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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 27, 1941
Page
6
Homemakers are advised to use eggs while plentiful and cheap. The article emphasizes cooking at low heat to keep eggs tender, suggests serving eggs for lunch or supper, and offers simple recipes with bacon and eggs. It notes eggs are sold by grade and provides cooking guidance for sponge cakes and merengues.
Ottawa reports 160000 housewives buying war stamps, sparking a shift in family budgets and a rise in food consciousness. Laura Pepper of the Department of Agriculture notes women seek practical guidance on economical, healthy meals and wartime food planning, with agencies distributing bulletins and courses.
Ottawa reports honey production rising with Canada producing millions of pounds annually. Dominion Apiarist C. B. Gooderham notes 27,819,000 pounds in 1988, with 22,000 beekeepers in 1924 and 27,970 keepers in 1939. Miss M. L. Heeney outlines SO honey recipes and rules for substitution in foods. The piece also covers wartime parliament adjournment and Great Lakes St Lawrence Basin negotiations with Roosevelt, detailing power and seaway plans, costs, and proposed resettlements for towns affected by dam projects.
Dutch farmers under German occupation use North American washing machines for butter making due to rationing rules. An Associated Press correspondent in Amsterdam reports the adaptation as a practical response to shortages and controls in the Netherlands.
A new shock resisting steel developed in England combines high tensile strength with ductility. It is used for railway wheel centres, trams, ship davits, and heavy castings. The alloy supports load increases up to around 23 percent and exhibits high impact toughness and a 60 percent or more increase in yield strength compared with prior steels.
The town of Caerphilly emphasizes its role in deciding how portions of the Lord Mayor of London's Fund are allocated. Speakers from London and other bombed cities advocate for influence over the distribution, highlighting Ness Bilwards and MOP as contributors to the discussion.
The United States Department of Agriculture announced plans to study new uses for surplus apple crops. The effort seeks to explore products like juice and concentrate as well as potential alternatives for frozen slices and other byproducts.
Fragmentary text discusses land ownership and payments to temporary officials. Mentions an estimate for compensation and duties related to a course or balance, with unclear references to lands and taxation. No clear names, places, or dates are discernible.
London reports on RAF slang expansion as pilots adopt terms like ropey for weather reports and pukka gen for exclusive news. The piece catalogs three levels of detection from browned off to completely cheesed and notes origins of geni.
The famed Tostess Lady Malcolm, daughter of Lily Langtry, once organized London’s Servants’ Ball at the Albert Hall. She now serves Canadian soldiers in the Beaver Club recreation centre for fighting women from the dominion.
London youths display pride and offer to defend the country. The Youth Service Corps appeals to the head of education for support. The program provides after school and vacation activities to increase production and prepare Britain for the war.
The fragment describes a grave in Montgomery Wales for John Newton who was hanged for highway robbery. Newton reportedly claimed innocence and refused prayer. The grave had been left bare for about a century and recently shows a thin pattern in the turf.
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