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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
May 01, 1941
Page
14
A reflective poem recalls a long journey with endurance amid hardship. At twilight the speaker notes no talk of fame or fortune, but memory of beauty, friends, love, and the value of shared trials.
Twenty years ago tennis and queiting thrived at Acton Athletic Association grounds. Local residents adopt daylight saving time in Ottawa Quebec Mallfay Sydney and Victoria 80. Mrs Hornby buys a double back tenement at Mills and Wilbur Streets. Mr George Wilds keeps 5 White Leghorn pullets that laid 146 eggs last month. Acton Machine Shop partners Fred Blow with Hartley Harrison to expand with lathes and equipment for wholesalers. Rev T E Abraham of St Andrews Presbyterian Church Guelph receives Ford sedan. Mrs Thos Chisholm dies aged years, a Halton elder. Died Brunt in Acton on May 3 1921 Mary Vincent widow of Thomas Brunt aged 65. Thompson in Erin Township April 26 1921 Margaret Rutledge widow of late R Thompson aged 87.
A first person account depicts harsh wartime shortages in Nazi-occupied Norway with strict rationing. The narrator notes scarce meat fish and fabric, blocked fishing due to fuel shortages, and the burden of scarce coupons and bread cards while keeping household life functioning amid hardship.
Canadians in Alberta and Ontario contribute to a war relief effort. The report notes a wedding party sending funds and items including a gold ring, gold watch chain, and a quilt as part of voluntary contributions.
The lesson reviews Acts 8 1 18 and 25 highlighting persecution scattering believers who preached the word, Philip as evangelist in Samaria, and the need for receiving the Holy Spirit. It emphasizes that all Christians should testify, that miracles accompany preaching, and that evangelization is central to the church mission.
Seven reasons explain why Hitler cannot win the war. The British Empire’s sea power and industrial base, the United States as a democracy’s arsenal, rising Commonwealth forces, limited oil resources, expanding resistance with each occupied country, and Hitler's need for continuous success to sustain his war effort. He cannot break Britain’s material or moral defenses.
Dutch groups invoking the historic Wild Beggars era have begun a terror campaign against German troops. A German court-martial in Amsterdam sentenced SS Netherlands to death. The men allegedly plotted assassinations using poisoned fingernails and pencils while fires and sniping caused casualties.
Report outlines a campaign by three women’s organizations including the British Legion and other groups to raise funds and distribute bonds. Authorities say about 8 percent of general funds will be allocated to related efforts, with large totals pledged and volunteers urged to join the effort.
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