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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 23, 1944
Page
3
London civil defence officials urge residents in bombed zones to report safety to authorities to avoid confusion and wasted effort. The King toured affected areas and learned a rescue team dug hours to find an apparently missing person, only to discover it was the wrong individual.
The article outlines a spring plan for lighter desserts using puff pastry with creamy fillings. It gives step by step instructions for making quick puff paste, folding, chilling, and baking tarts, plus several fillings including chocolate fondant and butterscotch. It also reports on CBC talks and remarks on Marie Dorthea Cox expanding TransCanada Network coverage from Halifax.
Hank's Corner asks why young men receive no clear categorization after military medical exams in the United States. The column speculates doctors follow orders and suggests examinees are not told their exact medical status, questioning transparency in the process.
The undersigned invites bids from John Devlin for a sale at his Trafalgar Township farm on Friday March 24, 1944 at 1 90 o clock. Lot includes gray and black Percheron horses, several cows and veal calves, various implements and equipment. No reserve as the proprietor is engaged in other work. Auctioneer A Elliott. Clerk R Ford. 42-25
A couple chronicles the installation of a new furnace in their old home. They describe three cellars and thick stone walls complicating the job while sharing the relief of heat finally flowing from registers. The comfort boosts work mood amid cold winds and a wartime effort to keep vitality intact.
Sixteen Africa boys in Northern Rhodesia attend the Veterinary Assistant Training School. Upon completion they will serve in native reserves to improve animal husbandry standards.
Harriet May died in Bemdury England at 102 in the County Hospital. She recalled the Crimean War and the Indian Mutiny and was noted for her long life and memory.
Public auction conducted by Roy Hindley on MeC 28 at 1 PM offers horses cattle sheep implements harness furniture and grain. Terms cash no reserve items to be sold promptly under instruction from Bert Anderson with Panchoe expired and Mr Anderson retiring.
The Pi Board sugar administrator Mr. Noble says there is no hope for an increased sugar ration or anger allocations this year due to a world shortage. Canada imports four-fifths of its supply and the allocation comes from a world pool under an agreement among Canada Great Britain and the United States.
The article notes farm grains lack sufficient protein minerals and vitamins needed for pregnant or nursing sows and growing pigs. It argues that adding seeds rich in protein minerals and vitamins is essential to prevent stunted growth and weakness in pigs.
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