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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 22, 1945
Page
2
The Acton Free Press outlines subscription rates and advertising practices. It states ads are not payable unless the advertiser agrees to the full contract, and warns the publisher not liable for errors unless caused by the entire contract.
In Acton district readers mourn war casualties while Halton County reports strong hog marketing in 1944 and growth in 1945. The Mitton Halton Bacon Show praised Hog exhibits and 820 producers marketed 51 729 hogs with 40.7 percent Grade A in Halton. Canadian Red Cross support warms wounded troops with care, letters, and comforts from home.
Canadian Red Cross praises support for soldiers abroad and at home. It describes home visits, shopping, hospital ships, trains, telegrams to families, and fruit and ice cream deliveries. The article links wartime rescue efforts to postwar peace planning and highlights Canada’s Victory Loan goals and past achievements. It cites Winston Churchill and outlines the April 24 to May 12 Victory Loan objective of 1.5 billion dollars.
Editorial notes the 28 Highway between Acton and Milton still serves well but a permanent service is hoped for as winter ends. March brings chances to support the Red Cross with a goal of 8000 dollars for Acton and district. A returning overseas boy sends two dollars and fifty cents, inspiring local news and reflection on postwar policy. The Winnipeg Free Press criticizes the CCF for applying prewar ideas to a postwar world.
An American rescue ship guided Australian airmen stranded at sea after their Catalina could not land. A mirror held by one survivor sparked a flare seen by rescuers, as night hindered sighting and the Crew searched the area for 90 minutes before losing contact.
Report suggests woodchucks in our latitude awaken as March ends the long hibernation. Royal Ontario Museum expert S C Downing notes the coming of spring will prompt the creature to rouse from its winter quarters, then venture out as temperatures rise and snow recedes.
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