under Mrs James M Samon who organized the group last year.
Nipa win branch of the Canadian Legion claims the oldest member on their rolls, J. S. Shepton, who at year old recalls enlisting in 1878 with the Second Glamorgan Volunteers in England. His eldest son Samuel Clifford served in Egypt and Salonica and died of pneumonia in England. another son, Lieut. Harry, served in India and was killed. Mr. Shepton moved to Saskatoon in 1912 and became a justice of the peace and church worker, serving in multiple local roles.
In Letalele, northern Trengvaal, a hen abandoned her clutch to protect a dog kennel. She hatched a dozen eggs, was driven off by a dog, then adopted the stray puppies, nursing them day and night while the dog returned to feed them, incurring pecks from the hen.
A reflective diary recounts a chaotic weekend at Ginger Farm with weather, guests, and a flooded kitchen. The writer contrasts old barnyard hens with modern pullet farming, noting the loss of simple farm life and the hunger for pullet eggs in fall.
The author argues peace rests on international friendship rather than military power. Canada and the United States illustrate neighborly trust without fortifications, suggesting a model for major nations. To cultivate such ties, nations must overcome distrust, selfishness, and unequal actions that hinder fair relations and progress for all.
A 17th century artist’s dodo image and a skeletal dodo portrait are on display at the Royal Ontario Museum. The bird, native to Mauritius, vanished by 1690 after hogs introduced by Europeans caused its extinction.
Coast flax growers in Chilliwack British Columbia report fibre flax from BC seed yields longer straw and higher grade fiber than other varieties. The Fraser Valley Flax Cooperative Association plans to increase production to meet strong demand as seed supply nears capacity and shipments to Britain via all water route cut transport costs. Private American buyers show interest in the BC flax product.
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