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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Mar 20, 1941

Page

6

Acton News Briefs Include Local Visits and Engagements

Fev and Mrs C J Idole of Ridgway called on Acton relatives and friends during the week. Mrs Wirrold Hamilton and son Herbert of Toronto visited with local families. Mr and Mrs Joseph Reid and Dorothy joined relatives in Acton for a weekend visit. A Toronto paper notes engagement of Rosalie Hegedus and Bill Heveran of Acton at the Oak Room party. Emily Jean Lambert engaged to Francis Wilbert Bowes of Trenton.

Fev C. J. Idole Ridgway Actqn Wirrold Hamilton Mr. Herbert Hamilton Toronto Gordon Currie Joseph Reid Dorothy Nancy Frank Kennedy Hamilton Acton Victor Alger Oak Room King Edward Hotel Rosalie Hegedus Bill Heveran John ‘Lambert Emily Jean Francis Wilbert Bowes Rs.af

County Council Grants Funds and Discusses Equalization

County council approves $300 to a new organization and debates county equalization plans. The record lists resolutions on reforestation funding, road improvements, and grants to national institutes, plus a Australian air force plane incident near Sorrento with a near miss involving a crowd.

County Council

Invasion Lessons and British Resolve Across the Channel

The piece weighs Napoleonic history, Churchill’s stance, and current Channel defense. It notes British air and bomber strength, naval movements, and planned invasions along Boulogne. It highlights Churchill’s leadership and the Allied scramble to control the Channel and deny a German landing.

Churchill Hitler Boulogne Britain Napoleon Channel Dunkerque Admiralty Trafalgar Winston Church WU Atlantic Sir Percy Noble Western Kmpre Germany

Glimpses of Parliament Highlight Slow War Debate

Parliament debates the War Appropriation with little progress as Hanson hints at shifting to agriculture to expedite passage. The Prime Minister insists on right of way for war measures while wheat policy faces postponement amid plans to cut sowing by about 9 percent and compensate farmers with per acre payments.

Hanson Hina Dominion Wort Globe and Mail

The Green Ateh Chapter 62 The Nasheamed Cure

Fragmentary OCR yields a quirky title fragment and cartoon reference. The readable bits point to a serialized story or comic chapter titled The Green Ateh with a chapter number 62 and a line about a cure being a crime against the people.

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Seven South American Railways Upstate Apparats

A fragmented report discusses railway operations and freight measures in South America. It notes a diesel conversion shift around Buenos Aires and references weight savings from passenger coaches, with unclear details on dates and entities.

Upstate Apparats Furmatla Otinas Veuse Chippreattiars Bagel AD Peat Ther Tae Tiida Totty Rans Arti Phariwegs Mendosutite Tages Fords Ada Rochester Southern Banday Buenos Aires Esumiple

The Column Y Preview and Schedule Update

The regular Pridas Note, sponsored by Acton V's Clas, previews upcoming events after a pause. It lists venue plans, purchases, and schedules including Brampton St Pauls Church absence, with a return meet set for April and a March 2ath trip to Fernrus.

Acton V Clas Braday Dulloer Ag Stabuitutek Vox Men Cultem Metledachie Havinit

Halton Seed Fair Attracts Record Entries and Crowd

The Halton Seed Fair drew record entries and a large crowd. Winners across grain, potatoes, fruit, vegetables, and cream judging included juniors and seniors such as Donald Peer, Ward Brownridge, Gordon Leste, John McNabb, Bruce Reid, and George Fisher, with prize lists featuring S E Griffin and Son Acton, J F Pearson Acton, and Norman Heatherington among others.

M. Reta Weton Frant Wilson Georgetown George Roy Breckon Bronte John McNabb Bruce Reid Jack Hamfton George Fisher George Hamilton Norman Heatherington Abi Powrie George Henderson eTie Claude Picket Richard McLaughter Tent Johnston Elle Fred Be Angus McNabbe George Heatherington Gordon Omc-Krrowne Walter Reid George Breckon Bob Allan Grant Allan Nelson Boys’ Grain Club Reginald Smith Donatd C. Peer Russell Dales Fred Relf Stanley Watson

Bennett says Empire will not be puppets under dictators

In Surrey on War Weapons Week Rt. Hon. R. B. Bennett former Canadian Prime Minister declared the Empire will never be puppets under dictators. He insisted the Empire is worth living and fighting for and noted Empire troops have come to England to defend it from destruction.

Greece London Belgrade Ankara Alexandria Dodecanase Caolico Royal Air Force Sakruf Saracaglu Yurkey Egypt Anthony Eden Belprarbe Te Korsan Manitoba Myr. Korson Law Great Britain R. B. Bennett Surrey England

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