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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 25, 1943
Page
5
A jumble of names and places from Acton to Hamilton and Toronto shows residents visiting relatives, traveling to Victoria and Kingston, and noting family updates and illnesses. Several households send greetings and thankfulness as they recount weekend visits and trips by neighbors and friends.
Wisse Mow FF Stooney and Wala Uto express gratitude for the thoughtful interest and for neighbors showing support. They extend thanks to friends and the local community for kindness.
Palm city residents shared sympathy and warm tributes for a neighbor family after a recent sad bereavement. Friends and community members gathered to offer support and honor the late loved one with handwritten notes and flowers.
Fragmented OCR recounts a WWI era trench tale describing how girls and women were used as human projectiles in a single dangerous device. The account notes families and workers adapting roles as weapons were tested and the potential for catastrophic injury is implied.
A report notes the discovery of Phiagonite mica deposits in Central Australia, an important material for crafting spark plugs. Canada Madagascar are cited as the only other known deposits worldwide.
H C Hudson of Ottawa, part of the unemployment insurance commission, urges youth to learn trades before entering high paying war industry jobs. He warns that after the war industries close, workers without a trade may struggle to find peacetime employment. Government schools offer trades training across Canada.
Fragmentary OCR reads names Gregory Papо My Swmane Castello Waldlin and James Craig Ratcils Lane with a title Finighters Under Mire and Wells ar iNydka. Includes mention of Allan Drew and Rox 6 in unclear context.
An auction will be held at Selevashid Farm on 29 in Baquesing Township at 1:30 PM. The listing includes farm implements and household furniture. Bidders should note the sale location and time.
Many farm items and livestock listed for sale on March 8 1948 including horses cows calves hogs poultry grains implements harness furniture and tools. The auction is conducted by Frank Fettm as the auctioneer with cash terms and a clerical official.
Readable fragments describe a Hilton Seed Show with grain judging and awards. George Mawann, Angus McPiahbb, and others attended the event at a farm setting. Winners listed include Grain and Seeds categories with top entries from Acton Georgetown and nearby towns.
The Dublin Women's Onetimite held a February meeting at Mrs. JD Barber home with Merc. C van Goorei in the chair. An auction of a mystery box raised $1.57 and used clothing was donated for Russian Relief. A quilting bee was planned for Bloomebury school. Mrs. Starey won a rhumorous weaving piece titled False Terth and Mrs. Anderson read aloud. Storey led a word contest, Bre. G Robertson topped with 60 points, the day ended with the National Anthem and lunch.
Manchester dispatch reports Fiorence Hoarsbriugh parliamentary secretary from the Ministry of Health telling members of the Chil Nursing Reserve that Hitler has been defeated in this country on the health front in the past three years and will be defeated in the fourth year.
An anecdote contrasts a Buddhist monk chanting Amita Buddha with a monk attempting to make a mirror from a brick. The old Father Prior explains the futility of passive effort, likening it to seeking grace by inaction. The tale offers several moral possibilities, ending with a blunt American wartime takeaway: you can't win a war by sitting on your hands.
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