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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Mar 26, 1942

Page

6

Alaska Doctor Finds Calling in Hamilton Gold Hunt

Luke Morley, a young doctor, travels to Hamilton Alaska with two friends seeking rest and profits. When Nugget, a five year old with a broken arm, needs care Luke stays, earns trust, and discovers a new place and purpose. He helps locals, finds gold dust payment, and Nugget presents a true nugget showing real ore exists near town.

Aptain Doctor Rows Blake Argo Hamilton An & Asker Arnold Doctor Ross Rosa States Arnold To Luke Morley Ross Hemmingway Luke Chivin Hemmingway Hamilton Bank Alaska Mir Hemmingway Crussett Taglighton Medion College Duke Hunt Wwe Raymond Arnold Nugget Eunice Jin Miles Legion Hayydav Jene Burtows Nugeet Miles Deyton Eugene Burrows Roas Heroday Biesie Miles Eugene StraArnold Suu Joseph Arnold Mr. Arnold

Germans Wash With Clay Amid Soap Rationing

Wartime Britain notes soap scarcity among Germans and occupied regions. Information indicates German toilet soap fat content dropped from prewar levels to as low as 40 percent, with rationing leaving each inhabitant limited to small quantities. Britain maintains higher fat content and broader distribution while occupied territories face cuts.

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Ottawa plans national selective service to age twenty

Prime Minister Mackenzie King outlined at Ottawa a national selective service program extending compulsory service to age 20. Nonessential workers may shift to war work with permission, while enforcement and penalties strengthen compliance. The plan includes manpower inventory by the Unemployment Insurance Commission to match workers to war needs.

Ottawa Mackenzie King Houses of Commons Canada Aingle Childloes Joo Armed Services Oc Pual Artisane Perhans Htoure Commons Defence Ralston Mitchell Col British Columbia Pacific Coast Kenneth Stuart Mit O and H Department Vancouver Govlinment Selective Service

Garden Window Sills Kick Off War Food Effort

War garden guidance urges citizens to use small spaces and community plots to grow vitamin rich foods under the Foods for Freedom program. Experts advise in selecting sunlit sites, proper soil, and near water, with careful planning to avoid overplanting and erosion.

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Fragmentary Farmer Note Over Planting Efforts in Sun

A damaged OCR fragment describes overplanting and waste seed with fertilizer and insect oil under a broiling sun, noting a weeklong effort using hand implements and a farmer’s high enthusiasm.

Commemorative Tablet Honors Douglas Yryniner

Bronze tablet in the Archives Building Ottawa honors public services of Douglas Yryniner.

Douglas Yryniner Dominion Archivial Ottawa

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