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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 29, 1945
Page
8
A dated reflective piece by Mary H. Olver describes March winds, melting snow, and the first tender greens pushing through earth. The author notes watching nature from a window, sensing the coming season, and trusting that spring is near as robins sing and skies brighten.
The Sharp farm at Naasagawega was sold to KE Padbury of Toronto. Town Mall group to discuss public rest rooms central heating and conveniences. Acton Boy Scouts paraded for Knox Church with visiting Toronto scouts. Acton At-Home of Manige I O O F held a Friday event. Waterworks auxiliary engine tested and pumped 45 500 gallons in forty two minutes. Died West. Adeline Ryder wife of Lemurs West aged 69 in Erin Township on March 2 1928.
Three Swedish researchers report a virus like albuminous substance in mouse intestines that may be the mother substance to the infantile paralysis virus. They suggest a mutation could transform this harmless form into the disease producing virus under certain conditions.
Indoor started vegetables gain stronger roots when shifted from flats before setting outdoors. Wait until two leaf pairs form, water and lift with soil around roots. Keep plants shaded for two days, provide more space in the new hole, and protect roots during transplanting.
A Sunday School lesson outlines the Easter narrative focusing on Jesus death burial and resurrection. It cites Joseph of Arimathea Nicodemus and the women at the tomb and notes the angelic message to spread the news of the risen Christ. The piece concludes with a Winnipeg health brief on venereal disease concerns prompted by influx of infected individuals.
Inflation is examined through country examples, noting how costs rose in China with rice at $500 a bushel and sugar at $180 a pound, soap at $6, cotton for coats at $24 a boot, and Turkey’s wartime price trends. Iran reports high living costs, Iceland faces major supply shocks, and Canada keeps overall costs modest by comparison amid shifting food prices.
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